Best Elementary Schools in Michigan

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the M-Step test scores by the Michigan Department of Education. The most recent update was on Wednesday, August 28, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 1486)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
260020801135	771	Ridge Park Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4120 Camelot Ridge Dr SE	Grand Rapids	49546	Kent County	Ridge Park Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(616) 222-0093	507	33	15.5	90.5%	53 (10.5%)	325 (64.1%)	78 (15.4%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (8.7%)	$14,634			$2,305			$12,328	44.6	53.2	640	131
260014501652	772	Flat River Academy	Public, Magnet, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	9481 Jordan Rd	Greenville	48838	Montcalm County	Flat River Academy	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(616) 754-9360	154	12	13.2	69.5%	135 (87.7%)	3 (1.9%)	6 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.5%)	$12,078			$3,277			$8,801	44.6	53.6	635	137
260030501944	773	Hanley International Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2400 Denton St	Hamtramck	48212	Wayne County	Hanley International Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 875-8888	658	41	16.1	96.4%	19 (2.9%)	85 (12.9%)	1 (0.2%)	552 (83.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$12,345			$2,544			$9,802	44.6	34.6	924	151
261160004598	774	Oakman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7545 Chase Rd	Dearborn	48126	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-6500	265	19	13.7	97.4%	264 (99.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,728			$3,502			$16,226	44.5	41.8	822	48
260011300704	775	West MI Academy of Arts and Academics	Public, Charter	K-8	17350 Hazel St	Spring Lake	49456	Ottawa County	West MI Academy of Arts and Academics	Yes	No	No	Yes	(616) 844-9961	423	37	11.4	63.4%	309 (73.0%)	25 (5.9%)	45 (10.6%)	6 (1.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.3%)	$10,923			$1,827			$9,097	44.4	57.6	579	196
260027701477	776	Trillium Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	15740 Racho Blvd	Taylor	48180	Wayne County	Trillium Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(734) 374-8222	665	48	13.9	82.1%	269 (40.5%)	278 (41.8%)	63 (9.5%)	34 (5.1%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.1%)	13 (2.0%)	$11,308			$2,548			$8,760	44.3	33.1	949	173
262925006510	777	Jennings Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	44 E Liberty St	Quincy	49082	Branch County	Quincy Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 639-9885	427	26	16.1	50.4%	386 (90.4%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.2%)	$13,367			$2,309			$11,058	44.2	44.3	774	3
262034007682	778	Challenger Elementary	Public	K-5	2475 52nd St SE	Grand Rapids	49508	Kent County	Kentwood Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 698-2524	367	22	16.7	78.7%	64 (17.4%)	165 (45.0%)	54 (14.7%)	45 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (10.6%)	$13,182			$2,603			$10,580	44.2	35.4	915	137
263531007136	779	Haviland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5305 Cass Elizabeth Rd	Waterford	48327	Oakland County	Waterford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 682-2620	351	22	16.2	56.4%	204 (58.1%)	50 (14.2%)	63 (17.9%)	12 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.3%)	$17,798			$2,685			$15,114	44.2	34.3	930	151
262640006288	780	Onaway Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	4549 M 33	Onaway	49765	Presque Isle County	Onaway Area Community School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(989) 733-4900	243	17	14.2	62.6%	225 (92.6%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.3%)	$15,592			$3,153			$12,440	44.1	29.9	990	210

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on M-Step English Language Arts, M-Step Math, M-Step Science, M-Step Social Studies test scores released by the Michigan Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on August 28, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Michigan Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Michigan Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Michigan Department of Education.