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 Thursday, August 28, 2025.

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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
1311	Michigan Online School	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	209 S State St	Gobles	49055	Van Buren County	Michigan Online School	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(269) 216-6972	1,268	52	24.2	70.7%	671 (52.9%)	336 (26.5%)	117 (9.2%)	21 (1.7%)	8 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	115 (9.1%)	$10,204			$1,403			$8,802	12.3	12	1308	3		260111208844
1312	Lewton School	Public	PK, KG-8	2000 Lewton Pl	Lansing	48911	Ingham County	Lansing Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 755-1460	272	19	14.6	70.2%	40 (14.7%)	29 (10.7%)	172 (63.2%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (10.7%)	$18,939			$5,170			$13,769	12.3	8.4	1374	62		262115008340
1313	Charlton Heston Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1350 N Saint Helen Rd	Saint Helen	48656	Roscommon County	Charlton Heston Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(989) 632-3390	716	90	7.9	70.0%	669 (93.4%)	8 (1.1%)	8 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	22 (3.1%)	$12,700			$2,250			$10,450	12.3	13.2	1281	32		260102808329
1314	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	484	25	19	100.0%	23 (4.8%)	9 (1.9%)	451 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$13,573			$3,915			$9,658	12.2	7.7	1395	81		260013908078
1315	Lighthouse Connections Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	20750 Civic Center Dr	Southfield	48076	Oakland County	Lighthouse Connections Academy	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(248) 509-5858	2,056	85	24.1	67.8%	1,163 (56.6%)	464 (22.6%)	166 (8.1%)	36 (1.8%)	25 (1.2%)	2 (0.1%)	200 (9.7%)	$10,085			$1,328			$8,757	12.2	13.2	1282	33		260111808853
1316	Marion Law Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	19411 Cliff St	Detroit	48234	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 866-3400	386	26	15.1	94.0%	4 (1.0%)	372 (96.4%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	$21,408			$2,324			$19,084	12.2	12	1309	7		260110304773
1317	DoyleRyder School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	1040 N Saginaw St	Flint	48503	Genesee County	Flint School District of the City of	No	Yes	No	Yes	(810) 760-5266	373	9	41.4	92.8%	22 (5.9%)	279 (74.8%)	32 (8.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (9.9%)	$23,421			$15,178			$8,244	12.2			(n/a)		261452005118
1318	William C Abney Academy Elementary	Public, Magnet, Charter	K-6	1435 Fulton St E	Grand Rapids	49503	Kent County	William C. Abney Academy	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(616) 454-5541	273	20	14	100.0%	2 (0.7%)	244 (89.4%)	14 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.4%)	$18,597			$5,838			$12,759	12.1			(n/a)		260018501065
1319	Vernor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	13726 Pembroke Ave	Detroit	48235	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 494-7342	340	20	17.4	92.4%	1 (0.3%)	333 (97.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,751			$2,457			$18,293	11.8	12.3	1301	18		260110304848
1320	United Oaks Elementary School	Public	K-5	1001 E Harry Ave	Hazel Park	48030	Oakland County	Hazel Park School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 658-2400	363	31	11.6	75.5%	150 (41.3%)	190 (52.3%)	14 (3.9%)	6 (1.7%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$00			$00			$00	11.8	12.2	1304	16		261803005483

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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.
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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.