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)
260020301114	741	Windemere Park Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3100 W Saginaw St	Lansing	48917	Eaton County	Windemere Park Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(517) 327-0700	630	37	16.8	84.8%	84 (13.3%)	248 (39.4%)	176 (27.9%)	10 (1.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	110 (17.5%)	$11,482			$1,380			$10,102	47.1	43.8	787	46
261899005581	742	Highland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	300 W Livingston Rd	Highland	48357	Oakland County	Huron Valley Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 684-8070	286	20	13.9	53.8%	260 (90.9%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	$16,367			$1,730			$14,637	47.1	34	935	193
260018201057	743	Will Carleton Charter School Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2001 W Hallett Rd	Hillsdale	49242	Hillsdale County	Will Carleton Charter School Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(517) 437-2000	280	21	13.3	38.2%	258 (92.1%)	4 (1.4%)	8 (2.9%)	6 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	$9,459			$907			$8,552	47	41.6	826	83
263387007654	744	Blair Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1625 Sawyer Rd	Traverse City	49685	Grand Traverse County	Traverse City Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 933-5700	212	20	10.4	71.7%	181 (85.4%)	3 (1.4%)	14 (6.6%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	10 (4.7%)	$18,632			$2,049			$16,582	46.9	34.6	926	182
261644000881	745	Grand Rapids Montessori Academy	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	159 College Ave NE	Grand Rapids	49503	Kent County	Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 819-2405	320	16	19.6	52.8%	213 (66.6%)	37 (11.6%)	39 (12.2%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.1%)	$16,604			$4,411			$12,193	46.7	48.6	714	31
263030006647	746	Alfred E Upton Elementary School	Public	K-5	4400 Mandalay Ave	Royal Oak	48073	Oakland County	Royal Oak Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 549-4968	303	20	15.3	36.0%	183 (60.4%)	71 (23.4%)	18 (5.9%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	24 (7.9%)	$15,859			$1,243			$14,617	46.5	54.9	613	133
262241005955	747	John F Kennedy Elementary School	Public	3-5	1309 Madison Rd	Manistee	49660	Manistee County	Manistee Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 723-3271	279	15	18.6	60.2%	244 (87.5%)	2 (0.7%)	7 (2.5%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.1%)	$14,859			$1,872			$12,988	46.4	48.7	704	43
261989005648	748	Lewiston Elementary School	Public	K-5	4580 Montmorency St	Lewiston	49756	Montmorency County	Johannesburg-Lewiston Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 786-2253	153	9	16.6	76.5%	144 (94.1%)	1 (0.7%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$29,029			$1,590			$27,439	46.4	38.5	877	129
263648007237	749	Wolverine Elementary School	Public	K-6	5993 W Sholes St	Wolverine	49799	Cheboygan County	Wolverine Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 525-8201	121	8	15.5	89.3%	106 (87.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (8.3%)	$15,213			$3,680			$11,532	46.2	33.1	948	199
262724008274	750	Oxford Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	168 S Washington St	Oxford	48371	Oakland County	Oxford Community Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(248) 969-5021	1,039	65	16	26.9%	827 (79.6%)	70 (6.7%)	48 (4.6%)	26 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (6.4%)	$15,625			$1,076			$14,549	46.2	46.1	755	5

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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:

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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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