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)
262874006445	1431	Owen Elementary School	Public	K-6	1700 Baldwin Ave	Pontiac	48340	Oakland County	Pontiac City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 451-7870	319	19	16.8	88.4%	21 (6.6%)	166 (52.0%)	106 (33.2%)	13 (4.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.4%)	$20,249			$7,730			$12,519	6.3	12.3	1274	157
263663007282	1432	Estabrook Elementary	Public	1-8	1555 W Cross St	Ypsilanti	48197	Washtenaw County	Ypsilanti Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 221-1900	324	28	11.4	86.4%	51 (15.7%)	158 (48.8%)	75 (23.1%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (11.4%)	$00			$00			$00	6.3	4.7	1453	21
262976006552	1433	Ann Visger K5 Preparatory Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	11121 W Jefferson Ave	River Rouge	48218	Wayne County	River Rouge School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 297-9648	618	33	18.7	89.5%	47 (7.6%)	463 (74.9%)	68 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.0%)	$16,821			$2,704			$14,117	6.2	9.4	1334	99
260110008739	1434	Keys Grace Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	27321 Hampden St	Madison Heights	48071	Oakland County	Keys Grace Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(248) 629-7700	514	25	20.9	99.8%	459 (89.3%)	48 (9.3%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$24,685			$13,249			$11,436	6.2	6.7	1401	33
260110304772	1435	Mann Learning Community	Public	PK, KG-5	19625 Elmira St	Detroit	48228	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 866-9580	370	22	17.2	91.4%	1 (0.3%)	363 (98.1%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$22,550			$6,786			$15,764	6.2	6.3	1413	22
261962005625	1436	Cascades Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	1200 S Wisner St	Jackson	49203	Jackson County	Jackson Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(517) 841-3900	398	33	11.9	89.9%	124 (31.2%)	160 (40.2%)	28 (7.0%)	8 (2.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (18.8%)	$16,879			$4,520			$12,359	6.1	8.4	1352	84
261245004948	1437	Bellview Elementary School	Public	3-5	15800 Bell Ave	Eastpointe	48021	Macomb County	Eastpointe Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 553-3100	226	12	18.3	89.4%	28 (12.4%)	167 (73.9%)	8 (3.5%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (9.3%)	$16,831			$5,614			$11,217	6.1	6.2	1416	21
260110304835	1438	Coleman A Young Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	15771 Hubbell St	Detroit	48227	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 852-0725	371	26	14.5	93.0%	0 (0.0%)	369 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$20,190			$6,243			$13,947	6.1	4.6	1454	16
261644005319	1439	Cesar E Chavez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1205 Grandville Ave SW	Grand Rapids	49503	Kent County	Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 819-2560	397	23	17.4	95.2%	4 (1.0%)	64 (16.1%)	320 (80.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	$15,863			$4,044			$11,819	6	6.3	1415	24
262115008348	1440	Attwood School	Public	K-8	915 Attwood Dr	Lansing	48911	Ingham County	Lansing Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 755-1210	462	23	20.3	90.9%	82 (17.7%)	224 (48.5%)	64 (13.9%)	8 (1.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (17.7%)	$17,649			$6,295			$11,353	6	5.5	1433	7

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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.

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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.