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)
260022801198	961	Star International Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	24425 Hass St	Dearborn Heights	48127	Wayne County	Star International Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 724-8990	1,643	90	18.1	94.3%	1,535 (93.4%)	46 (2.8%)	23 (1.4%)	25 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (0.9%)	$12,062			$2,900			$9,162	33.7	29.7	993	32
260110301298	962	Blackwell Institute	Public	2-8	9330 Shoemaker St	Detroit	48213	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 866-4391	117	11	10.6	87.2%	0 (0.0%)	115 (98.3%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$24,404			$7,411			$16,993	33.6			(n/a)
261482005178	963	Eisenhower Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	31275 Eveningside	Fraser	48026	Macomb County	Fraser Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 439-6600	393	25	15.7	55.5%	236 (60.1%)	100 (25.4%)	17 (4.3%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.9%)	$15,372			$1,422			$13,950	33.4	29.4	999	36
261797005472	964	Southeastern Elementary School	Public	K-5	1300 S East St	Hastings	49058	Barry County	Hastings Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 948-4419	254	18	13.9	73.2%	229 (90.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.1%)	$13,007			$1,521			$11,485	33.3	25.7	1060	96
260031001754	965	Prevail Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	353 Cass Ave	Mount Clemens	48043	Macomb County	Prevail Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(586) 783-0173	571	32	17.8	92.6%	45 (7.9%)	377 (66.0%)	46 (8.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	101 (17.7%)	$13,416			$2,017			$11,399	33.1	23.5	1096	131
262954006543	966	ReethsPuffer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	874 E Giles Rd	Muskegon	49445	Muskegon County	Reeths-Puffer Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 744-4777	597	37	16.2	64.8%	489 (81.9%)	40 (6.7%)	29 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.0%)	$14,204			$2,469			$11,735	33.1	44.1	780	186
260023201202	967	Detroit Edison Public School Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1903 Wilkins St	Detroit	48207	Wayne County	Detroit Edison Public School Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 833-1100	855	47	18.1	76.5%	5 (0.6%)	820 (95.9%)	4 (0.5%)	19 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.7%)	$11,666			$3,439			$8,227	33.1	39.2	864	103
262034000592	968	Endeavor Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5757 East Paris Ave SE	Grand Rapids	49512	Kent County	Kentwood Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 554-5241	550	31	17.7	68.0%	127 (23.1%)	192 (34.9%)	69 (12.5%)	118 (21.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (7.6%)	$13,589			$1,455			$12,134	33.1	47.1	735	233
263267006818	969	Violet Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	22020 Violet St	Saint Clair Shores	48082	Macomb County	Lake Shore Public Schools (Macomb)	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 285-8700	465	26	18	56.6%	362 (77.8%)	52 (11.2%)	25 (5.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.4%)	$14,997			$1,534			$13,463	33	33.8	942	27
262991006562	970	Huntington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	17752 Kennebec St	Riverview	48193	Wayne County	Riverview Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 283-4820	326	19	17.1	54.3%	246 (75.5%)	45 (13.8%)	22 (6.7%)	7 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	$13,040			$1,124			$11,916	33	32.9	952	18

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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