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)
263516000969	1011	Meadowbrook Elementary School	Public	K-5	29200 Meadowbrook Rd	Novi	48377	Oakland County	Walled Lake Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 956-2700	570	32	17.5	50.4%	248 (43.5%)	141 (24.7%)	48 (8.4%)	100 (17.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	29 (5.1%)	$13,176			$1,342			$11,834	30.5	37.8	887	124
263657007262	1012	Parkview Elementary School	Public	K-4	2075 Lee St SW	Wyoming	49519	Kent County	Wyoming Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 530-7572	326	22	15	89.3%	66 (20.2%)	59 (18.1%)	184 (56.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.9%)	$17,403			$1,727			$15,676	30.5	18.7	1176	164
260105808544	1013	LifeTech Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	912 Greyhound Dr	Eaton Rapids	48827	Eaton County	LifeTech Academy	Yes	No	Yes	No	(517) 325-5469	400	8	50	65.8%	302 (75.5%)	44 (11.0%)	45 (11.3%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	$10,294			$869			$9,425	30.4	40	856	157
261554008161	1014	Douglas Elementary 34 Campus	Public	3-4	6400 Hartel St	Garden City	48135	Wayne County	Garden City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 762-8450	433	26	16.6	61.4%	321 (74.1%)	35 (8.1%)	42 (9.7%)	6 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (6.0%)	$17,471			$2,907			$14,564	30.3	28.9	1006	8
260098808264	1015	Hope Academy of West Michigan	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	240 Brown St SE	Grand Rapids	49507	Kent County	Hope Academy of West Michigan	Yes	No	No	Yes	(616) 301-8458	359	28	12.7	98.3%	3 (0.8%)	46 (12.8%)	309 (86.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$13,254			$2,284			$10,970	30.3	18.4	1185	170
260001805923	1016	LAnse Area School	Public, Alternative	K-12	201 N 4th St	Lanse	49946	Baraga County	L'Anse Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(906) 524-6000	513	34	15.2	62.8%	325 (63.4%)	3 (0.6%)	6 (1.2%)	3 (0.6%)	97 (18.9%)	4 (0.8%)	75 (14.6%)	$15,983			$1,697			$14,286	30.1	39.4	860	156
262160005862	1017	James Foote School	Public	PK, KG-5	3250 Abbott Ave	Lincoln Park	48146	Wayne County	Lincoln Park School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 389-0216	300	16	18.8	91.7%	121 (40.3%)	37 (12.3%)	117 (39.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (7.7%)	$17,549			$1,583			$15,966	30.1	9.7	1322	305
260104808503	1018	Detroit Achievement Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	7000 W Outer Dr	Detroit	48235	Wayne County	Detroit Achievement Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 468-9518	296	19	15.5	88.9%	10 (3.4%)	285 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$12,529			$2,995			$9,534	29.8	18.6	1180	162
261410005060	1019	Farwell Middle School	Public, Magnet	4-7	500 E Ohio St	Farwell	48622	Clare County	Farwell Area Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(989) 588-9915	300	19	15.9	68.0%	277 (92.3%)	4 (1.3%)	10 (3.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)	$14,928			$3,792			$11,135	29.8	28.5	1013	6
260025101229	1020	Burton Glen Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4171 E Atherton Rd	Burton	48519	Genesee County	Burton Glen Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(810) 744-2300	715	31	23	96.5%	73 (10.2%)	506 (70.8%)	23 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	110 (15.4%)	$13,201			$2,392			$10,809	29.8	20	1151	131

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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.