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)
268088008361	691	Virtual Learning Academy Consortium	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	2111 Pontiac Lake Rd	Waterford	48328	Oakland County	Oakland Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(248) 209-2037	290	11	27.4	48.6%	167 (57.6%)	41 (14.1%)	20 (6.9%)	44 (15.2%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.5%)								50.4	64.5	485	206
262361006041	692	Merrill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	325 W Alice St	Merrill	48637	Saginaw County	Merrill Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 643-7283	190	19	9.8	69.5%	182 (95.8%)	4 (2.1%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$15,284			$4,037			$11,247	50.3	32.8	954	262
260018401062	693	Oakland Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	6325 Oakland Dr	Portage	49024	Kalamazoo County	Oakland Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(269) 324-8951	171	12	14.5	44.4%	103 (60.2%)	25 (14.6%)	15 (8.8%)	4 (2.3%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (13.5%)	$10,979			$629			$10,351	50.2	52.6	652	41
261872000042	694	Challenger Elementary School	Public	K-5	1066 W Grand River Ave	Howell	48843	Livingston County	Howell Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 548-6375	459	33	13.9	29.8%	424 (92.4%)	2 (0.4%)	19 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.1%)	$14,377			$2,766			$11,612	50.1	57.3	582	112
260282004022	695	Pattengill School	Public	3-5	2100 Crestland St	Ann Arbor	48104	Washtenaw County	Ann Arbor Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 994-1961	229	20	11.7	44.5%	84 (36.7%)	65 (28.4%)	30 (13.1%)	22 (9.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (11.8%)	$22,958			$958			$22,000	50.1	57	588	107
260569004202	696	Big Bay De Noc School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	8928 Oo 25 Rd	Cooks	49817	Schoolcraft County	Big Bay De Noc School District	No	No	No	Yes	(906) 252-4500	208	13	15.4	55.8%	126 (60.6%)	1 (0.5%)	12 (5.8%)	1 (0.5%)	33 (15.9%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (16.8%)	$00			$00			$00	49.8	59	563	133
262853006400	697	Cooper Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7559 N 14th St	Kalamazoo	49009	Kalamazoo County	Plainwell Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 349-2674	292	16	18.2	28.8%	273 (93.5%)	2 (0.7%)	8 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)	$13,740			$670			$13,069	49.8	61.4	532	165
260993004484	698	Paul A Schalm School	Public	K-5	940 N Selfridge Blvd	Clawson	48017	Oakland County	Clawson Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 655-4949	378	29	13.1	35.7%	317 (83.9%)	26 (6.9%)	19 (5.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.4%)	$13,102			$545			$12,556	49.8	52.2	658	40
260957004462	699	Miami Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	41290 Kentvale Dr	Clinton Twp	48038	Macomb County	Chippewa Valley Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(586) 723-6000	479	25	19	56.6%	302 (63.0%)	111 (23.2%)	23 (4.8%)	9 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.1%)	$14,891			$1,155			$13,736	49.6	44.1	782	83
261119004569	700	Forest Park School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	801 Forest Pkwy	Crystal Falls	49920	Iron County	Forest Park School District	No	No	No	Yes	(906) 214-4695	487	26	18.5	57.7%	447 (91.8%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.6%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.3%)	$13,382			$1,414			$11,968	49.6	47.6	728	28

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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.