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)
261215004921	1251	Patrick Hamilton Elementary	Public	K-5	614 Spruce St	Dowagiac	49047	Cass County	Dowagiac Union School District	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 782-4450	220	16	13.8	86.8%	110 (50.0%)	39 (17.7%)	36 (16.4%)	2 (0.9%)	7 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (11.8%)	$14,892			$4,619			$10,273	14.8	20.9	1132	119
263465007041	1252	Townsend Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1005 Floyd Ave	Jackson	49203	Jackson County	Vandercook Lake Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 782-9044	360	22	16.3	86.7%	276 (76.7%)	19 (5.3%)	16 (4.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (13.3%)	$16,023			$1,930			$14,094	14.7	14.8	1239	13
260095908074	1253	Lansing Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3300 Express Ct	Lansing	48910	Ingham County	Lansing Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(517) 882-9585	467	24	19.4	95.9%	51 (10.9%)	227 (48.6%)	98 (21.0%)	16 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (16.1%)	$13,937			$1,864			$12,073	14.5	20.5	1137	116
261644005344	1254	Sibley School	Public	PK, KG-5	943 Sibley St NW	Grand Rapids	49504	Kent County	Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 819-3100	247	22	11	91.9%	34 (13.8%)	90 (36.4%)	104 (42.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.3%)	$19,429			$4,545			$14,885	14.3	13.2	1260	6
260022001176	1255	Landmark Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4800 Lapeer Rd	Kimball	48074	St. Clair County	Landmark Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(810) 982-7210	818	52	15.6	74.1%	603 (73.7%)	41 (5.0%)	76 (9.3%)	5 (0.6%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (10.8%)	$10,042			$1,819			$8,223	14.2	13.2	1258	3
260024308799	1256	Hope of Detroit Academy MiddleHigh	Public, Magnet, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4444 35th St	Detroit	48210	Wayne County	Hope of Detroit Academy	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(313) 788-1122	653	31	20.9	89.9%	7 (1.1%)	57 (8.7%)	588 (90.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$10,860			$3,490			$7,369	14.2	9.6	1326	70
260096708813	1257	Michigan Mathematics and Science Academy Dequindre	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	27300 Dequindre Rd	Warren	48092	Macomb County	Michigan Mathematics and Science Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(586) 353-2108	626	38	16.3	99.0%	40 (6.4%)	511 (81.6%)	18 (2.9%)	37 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.0%)	$15,329			$942			$14,387	14	10	1314	57
260021501164	1258	Dr Joseph F Pollack Academic Center of Excellence	Public, Magnet, Charter	K-8	23777 Southfield Rd	Southfield	48075	Oakland County	Dr. Joseph F. Pollack Academic Center of Excellence	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(248) 569-1060	608	40	15.2	89.1%	1 (0.2%)	601 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	$13,660			$3,186			$10,473	14	18.6	1177	81
261995005656	1259	Edison Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	831 Lake St	Kalamazoo	49001	Kalamazoo County	Kalamazoo Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(269) 337-0550	339	26	13.2	92.6%	45 (13.3%)	218 (64.3%)	26 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	45 (13.3%)	$18,692			$3,063			$15,628	14	7.9	1366	107
260001503907	1260	Wildwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	500 N Wildwood St	Westland	48185	Wayne County	Wayne-Westland Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 419-2790	524	34	15.4	60.1%	337 (64.3%)	118 (22.5%)	35 (6.7%)	15 (2.9%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.9%)	$21,203			$2,678			$18,525	14	19.2	1166	94

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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:

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

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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