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)
260609004244	101	Lone Pine Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2601 Lone Pine Rd	West Bloomfield	48323	Oakland County	Bloomfield Hills Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 341-7300	324	27	12	13.9%	255 (78.7%)	22 (6.8%)	16 (4.9%)	16 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.6%)	$24,052			$688			$23,364	90.5			(n/a)
262574006219	102	George Defer Elementary School	Public	K-4	15425 Kercheval Ave	Grosse Pointe Park	48230	Wayne County	Grosse Pointe Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(313) 432-4000	441	28	15.7	16.3%	361 (81.9%)	25 (5.7%)	18 (4.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.7%)	$16,400			$882			$15,517	90.3	90.5	106	4
261884005559	103	Alward Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	3811 Port Sheldon St	Hudsonville	49426	Ottawa County	Hudsonville Public School District	No	No	No	No	(616) 669-6700	497	31	15.8	13.3%	441 (88.7%)	16 (3.2%)	19 (3.8%)	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.2%)	$13,603			$810			$12,793	90.3	86.3	162	59
263003006585	104	Crestwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	6350 Courtland Dr NE	Rockford	49341	Kent County	Rockford Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 863-6346	510	33	15.6	13.1%	437 (85.7%)	5 (1.0%)	26 (5.1%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.3%)	$13,613			$477			$13,136	90.3	94.7	48	56
260585004219	105	Harlan Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	3595 N Adams Rd	Bloomfield Hills	48304	Oakland County	Birmingham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(248) 203-3268	374	25	14.7	8.6%	304 (81.3%)	17 (4.5%)	10 (2.7%)	15 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.5%)	$19,463			$721			$18,742	90.3	91.6	90	15
262184005887	106	Hoover Elementary School	Public	K-4	15900 Levan Rd	Livonia	48154	Wayne County	Livonia Public Schools School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 744-2730	500	28	17.7	17.0%	429 (85.8%)	10 (2.0%)	28 (5.6%)	16 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.2%)	$14,752			$2,041			$12,711	90.2	91.3	93	13
260585004228	107	West Maple Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	6275 Inkster Rd	Bloomfield Hills	48301	Oakland County	Birmingham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(248) 203-5100	513	40	12.9	7.2%	411 (80.1%)	26 (5.1%)	22 (4.3%)	16 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.4%)	$19,273			$866			$18,407	90.2	92.5	74	33
263030006642	108	Northwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	926 W 12 Mile Rd	Royal Oak	48073	Oakland County	Royal Oak Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 541-0229	449	24	18.8	11.8%	380 (84.6%)	18 (4.0%)	17 (3.8%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.0%)	$14,066			$1,123			$12,942	90.2	94.5	53	55
261794005463	109	Murphy Elementary School	Public	2-5	1875 Lake Lansing Rd	Haslett	48840	Ingham County	Haslett Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 339-8253	388	24	15.9	29.6%	279 (71.9%)	13 (3.4%)	33 (8.5%)	25 (6.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (9.5%)	$14,703			$1,114			$13,588	90.1	91.8	86	23
261635005274	110	Myers Elementary School	Public	K-5	6085 Sun Valley Dr	Grand Blanc	48439	Genesee County	Grand Blanc Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 591-3000	459	24	18.9	40.3%	327 (71.2%)	46 (10.0%)	37 (8.1%)	10 (2.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.8%)	$12,970			$952			$12,018	90.1	85.8	170	60

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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.