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)
263627007216	411	Whiteford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6655 Consear Rd	Ottawa Lake	49267	Monroe County	Whiteford Agricultural School District	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 856-1443	359	21	16.9	22.0%	328 (91.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.8%)	$11,886			$1,233			$10,653	69.7	65.8	460	49
263666008295	412	Zeeland Quest	Public	K-8	175 W Roosevelt Ave	Zeeland	49464	Ottawa County	Zeeland Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 748-3065	146	10	14	31.5%	113 (77.4%)	1 (0.7%)	20 (13.7%)	2 (1.4%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	8 (5.5%)	$14,474			$356			$14,119	69.7	82.2	226	186
261638005288	413	Griffin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1700 S Griffin St	Grand Haven	49417	Ottawa County	Grand Haven Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 850-5500	323	21	15.3	39.9%	262 (81.1%)	6 (1.9%)	25 (7.7%)	14 (4.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.3%)	$17,016			$3,040			$13,975	69.6	68.8	413
263591007193	414	Waukazoo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1294 W Lakewood Blvd	Holland	49424	Ottawa County	West Ottawa Public School District	No	No	No	No	(616) 786-1800	438	29	15.3	32.4%	324 (74.0%)	6 (1.4%)	60 (13.7%)	7 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (8.9%)	$13,831			$1,053			$12,779	69.5	67.3	435	21
261143004580	415	Central Elementary School	Public	1-4	600 S State Rd	Davison	48423	Genesee County	Davison Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-0818	571	31	18.4	56.4%	483 (84.6%)	15 (2.6%)	33 (5.8%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.3%)	$12,187			$1,356			$10,831	69.5	63.9	491	76
262784006363	416	Pentwater Public School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	600 Park St	Pentwater	49449	Oceana County	Pentwater Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 869-4100	229	18	12.6	51.5%	188 (82.1%)	2 (0.9%)	28 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.8%)	$16,980			$964			$16,016	69.3	75.8	318	98
261587005237	417	Chapman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	31500 Olmstead Rd	Rockwood	48173	Wayne County	Gibraltar School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 379-6380	444	26	17.2	41.0%	369 (83.1%)	20 (4.5%)	23 (5.2%)	9 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.0%)	$13,496			$757			$12,739	69.3	66.4	450	33
261899000101	418	Country Oaks Elementary School	Public	K-5	5070 S Duck Lake Rd	Commerce Township	48382	Oakland County	Huron Valley Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 684-8075	521	31	16.9	27.3%	463 (88.9%)	6 (1.2%)	23 (4.4%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.0%)	$13,667			$699			$12,968	69.2	62.8	510	92
263495007062	419	Indian Lake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11901 S 30th St	Vicksburg	49097	Kalamazoo County	Vicksburg Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 321-1400	282	20	14.3	33.7%	262 (92.9%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.2%)	$15,719			$784			$14,934	69.2	87.3	148	271
260110304675	420	Chrysler Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1445 E Lafayette St	Detroit	48207	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 494-8440	130	10	13	69.2%	1 (0.8%)	124 (95.4%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.1%)	$25,542			$7,144			$18,398	69.1	70.2	387	33

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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.