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)
261791005459	201	Hartland Village Elementary School	Public	K-4	10632 Hibner Rd	Hartland	48353	Livingston County	Hartland Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 626-2850	476	30	16.1	31.9%	443 (93.1%)	3 (0.6%)	17 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.3%)	$12,402			$1,120			$11,282	84.3	78	277	76
260025201235	202	Grand Rapids Child Discovery Center	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	409 Lafayette Ave SE	Grand Rapids	49503	Kent County	Grand Rapids Child Discovery Center	Yes	No	No	Yes	(616) 459-0330	285	16	17.8	34.0%	194 (68.1%)	33 (11.6%)	35 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.7%)	$11,781			$1,124			$10,657	84.3	82.5	222	20
263516007073	203	Commerce Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	520 Farr St	Commerce Township	48382	Oakland County	Walled Lake Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 956-3900	540	31	17.1	22.0%	468 (86.7%)	9 (1.7%)	22 (4.1%)	15 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.6%)	$12,737			$460			$12,278	84.2	83.7	198	5
260894004440	204	South Meadows Elementary School	Public	3-5	335 Pierce St	Chelsea	48118	Washtenaw County	Chelsea School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 433-2205	469	27	17.5	15.8%	424 (90.4%)	7 (1.5%)	13 (2.8%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.5%)	$17,471			$861			$16,610	84.1	85	179	25
260957007482	205	Sequoyah Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	18500 24 Mile Rd	Macomb	48042	Macomb County	Chippewa Valley Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(586) 723-7000	517	27	19.1	23.8%	460 (89.0%)	12 (2.3%)	16 (3.1%)	20 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	$14,282			$803			$13,479	84	83.4	209	4
261647005378	206	Grandville Cummings Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4261 Schoolcraft St SW	Grand Rapids	49534	Kent County	Grandville Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 254-6040	479	26	18.2	33.2%	367 (76.6%)	16 (3.3%)	47 (9.8%)	11 (2.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.5%)	$13,670			$988			$12,682	84	77.6	287	81
263387006951	207	Willow Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1250 Hill St	Traverse City	49684	Grand Traverse County	Traverse City Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 933-8540	444	21	21.1	24.1%	405 (91.2%)	6 (1.4%)	15 (3.4%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.7%)	$13,451			$829			$12,622	83.9	83.5	204	3
262994006575	208	Long Meadow Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	450 Allston Dr	Rochester Hills	48309	Oakland County	Rochester Community School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 726-3900	544	32	17.2	13.4%	401 (73.7%)	20 (3.7%)	36 (6.6%)	53 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	32 (5.9%)	$14,158			$565			$13,593	83.7	91.1	98	110
260585004218	209	Greenfield Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	31200 Fairfax Ave	Beverly Hills	48025	Oakland County	Birmingham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(248) 203-3217	239	22	11	20.9%	139 (58.2%)	65 (27.2%)	15 (6.3%)	3 (1.3%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.3%)	$25,307			$1,188			$24,118	83.7	82.3	224	15
262073005742	210	Stadium Drive Elementary School	Public	K-5	244 Stadium Dr	Lake Orion	48360	Oakland County	Lake Orion Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 693-5475	465	25	18.6	11.0%	302 (64.9%)	14 (3.0%)	59 (12.7%)	54 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.7%)	$13,414			$1,061			$12,353	83.7	73.9	338	128

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.