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)
260222003967	841	Dawson Elementary School	Public	K-5	125 Elm St	Allegan	49010	Allegan County	Allegan Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 673-6925	297	19	15.9	62.3%	244 (82.2%)	5 (1.7%)	22 (7.4%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.4%)	$15,556			$1,515			$14,040	40.2	65.6	464	377
260780004357	842	Capac Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	351 W Kempf Ct	Capac	48014	St. Clair County	Capac Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 395-3636	342	23	14.7	61.4%	307 (89.8%)	1 (0.3%)	29 (8.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$18,066			$3,118			$14,948	40.2	35.7	909	67
263519007096	843	Wilde Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	32343 Bunert Rd	Warren	48088	Macomb County	Warren Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 294-8490	538	30	17.8	57.2%	353 (65.6%)	91 (16.9%)	17 (3.2%)	41 (7.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.5%)	$17,432			$3,773			$13,659	40.2	49.7	692	151
261917005598	844	Inland Lakes Elementary School	Public	K-5	4363 S Straits Hwy	Indian River	49749	Cheboygan County	Inland Lakes Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 238-6868	297	21	14.4	71.7%	270 (90.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.4%)	$15,177			$2,523			$12,654	40.2	28.2	1020	176
260195003932	845	Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	158 S Scott St	Adrian	49221	Lenawee County	Adrian Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 265-8544	319	21	15.4	69.3%	179 (56.1%)	17 (5.3%)	87 (27.3%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (10.0%)	$13,874			$2,312			$11,562	40.1	38.9	871	26
262112005779	846	Hiller Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	400 E La Salle Ave	Madison Heights	48071	Oakland County	Lamphere Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 589-0406	243	18	13.5	75.7%	110 (45.3%)	51 (21.0%)	35 (14.4%)	25 (10.3%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	20 (8.2%)	$21,448			$2,846			$18,603	40.1	47	737	109
261160001739	847	McCollough Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7801 Maple St	Dearborn	48126	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-1700	430	32	13.4	87.0%	417 (97.0%)	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,029			$3,630			$15,399	40.1	27.6	1028	181
261005004488	848	Clinton Elementary School	Public	K-5	200 E Franklin St	Clinton	49236	Lenawee County	Clinton Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 456-6504	581	33	17.3	39.4%	514 (88.5%)	4 (0.7%)	37 (6.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.1%)	$12,553			$981			$11,572	40	42.5	810	38
260426004097	849	Hampton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1908 W Youngs Ditch Rd	Bay City	48708	Bay County	Bay City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 893-1100	405	27	15	67.4%	296 (73.1%)	12 (3.0%)	58 (14.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (9.1%)	$14,513			$2,474			$12,039	39.9	47	736	113
262856006423	850	Field Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 S Haggerty Rd	Canton	48188	Wayne County	Plymouth-Canton Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 397-6346	434	27	15.8	41.9%	214 (49.3%)	105 (24.2%)	26 (6.0%)	52 (12.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.8%)	$15,242			$1,270			$13,971	39.8	54.5	621	229

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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.