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)
262184007549	1	Webster Elementary School	Public, Magnet	1-6	32401 Pembroke St	Livonia	48152	Wayne County	Livonia Public Schools School District	No	Yes	No	No	(734) 774-2795	282	15	18.4	9.9%	188 (66.7%)	12 (4.3%)	8 (2.8%)	57 (20.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.0%)	$20,506			$1,394			$19,112	99.9	99.8	1
260369008910	2	Avondale Gifted and Talented Education	Public, Magnet	2-8	1435 W Auburn Rd	Rochester Hills	48309	Oakland County	Avondale School District	No	Yes	No	No	(248) 537-6400	277	16	16.8	3.6%	146 (52.7%)	5 (1.8%)	9 (3.2%)	113 (40.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	$13,243			$760			$12,483	99.8	99.6	2
260756004333	3	Brown Elementary School	Public	K-4	8064 Byron Center Ave SW	Byron Center	49315	Kent County	Byron Center Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 878-6200	583	26	22.2	22.1%	473 (81.1%)	2 (0.3%)	44 (7.5%)	22 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.2%)	$12,316			$711			$11,605	99.4	99.4	3
262598006244	4	Amerman Elementary School	Public	K-5	847 N Center St	Northville	48167	Wayne County	Northville Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 465-2100	554	29	18.8	5.1%	343 (61.9%)	7 (1.3%)	20 (3.6%)	162 (29.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.8%)	$14,593			$780			$13,813	98.9	98.8	5	1
263045006695	5	Hemmeter Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1890 Hemmeter Rd	Saginaw	48638	Saginaw County	Saginaw Township Community Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(989) 797-1832	323	16	20.5	21.1%	263 (81.4%)	12 (3.7%)	20 (6.2%)	17 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.4%)	$11,554			$838			$10,716	98.9	97.9	10	5
260282004034	6	Martin Luther King Elementary School	Public	K-5	3800 Waldenwood Dr	Ann Arbor	48105	Washtenaw County	Ann Arbor Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 994-1940	508	29	17.4	10.0%	159 (31.3%)	29 (5.7%)	32 (6.3%)	210 (41.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (15.4%)	$16,586			$529			$16,058	98.6	98.9	4	2
263255006805	7	Jeffers Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	16031 144th Ave	Spring Lake	49456	Ottawa County	Spring Lake Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 846-5503	367	29	12.8	21.0%	328 (89.4%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.0%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.4%)	$16,917			$2,773			$14,144	98.3	97.3	17	10
262598007560	8	Moraine Elementary School	Public	K-5	46811 8 Mile Rd	Northville	48167	Wayne County	Northville Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 465-2150	414	23	17.7	6.3%	320 (77.3%)	6 (1.4%)	11 (2.7%)	60 (14.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.1%)	$15,781			$902			$14,879	98.3	97.3	18	10
260756001549	9	Countryside Elementary School	Public	K-4	8200 Eastern Ave SE	Byron Center	49315	Kent County	Byron Center Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 878-6900	589	28	20.7	22.1%	441 (74.9%)	9 (1.5%)	53 (9.0%)	40 (6.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (7.6%)	$12,327			$914			$11,412	98.2	97.9	11	2
262613006261	10	Novi Woods Elementary School	Public	K-4	25195 Taft Rd	Novi	48374	Oakland County	Novi Community School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 449-1230	496	27	18.2	4.6%	181 (36.5%)	20 (4.0%)	21 (4.2%)	252 (50.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.0%)	$13,640			$466			$13,174	98.1	94.6	50	40

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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:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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

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