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)
263657007259	1181	Gladiola Elementary School	Public	K-4	3500 Gladiola Ave SW	Wyoming	49519	Kent County	Wyoming Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 530-7596	292	22	13	86.0%	63 (21.6%)	42 (14.4%)	159 (54.5%)	11 (3.8%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.1%)	$18,260			$2,557			$15,703	18.9	19.9	1156	25
260858004408	1182	May V Peck Elementary School	Public	K-5	26201 Lorraine	Center Line	48015	Macomb County	Center Line Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 510-2600	358	21	17.3	75.4%	132 (36.9%)	113 (31.6%)	14 (3.9%)	55 (15.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (11.7%)	$14,394			$2,431			$11,963	18.9	29.5	997	185
263468007050	1183	Marjorie Carlson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	12355 Mruk Ave	Warren	48089	Macomb County	Van Dyke Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 758-8345	349	33	10.7	91.7%	79 (22.6%)	176 (50.4%)	8 (2.3%)	35 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (14.6%)	$19,951			$3,811			$16,140	18.9	17.5	1200	17
260110301293	1184	Palmer Park Preparatory Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	3901 Margareta St	Detroit	48221	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 494-7300	425	30	14.1	72.9%	32 (7.5%)	380 (89.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.6%)	$21,725			$6,335			$15,390	18.8	14.9	1238	54
263552007161	1185	Winans Elementary School	Public	1-4	5401 W Michigan Ave	Lansing	48917	Eaton County	Waverly Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 321-2371	384	31	12.5	69.3%	153 (39.8%)	136 (35.4%)	21 (5.5%)	12 (3.1%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (15.4%)	$16,312			$1,880			$14,433	18.8	11.2	1295	110
261752007713	1186	Dickinson East Elementary School	Public	K-6	3385 Norwalk St	Hamtramck	48212	Wayne County	Hamtramck School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 591-7406	603	40	15.2	86.7%	386 (64.0%)	36 (6.0%)	2 (0.3%)	174 (28.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	$00			$00			$00	18.7	26	1056	130
260001503881	1187	Alexander Hamilton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1031 S Schuman St	Westland	48186	Wayne County	Wayne-Westland Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 419-2650	472	26	18	74.8%	269 (57.0%)	135 (28.6%)	36 (7.6%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.7%)	$21,338			$2,700			$18,637	18.7	18.3	1191	4
260016301004	1188	Central Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2459 S Industrial Hwy	Ann Arbor	48104	Washtenaw County	Central Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(734) 822-1100	530	37	14.4	88.3%	388 (73.2%)	75 (14.2%)	19 (3.6%)	47 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$15,392			$5,716			$9,676	18.6	21.5	1123	65
263447007006	1189	West Utica Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	5415 W Utica Rd	Shelby Township	48317	Macomb County	Utica Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 797-6600	483	36	13.5	78.1%	281 (58.2%)	108 (22.4%)	51 (10.6%)	10 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (6.6%)	$15,980			$2,362			$13,617	18.6	19.3	1164	25
260021701660	1190	Oakland International Academy Elementary	Public, Magnet, Charter	2-5	4001 Miller St	Detroit	48211	Wayne County	Oakland International Academy	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(313) 923-0790	169	8	21.8	97.6%	157 (92.9%)	9 (5.3%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,692			$3,954			$11,739	18.5	18.4	1183	7

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.