Best Elementary Schools in Michigan

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							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
651	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	288	17	16.9	22.9%	263 (91.3%)	6 (2.1%)	9 (3.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.4%)	$13,742			$945			$12,797	54.7	49.8	697	46		262853006400
652	Amanda Moore Elementary School	Public	K-5	209 Dickenson St	Romeo	48065	Macomb County	Romeo Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 752-0260	457	28	16.4	26.9%	374 (81.8%)	2 (0.4%)	48 (10.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.0%)	$13,346			$906			$12,440	54.6	61.5	529	123		263009006600
653	Dresden Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	11400 Delvin Dr	Sterling Heights	48314	Macomb County	Utica Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 797-4500	420	26	16	62.4%	310 (73.8%)	32 (7.6%)	33 (7.9%)	14 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (7.1%)	$16,254			$1,698			$14,556	54.6	42.1	817	164		263447006991
654	AkronFairgrove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4335 Lynn St	Akron	48701	Tuscola County	Akron-Fairgrove Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 691-5141	179	9	19.5	63.7%	170 (95.0%)	1 (0.6%)	5 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	$17,519			$5,028			$12,491	54.4	53.6	655	1		260201003945
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%)	$10,606			$781			$9,825	54.4	30.4	1013	358		260105808544
656	Congress Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	940 Baldwin St SE	Grand Rapids	49506	Kent County	Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 819-2201	237	11	20.9	62.9%	94 (39.7%)	67 (28.3%)	60 (25.3%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.9%)	$18,001			$5,195			$12,806	54.4	52.1	679	23		261644001636
657	Bates Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	22811 Gudith Rd	Woodhaven	48183	Wayne County	Woodhaven-Brownstown School District	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 692-2217	379	25	15.4	52.2%	208 (54.9%)	57 (15.0%)	58 (15.3%)	37 (9.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.2%)	$17,204			$2,296			$14,908	54.2	48.8	717	60		263648507239
658	Chestnut Hill Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	3900 Chestnut Hill Dr	Midland	48642	Midland County	Midland Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(989) 923-6634	416	22	18.5	42.3%	335 (80.5%)	6 (1.4%)	25 (6.0%)	13 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	34 (8.2%)	$13,385			$1,045			$12,340	54.1	58.1	579	79		262382006053
659	EwenTrout Creek Consolidated School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	14312 Airport Rd	Ewen	49925	Ontonagon County	Ewen-Trout Creek Consolidated School District	No	No	No	Yes	(906) 813-0620	170	15	11.1	75.3%	154 (90.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.3%)	$17,350			$1,215			$16,135	53.9	67.9	443	216		260001403877
660	Foreign Language Immersion and Cultural Studies	Public	PK, KG-8	6501 W Outer Dr	Detroit	48235	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 651-2400	715	43	16.4	66.4%	2 (0.3%)	703 (98.3%)	8 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$19,592			$2,231			$17,361	53.9	39.7	852	192		260110307755

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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, 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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.