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)
260462004148	851	John R Rodger Elementary School	Public	K-5	6535 John R Rodgers Rd	Bellaire	49615	Antrim County	Bellaire Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 533-8916	113	8	14.4	48.7%	107 (94.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	$24,034			$3,737			$20,297	39.8	50.8	681	170
260110307755	852	Foreign Language Immersion and Cultural Studies	Public	PK, KG-8	6501 W Outer Dr	Detroit	48235	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 651-2400	652	43	15.3	79.1%	5 (0.8%)	638 (97.9%)	9 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,725			$6,461			$14,264	39.7	26	1055	203
262367006043	853	Floyd M Jewett Elementary School	Public	K-5	210 E Mesick Ave	Mesick	49668	Wexford County	Mesick Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 885-1207	262	17	15.3	75.2%	247 (94.3%)	5 (1.9%)	4 (1.5%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$15,672			$3,092			$12,579	39.7	42.4	812	41
263387007469	854	Silver Lake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5858 Culver Rd	Traverse City	49685	Grand Traverse County	Traverse City Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 933-3580	306	18	17	50.3%	281 (91.8%)	2 (0.7%)	14 (4.6%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	$15,145			$1,470			$13,674	39.7	34.7	920	66
262940006521	855	Reynolds Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-6	221 Strong St	Reading	49274	Hillsdale County	Reading Community Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(517) 283-2188	387	23	16.5	64.3%	370 (95.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.6%)	$12,931			$2,142			$10,788	39.6	27.3	1035	180
261995007948	856	El Sol Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	604 W Vine St	Kalamazoo	49008	Kalamazoo County	Kalamazoo Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(269) 337-0230	351	20	17.7	70.9%	108 (30.8%)	12 (3.4%)	198 (56.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.8%)	$16,784			$2,703			$14,081	39.5	28.7	1008	152
260107108603	857	Innocademy Allegan Campus	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2611 56th St	Fennville	49408	Allegan County	Innocademy Allegan Campus	Yes	No	No	Yes	(269) 561-4050	94	8	12	64.9%	60 (63.8%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (31.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.3%)	$11,148			$2,472			$8,677	39.5	60.3	547	310
263372008842	858	Patterson Intermediate Learning Center	Public, Magnet	3-4	401 N Van Buren St	Tecumseh	49286	Lenawee County	Tecumseh Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(517) 423-3331	175	13	13.1	42.9%	147 (84.0%)	2 (1.1%)	17 (9.7%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.0%)	$14,673			$1,424			$13,250	39.4	42.3	815	43
260816004386	859	CarsonvillePort Sanilac Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4115 E Chandler St	Carsonville	48419	Sanilac County	Carsonville-Port Sanilac School District	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 657-9318	168	12	14	73.2%	155 (92.3%)	1 (0.6%)	7 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)	$15,995			$2,287			$13,708	39.4	46.9	738	121
262949006533	860	GT Norman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	338 W Lincoln Ave	Reed City	49677	Osceola County	Reed City Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 832-5548	515	32	16.2	68.9%	465 (90.3%)	4 (0.8%)	20 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.0%)	$13,733			$2,248			$11,485	39.2	20.9	1130	270

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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

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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