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)
261644001453	881	Coit Creative Arts Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	617 Coit Ave NE	Grand Rapids	49503	Kent County	Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 819-2390	241	20	12.1	77.2%	83 (34.4%)	74 (30.7%)	46 (19.1%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (14.5%)	$18,473			$4,108			$14,365	38.2	24.8	1082	201
260600004230	882	Blissfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	640 S Lane St	Blissfield	49228	Lenawee County	Blissfield Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 486-2811	537	31	17.1	43.9%	481 (89.6%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (6.1%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.0%)	$11,989			$2,495			$9,493	38.1	29.6	996	114
261842001628	883	Holland Heights	Public	PK, KG-5	856 E 12th St	Holland	49423	Ottawa County	Holland City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 494-2701	249	19	12.8	79.5%	60 (24.1%)	29 (11.6%)	118 (47.4%)	17 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (10.0%)	$20,880			$2,857			$18,023	38	53.7	631	252
263291006843	884	Stambaugh Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	700 Washington Ave	Iron River	49935	Iron County	West Iron County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(906) 265-6141	365	23	15.5	70.4%	308 (84.4%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.8%)	$13,356			$5,030			$8,326	37.9	46.2	749	135
260399004084	885	Baraga School	Public, Alternative	K-12	210 Lyons St	Baraga	49908	Baraga County	Baraga Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(906) 353-6661	325	25	12.9	64.6%	148 (45.5%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	161 (49.5%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.8%)	$18,345			$2,824			$15,522	37.9	46	760	125
261953005616	886	Birchview School	Public	PK, KG-4	663 Poplar St	Ishpeming	49849	Marquette County	Ishpeming Public School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(906) 485-6341	245	20	12.3	62.4%	210 (85.7%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (11.8%)	$13,480			$2,531			$10,949	37.9	19.9	1154	268
263531008620	887	Grayson Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	3800 W Walton Blvd	Waterford	48329	Oakland County	Waterford School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(248) 674-0200	459	25	18.2	53.2%	290 (63.2%)	43 (9.4%)	86 (18.7%)	10 (2.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.1%)	$14,675			$2,282			$12,393	37.9	37.2	892	5
261140004571	888	Dansville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1264 Adams St	Dansville	48819	Ingham County	Dansville Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 623-6120	363	23	15.8	38.8%	353 (97.2%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$12,873			$1,301			$11,572	37.9	42.1	817	71
260192007996	889	Addison Elementary School	Public	K-5	219 N Comstock St	Addison	49220	Lenawee County	Addison Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 547-6910	336	21	16	57.7%	300 (89.3%)	2 (0.6%)	18 (5.4%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.6%)	$14,605			$1,643			$12,962	37.9	58.8	565	324
263654007251	890	Monroe Elementary School	Public	K-5	1501 Grove St	Wyandotte	48192	Wayne County	Wyandotte School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 759-5800	383	22	17.2	64.2%	302 (78.9%)	18 (4.7%)	48 (12.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.4%)	$18,943			$2,013			$16,930	37.8	27	1039	149

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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:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Michigan Department of Education.