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)
260198008925	651	Henry Niedermeier Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	8400 Newport South Rd	Newport	48166	Monroe County	Airport Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 654-4141	240	16	14.7	58.8%	210 (87.5%)	5 (2.1%)	16 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.8%)	$12,435			$922			$11,513	53.9	62.7	512	139
262574006223	652	Stevens T Mason Elementary School	Public	K-4	1640 Vernier Rd	Grosse Pointe Woods	48236	Wayne County	Grosse Pointe Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 432-4400	278	21	12.9	41.0%	146 (52.5%)	97 (34.9%)	12 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	19 (6.8%)	$21,890			$2,481			$19,409	53.8	31.7	968	316
260007300501	653	Island City Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	6421 S Clinton Trl	Eaton Rapids	48827	Eaton County	Island City Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(517) 663-0111	197	13	15.5	39.6%	179 (90.9%)	3 (1.5%)	10 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	$9,507			$1,034			$8,473	53.8	41.9	820	167
260020401119	654	Paragon Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3750 McCain Rd	Jackson	49201	Jackson County	Paragon Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(517) 750-9500	604	36	16.8	68.9%	266 (44.0%)	136 (22.5%)	68 (11.3%)	49 (8.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (13.9%)	$11,667			$1,329			$10,338	53.7	64.3	486	168
260201003945	655	AkronFairgrove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4335 Lynn St	Akron	48701	Tuscola County	Akron-Fairgrove Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 691-5141	176	12	14.1	68.8%	167 (94.9%)	1 (0.6%)	6 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	$17,650			$5,623			$12,028	53.6	63.2	504	151
260663004264	656	Breckenridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	515 E Summit St	Breckenridge	48615	Gratiot County	Breckenridge Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 842-3182	283	16	17.8	59.7%	265 (93.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)	$13,433			$2,323			$11,109	53.5	53	645	11
262286005979	657	Marlette Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6230 Euclid St	Marlette	48453	Sanilac County	Marlette Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 635-4925	343	19	17.9	66.8%	296 (86.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.7%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.4%)	$13,570			$4,090			$9,480	53.5	40.1	852	195
261160004612	658	Howe Trainable Center and Montessori	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	22586 Ann Arbor Trl	Dearborn Heights	48127	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-7000	264	23	11.3	72.7%	237 (89.8%)	18 (6.8%)	2 (0.8%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$30,175			$3,323			$26,851	53.5	65.2	471	187
262556006205	659	HowardEllis Elementary School	Public	K-5	2788 Mannix St	Niles	49120	Berrien County	Niles Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 683-4633	598	32	18.5	71.7%	412 (68.9%)	79 (13.2%)	47 (7.9%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	54 (9.0%)	$12,864			$2,901			$9,963	53.4	49.9	689	30
263390006954	660	Richard C Hedke Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3201 Marian Dr	Trenton	48183	Wayne County	Trenton Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 692-4563	537	34	15.7	41.7%	413 (76.9%)	27 (5.0%)	58 (10.8%)	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	28 (5.2%)	$23,881			$3,231			$20,651	53.3	57.5	580	80

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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

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.