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)
261452005101	1161	Freeman School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	4001 Ogema Ave	Flint	48507	Genesee County	Flint School District of the City of	No	Yes	No	Yes	(810) 760-1797	252	10	26.2	96.0%	37 (14.7%)	180 (71.4%)	13 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.9%)	$22,854			$14,627			$8,227	20.5	9.4	1333	172
261803001697	1162	Webb Elementary School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2100 Woodward Hts	Ferndale	48220	Oakland County	Hazel Park School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 658-5902	324	30	10.7	78.4%	148 (45.7%)	113 (34.9%)	26 (8.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	33 (10.2%)	$20,351			$2,182			$18,169	20.2	15.9	1225	63
261995005664	1163	Milwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3400 Lovers Ln	Kalamazoo	49001	Kalamazoo County	Kalamazoo Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 337-0660	382	23	16.8	62.3%	140 (36.6%)	128 (33.5%)	47 (12.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (16.8%)	$18,622			$2,507			$16,115	20.1	18.3	1188	25
263045006698	1164	Weiss Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4645 Weiss St	Saginaw	48603	Saginaw County	Saginaw Township Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 793-5226	354	21	16.5	61.9%	151 (42.7%)	62 (17.5%)	96 (27.1%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	35 (9.9%)	$12,700			$832			$11,868	20	17.3	1202	38
260100001050	1165	North Central Academy Campus	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5055 Corey Rd	Mancelona	49659	Antrim County	Bay City Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(231) 584-2080	176	9	19.5	89.2%	165 (93.8%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.5%)	$10,544			$2,818			$7,726	19.5			(n/a)
260474004157	1166	West Bendle Elementary School	Public, Magnet	3-5	4020 Cerdan Dr	Burton	48529	Genesee County	Bendle Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(810) 591-0880	229	14	16.9	93.9%	163 (71.2%)	21 (9.2%)	14 (6.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	28 (12.2%)	$14,634			$2,916			$11,718	19.5	14.5	1243	77
263354006898	1167	Holland Elementary School	Public	K-5	10201 Holland Rd	Taylor	48180	Wayne County	Taylor School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 295-5795	263	14	19.1	85.9%	134 (51.0%)	86 (32.7%)	18 (6.8%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (8.4%)	$18,102			$4,315			$13,787	19.5	11.9	1283	116
263234006789	1168	Grogan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	13300 Burns St	Southgate	48195	Wayne County	Southgate Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 246-4642	343	24	14.1	57.7%	232 (67.6%)	41 (12.0%)	55 (16.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	12 (3.5%)	$22,026			$2,281			$19,745	19.4	31.6	969	199
260369004066	1169	R Grant Graham Elementary School	Public	K-5	2450 Old Salem Rd	Auburn Hills	48326	Oakland County	Avondale School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 537-6800	430	29	14.6	61.2%	73 (17.0%)	204 (47.4%)	74 (17.2%)	65 (15.1%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.3%)	$16,053			$1,916			$14,137	19.4	31.3	979	190
263021006624	1170	Lucile S Patton Elementary School	Public	K-5	18851 McKinnon St	Roseville	48066	Macomb County	Roseville Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 445-5795	165	11	15.1	81.8%	41 (24.8%)	95 (57.6%)	1 (0.6%)	11 (6.7%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (9.7%)	$14,265			$2,724			$11,541	19.4	14.7	1241	71

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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.