Best Elementary Schools in Michigan for Native American Students

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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, Native American students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Michigan test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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 (Native American vs All Students - 2024)
ID	Rank (of 8)	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 (Native American)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (Native American)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)
260690004291	1	Brimley Area School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	7134 S M 221	Brimley	49715	Chippewa County	Brimley Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(906) 248-3218	451	36	12.6	52.5%	201 (44.6%)	3 (0.7%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	234 (51.9%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	$17,728			$1,782			$15,946	87.5%	75.0%	12.53%
263036006654	2	Rudyard Area Schools	Public, Magnet, Alternative	PK, KG-12	11185 W 2nd St	Rudyard	49780	Chippewa County	Rudyard Area Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(906) 478-3771	602	46	13	71.9%	360 (59.8%)	12 (2.0%)	12 (2.0%)	7 (1.2%)	205 (34.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	$15,387			$3,498			$11,888	75.0%	57.4%	17.60%
260399004084	3	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	62.5%	40.4%	22.06%
260001805923	4	LAnse Area School	Public, Alternative	K-12	201 N 4th St	Lanse	49946	Baraga County	L'Anse Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(906) 524-6000	485	35	13.8	66.0%	313 (64.5%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (1.0%)	3 (0.6%)	100 (20.6%)	3 (0.6%)	59 (12.2%)	$15,983			$1,697			$14,286	50.0%	31.6%	18.37%
260007100492	5	Joseph K Lumsden Bahweting Anishnabe Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1301 Marquette Ave	Sault Sainte Marie	49783	Chippewa County	Joseph K. Lumsden Bahweting Anishnabe Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(906) 635-5055	597	47	12.5	63.7%	226 (37.9%)	3 (0.5%)	17 (2.8%)	2 (0.3%)	314 (52.6%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (5.7%)	$23,876			$2,693			$21,183	37.5%	42.0%	4.49%
260001207696	6	St Ignace ElementaryMiddle School	Public	PK, KG-8	429 Portage St	Saint Ignace	49781	Mackinac County	St. Ignace Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(906) 643-8500	236	21	11.2	74.2%	100 (42.4%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	115 (48.7%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.6%)	$16,203			$3,486			$12,717	25.0%	45.0%	19.95%
260010300646	7	Nah Tah Wahsh Public School Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	14911 Hannahville B1 Rd	Wilson	49896	Menominee County	Nah Tah Wahsh Public School Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(906) 466-2952	184	21	8.7	92.9%	10 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.5%)	165 (89.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.3%)	$21,569			$3,212			$18,357	12.5%	29.9%	17.38%
263099006723	8	Lincoln School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-7	810 E 5th Ave	Sault Sainte Marie	49783	Chippewa County	Sault Ste. Marie Area Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(906) 635-6626	350	28	12.4	56.9%	187 (53.4%)	8 (2.3%)	8 (2.3%)	3 (0.9%)	133 (38.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.1%)	$12,805			$2,013			$10,792	0.0%	52.0%	52.02%

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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.