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)
260011500706	431	Vanderbilt Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	301 W 16th St	Holland	49423	Ottawa County	Vanderbilt Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(616) 820-5050	486	31	15.8	80.5%	140 (28.8%)	32 (6.6%)	269 (55.3%)	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.4%)	$13,325			$1,994			$11,331	68.6	66.8	443	12
263531007139	432	Schoolcraft Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6400 Maceday Dr	Waterford	48329	Oakland County	Waterford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 623-6211	403	25	16.2	57.8%	317 (78.7%)	13 (3.2%)	43 (10.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.9%)	$16,767			$2,677			$14,090	68.6	69.2	405	27
262502006178	433	Lakeview School	Public	PK, KG-4	200 Croix St	Negaunee	49866	Marquette County	Negaunee Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(906) 475-7803	591	39	15	36.0%	534 (90.4%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.5%)	2 (0.3%)	35 (5.9%)	$12,614			$1,343			$11,271	68.5	74.9	325	108
263633000020	434	Whitmore Lake Elementary School	Public	K-6	1077 Barker Rd	Whitmore Lake	48189	Washtenaw County	Whitmore Lake Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 449-2051	371	29	12.7	46.6%	313 (84.4%)	11 (3.0%)	19 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.5%)	$18,631			$2,237			$16,394	68.4	74.4	331	103
260699004297	435	Columbia Upper Elementary School	Public	3-6	321 School St	Brooklyn	49230	Jackson County	Columbia School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 592-2181	420	24	17.2	47.4%	377 (89.8%)	3 (0.7%)	14 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.0%)	$13,015			$1,958			$11,058	68.4	67.5	433	2
261260004977	436	Marble School	Public	PK, KG-5	729 N Hagadorn Rd	East Lansing	48823	Ingham County	East Lansing School District	No	No	No	No	(517) 333-7860	298	20	15.2	40.3%	174 (58.4%)	45 (15.1%)	33 (11.1%)	9 (3.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (12.1%)	$13,608			$1,192			$12,416	68.2	66.2	454	18
261857005541	437	Hopkins Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	400 S Clark St	Hopkins	49328	Allegan County	Hopkins Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 793-7286	386	22	17.8	45.1%	349 (90.4%)	6 (1.6%)	17 (4.4%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	$13,005			$1,594			$11,410	68.2	81.6	233	204
261230004928	438	Dundee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	420 Ypsilanti St	Dundee	48131	Monroe County	Dundee Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 529-2350	851	46	18.5	45.6%	776 (91.2%)	6 (0.7%)	33 (3.9%)	7 (0.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.1%)	$15,695			$1,217			$14,479	68	68.6	417	21
263516007675	439	Pleasant Lake Elementary School	Public	K-5	4900 Halsted Rd	West Bloomfield	48323	Oakland County	Walled Lake Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 956-2800	479	29	16.4	49.7%	325 (67.8%)	82 (17.1%)	28 (5.8%)	27 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.5%)	$15,973			$1,359			$14,614	68	77.2	295	144
262142005850	440	Cedarville School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	298 E Highway M134	Cedarville	49719	Mackinac County	Les Cheneaux Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(906) 484-2256	227	16	13.9	44.1%	144 (63.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	71 (31.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.0%)	$18,044			$2,653			$15,391	68	82.2	227	213

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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:

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

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

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