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)
263030006643	451	Oak Ridge Elementary School	Public	K-5	506 E 13 Mile Rd	Royal Oak	48073	Oakland County	Royal Oak Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 588-8353	388	24	16	27.8%	296 (76.3%)	34 (8.8%)	14 (3.6%)	12 (3.1%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.5%)	$14,995			$1,267			$13,728	67.4	68.9	409	42
261872005554	452	Southwest Elementary School	Public	K-5	915 Gay St	Howell	48843	Livingston County	Howell Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 548-6288	551	36	15.4	38.3%	451 (81.9%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (11.4%)	6 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	14 (2.5%)	15 (2.7%)	$13,816			$1,437			$12,379	67.3	72	366	86
262055005726	453	Laingsburg Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	117 Prospect St	Laingsburg	48848	Shiawassee County	Laingsburg Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 651-5067	511	30	17.3	33.3%	467 (91.4%)	2 (0.4%)	21 (4.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.5%)	$12,085			$931			$11,154	67.1	78.6	266	187
262856006420	454	Miller Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	43721 Hanford Rd	Canton	48187	Wayne County	Plymouth-Canton Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 416-4800	455	31	14.5	42.0%	281 (61.8%)	76 (16.7%)	34 (7.5%)	34 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.6%)	$15,457			$1,316			$14,141	67.1	49.7	693	239
262112005778	455	Edmonson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	621 E Katherine Ave	Madison Heights	48071	Oakland County	Lamphere Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 547-5342	280	17	16.6	56.4%	217 (77.5%)	15 (5.4%)	15 (5.4%)	14 (5.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.4%)	$14,774			$682			$14,092	67.1	54.9	614	159
260891004436	456	Cheboygan Intermediate School	Public	3-5	905 W Lincoln Ave	Cheboygan	49721	Cheboygan County	Cheboygan Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 627-7103	308	20	15.2	71.4%	254 (82.5%)	3 (1.0%)	7 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (13.0%)	$15,164			$2,646			$12,518	67	61.8	526	70
262895006495	457	Woodland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1401 Woodland Dr	Portage	49024	Kalamazoo County	Portage Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 323-6600	376	27	13.7	40.7%	253 (67.3%)	32 (8.5%)	26 (6.9%)	21 (5.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (11.4%)	$14,715			$3,580			$11,135	67	52.1	660	203
260360004058	458	Au GresSims Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	310 S Court St	Au Gres	48703	Arenac County	Au Gres-Sims School District	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 876-7157	180	12	14.7	68.9%	169 (93.9%)	1 (0.6%)	7 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	$14,900			$3,124			$11,776	67	65.8	461	3
262187005917	459	Emma V Lobbestael Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	38495 Prentiss St	Harrison Township	48045	Macomb County	L'Anse Creuse Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(586) 783-6450	293	21	13.9	43.7%	243 (82.9%)	12 (4.1%)	8 (2.7%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.9%)	$15,740			$1,971			$13,770	66.9	45.5	764	305
263516007077	460	Keith Elementary School	Public	K-5	2800 Keith Rd	West Bloomfield	48324	Oakland County	Walled Lake Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 956-3700	540	30	18	22.8%	458 (84.8%)	17 (3.1%)	30 (5.6%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.0%)	$15,268			$632			$14,636	66.9	74.7	329	131

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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.