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)
262034005713	711	Bowen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4483 Kalamazoo Ave SE	Grand Rapids	49508	Kent County	Kentwood Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 455-5220	365	25	14.7	80.8%	63 (17.3%)	127 (34.8%)	34 (9.3%)	110 (30.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.5%)	$13,153			$2,549			$10,603	49.1	43.9	786	75
262098005776	712	Lakewood Elementary School	Public	1-4	812 Washington Blvd	Lake Odessa	48849	Ionia County	Lakewood Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 374-8842	493	25	19.4	52.3%	437 (88.6%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (6.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.3%)	$12,901			$1,459			$11,442	49.1	33.6	944	232
263099006723	713	Lincoln School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-7	810 E 5th Ave	Sault Sainte Marie	49783	Chippewa County	Sault Ste. Marie Area Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(906) 635-6626	352	26	13.3	58.5%	209 (59.4%)	7 (2.0%)	3 (0.9%)	4 (1.1%)	127 (36.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$12,805			$2,013			$10,792	49.1	51.2	673	40
261167004625	714	Davis Elementary School	Public	K-5	409 N Phelps St	Decatur	49045	Van Buren County	Decatur Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 423-6950	380	25	15.1	70.5%	259 (68.2%)	1 (0.3%)	87 (22.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.4%)	$13,980			$2,415			$11,565	49	57.4	581	133
260009200596	715	West MI Academy of Environmental Science	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	4463 Leonard St NW	Grand Rapids	49534	Kent County	West MI Academy of Environmental Science	Yes	No	No	Yes	(616) 791-7454	728	44	16.6	56.2%	446 (61.3%)	69 (9.5%)	171 (23.5%)	9 (1.2%)	12 (1.6%)	2 (0.3%)	19 (2.6%)	$11,180			$2,059			$9,121	49	61.8	525	190
262523008768	716	Endeavour Elementary and Middle School	Public	K-8	22505 26 Mile Rd	Ray	48096	Macomb County	New Haven Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 749-8067	499	29	17.2	46.3%	362 (72.5%)	86 (17.2%)	18 (3.6%)	11 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	20 (4.0%)	$9,857			$1,220			$8,637	48.9	68.8	411	305
263648507239	717	Bates Elementary School	Public	K-5	22811 Gudith Rd	Woodhaven	48183	Wayne County	Woodhaven-Brownstown School District	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 692-2217	487	31	15.7	57.5%	282 (57.9%)	72 (14.8%)	52 (10.7%)	50 (10.3%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.3%)	$15,608			$1,951			$13,657	48.8	40.6	844	127
260105308898	718	Waterford Montessori Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4350 Elizabeth Lake Rd	Waterford	48328	Oakland County	Waterford Montessori Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(248) 674-2400	211	15	14.2	43.1%	150 (71.1%)	17 (8.1%)	21 (10.0%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (9.0%)	$8,695			$949			$7,745	48.7	69.4	403	315
263531007146	719	Beaumont Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6532 Elizabeth Lake Rd	Waterford	48327	Oakland County	Waterford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 682-6822	298	20	14.7	59.1%	191 (64.1%)	46 (15.4%)	37 (12.4%)	13 (4.4%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)	$16,485			$3,233			$13,252	48.7	48.7	707	12
261845005523	720	Holly Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	801 E Maple St	Holly	48442	Oakland County	Holly Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 328-3600	331	27	12.3	53.8%	280 (84.6%)	7 (2.1%)	24 (7.3%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.8%)	$16,112			$2,598			$13,513	48.6	44.6	773	53

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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.