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)
262994006572	91	North Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1385 Mahaffy Ave	Rochester Hills	48307	Oakland County	Rochester Community School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 726-4300	511	33	15.2	12.7%	333 (65.2%)	13 (2.5%)	53 (10.4%)	74 (14.5%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (6.5%)	$17,229			$1,672			$15,558	91.4	92.9	66	25
261983005639	92	Bauerwood School	Public	K-6	1443 Bauer Rd	Jenison	49428	Ottawa County	Jenison Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 457-1408	503	29	17.1	24.9%	398 (79.1%)	8 (1.6%)	42 (8.3%)	12 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (8.3%)	$16,232			$1,438			$14,794	91.4	91.3	95	3
262073005740	93	Webber School	Public	PK, KG-5	3191 W Clarkston Rd	Lake Orion	48362	Oakland County	Lake Orion Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 391-0400	491	26	18.9	21.2%	363 (73.9%)	11 (2.2%)	59 (12.0%)	23 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.1%)	$12,192			$791			$11,401	91.4	90.4	109	16
260585004214	94	Beverly Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	18305 Beverly Rd	Beverly Hills	48025	Oakland County	Birmingham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(248) 203-3164	307	22	13.6	10.1%	246 (80.1%)	28 (9.1%)	15 (4.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.5%)	$21,683			$899			$20,784	91.3	93.7	57	37
262856006416	95	Isbister Elementary School	Public	K-5	9300 N Canton Center Rd	Plymouth	48170	Wayne County	Plymouth-Canton Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 416-6050	417	26	16.2	13.7%	350 (83.9%)	13 (3.1%)	20 (4.8%)	12 (2.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.8%)	$15,094			$1,123			$13,971	91	90	115	20
261461005157	96	Thornapple Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	6932 Bridgewater Dr SE	Grand Rapids	49546	Kent County	Forest Hills Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 493-8920	387	23	16.8	16.8%	297 (76.7%)	5 (1.3%)	21 (5.4%)	35 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.5%)	$13,097			$1,144			$11,953	90.9	91.7	88	8
260282004008	97	Burns Park Elementary School	Public	K-5	1414 Wells St	Ann Arbor	48104	Washtenaw County	Ann Arbor Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 994-1919	497	34	14.7	18.9%	292 (58.8%)	49 (9.9%)	46 (9.3%)	56 (11.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (10.7%)	$16,762			$897			$15,865	90.8	83.6	200	103
260026301273	98	Canton Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	49100 Ford Rd	Canton	48187	Wayne County	Canton Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(734) 453-9517	759	32	24	37.8%	147 (19.4%)	176 (23.2%)	53 (7.0%)	310 (40.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (9.2%)	$10,393			$377			$10,015	90.5	87.3	147	49
263426006970	99	Wattles Elementary School	Public	K-5	3555 Ellenboro Dr	Troy	48083	Oakland County	Troy School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 823-3400	412	25	16.3	22.1%	137 (33.3%)	39 (9.5%)	28 (6.8%)	189 (45.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.6%)	$17,324			$1,029			$16,295	90.5	95.7	40	59
262994006567	100	Baldwin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4325 Bannister Rd	Rochester	48306	Oakland County	Rochester Community School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 726-3200	534	30	17.9	5.6%	444 (83.1%)	7 (1.3%)	20 (3.7%)	32 (6.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.6%)	$13,663			$1,696			$11,967	90.5	89.1	123	23

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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.