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)
262382006069	141	Woodcrest Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	5500 Drake St	Midland	48640	Midland County	Midland Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(989) 923-7940	586	32	18.5	29.7%	490 (83.6%)	11 (1.9%)	30 (5.1%)	22 (3.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (5.1%)	$12,692			$792			$11,900	88.6	87.9	139	2
262793006370	142	Lincoln School	Public, Magnet	K-5	616 Connable Ave	Petoskey	49770	Emmet County	Public Schools of Petoskey	No	Yes	No	Yes	(231) 348-2120	226	15	15.5	43.8%	195 (86.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.1%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.5%)	$16,504			$1,729			$14,776	88.5	90.5	107	35
263426006973	143	Martell Elementary School	Public	K-5	5666 Livernois Rd	Troy	48098	Oakland County	Troy School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 823-3800	389	27	14.6	14.1%	182 (46.8%)	22 (5.7%)	17 (4.4%)	154 (39.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.6%)	$17,374			$953			$16,422	88.5	88.5	130	13
261638005289	144	Lake Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	18181 Dogwood Dr	Spring Lake	49456	Ottawa County	Grand Haven Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 850-5600	273	20	13.4	48.7%	221 (81.0%)	18 (6.6%)	15 (5.5%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.5%)	$17,513			$2,364			$15,148	88.4	90.5	105	39
261983008873	145	El Puente Spanish Immersion	Public	K-6	2950 Baldwin St	Hudsonville	49426	Ottawa County	Jenison Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 777-6531	380	20	19.1	15.0%	289 (76.1%)	9 (2.4%)	54 (14.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.8%)	$10,266			$765			$9,501	88.3	90.9	101	44
262994001285	146	Delta Kelly Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3880 Adams Rd	Oakland	48363	Oakland County	Rochester Community School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 726-3500	632	37	17.2	6.2%	361 (57.1%)	14 (2.2%)	58 (9.2%)	168 (26.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.4%)	$14,127			$1,369			$12,759	88.3	89.1	122	24
262297005982	147	Hughes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	103 W Hughes St	Marshall	49068	Calhoun County	Marshall Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 781-1275	270	17	15.5	51.9%	225 (83.3%)	9 (3.3%)	15 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.4%)	$13,850			$1,858			$11,992	88.2	89.2	121	26
260687007677	148	Hilton Road Elementary School	Public	K-4	9600 Hilton Rd	Brighton	48114	Livingston County	Brighton Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 299-3950	498	30	16.7	17.1%	445 (89.4%)	3 (0.6%)	19 (3.8%)	7 (1.4%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.0%)	$14,790			$2,066			$12,724	88.2	83.4	207	59
261407008836	149	Farmington STEAM Academy	Public	K-8	32800 W 12 Mile Rd	Farmington Hills	48334	Oakland County	Farmington Public School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 785-2070	707	40	17.7	14.6%	305 (43.1%)	116 (16.4%)	22 (3.1%)	210 (29.7%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (6.6%)	$13,909			$922			$12,987	88.1	88.9	125	24
262325007706	150	Mattawan Later Elementary School	Public	3-5	56720 Murray St	Mattawan	49071	Van Buren County	Mattawan Consolidated School	No	No	No	No	(269) 668-3361	782	43	18.2	26.7%	660 (84.4%)	13 (1.7%)	52 (6.6%)	7 (0.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (6.0%)	$12,514			$629			$11,884	87.9	86.8	154	4

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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

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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