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)
262085005753	401	Westlake Elementary School	Public	K-4	1184 24th St S	Battle Creek	49015	Calhoun County	Lakeview School District (Calhoun)	No	No	No	No	(269) 565-4900	378	26	14.4	56.3%	205 (54.2%)	22 (5.8%)	39 (10.3%)	70 (18.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (11.1%)	$13,978			$1,715			$12,263	70.4	61.2	534	133
261632000511	402	Oaktree Elementary School	Public	2-5	7500 Gale Rd	Goodrich	48438	Genesee County	Goodrich Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-5200	535	27	20	24.1%	492 (92.0%)	4 (0.7%)	20 (3.7%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.8%)	$13,002			$2,295			$10,707	70.3	68.2	420	18
262556008289	403	Eastside Connections School	Public, Magnet	K-8	1 Tyler St	Niles	49120	Berrien County	Niles Community Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(269) 682-2585	432	22	19.4	45.1%	286 (66.2%)	55 (12.7%)	42 (9.7%)	3 (0.7%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (9.3%)	$11,387			$2,951			$8,436	70.3	77.1	299	104
260432004120	404	Bear Lake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	7748 Cody St	Bear Lake	49614	Manistee County	Bear Lake Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 864-3133	163	10	16.5	74.8%	138 (84.7%)	1 (0.6%)	22 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$14,210			$3,754			$10,456	70.2	54.6	619	215
260282004004	405	Abbot School	Public	K-5	2670 Sequoia Pkwy	Ann Arbor	48103	Washtenaw County	Ann Arbor Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 994-1901	326	26	12.4	42.0%	184 (56.4%)	61 (18.7%)	36 (11.0%)	10 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (10.7%)	$25,741			$973			$24,768	70.2	66.8	444	39
262304005990	406	Washington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	905 16th St	Marysville	48040	St. Clair County	Marysville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 364-7101	449	25	17.6	53.7%	406 (90.4%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.2%)	$00			$00			$00	70	60.9	537	131
261899005580	407	Kurtz Elementary School	Public	K-5	1350 Kurtz Dr	Milford	48381	Oakland County	Huron Valley Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 684-8025	405	26	15.3	33.3%	340 (84.0%)	5 (1.2%)	42 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.4%)	$15,341			$920			$14,421	70	62	520	113
261899005583	408	Spring Mills Elementary School	Public	K-5	3150 Harvey Lake Rd	Highland	48356	Oakland County	Huron Valley Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 684-8130	405	23	17.8	35.6%	373 (92.1%)	5 (1.2%)	12 (3.0%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	$13,417			$848			$12,569	69.9	57.9	577	169
263591000102	409	Lakeshore Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3765 N 168th Ave	Holland	49424	Ottawa County	West Ottawa Public School District	No	No	No	No	(616) 786-1400	419	32	13.1	35.6%	241 (57.5%)	12 (2.9%)	135 (32.2%)	6 (1.4%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.0%)	$13,887			$1,046			$12,841	69.8	79	262	147
261455005143	410	Central Elementary School	Public	1-6	525 Coutant St	Flushing	48433	Genesee County	Flushing Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-1901	488	24	20	49.0%	387 (79.3%)	43 (8.8%)	34 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.9%)	$11,687			$1,181			$10,505	69.8	57.3	584	174

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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.