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)
263447000927	301	Beck Centennial Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	54600 Hayes Rd	Macomb	48042	Macomb County	Utica Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(586) 797-3900	412	27	15.5	34.7%	367 (89.1%)	9 (2.2%)	13 (3.2%)	12 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	$15,234			$955			$14,279	77.1	76	315	14
260099508260	302	Noor International Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	37412 Dequindre Rd	Sterling Heights	48310	Macomb County	Noor International Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(586) 365-5000	195	10	18.7	62.1%	96 (49.2%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	95 (48.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$12,459			$2,573			$9,887	77	75.2	323	21
263030002070	303	Addams Elementary and ECC	Public	PK, KG-5	2222 W Webster Rd	Royal Oak	48073	Oakland County	Royal Oak Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 288-3100	443	41	10.8	22.6%	342 (77.2%)	36 (8.1%)	28 (6.3%)	8 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.3%)	$16,737			$1,253			$15,484	76.8	67	440	137
262307005992	304	Alaiedon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1723 Okemos Rd	Mason	48854	Ingham County	Mason Public Schools (Ingham)	No	No	No	No	(517) 676-6499	389	24	16.5	30.3%	325 (83.5%)	2 (0.5%)	36 (9.3%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.1%)	$12,954			$799			$12,155	76.8	72	365	61
262382006050	305	Adams Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	1005 Adams Dr	Midland	48642	Midland County	Midland Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(989) 923-6037	487	29	16.5	29.2%	401 (82.3%)	10 (2.1%)	28 (5.7%)	18 (3.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.7%)	$14,310			$711			$13,599	76.8	78	274	31
263516007082	306	Walled Lake Elementary School	Public	K-5	1055 W West Maple Rd	Walled Lake	48390	Oakland County	Walled Lake Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 956-4300	302	19	15.5	47.7%	163 (54.0%)	23 (7.6%)	51 (16.9%)	42 (13.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.6%)	$15,179			$1,296			$13,883	76.6	75.4	321	15
260957001309	307	Shawnee Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	21555 Vesper Dr	Macomb	48044	Macomb County	Chippewa Valley Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(586) 723-6800	662	33	19.8	23.3%	585 (88.4%)	18 (2.7%)	21 (3.2%)	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (4.4%)	$13,438			$818			$12,620	76.6	82.6	221	86
260447004129	308	Douglas Road Elementary School	Public	K-5	6875 Douglas Rd	Lambertville	48144	Monroe County	Bedford Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 850-6700	571	32	17.7	33.3%	493 (86.3%)	4 (0.7%)	52 (9.1%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.2%)	$12,660			$732			$11,928	76.6	55.2	609	301
261647007681	309	Grandville Grand View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3701 52nd St SW	Wyoming	49418	Kent County	Grandville Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 254-6120	621	35	17.8	31.7%	423 (68.1%)	40 (6.4%)	87 (14.0%)	26 (4.2%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.6%)	$11,658			$762			$10,896	76.5	74.3	332	23
260957001070	310	Cheyenne Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	47600 Heydenreich Rd	Macomb	48044	Macomb County	Chippewa Valley Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(586) 723-5000	447	26	17.5	34.9%	349 (78.1%)	30 (6.7%)	18 (4.0%)	24 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.8%)	$16,552			$1,145			$15,408	76.4	81.3	239	71

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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:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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.