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)
261638005284	21	Peach Plains School	Public	PK, KG-4	15849 Comstock St	Grand Haven	49417	Ottawa County	Grand Haven Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 850-5800	328	24	13.6	22.9%	291 (88.7%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (7.6%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	$17,529			$2,432			$15,097	97	79.5	256	235
262574006226	22	Richard Elementary School	Public	K-4	176 McKinley Ave	Grosse Pointe Farms	48236	Wayne County	Grosse Pointe Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(313) 432-4900	280	20	13.8	10.7%	248 (88.6%)	7 (2.5%)	12 (4.3%)	5 (1.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)	$18,489			$668			$17,820	97	92.7	70	48
263426006978	23	Bemis Elementary School	Public	K-5	3571 Northfield Pkwy	Troy	48084	Oakland County	Troy School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 823-4100	472	28	16.7	8.7%	148 (31.4%)	19 (4.0%)	18 (3.8%)	261 (55.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.3%)	$14,353			$1,091			$13,261	97	98.2	7	16
262574006222	24	Lewis Maire Elementary School	Public	K-4	740 Cadieux Rd	Grosse Pointe	48230	Wayne County	Grosse Pointe Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(313) 432-4300	234	15	15.6	6.0%	199 (85.0%)	7 (3.0%)	14 (6.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.1%)	$17,337			$789			$16,548	96.8	94.6	51	27
260585004223	25	Pierce Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1829 Pierce St	Birmingham	48009	Oakland County	Birmingham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(248) 203-4337	478	31	15.5	5.6%	389 (81.4%)	7 (1.5%)	18 (3.8%)	25 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (8.2%)	$19,135			$902			$18,232	96.8	97	22	3
263447007437	26	Messmore Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	8742 Dill Dr	Sterling Heights	48312	Macomb County	Utica Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(586) 797-5600	341	20	16.7	14.4%	207 (60.7%)	3 (0.9%)	18 (5.3%)	97 (28.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.7%)	$15,139			$1,028			$14,111	96.6	96.4	33	7
260756001129	27	Robert L Nickels Intermediate School	Public	3-7	3100 84th St SW	Byron Center	49315	Kent County	Byron Center Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 878-6400	702	31	22.6	23.6%	546 (77.8%)	15 (2.1%)	67 (9.5%)	35 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.6%)	$13,818			$1,720			$12,099	96.6	90.9	100	73
260585004215	28	Birmingham Covington School	Public, Magnet	3-8	1525 Covington Rd	Bloomfield Hills	48301	Oakland County	Birmingham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(248) 203-4425	637	37	17.1	4.1%	469 (73.6%)	52 (8.2%)	24 (3.8%)	44 (6.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (7.1%)	$18,689			$1,027			$17,662	96.5	96.9	25	3
263003001876	29	Rockford Spanish Immersion	Public	K-5	3900 Kroes St NE	Rockford	49341	Kent County	Rockford Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 863-6374	304	15	20.9	7.2%	246 (80.9%)	1 (0.3%)	41 (13.5%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.9%)	$10,165			$383			$9,781	96.5	95.5	43	14
260020901136	30	Chandler Woods Charter Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	6895 Samrick Ave NE	Belmont	49306	Kent County	Chandler Woods Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(616) 866-6000	773	35	22.1	36.4%	692 (89.5%)	8 (1.0%)	29 (3.8%)	10 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.4%)	$10,589			$599			$9,990	96.4	96.7	28	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.

Educational resources:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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

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