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)
263003006586	111	Lakes Elementary School	Public	K-5	6849 Young Ave NE	Rockford	49341	Kent County	Rockford Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 863-6340	502	30	16.5	17.5%	439 (87.5%)	5 (1.0%)	22 (4.4%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.0%)	$13,581			$893			$12,688	90.1	83.4	208	97
263666007292	112	New Groningen School	Public	K-5	10542 Chicago Dr	Zeeland	49464	Ottawa County	Zeeland Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 748-3375	534	36	14.8	26.6%	378 (70.8%)	5 (0.9%)	101 (18.9%)	22 (4.1%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	24 (4.5%)	$13,314			$805			$12,509	90	90.1	112
260282004006	113	Ann Arbor Open at Mack School	Public	K-8	920 Miller Ave	Ann Arbor	48103	Washtenaw County	Ann Arbor Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 994-1910	541	35	15.4	12.6%	382 (70.6%)	17 (3.1%)	41 (7.6%)	24 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (14.2%)	$18,329			$460			$17,869	89.9	82.9	213	100
262994007575	114	Hugger Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5050 Sheldon Rd	Rochester	48306	Oakland County	Rochester Community School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 726-3800	511	26	19.8	8.6%	426 (83.4%)	6 (1.2%)	26 (5.1%)	28 (5.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.7%)	$13,354			$794			$12,559	89.9	86.6	157	43
263003001133	115	Meadow Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8100 Courtland Dr NE	Rockford	49341	Kent County	Rockford Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 863-6342	432	30	14.4	25.2%	359 (83.1%)	5 (1.2%)	28 (6.5%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (7.9%)	$15,295			$1,255			$14,040	89.9	95.3	44	71
263225008838	116	William A Pearson Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	57900 11 Mile Rd	South Lyon	48178	Oakland County	South Lyon Community Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(248) 573-8750	553	31	18.1	17.9%	429 (77.6%)	16 (2.9%)	34 (6.1%)	45 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.2%)	$12,320			$1,204			$11,116	89.8	89.6	119	3
261461001312	117	Ada Vista Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-4	7192 Bradfield Ave SE	Ada	49301	Kent County	Forest Hills Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(616) 493-8970	457	24	18.6	7.2%	320 (70.0%)	7 (1.5%)	89 (19.5%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.7%)	$12,152			$460			$11,692	89.7	65.5	465	348
261791005457	118	Hartland Round Elementary School	Public	K-4	11550 Hibner Rd	Hartland	48353	Livingston County	Hartland Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 626-2800	453	30	15.1	23.2%	419 (92.5%)	4 (0.9%)	11 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.5%)	$12,134			$860			$11,274	89.7	85.7	175	57
262856006406	119	Bird Elementary School	Public	K-5	220 N Sheldon Rd	Plymouth	48170	Wayne County	Plymouth-Canton Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 416-3100	458	26	17.7	21.6%	378 (82.5%)	19 (4.1%)	27 (5.9%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.9%)	$16,235			$1,275			$14,960	89.7	90.6	104	15
263003007691	120	Roguewood Elementary School	Public	K-5	3900 Kroes St NE	Rockford	49341	Kent County	Rockford Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 863-6374	295	17	17.8	24.4%	255 (86.4%)	4 (1.4%)	14 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.5%)	$14,667			$545			$14,122	89.7	94	55	65

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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.