Best Elementary Schools in Michigan for Homeless Students

Check out our new feature available only on SchoolDigger: rankings for different groups of students in Michigan!

Every year, the Michigan Department of Education shares test results for various student groups in each school. We use these results to find out which schools do best for each group and list them from the best to the worst.

Additionally, we also compare the performance of the subgroup to the performance of the school as a whole. This makes it easy to see if, for example, Homeless students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

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 (Homeless vs All Students - 2018)
ID	Rank (of 17)	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	Statewide Rank Percentile (Homeless)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (Homeless)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)
261014004506	1	Lakeland Elementary School	Public, Magnet	4-5	235 Western Ave	Coldwater	49036	Branch County	Coldwater Community Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(517) 279-5980	407	19	21.1	60.4%	368 (90.4%)	4 (1.0%)	26 (6.4%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	$13,030			$1,899			$11,131	94.1%	48.2%	45.91%
261650005385	2	Grant Elementary School	Public	2-4	160 E State Rd	Grant	49327	Newaygo County	Grant Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 834-5678	375	17	21.4	67.7%	290 (77.3%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (17.1%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.7%)	$11,245			$2,088			$9,157	88.2%	31.7%	56.54%
261515005193	3	Daisy Brook Elementary School	Public	3-5	502 N Division Ave	Fremont	49412	Newaygo County	Fremont Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 924-4380	435	23	19.3	59.1%	396 (91.0%)	3 (0.7%)	29 (6.7%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$14,654			$2,076			$12,578	82.4%	46.4%	35.94%
260013908078	4	Cesar Chavez Academy Intermediate	Public, Charter	3-5	4100 Martin St	Detroit	48210	Wayne County	Cesar Chavez Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 361-1083	460	26	17.5	98.7%	17 (3.7%)	18 (3.9%)	425 (92.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,360			$3,893			$8,467	76.5%	23.7%	52.78%
262241005955	5	John F Kennedy Elementary School	Public	3-5	1309 Madison Rd	Manistee	49660	Manistee County	Manistee Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 723-3271	333	19	18	61.6%	282 (84.7%)	6 (1.8%)	17 (5.1%)	5 (1.5%)	12 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.3%)	$14,859			$1,872			$12,988	70.6%	36.2%	34.40%
263294006845	6	StandishSterling Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3789 Wyatt Rd	Standish	48658	Arenac County	Standish-Sterling Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 846-4526	677	28	23.8	59.2%	651 (96.2%)	1 (0.1%)	17 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	$12,622			$1,837			$10,785	64.7%	51.2%	13.46%
262532007698	7	Newaygo Elementary School	Public	K-4	29 Post St	Newaygo	49337	Newaygo County	Newaygo Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 652-2100	260	16	16.7	73.1%	220 (84.6%)	7 (2.7%)	19 (7.3%)	3 (1.2%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.1%)	$14,319			$2,209			$12,110	58.8%	25.3%	33.48%
263546007155	8	North Elementary School	Public	3-5	287 West Baldwin Ave	Watervliet	49098	Berrien County	Watervliet School District	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 463-0824	304	16	19.1	66.8%	223 (73.4%)	5 (1.6%)	50 (16.4%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.6%)	$14,507			$2,358			$12,149	52.9%	51.2%	1.77%
260877008247	9	Charlotte Upper Elementary School	Public	4-8	1068 Carlisle Hwy	Charlotte	48813	Eaton County	Charlotte Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 541-5770	529	29	18.3	48.2%	478 (90.4%)	8 (1.5%)	23 (4.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	14 (2.6%)	$11,682			$1,656			$10,025	47.1%	58.5%	11.44%
262220005930	10	Ludington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5771 W Bryant Rd	Ludington	49431	Mason County	Ludington Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 845-3820	495	26	19.3	58.6%	403 (81.4%)	10 (2.0%)	53 (10.7%)	7 (1.4%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.4%)	$15,784			$2,540			$13,244	41.2%	67.5%	26.30%

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on M-Step English Language Arts, M-Step Math, 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.