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)
263516007674	261	Hickory Woods Elementary School	Public	K-5	30655 Novi Rd	Novi	48377	Oakland County	Walled Lake Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 956-2600	528	37	14.3	29.4%	226 (42.8%)	94 (17.8%)	44 (8.3%)	139 (26.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.7%)	$16,473			$895			$15,578	79.2	77.3	292	31
263030002068	262	Keller Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1505 N Campbell Rd	Royal Oak	48067	Oakland County	Royal Oak Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 542-6500	450	31	14.4	23.1%	357 (79.3%)	38 (8.4%)	14 (3.1%)	8 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (6.9%)	$16,917			$1,316			$15,601	79.2	74.8	327	65
263594000558	263	Parma Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	385 Elizabeth St	Parma	49269	Jackson County	Western School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 841-8670	390	23	16.9	60.5%	335 (85.9%)	3 (0.8%)	20 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	29 (7.4%)	$00			$00			$00	79.1	79.6	254	9
263516007076	264	Glengary Elementary School	Public	K-5	3070 Woodbury St	Commerce Township	48390	Oakland County	Walled Lake Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 956-3100	326	20	16.3	28.8%	271 (83.1%)	6 (1.8%)	26 (8.0%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.5%)	$16,112			$715			$15,397	79.1	73	346	82
260009300597	265	Excel Charter Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4201 Breton Rd SE	Grand Rapids	49512	Kent County	Excel Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(616) 281-9339	783	41	19.2	64.5%	248 (31.7%)	257 (32.8%)	131 (16.7%)	51 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	96 (12.3%)	$11,370			$1,153			$10,217	78.9	79.5	257	8
263225006754	266	Sayre Elementary School	Public	K-5	23000 Valerie St	South Lyon	48178	Oakland County	South Lyon Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 573-8500	475	27	17.7	16.2%	409 (86.1%)	7 (1.5%)	20 (4.2%)	17 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.6%)	$12,612			$818			$11,794	78.9	76.7	303	37
263285006831	267	Clarke School	Public	K-5	515 E Glenlord Rd	Saint Joseph	49085	Berrien County	St. Joseph Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 926-3600	465	21	21.7	23.9%	342 (73.5%)	20 (4.3%)	35 (7.5%)	42 (9.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.4%)	$10,738			$494			$10,244	78.8	66.6	448	181
260113708993	268	Copper Island Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	52125 Industrial Dr N	Calumet	49913	Houghton County	Copper Island Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(966) 370-1190	350	25	13.8	41.7%	338 (96.6%)	7 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$9,105			$1,026			$8,079	78.8	80.6	247	21
260001308583	269	Graveraet Elementary School	Public	K-5	611 N Front St	Marquette	49855	Marquette County	Marquette Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(906) 225-4302	287	18	15.6	32.8%	246 (85.7%)	5 (1.7%)	12 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.6%)	$14,260			$1,608			$12,652	78.7	72.5	357	88
263516007085	270	Loon Lake Elementary School	Public	K-5	2151 Loon Lake Rd	Wixom	48393	Oakland County	Walled Lake Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 956-4000	518	29	17.7	25.1%	411 (79.3%)	22 (4.2%)	24 (4.6%)	28 (5.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.0%)	$15,205			$884			$14,321	78.7	82.8	219	51

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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