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)
261260008970	561	Red Cedar School	Public	PK, KG-5	1110 Narcissus Dr	East Lansing	48823	Ingham County	East Lansing School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 333-5060	194	21	9.3	54.1%	74 (38.1%)	32 (16.5%)	26 (13.4%)	48 (24.7%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	12 (6.2%)	$20,515			$1,596			$18,920	59.4	44.2	777	216
261160004588	562	Snow Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2000 Culver Ave	Dearborn	48124	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-6250	455	33	13.9	71.4%	392 (86.2%)	29 (6.4%)	25 (5.5%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	$20,238			$3,096			$17,141	59.3	59.4	557	5
262595006239	563	North Oakview Elementary School	Public	K-4	4300 Costa Ave NE	Grand Rapids	49525	Kent County	Northview Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 361-3450	342	22	15.4	44.2%	246 (71.9%)	29 (8.5%)	32 (9.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.9%)	$15,126			$1,406			$13,721	59.3	65.3	469	94
261797000796	564	Star Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1900 Star School Rd	Hastings	49058	Barry County	Hastings Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 948-4442	305	19	16.4	47.5%	281 (92.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.9%)	$11,958			$1,298			$10,660	59.3	65.8	463	101
261242004942	565	Palms Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	6101 Palms Rd	Ira	48023	St. Clair County	East China School District	No	Yes	No	No	(810) 676-1350	237	14	16.6	35.0%	231 (97.5%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	$13,814			$1,476			$12,338	59.1	59.6	554	11
263300006852	566	Stephenson Area Public School	Public, Alternative	K-12	526 Division St	Stephenson	49887	Menominee County	Stephenson Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(906) 753-2222	442	23	19.3	52.9%	407 (92.1%)	3 (0.7%)	22 (5.0%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	$14,504			$1,294			$13,209	59	55.6	608	42
261893005568	567	Brown Elementary School	Public	1-5	25485 Middlebelt Rd	New Boston	48164	Wayne County	Huron School District	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 782-2716	437	28	15.4	36.2%	378 (86.5%)	10 (2.3%)	29 (6.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.9%)	$14,986			$1,094			$13,892	59	66.3	453	114
261160004606	568	Lowrey Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6601 Jonathon St	Dearborn	48126	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-1800	523	36	14.4	88.1%	509 (97.3%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (1.0%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,052			$4,258			$14,794	59	66.1	457	111
260495001328	569	Lake Ann Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	19375 Bronson Lake Rd	Interlochen	49643	Grand Traverse County	Benzie County Central Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(231) 275-7730	210	11	18.2	62.4%	193 (91.9%)	3 (1.4%)	6 (2.9%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.9%)	$15,546			$2,358			$13,188	58.9	46.7	743	174
262088005760	570	Princeton Elementary School	Public	K-5	20300 Statler St	Saint Clair Shores	48081	Macomb County	Lakeview Public Schools (Macomb)	No	No	No	No	(586) 445-4190	622	30	20.5	45.8%	443 (71.2%)	79 (12.7%)	38 (6.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (9.6%)	$11,281			$1,099			$10,182	58.8	64.6	482	88

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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