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)
262817006389	1121	Linwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	517 W Center St	Linwood	48634	Bay County	Pinconning Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 697-5711	130	7	18	57.7%	123 (94.6%)	3 (2.3%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	$14,204			$2,137			$12,067	23.1	33.3	947	174
260029601728	1122	Laurus Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	24590 Lahser Rd	Southfield	48033	Oakland County	Laurus Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(248) 799-8401	749	45	16.6	86.5%	2 (0.3%)	675 (90.1%)	18 (2.4%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (6.4%)	$12,457			$1,860			$10,597	23.1	22.3	1104	18
262115005791	1123	Cumberland School	Public	PK, KG-4	2801 Cumberland Rd	Lansing	48906	Clinton County	Lansing Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 755-1280	249	19	13.1	93.6%	43 (17.3%)	101 (40.6%)	46 (18.5%)	30 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (11.6%)	$19,592			$5,149			$14,443	23.1	32.4	961	162
260381004071	1124	Baldwin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	525 4th St	Baldwin	49304	Lake County	Baldwin Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 745-3261	224	18	12.4	96.9%	133 (59.4%)	43 (19.2%)	20 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	25 (11.2%)	$24,339			$4,084			$20,255	23.1	10.7	1303	179
260105308562	1125	Waterford Montessori Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	4860 Midland Ave	Waterford	48329	Oakland County	Waterford Montessori Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(248) 674-2400	191	13	14.4	32.5%	137 (71.7%)	9 (4.7%)	30 (15.7%)	3 (1.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.8%)	$12,156			$755			$11,401	23	27.8	1025	100
263039006683	1126	Zilwaukee K8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	500 W Johnson St	Saginaw	48604	Saginaw County	Saginaw School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 399-5200	259	19	13.6	90.0%	104 (40.2%)	108 (41.7%)	35 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.2%)	$17,128			$8,167			$8,962	23	19.2	1165	39
260110304704	1127	Edison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	17045 Grand River Ave	Detroit	48227	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 852-1066	309	20	15.4	88.7%	3 (1.0%)	300 (97.1%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$21,585			$7,403			$14,181	23	23.2	1097	30
261611005262	1128	North Godwin Elementary School	Public	2-5	161 34th St SW	Grand Rapids	49548	Kent County	Godwin Heights Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 252-2010	407	25	16.2	95.8%	52 (12.8%)	75 (18.4%)	241 (59.2%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.9%)	$18,983			$3,001			$15,983	22.9	20.9	1131	3
263045006700	1129	Arrowwood Elementary School	Public	1-5	5410 Seidel Rd	Saginaw	48638	Saginaw County	Saginaw Township Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 797-1835	437	29	14.9	67.0%	182 (41.6%)	100 (22.9%)	109 (24.9%)	10 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	34 (7.8%)	$13,270			$818			$12,452	22.8	24.9	1078	51
263657007268	1130	West Elementary School	Public	K-4	1840 38th St SW	Wyoming	49519	Kent County	Wyoming Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 530-7533	469	31	15.1	87.8%	108 (23.0%)	124 (26.4%)	183 (39.0%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (10.7%)	$16,757			$2,626			$14,132	22.8	18.3	1189	59

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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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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