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)
261065004537	931	Concord Elementary School	Public	K-5	405 S Main St	Concord	49237	Jackson County	Concord Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 524-6650	304	19	15.8	63.5%	233 (76.6%)	24 (7.9%)	21 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.9%)	$15,759			$2,222			$13,538	35.2	35.5	913	18
260000703857	932	Harbor Beach Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	402 S 5th St	Harbor Beach	48441	Huron County	Harbor Beach Community Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(989) 479-3261	174	15	11.5	58.0%	167 (96.0%)	2 (1.1%)	4 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$16,162			$3,181			$12,981	35.2	47.9	724	208
263342006884	933	Dieck Elementary School	Public	2-5	2239 Van Vleet Rd	Swartz Creek	48473	Genesee County	Swartz Creek Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-5271	305	18	17.2	61.0%	251 (82.3%)	23 (7.5%)	10 (3.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (6.2%)	$14,978			$1,965			$13,014	35.2	26.6	1046	113
260019401103	934	Northridge Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	4100 W Coldwater Rd	Flint	48504	Genesee County	Northridge Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(810) 785-8811	245	13	18.2	96.3%	1 (0.4%)	241 (98.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$13,472			$5,095			$8,377	35	16.9	1209	275
260110308930	935	Barton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	8530 Joy Rd	Detroit	48204	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 873-7441	192	13	15.1	91.7%	0 (0.0%)	188 (97.9%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$23,619			$8,154			$15,466	35	19.4	1163	228
260019701106	936	Linden Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3244 N Linden Rd	Flint	48504	Genesee County	Linden Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(810) 720-0515	801	33	24.6	97.3%	6 (0.7%)	670 (83.6%)	41 (5.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (10.2%)	$13,076			$2,728			$10,348	34.9	27.7	1026	90
261995005655	937	Prairie Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2294 S 9th St	Kalamazoo	49009	Kalamazoo County	Kalamazoo Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 337-0630	472	26	18.3	65.7%	171 (36.2%)	171 (36.2%)	20 (4.2%)	15 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	93 (19.7%)	$16,604			$2,858			$13,746	34.8	42.9	802	135
260109008657	938	East Shore Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1403 7th St	Port Huron	48060	St. Clair County	East Shore Leadership Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(810) 247-0687	174	8	21.2	93.7%	112 (64.4%)	25 (14.4%)	9 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (16.1%)	$13,965			$4,844			$9,121	34.8	37.5	890	48
262991006563	939	Memorial Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	13425 Colvin St	Riverview	48193	Wayne County	Riverview Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 285-4080	417	23	18.1	65.2%	323 (77.5%)	35 (8.4%)	51 (12.2%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$12,245			$2,272			$9,973	34.8	32.4	960	21
260008801118	940	Da Vinci Schools K5	Public, Virtual, Charter	PK, KG-5	559 Murphy St	Jackson	49202	Jackson County	Da Vinci Schools	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(517) 780-9980	113	4	25.6	90.3%	76 (67.3%)	4 (3.5%)	6 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (23.9%)	$16,739			$3,803			$12,936	34.8	21.1	1128	188

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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.
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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.