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)
263447007014	341	Bruce Collins Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	12900 Grand Haven Dr	Sterling Heights	48312	Macomb County	Utica Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 797-4200	428	24	18.1	57.2%	349 (81.5%)	33 (7.7%)	7 (1.6%)	23 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.5%)	$13,796			$1,552			$12,244	73.9	67.7	428	87
263387006940	342	Eastern Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1600 Eastern Ave	Traverse City	49686	Grand Traverse County	Traverse City Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 933-5600	454	25	18	27.1%	399 (87.9%)	5 (1.1%)	17 (3.7%)	16 (3.5%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.2%)	$14,312			$1,176			$13,136	73.7	60.3	543	201
263390006953	343	Jesse L Anderson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2600 Harrison Ave	Trenton	48183	Wayne County	Trenton Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 692-4560	582	33	17.5	31.4%	502 (86.3%)	16 (2.7%)	42 (7.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.3%)	$14,567			$1,171			$13,396	73.7	68.8	414	71
260255007943	344	Oakwood Intermediate	Public	K-5	10505 Learning Ln	Allendale	49401	Ottawa County	Allendale Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 892-3475	385	28	13.7	36.6%	303 (78.7%)	12 (3.1%)	53 (13.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.9%)	$14,711			$930			$13,781	73.7	70.9	376	32
262994006570	345	McGregor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1101 1st St	Rochester	48307	Oakland County	Rochester Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 726-4000	450	25	18.3	36.9%	264 (58.7%)	15 (3.3%)	80 (17.8%)	53 (11.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (8.2%)	$15,228			$1,779			$13,449	73.6	58.6	568	223
262349006026	346	Memphis Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	34165 Bordman Rd	Memphis	48041	St. Clair County	Memphis Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 392-2125	325	24	13.3	43.4%	299 (92.0%)	2 (0.6%)	7 (2.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.3%)	$14,726			$1,054			$13,672	73.5	64.9	476	130
263447007020	347	Oakbrook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	12060 Greenway Dr	Sterling Heights	48312	Macomb County	Utica Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 797-5900	535	29	18.1	59.6%	365 (68.2%)	61 (11.4%)	9 (1.7%)	54 (10.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (8.2%)	$13,426			$1,323			$12,103	73.5	76.6	305	42
261818005488	348	KC Ling Elementary School	Public	1-4	835 N Pine St	Hemlock	48626	Saginaw County	Hemlock Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 642-5235	351	22	16.3	32.5%	321 (91.5%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.8%)	$13,481			$1,468			$12,013	73.4	88.1	134	214
261899001079	349	Heritage Elementary School	Public	K-5	219 Watkins Blvd	Highland	48357	Oakland County	Huron Valley Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 684-8190	510	29	17.8	29.4%	457 (89.6%)	5 (1.0%)	19 (3.7%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.5%)	$14,554			$902			$13,653	73.4	67.3	436	87
260012100740	350	Honey Creek Community School	Public, Charter	K-8	1735 S Wagner Rd	Ann Arbor	48103	Washtenaw County	Honey Creek Community School	Yes	No	No	No	(734) 994-2636	251	19	13.1	15.5%	169 (67.3%)	11 (4.4%)	24 (9.6%)	11 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (14.3%)	$13,496			$373			$13,123	73.4	72.7	352	2

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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.