Best Elementary Schools in Michigan

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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)
262346001838	1231	Allendale Elementary School	Public	2-5	3201 Oakwood Blvd	Melvindale	48122	Wayne County	Melvindale-Northern Allen Park Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 389-4664	859	45	19.1	90.9%	628 (73.1%)	52 (6.1%)	150 (17.5%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.6%)	$15,349			$2,074			$13,274	16.3	15.7	1228	3
263354006892	1232	Eureka Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	25125 Eureka Rd	Taylor	48180	Wayne County	Taylor School District	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 946-6597	227	15	14.9	80.2%	94 (41.4%)	82 (36.1%)	28 (12.3%)	6 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.5%)	$19,476			$5,214			$14,262	16.2	15.2	1233	1
260627004250	1233	Pullman Elementary School	Public	K-5	5580 South Ave	Pullman	49450	Allegan County	Bloomingdale Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 236-5235	210	17	12.7	91.4%	89 (42.4%)	6 (2.9%)	100 (47.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	12 (5.7%)	$17,125			$4,839			$12,286	16.2	8.3	1356	123
261038004518	1234	Coloma Intermediate School	Public	4-5	274a S West St	Coloma	49038	Berrien County	Coloma Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 468-2415	153	7	20.6	76.5%	101 (66.0%)	10 (6.5%)	32 (20.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.5%)	$14,925			$3,070			$11,856	16.2	17.8	1195	39
261644001643	1235	Southwest Elementary Academia Bilingue	Public	PK, KG-6	801 Oakland Ave SW	Grand Rapids	49503	Kent County	Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 819-2947	635	33	19.2	79.7%	44 (6.9%)	44 (6.9%)	533 (83.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.0%)	$15,566			$4,085			$11,481	16.1	18.8	1174	61
261575005230	1236	Haas Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	7347 N Genesee Rd	Genesee	48437	Genesee County	Genesee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-2101	389	25	15.8	85.9%	287 (73.8%)	22 (5.7%)	39 (10.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (10.3%)	$13,127			$2,577			$10,551	16.1	13.6	1254	18
263231008151	1237	Alice M Birney K8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	27225 Evergreen Rd	Southfield	48076	Oakland County	Southfield Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 746-8800	404	34	11.8	69.6%	2 (0.5%)	389 (96.3%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.5%)	$21,340			$1,967			$19,373	16	12	1281	44
262160005864	1238	Lafayette School	Public	PK, KG-5	1360 Lafayette Blvd	Lincoln Park	48146	Wayne County	Lincoln Park School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 389-0224	500	26	19.4	98.0%	128 (25.6%)	72 (14.4%)	269 (53.8%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.2%)	$16,389			$1,736			$14,653	15.7	11.1	1298	60
260026401327	1239	State Street Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-10	1110 State St	Bay City	48706	Bay County	State Street Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(989) 684-6484	258	22	11.9	83.3%	196 (76.0%)	16 (6.2%)	22 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (9.3%)	$11,850			$2,230			$9,620	15.7	29.4	998	241
263657007266	1240	Oriole Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1420 40th St SW	Wyoming	49509	Kent County	Wyoming Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 530-7558	289	22	13.4	83.4%	121 (41.9%)	28 (9.7%)	98 (33.9%)	7 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (12.1%)	$19,205			$1,583			$17,622	15.7	17	1208	32

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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.