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)
263267006814	1111	Rodgers Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	21601 Lanse St	Saint Clair Shores	48081	Macomb County	Lake Shore Public Schools (Macomb)	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 285-8600	530	31	17.1	56.4%	396 (74.7%)	52 (9.8%)	26 (4.9%)	6 (1.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (8.9%)	$14,950			$2,215			$12,735	23.5	24	1087	24
263222006748	1112	Elmwood Elementary School	Public	3-5	22700 California St	Saint Clair Shores	48080	Macomb County	South Lake Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 435-1101	314	23	13.5	64.6%	108 (34.4%)	169 (53.8%)	11 (3.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (8.0%)	$17,611			$1,838			$15,772	23.4	26.7	1045	67
261160009003	1113	Dearborn Public Schools Virtual K12	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	18700 Audette St	Dearborn	48124	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	Yes	No	(313) 827-3023	491	19	26.4	88.0%	469 (95.5%)	15 (3.1%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,929			$9,203			$5,726	23.4	26.1	1053	60
263468007052	1114	McKinley Elementary School	Public	K-5	13173 Toepfer Rd	Warren	48089	Macomb County	Van Dyke Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 758-8365	326	27	12	95.4%	42 (12.9%)	212 (65.0%)	10 (3.1%)	12 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (15.3%)	$18,953			$3,658			$15,295	23.3	25.3	1069	45
260009700601	1115	Vista Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	711 32nd St SE	Grand Rapids	49548	Kent County	Vista Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(616) 246-6920	666	44	15.1	94.0%	48 (7.2%)	202 (30.3%)	343 (51.5%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	67 (10.1%)	$14,424			$3,203			$11,221	23.3	40.2	851	264
263228006760	1116	Jane Addams Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	14025 Berwyn	Redford	48239	Wayne County	South Redford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 532-8064	276	18	15	67.4%	35 (12.7%)	198 (71.7%)	18 (6.5%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (8.0%)	$18,101			$2,487			$15,614	23.3	26.2	1052	64
263228006758	1117	Vandenberg Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	24901 Cathedral	Redford	48239	Wayne County	South Redford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 532-0300	276	21	13	87.0%	18 (6.5%)	235 (85.1%)	12 (4.3%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.2%)	$18,860			$2,112			$16,748	23.3	15.2	1232	115
260023001200	1118	Weston Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	22930 Chippewa St	Detroit	48219	Wayne County	Weston Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 387-6038	251	15	16.7	96.4%	0 (0.0%)	251 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,903			$4,031			$7,872	23.3	15.4	1230	112
260000508923	1119	Fremont International Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	115 Emmett St E	Battle Creek	49017	Calhoun County	Battle Creek Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(269) 965-9715	348	18	19	68.4%	75 (21.6%)	140 (40.2%)	52 (14.9%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	76 (21.8%)	$16,585			$4,223			$12,362	23.2	25.7	1061	58
262457006108	1120	Morenci Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	517 E Locust St	Morenci	49256	Lenawee County	Morenci Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 458-7501	245	16	15	60.8%	206 (84.1%)	3 (1.2%)	24 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.9%)	$17,180			$3,853			$13,327	23.2	25	1076	44

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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.