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)
260110304683	1351	Cooke STEM Academy	Public	PK, KG-6	18800 Puritan St	Detroit	48223	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 494-7458	334	24	13.8	81.1%	1 (0.3%)	332 (99.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$22,912			$6,856			$16,056	9.7	7.6	1378	27
260094507818	1352	Flagship Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	13661 Wisconsin St	Detroit	48238	Wayne County	Flagship Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 933-7933	643	37	17.3	96.7%	2 (0.3%)	588 (91.4%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (7.5%)	$12,353			$1,878			$10,475	9.7	12.4	1267	85
263234006791	1353	Fordline Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	14775 Fordline St	Southgate	48195	Wayne County	Southgate Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 246-4640	288	20	14.2	64.2%	172 (59.7%)	42 (14.6%)	50 (17.4%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.3%)	$21,590			$2,040			$19,550	9.7	19.7	1160	193
261164004620	1354	Daly School	Public	PK, KG-6	25824 Michigan Ave	Inkster	48141	Wayne County	Westwood Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 565-0016	172	10	16.8	95.9%	9 (5.2%)	153 (89.0%)	4 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.9%)	$18,672			$6,122			$12,550	9.7	11.4	1293	61
260107008516	1355	Michigan Great Lakes Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	50 Filer St	Manistee	49660	Manistee County	Michigan Great Lakes Virtual Academy	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(231) 794-5999	3,389	188	18	78.8%	1,874 (55.3%)	839 (24.8%)	323 (9.5%)	45 (1.3%)	14 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	292 (8.6%)	$11,154			$1,610			$9,544	9.4	12.3	1269	86
262976008698	1356	River Rouge Stem Academy at Dunn	Public	PK, KG-8	163 Burke St	River Rouge	48218	Wayne County	River Rouge School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 297-9663	322	19	16.9	83.9%	10 (3.1%)	279 (86.6%)	19 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.3%)	$17,353			$2,851			$14,502	9.4	10.7	1304	52
262115005806	1357	Lyons School	Public	PK, KG-4	2901 Lyons Ave	Lansing	48910	Ingham County	Lansing Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 755-1480	190	11	16.5	94.2%	50 (26.3%)	44 (23.2%)	46 (24.2%)	20 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (15.8%)	$19,659			$5,473			$14,186	9.3			(n/a)
263354006908	1358	Bernice McDowell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	22929 Brest	Taylor	48180	Wayne County	Taylor School District	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 374-1240	239	14	17.6	87.0%	85 (35.6%)	106 (44.4%)	21 (8.8%)	13 (5.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.4%)	$20,308			$5,285			$15,023	9.2	16.5	1215	143
260110304853	1359	Wayne Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10633 Courville St	Detroit	48224	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 866-0400	237	16	15.2	93.7%	0 (0.0%)	235 (99.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$21,394			$7,117			$14,277	9.1	7.5	1387	28
261008004496	1360	Robbie Hall Parker School	Public	PK, KG-5	22055 Quinn Rd	Clinton Township	48035	Macomb County	Clintondale Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 791-6900	313	22	14	94.2%	6 (1.9%)	290 (92.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.8%)	$18,210			$3,482			$14,728	9.1	9.9	1319	41

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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.