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)
260609004233	41	Conant Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4100 Quarton Rd	Bloomfield Hills	48302	Oakland County	Bloomfield Hills Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 341-7000	500	35	14.1	6.2%	389 (77.8%)	27 (5.4%)	19 (3.8%)	41 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.8%)	$21,460			$675			$20,785	95.5	98	9	32
260102008377	42	Plymouth Scholars Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	48484 N Territorial Rd	Plymouth	48170	Wayne County	Plymouth Scholars Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(734) 459-6149	804	37	21.5	18.5%	219 (27.2%)	73 (9.1%)	29 (3.6%)	407 (50.6%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	69 (8.6%)	$10,267			$491			$9,777	95.5	97.5	13	29
262304005991	43	Gardens Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1076 6th St	Marysville	48040	St. Clair County	Marysville Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 364-7141	475	20	24	32.2%	446 (93.9%)	3 (0.6%)	9 (1.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.2%)	$00			$00			$00	95.4	96.9	24	19
260578004209	44	Riverview Elementary School	Public	K-4	509 Willow Ave	Big Rapids	49307	Mecosta County	Big Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 796-2550	321	18	17.8	51.4%	298 (92.8%)	5 (1.6%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.7%)	$12,899			$1,766			$11,133	95.4	97	21	23
261791005461	45	Hartland Farms Intermediate School	Public	4-6	581 Taylor Rd	Brighton	48114	Livingston County	Hartland Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 626-2500	761	44	17.3	23.7%	707 (92.9%)	6 (0.8%)	19 (2.5%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (3.2%)	$11,588			$859			$10,729	95.3	89.9	116	71
260282004017	46	Uriah H Lawton School	Public	K-5	2250 S 7th St	Ann Arbor	48103	Washtenaw County	Ann Arbor Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 994-1946	424	28	15.1	11.3%	204 (48.1%)	29 (6.8%)	26 (6.1%)	111 (26.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (12.7%)	$19,769			$913			$18,856	95.3	94.6	49	3
263591007188	47	Lakewood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2134 W Lakewood Blvd	Holland	49424	Ottawa County	West Ottawa Public School District	No	No	No	No	(616) 786-1300	308	26	11.8	34.4%	213 (69.2%)	6 (1.9%)	59 (19.2%)	10 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.5%)	$18,108			$2,446			$15,662	95.2	95.7	41	6
262514006182	48	New Buffalo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	12291 Lubke Rd	New Buffalo	49117	Berrien County	New Buffalo Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 469-6060	216	20	10.8	38.4%	179 (82.9%)	6 (2.8%)	22 (10.2%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (1.9%)	$30,093			$2,200			$27,893	95.2	96.5	32	16
260022301182	49	South Arbor Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	8200 Carpenter Rd	Ypsilanti	48197	Washtenaw County	South Arbor Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(734) 528-2821	802	40	20.1	35.3%	361 (45.0%)	147 (18.3%)	55 (6.9%)	132 (16.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	107 (13.3%)	$10,333			$405			$9,929	95.1	96.2	35	14
262598000294	50	Thornton Creek Elementary School	Public	K-5	46180 W 9 Mile Rd	Novi	48374	Oakland County	Northville Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 465-2350	509	34	15	7.7%	330 (64.8%)	15 (2.9%)	22 (4.3%)	124 (24.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.5%)	$15,882			$766			$15,116	95.1	95.8	38	12

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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.

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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.