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)
262226005939	371	Mackinaw City K12 School	Public, Alternative	K-12	609 W Central Ave	Mackinaw City	49701	Cheboygan County	Mackinaw City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 436-8211	136	16	8.4	59.6%	118 (86.8%)	5 (3.7%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.4%)	$23,719			$1,818			$21,901	72.3	71.6	371
260690004291	372	Brimley Area School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	7134 S M 221	Brimley	49715	Chippewa County	Brimley Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(906) 248-3218	451	36	12.6	52.5%	201 (44.6%)	3 (0.7%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	234 (51.9%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	$17,728			$1,782			$15,946	72.2	66.3	451	79
260990004471	373	Andersonville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10350 Andersonville Rd	Davisburg	48350	Oakland County	Clarkston Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 623-5200	315	22	14.2	27.6%	261 (82.9%)	5 (1.6%)	27 (8.6%)	7 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.8%)	$16,296			$1,202			$15,094	72.1	65.9	459	86
263447001311	374	Richard J Duncan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	14500 26 Mile Rd	Shelby Township	48315	Macomb County	Utica Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(586) 797-4600	710	38	18.6	32.8%	618 (87.0%)	13 (1.8%)	27 (3.8%)	26 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.7%)	$12,664			$935			$11,729	72.1	78.8	264	110
260113509002	375	New Dawn Academy of Warren	Public, Charter	K-8	8200 Irving Rd	Sterling Heights	48312	Macomb County	New Dawn Academy of Warren	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(248) 327-7673	172	8	22.3	91.9%	45 (26.2%)	29 (16.9%)	1 (0.6%)	92 (53.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.9%)	$16,793			$5,234			$11,558	72			(n/a)
263225006752	376	Ann L Dolsen Elementary School	Public	K-5	56775 Rice St	New Hudson	48165	Oakland County	South Lyon Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 573-8400	441	26	16.7	14.1%	247 (56.0%)	28 (6.3%)	6 (1.4%)	138 (31.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.0%)	$14,301			$3,172			$11,129	71.9	69.5	397	21
261260004973	377	Robert L Green Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1811 Pinecrest Dr	East Lansing	48823	Ingham County	East Lansing School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 333-7870	270	19	14.3	35.2%	158 (58.5%)	43 (15.9%)	25 (9.3%)	21 (7.8%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.8%)	$13,699			$1,361			$12,338	71.9	78.4	268	109
263447001840	378	Beacon Tree Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	55885 Schoenherr Rd	Shelby Township	48315	Macomb County	Utica Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(586) 797-7300	752	39	19.3	18.8%	672 (89.4%)	7 (0.9%)	16 (2.1%)	24 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.4%)	$13,182			$960			$12,221	71.7	72.5	358	20
261716005399	379	Lincoln Heights Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	12420 Lincoln Lake Rd NE	Greenville	48838	Montcalm County	Greenville Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(616) 754-9167	450	25	18	56.7%	416 (92.4%)	4 (0.9%)	15 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (3.1%)	$13,519			$946			$12,574	71.5	70.7	380	1
260501004190	380	Angell Elementary School	Public	K-5	3849 Beverly Blvd	Berkley	48072	Oakland County	Berkley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 837-8500	391	25	15.6	25.8%	309 (79.0%)	42 (10.7%)	4 (1.0%)	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (6.9%)	$20,031			$557			$19,473	71.5	73.6	341	39

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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

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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