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)
260022901199	1471	Hope Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	12121 Broadstreet Ave	Detroit	48204	Wayne County	Hope Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 934-0054	408	22	18.8	99.5%	0 (0.0%)	406 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,170			$3,314			$10,856	4.7			(n/a)
260110304707	1472	Emerson ElementaryMiddle School	Public	PK, KG-8	18240 Huntington Rd	Detroit	48219	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 831-9688	569	34	16.7	90.7%	2 (0.4%)	565 (99.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$23,165			$7,382			$15,783	4.6	4.1	1463	9
260678001834	1473	Martin G Atkins Elementary School	Public, Magnet	2-5	3675 Southfield Dr	Saginaw	48601	Saginaw County	Bridgeport-Spaulding Community School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(989) 777-1600	388	21	18.3	92.8%	61 (15.7%)	257 (66.2%)	42 (10.8%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.7%)	$13,096			$886			$12,210	4.6	3.5	1467	6
261995005662	1474	Lincoln International Studies School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	912 N Burdick St	Kalamazoo	49007	Kalamazoo County	Kalamazoo Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(269) 337-0640	273	22	12.1	83.9%	47 (17.2%)	168 (61.5%)	17 (6.2%)	10 (3.7%)	4 (1.5%)	1 (0.4%)	26 (9.5%)	$20,353			$2,587			$17,767	4.6	6.4	1408	66
260110308093	1475	Hamilton Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	14223 Southampton St	Detroit	48213	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 870-0556	321	21	15.2	96.9%	1 (0.3%)	315 (98.1%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$20,488			$7,270			$13,218	4.5			(n/a)
260110308041	1476	Henderson Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	16101 W Chicago St	Detroit	48228	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 852-0512	556	32	17.3	90.5%	5 (0.9%)	542 (97.5%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$22,142			$6,736			$15,406	4.3			(n/a)
260110309058	1477	Fisher Magnet Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	15510 E State Fair St	Detroit	48205	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(313) 642-4854	788	54	14.5	89.8%	3 (0.4%)	763 (96.8%)	7 (0.9%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (1.0%)								4.2			(n/a)
260026701403	1478	Arts and Technology Academy of Pontiac	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	888 Enterprise Dr	Pontiac	48341	Oakland County	Arts and Technology Academy of Pontiac	Yes	No	No	Yes	(248) 452-9309	810	35	23.1	93.2%	9 (1.1%)	640 (79.0%)	130 (16.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (3.8%)	$11,785			$3,037			$8,748	4.1			(n/a)
260110308222	1479	Mackenzie ElementaryMiddle School	Public	PK, KG-8	10147 W Chicago	Detroit	48204	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 416-6400	879	43	20.4	88.6%	0 (0.0%)	864 (98.3%)	13 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	$18,851			$6,770			$12,081	4.1	4.1	1462	17
260110304719	1480	Gompers ElementaryMiddle School	Public	PK, KG-8	14450 Burt Rd	Detroit	48223	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 494-7495	807	45	18	91.4%	3 (0.4%)	792 (98.1%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.7%)	$18,412			$6,781			$11,631	4	4.8	1450	30

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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.