Most Improved Michigan Elementary Schools

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 1488)	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 (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
613	Ann Arbor Trail Magnet School	Public	3-8	7635 Chatham	Detroit	48239	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 274-8560	68	10	7.1	91.2%	0 (0.0%)	67 (98.5%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$41,883			$3,055			$38,828	56.8	24.3	1100	487		260110304641
530	Detroit Edison Public School Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1903 Wilkins St	Detroit	48207	Wayne County	Detroit Edison Public School Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 833-1100	901	45	20.1	74.0%	4 (0.4%)	864 (95.9%)	5 (0.6%)	23 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	$12,535			$1,728			$10,807	62.6	33.1	967	437		260023201202
645	Muskegon Montessori Academy for Environmental Change	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2950 McCracken St	Norton Shores	49441	Muskegon County	Muskegon Montessori Academy for Environmental Change	Yes	No	No	Yes	(231) 766-7500	154	11	13.9	80.5%	85 (55.2%)	30 (19.5%)	22 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	15 (9.7%)	$12,615			$1,008			$11,607	55.1	27.8	1060	415		260106708568
285	Mary A White School	Public	PK, KG-4	1400 Wisconsin St	Grand Haven	49417	Ottawa County	Grand Haven Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 850-5700	260	19	13.6	45.4%	204 (78.5%)	6 (2.3%)	27 (10.4%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.7%)	$16,615			$337			$16,278	79.1	53	666	381		261638005283
727	Oxbow Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Oxbow Lake Rd	White Lake	48386	Oakland County	Huron Valley Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 684-8085	397	26	15.5	43.3%	314 (79.1%)	5 (1.3%)	53 (13.4%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.3%)	$17,716			$1,388			$16,328	49.5	25	1092	365		261899005578
317	Posen Elementary School	Public	K-6	10575 Michigan Ave	Posen	49776	Presque Isle County	Posen Consolidated School District No. 9	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 248-6500	118	7	16.4	48.3%	114 (96.6%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	$14,602			$1,169			$13,433	76.4	52.3	676	359		262913006502
655	LifeTech Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	912 Greyhound Dr	Eaton Rapids	48827	Eaton County	LifeTech Academy	Yes	No	Yes	No	(517) 325-5469	378	9	40.6	64.8%	275 (72.8%)	52 (13.8%)	38 (10.1%)	3 (0.8%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$10,684			$236			$10,448	54.4	30.4	1013	358		260105808544
123	Scotch Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5959 Commerce Rd	West Bloomfield	48324	Oakland County	West Bloomfield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 865-3280	556	33	16.8	23.6%	354 (63.7%)	97 (17.4%)	35 (6.3%)	21 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (8.8%)	$15,363			$563			$14,800	89.7	66.3	468	345		263582007586
758	New Paradigm College Prep	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	4001 29th St	Detroit	48210	Wayne County	New Paradigm College Prep	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 852-1500	215	10	20.6	65.6%	1 (0.5%)	61 (28.4%)	153 (71.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,378			$909			$14,469	47.2	25.1	1091	333		260107508633
366	Edmonson Montessori	Public	PK, KG-8	1300 W Canfield St	Detroit	48201	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 873-7441	262	19	14.1	38.5%	63 (24.0%)	181 (69.1%)	6 (2.3%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.8%)	$25,084			$2,691			$22,394	73.2	50.6	687	321		260110308933

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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, 2025, 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:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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.