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)
262856006424	731	Hulsing Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8055 Fleet St	Canton	48187	Wayne County	Plymouth-Canton Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 416-7532	478	28	16.8	43.3%	281 (58.8%)	110 (23.0%)	28 (5.9%)	23 (4.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.9%)	$15,006			$1,269			$13,736	48	42.8	804	73
261845005524	732	Patterson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3231 Grange Hall Rd	Holly	48442	Oakland County	Holly Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 328-3700	439	32	13.7	62.2%	367 (83.6%)	13 (3.0%)	23 (5.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.7%)	$14,861			$1,964			$12,897	47.9	44.9	768	36
263582007176	733	Sheiko Elementary School	Public	3-5	4500 Walnut Lake Rd	West Bloomfield	48323	Oakland County	West Bloomfield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 865-6370	424	28	15.3	44.3%	159 (37.5%)	187 (44.1%)	21 (5.0%)	24 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	31 (7.3%)	$15,052			$571			$14,482	47.8	41.5	827	94
261910005591	734	Borland Elementary School	Public	3-5	500 W Borland Rd	Imlay City	48444	Lapeer County	Imlay City Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 724-9813	391	21	19	63.4%	275 (70.3%)	4 (1.0%)	104 (26.6%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	$13,382			$1,880			$11,502	47.8	42.4	813	79
261947005612	735	Luther L Wright K12 School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	650 E Ayer St	Ironwood	49938	Gogebic County	Ironwood Area Schools of Gogebic County	No	No	No	Yes	(906) 932-0932	729	59	12.2	58.7%	640 (87.8%)	2 (0.3%)	24 (3.3%)	3 (0.4%)	17 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (5.8%)	$14,704			$1,429			$13,275	47.8	39.6	858	123
263393006960	736	Tri County Elementary School	Public	K-5	21502 W Kendaville Rd	Pierson	49339	Montcalm County	Tri County Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 937-4380	792	47	16.8	67.4%	703 (88.8%)	4 (0.5%)	44 (5.6%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.4%)	$13,672			$2,161			$11,511	47.7	44.8	772	36
260444004126	737	Beaverton Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	440 S Ross St	Beaverton	48612	Gladwin County	Beaverton Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(989) 246-3020	486	33	14.5	66.0%	444 (91.4%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.1%)	$15,487			$4,366			$11,121	47.6	53.1	642	95
262724001159	738	Lakeville Elementary School	Public	K-5	1400 E Lakeville Rd	Oxford	48371	Oakland County	Oxford Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 969-1850	404	33	12.1	44.6%	327 (80.9%)	9 (2.2%)	37 (9.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.4%)	$17,066			$1,867			$15,200	47.3	55.7	602	136
260390004075	739	Bangor Central School	Public	PK, KG-5	208 State Park Dr	Bay City	48706	Bay County	Bangor Township Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 684-8891	336	14	24	72.6%	278 (82.7%)	9 (2.7%)	26 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.5%)	$12,279			$1,268			$11,011	47.3	40.6	845	106
260582004211	740	North Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	12440 Church St	Birch Run	48415	Saginaw County	Birch Run Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 624-9011	681	39	17.5	59.3%	650 (95.4%)	6 (0.9%)	18 (2.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	$12,246			$1,488			$10,758	47.2	58.5	570	170

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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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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