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)
260672007511	251	Woodland Elementary School	Public	K-4	2000 W Pyle Dr	Kingsford	49802	Dickinson County	Breitung Township School District	No	No	No	Yes	(906) 779-2685	803	53	15.2	48.8%	727 (90.5%)	3 (0.4%)	18 (2.2%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (5.9%)	$12,882			$1,801			$11,081	80	84.3	190	61
260111608870	252	Pembroke Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	19940 Mansfield St	Detroit	48235	Wayne County	Pembroke Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 243-0092	343	23	14.9	92.4%	1 (0.3%)	301 (87.8%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (10.8%)	$16,894			$1,776			$15,118	79.8	88.8	127	125
262297001537	253	Walters Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	705 N Marshall Ave	Marshall	49068	Calhoun County	Marshall Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 781-1280	293	21	14.1	41.3%	240 (81.9%)	14 (4.8%)	13 (4.4%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (6.8%)	$13,494			$1,089			$12,405	79.7	57.9	576	323
261995005675	254	Winchell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2316 Winchell Ave	Kalamazoo	49008	Kalamazoo County	Kalamazoo Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 337-0780	491	26	18.7	40.7%	268 (54.6%)	102 (20.8%)	28 (5.7%)	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	81 (16.5%)	$14,705			$2,369			$12,336	79.6	80.8	244	10
262574006218	255	Ferry Elementary School	Public	K-4	748 Roslyn Rd	Grosse Pointe Woods	48236	Wayne County	Grosse Pointe Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(313) 432-4100	345	21	16.6	16.5%	283 (82.0%)	26 (7.5%)	12 (3.5%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.5%)	$20,652			$894			$19,758	79.5	86	167	88
261905005586	256	Ida Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	7900 Ida St	Ida	48140	Monroe County	Ida Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 269-3605	548	32	17.1	28.6%	507 (92.5%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.0%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.2%)	$12,763			$1,915			$10,848	79.4	82	229	27
260104608517	257	Kingsbury Country Day School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	5000 Hosner Rd	Oxford	48370	Oakland County	Kingsbury Country Day School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(248) 628-2571	343	30	11.6	19.5%	292 (85.1%)	2 (0.6%)	24 (7.0%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.1%)	$9,237			$874			$8,362	79.4	73.7	340	83
263225001401	258	Kent Lake Elementary School	Public	K-5	30181 Kent Lake Rd	South Lyon	48178	Oakland County	South Lyon Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 573-8350	524	33	16	23.9%	426 (81.3%)	7 (1.3%)	33 (6.3%)	39 (7.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.4%)	$13,335			$889			$12,446	79.4	77.5	289	31
260687004285	259	Hawkins Elementary School	Public	K-4	8900 Lee Rd	Brighton	48116	Livingston County	Brighton Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 299-3900	551	32	17.4	14.3%	487 (88.4%)	5 (0.9%)	26 (4.7%)	14 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.3%)	$14,221			$1,865			$12,356	79.4	93.3	62	197
262184008662	260	NijiIro Japanese Immersion Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-6	36611 Curtis Rd	Livonia	48152	Wayne County	Livonia Public Schools School District	No	Yes	No	No	(734) 744-2785	240	15	16.1	14.2%	65 (27.1%)	14 (5.8%)	5 (2.1%)	120 (50.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (14.6%)	$16,630			$792			$15,838	79.2	80.4	249	11

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.