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)
263447007023	611	Graebner Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	41875 Saal Rd	Sterling Heights	48313	Macomb County	Utica Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 797-5000	549	29	18.9	57.9%	368 (67.0%)	93 (16.9%)	22 (4.0%)	25 (4.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (7.1%)	$13,560			$1,186			$12,375	56.3	54	627	16
262580006236	612	North Muskegon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1600 Mills Ave	Muskegon	49445	Muskegon County	North Muskegon Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 719-4201	376	24	15.3	36.7%	300 (79.8%)	14 (3.7%)	28 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.0%)	$13,744			$1,029			$12,715	56.2	50.1	688	76
262118005838	613	Elva Lynch Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2035 Roods Lake Rd	Lapeer	48446	Lapeer County	Lapeer Community Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(810) 667-2448	421	21	20.1	57.5%	364 (86.5%)	6 (1.4%)	33 (7.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.8%)	$13,742			$1,850			$11,892	56.1	56.8	594	19
260279001069	614	Francois Maconce Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6300 Church Rd	Ira	48023	St. Clair County	Anchor Bay School District	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 725-0284	303	19	16.1	74.6%	256 (84.5%)	7 (2.3%)	15 (5.0%)	7 (2.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.3%)	$14,527			$2,899			$11,628	56	54.2	625	11
260015900979	615	Eagle Crest Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	11950 Riley St	Holland	49424	Ottawa County	Eagle Crest Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(616) 786-2400	649	42	15.4	65.0%	171 (26.3%)	11 (1.7%)	285 (43.9%)	104 (16.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (12.0%)	$11,475			$1,028			$10,447	55.9	77.3	293	322
263663008788	616	Ypsilanti International Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	503 Oak St	Ypsilanti	48198	Washtenaw County	Ypsilanti Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 221-2400	357	27	13.4	44.5%	180 (50.4%)	99 (27.7%)	28 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (14.0%)	$00			$00			$00	55.9	33.7	943	327
260252003973	617	Lindemann Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9201 Carter Ave	Allen Park	48101	Wayne County	Allen Park Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(313) 827-1150	652	40	16.5	42.2%	519 (79.6%)	10 (1.5%)	92 (14.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (4.4%)	$13,560			$1,667			$11,893	55.9	56.9	592	25
263447007002	618	Browning Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	12400 19 Mile Rd	Sterling Heights	48313	Macomb County	Utica Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 797-4000	353	24	14.5	49.9%	287 (81.3%)	23 (6.5%)	10 (2.8%)	10 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.5%)	$16,617			$1,261			$15,355	55.9	52.2	657	39
263384006929	619	Ruth Hoppin School	Public, Magnet	K-5	415 N Main St	Three Rivers	49093	St. Joseph County	Three Rivers Community Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(269) 279-1142	293	17	17.2	52.6%	234 (79.9%)	28 (9.6%)	14 (4.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (5.1%)	$15,211			$2,075			$13,136	55.9	38.6	876	257
261925005600	620	AA Rather School	Public	PK, KG-5	380 E Tuttle Rd	Ionia	48846	Ionia County	Ionia Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 527-1720	321	18	17.8	60.4%	274 (85.4%)	3 (0.9%)	29 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.4%)	$11,252			$1,513			$9,738	55.9	41.7	823	203

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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.