Best Elementary Schools in Michigan

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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)
263519007099	721	Lean Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2825 Girard Dr	Warren	48092	Macomb County	Warren Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 574-3230	558	33	16.9	82.8%	245 (43.9%)	52 (9.3%)	10 (1.8%)	229 (41.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.8%)	$16,716			$3,732			$12,985	48.6	42.2	816	95
262028001132	722	Kenowa Hills Central Elementary School	Public	K-5	4252 3 Mile Rd NW	Grand Rapids	49534	Kent County	Kenowa Hills Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 453-6351	551	36	15.1	54.3%	382 (69.3%)	46 (8.3%)	72 (13.1%)	11 (2.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.9%)	$15,150			$1,445			$13,705	48.4	59.6	555	167
262220005930	723	Ludington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5771 W Bryant Rd	Ludington	49431	Mason County	Ludington Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 845-3820	900	55	16.5	57.7%	730 (81.1%)	9 (1.0%)	110 (12.2%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (5.2%)	$15,784			$2,540			$13,244	48.4	49.9	690	33
260651004255	724	Boyne Falls Public School	Public, Magnet, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1662 M75 S	Boyne Falls	49713	Charlevoix County	Boyne Falls Public School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(231) 549-2211	193	16	11.8	66.3%	169 (87.6%)	3 (1.6%)	3 (1.6%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.7%)	$20,453			$3,218			$17,235	48.4	50.5	683	41
261260004978	725	Donley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2961 E Lake Lansing Rd	East Lansing	48823	Ingham County	East Lansing School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 333-7370	266	20	13.4	54.5%	120 (45.1%)	50 (18.8%)	40 (15.0%)	20 (7.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (13.2%)	$16,903			$2,214			$14,689	48.3	37.5	889	164
262578006233	726	North Huron School	Public, Alternative	K-12	21 Main St	Kinde	48445	Huron County	North Huron School District	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 874-4101	318	28	11.3	65.7%	286 (89.9%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (6.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.1%)	$18,497			$2,792			$15,705	48.2	38.4	879	153
262307005995	727	North Aurelius Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	115 N Aurelius Rd	Mason	48854	Ingham County	Mason Public Schools (Ingham)	No	No	No	No	(517) 676-6506	401	24	17	31.4%	349 (87.0%)	5 (1.2%)	29 (7.2%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.0%)	$12,622			$1,139			$11,483	48.2	52.9	648	79
262652001139	728	Onsted Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10109 Slee Rd	Onsted	49265	Lenawee County	Onsted Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 467-7046	527	37	14.4	50.5%	467 (88.6%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.2%)	$15,177			$1,654			$13,523	48.1	46	759	31
260252000005	729	Bennie Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	17401 Champaign Rd	Allen Park	48101	Wayne County	Allen Park Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-1300	506	26	19.3	44.5%	399 (78.9%)	25 (4.9%)	65 (12.8%)	3 (0.6%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)	$13,211			$1,774			$11,437	48	43.9	785	56
261482005184	730	Walt Disney Elementary School	Public	K-6	36155 Kelly Rd	Clinton Township	48035	Macomb County	Fraser Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(586) 439-6400	384	21	17.9	51.0%	259 (67.4%)	66 (17.2%)	14 (3.6%)	12 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (8.6%)	$12,802			$1,048			$11,754	48	51.9	662	68

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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.

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