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)
260369001158	601	Woodland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6465 Livernois Rd	Troy	48098	Oakland County	Avondale School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 537-6900	334	32	10.2	33.2%	191 (57.2%)	57 (17.1%)	29 (8.7%)	48 (14.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.4%)	$16,554			$857			$15,697	56.7	46.5	747	146
262979006560	602	River Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	15480 Three Oaks Rd	Three Oaks	49128	Berrien County	River Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 756-9050	202	19	10.6	64.4%	166 (82.2%)	2 (1.0%)	24 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.5%)	3 (1.5%)	2 (1.0%)	$35,070			$2,589			$32,481	56.7	51.5	671	69
261764000153	603	HanoverHorton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	131 Fairview St	Hanover	49241	Jackson County	Hanover-Horton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 563-0103	471	25	18.6	39.7%	438 (93.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.0%)	$12,054			$1,169			$10,885	56.7	48.4	717	114
263264001909	604	St Charles Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	801 W Walnut St	Saint Charles	48655	Saginaw County	St. Charles Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 865-9210	359	24	15.1	68.2%	332 (92.5%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.7%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	$11,793			$2,139			$9,654	56.6	57.2	587	17
263519007110	605	Harwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4900 Southlawn Dr	Sterling Heights	48310	Macomb County	Warren Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 825-2650	524	31	16.9	86.1%	293 (55.9%)	58 (11.1%)	4 (0.8%)	145 (27.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.6%)	$16,338			$3,670			$12,668	56.6	63.5	500	105
263447007004	606	Switzer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	53200 Shelby Rd	Shelby Township	48316	Macomb County	Utica Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(586) 797-6400	547	29	18.8	26.1%	464 (84.8%)	13 (2.4%)	26 (4.8%)	19 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.4%)	$12,647			$935			$11,712	56.6	64.8	480	126
260704004303	607	Brown City Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4290 2nd St	Brown City	48416	Sanilac County	Brown City Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 346-4700	367	23	16.2	68.1%	341 (92.9%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.8%)	$14,887			$3,440			$11,447	56.5	51.4	672	65
262853006401	608	Gilkey Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	707 S Woodhams St	Plainwell	49080	Allegan County	Plainwell Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 685-2424	399	25	15.9	34.8%	355 (89.0%)	2 (0.5%)	16 (4.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.0%)	$13,500			$666			$12,834	56.5	66	458	150
261083007661	609	Coopersville South Elementary School	Public	3-5	198 East St	Coopersville	49404	Ottawa County	Coopersville Area Public School District	No	No	No	No	(616) 997-3100	503	32	15.9	45.1%	418 (83.1%)	6 (1.2%)	43 (8.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.8%)	$13,488			$2,002			$11,486	56.5	47.9	725	116
261845000966	610	Rose Pioneer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7110 Milford Rd	Holly	48442	Oakland County	Holly Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 328-3800	278	21	13.2	57.9%	232 (83.5%)	3 (1.1%)	29 (10.4%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.0%)	$17,278			$2,510			$14,768	56.4	51.6	669	59

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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

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.