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)
260102808329	1281	Charlton Heston Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1350 N Saint Helen Rd	Saint Helen	48656	Roscommon County	Charlton Heston Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(989) 632-3390	767			85.1%	720 (93.9%)	8 (1.0%)	9 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	22 (2.9%)	$12,280			$3,464			$8,816	13.2	9.5	1332	51
260111808853	1282	Lighthouse Connections Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3150 Livernois Rd	Troy	48083	Oakland County	Lighthouse Connections Academy	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(248) 509-5858	2,454	80	30.5	73.4%	1,325 (54.0%)	645 (26.3%)	213 (8.7%)	39 (1.6%)	30 (1.2%)	4 (0.2%)	198 (8.1%)	$9,295			$00			$9,295	13.2	16.5	1217	65
260098508272	1283	Regent Park Scholars Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	15865 E 7 Mile Rd	Detroit	48205	Wayne County	Regent Park Scholars Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 371-1300	732	41	17.8	97.1%	3 (0.4%)	683 (93.3%)	18 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (3.7%)	$12,768			$1,992			$10,776	13.2	15	1236	47
260789004363	1284	Dye Elementary School	Public	K-5	1174 S Graham Rd	Flint	48532	Genesee County	Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-3229	585	32	18.4	96.4%	128 (21.9%)	362 (61.9%)	30 (5.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (10.8%)	$13,557			$3,343			$10,214	13.1	10.9	1300	16
262676007763	1285	Cardinal Elementary	Public, Magnet, Alternative	K-9	2310 Marquette Ave	Muskegon	49442	Muskegon County	Orchard View Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(231) 760-1700	610	41	14.9	82.0%	322 (52.8%)	163 (26.7%)	59 (9.7%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (9.8%)	$15,488			$2,966			$12,522	13.1	13.9	1250	35
260001503886	1286	Eugene B Elliott Elementary School	Public	K-5	30800 Bennington St	Westland	48186	Wayne County	Wayne-Westland Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 419-2610	361	20	17.6	73.7%	164 (45.4%)	136 (37.7%)	33 (9.1%)	10 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.0%)	$23,379			$3,833			$19,546	13.1	11.2	1296	10
260110304643	1287	Bagley Elementary School of Journalism and Technology	Public	PK, KG-6	8100 Curtis St	Detroit	48221	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 494-7175	368	22	16.8	88.0%	2 (0.5%)	357 (97.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	$19,701			$6,274			$13,427	13	21.5	1122	165
260110304732	1288	Harms Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2400 Central St	Detroit	48209	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 849-3492	236	16	14.7	89.8%	16 (6.8%)	29 (12.3%)	184 (78.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.5%)	$24,675			$7,557			$17,118	13	9.5	1331	43
260021801174	1289	Francis Reh PSA	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2201 Owen St	Saginaw	48601	Saginaw County	Francis Reh PSA	Yes	No	No	Yes	(989) 753-2349	499	31	16.2	97.8%	2 (0.4%)	436 (87.4%)	44 (8.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.2%)	$13,220			$4,163			$9,057	12.9	8.8	1345	56
260195001963	1290	Michener Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	104 Dawes Ave	Adrian	49221	Lenawee County	Adrian Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 263-9002	284	22	12.9	91.9%	132 (46.5%)	21 (7.4%)	106 (37.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.5%)	$16,954			$2,702			$14,251	12.9	12	1277	13

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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