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)
260107508633	1091	New Paradigm College Prep	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	4001 29th St	Detroit	48210	Wayne County	New Paradigm College Prep	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 852-1500	196	5	39.2	81.1%	1 (0.5%)	85 (43.4%)	109 (55.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$14,838			$4,679			$10,159	25.1	15.2	1234	143
261899005578	1092	Oxbow Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Oxbow Lake Rd	White Lake	48386	Oakland County	Huron Valley Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 684-8085	417	25	16.4	55.9%	349 (83.7%)	5 (1.2%)	42 (10.1%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.3%)	$15,455			$1,461			$13,994	25	35.1	919	173
262916006503	1093	Potterville Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-4	511 E Main St	Potterville	48876	Eaton County	Potterville Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(517) 645-2525	312	21	14.6	56.4%	264 (84.6%)	5 (1.6%)	19 (6.1%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.4%)	$15,514			$1,847			$13,666	25	15.7	1226	133
263456007029	1094	Owen Intermediate School	Public	4-6	45201 Owen St	Belleville	48111	Wayne County	Van Buren Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 697-8711	522	31	17.1	64.6%	246 (47.1%)	206 (39.5%)	31 (5.9%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.5%)	$16,585			$2,525			$14,061	24.9	25.5	1065	29
263591007195	1095	Woodside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2591 N Division Ave	Holland	49424	Ottawa County	West Ottawa Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 786-1900	459	39	11.7	80.0%	84 (18.3%)	16 (3.5%)	329 (71.7%)	14 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (3.1%)	$15,912			$2,381			$13,531	24.8	25.9	1058	37
262937006515	1096	Beechnau Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	12322 Stafford St	Ravenna	49451	Muskegon County	Ravenna Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 853-2258	388	27	14.6	57.7%	347 (89.4%)	6 (1.5%)	26 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.5%)	$14,244			$1,716			$12,528	24.8	25.9	1059	37
260110301609	1097	Charles Wright Academy of Arts and Science	Public	PK, KG-8	19299 Berg Rd	Detroit	48219	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 538-3024	618	35	17.7	90.1%	1 (0.2%)	606 (98.1%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$20,890			$6,710			$14,180	24.7	20.1	1149	52
261644005341	1098	Shawmut Hills School	Public	PK, KG-8	2550 Burritt St NW	Grand Rapids	49504	Kent County	Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 819-3055	261	16	16.4	78.9%	86 (33.0%)	51 (19.5%)	89 (34.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (13.0%)	$17,605			$4,330			$13,275	24.7	22.4	1103	5
261160004600	1099	Salina Intermediate 4 8	Public	4-8	2623 Salina St	Dearborn	48120	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-6600	475	39	12.1	87.8%	464 (97.7%)	6 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,338			$3,222			$16,116	24.4	19.9	1153	54
260110304641	1100	Ann Arbor Trail Magnet School	Public	2-8	7635 Chatham	Detroit	48239	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 274-8560	150	12	12.5	91.3%	3 (2.0%)	146 (97.3%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$28,418			$7,166			$21,252	24.3			(n/a)

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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