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)
263312006870	381	Summerfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	232 E Elm St	Petersburg	49270	Monroe County	Summerfield Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 279-1013	315	21	14.8	37.8%	295 (93.7%)	2 (0.6%)	9 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.9%)	$12,560			$872			$11,687	71.4	65.4	467	86
263387007653	382	Westwoods Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1500 Fisher Rd	Traverse City	49685	Grand Traverse County	Traverse City Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 933-7900	347	20	17.2	31.4%	332 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)	$14,638			$1,096			$13,542	71.3	56.3	599	217
262382006064	383	Plymouth Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	1105 E Sugnet Rd	Midland	48642	Midland County	Midland Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(989) 923-7616	424	27	15.4	51.4%	352 (83.0%)	10 (2.4%)	18 (4.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (9.0%)	$13,917			$1,197			$12,721	71.3	76.9	301	82
262724006335	384	Clear Lake Elementary School	Public	K-5	2085 W Drahner Rd	Oxford	48371	Oakland County	Oxford Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 969-5200	430	27	15.8	22.6%	370 (86.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.0%)	$14,919			$1,072			$13,847	71.3	77.2	296	88
262595006242	385	West Oakview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	3880 Stuyvesant Ave NE	Grand Rapids	49525	Kent County	Northview Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 361-3470	250	23	10.9	52.4%	175 (70.0%)	10 (4.0%)	36 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (11.6%)	$17,073			$2,385			$14,688	71.2	75.9	316	69
262895006485	386	Angling Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5340 Angling Rd	Portage	49024	Kalamazoo County	Portage Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 323-6000	363	22	16.8	33.6%	254 (70.0%)	26 (7.2%)	34 (9.4%)	25 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (6.3%)	$13,905			$819			$13,086	71.2	68.8	410	24
260956004447	387	Mecosta Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	555 W Main St	Mecosta	49332	Mecosta County	Chippewa Hills School District	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 972-7477	252	14	18	68.3%	227 (90.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.0%)	$00			$00			$00	71.2	87.1	150	237
261962005632	388	Sharp Park Academy	Public, Magnet	K-5	766 Park Rd	Jackson	49203	Jackson County	Jackson Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(517) 841-2860	318	19	16.5	64.2%	154 (48.4%)	94 (29.6%)	18 (5.7%)	10 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (13.2%)	$15,747			$5,929			$9,818	71.2	84.6	184	204
260501004191	389	Norup International School	Public	K-8	14450 Manhattan St	Oak Park	48237	Oakland County	Berkley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 837-8300	688	43	16	28.8%	369 (53.6%)	232 (33.7%)	26 (3.8%)	18 (2.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (6.1%)	$15,659			$1,659			$14,001	71.1	71.1	374	15
263666008300	390	Adams Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7447 Adams St	Zeeland	49464	Ottawa County	Zeeland Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 748-3476	377	26	14.4	26.5%	302 (80.1%)	2 (0.5%)	50 (13.3%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.0%)	$13,176			$1,336			$11,840	71	63.1	506	116

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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