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)
260852007991	581	Cedar View Elementary School	Public	4-5	204 E Muskegon St	Cedar Springs	49319	Kent County	Cedar Springs Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 696-9102	455	27	16.7	47.5%	403 (88.6%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.7%)	$13,651			$2,211			$11,439	58	54.5	623	42
263426006964	582	Morse Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	475 Cherry Dr	Troy	48083	Oakland County	Troy School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 823-3200	405	29	14	42.5%	144 (35.6%)	45 (11.1%)	47 (11.6%)	150 (37.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (4.2%)	$16,742			$2,025			$14,718	57.9	66.6	446	136
263384006931	583	Norton Elementary School	Public	K-5	59692 Al Jones Rd	Three Rivers	49093	St. Joseph County	Three Rivers Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 244-1144	262	15	17.4	60.7%	181 (69.1%)	18 (6.9%)	38 (14.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	23 (8.8%)	$14,545			$2,123			$12,422	57.9	50.9	678	95
262160005860	584	Hoover School	Public	PK, KG-5	3750 Howard St	Lincoln Park	48146	Wayne County	Lincoln Park School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 389-0207	278	27	10.1	89.9%	133 (47.8%)	39 (14.0%)	84 (30.2%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.8%)	$28,520			$1,670			$26,850	57.8	46.8	741	157
260109608751	585	Light of the World Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	550 E Hamburg St	Pinckney	48169	Livingston County	Light of the World Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(248) 254-3445	246	17	14.3	19.1%	232 (94.3%)	7 (2.8%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	$9,812			$218			$9,594	57.7	52.3	655	70
261740008874	586	Hamilton Virtual School	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	4815 136th Ave	Hamilton	49419	Allegan County	Hamilton Community Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(269) 751-5148	547	14	39.2	33.1%	448 (81.9%)	3 (0.5%)	49 (9.0%)	11 (2.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.2%)	$9,287			$814			$8,473	57.7			(n/a)
262187000630	587	Francis A Higgins Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	29901 24 Mile Rd	Chesterfield	48051	Macomb County	L'Anse Creuse Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 493-5210	421	28	14.8	42.8%	330 (78.4%)	20 (4.8%)	40 (9.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.1%)	$14,356			$1,924			$12,432	57.6	55.7	604	17
263297006849	588	EB Holman Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-8	50870 Holman School Rd	Atlantic Mine	49905	Houghton County	Stanton Township Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(906) 482-2797	182	9	20.2	53.8%	175 (96.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$11,059			$1,838			$9,221	57.6	69.5	400	188
262184005890	589	Johnson Upper Elementary School	Public	4-6	8400 N Hix Rd	Westland	48185	Wayne County	Livonia Public Schools School District	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 744-2740	443	31	14.3	43.6%	301 (67.9%)	71 (16.0%)	28 (6.3%)	21 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.0%)	$18,871			$1,956			$16,915	57.5			(n/a)
260101108354	590	Innocademy	Public, Magnet, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	8485 Homestead Dr	Zeeland	49464	Ottawa County	Innocademy	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(248) 505-6829	269	24	11.3	47.2%	173 (64.3%)	3 (1.1%)	73 (27.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.7%)	$10,457			$1,684			$8,773	57.5	62.2	517	73

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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:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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

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