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
701	Fulton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8060 Ely Hwy	Middleton	48856	Gratiot County	Fulton Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 236-7234	261	16	16.4	64.0%	236 (90.4%)	4 (1.5%)	13 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$15,161			$1,713			$13,448	51	37.7	892	191		261542005203
702	Robert D Brandon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1583 University St	Martin	49070	Allegan County	Martin Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 442-0450	299	18	16.7	50.2%	255 (85.3%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.0%)	$14,219			$1,564			$12,655	51	38.9	870	168		262298005987
703	Springview Elementary School	Public	1-6	1233 Springview Dr	Flushing	48433	Genesee County	Flushing Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-8550	468	27	17.1	57.3%	301 (64.3%)	80 (17.1%)	41 (8.8%)	7 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.1%)	$13,363			$1,284			$12,079	51	52.1	678	25		261455005148
704	Windemere Park Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3100 W Saginaw St	Lansing	48917	Ingham County	Windemere Park Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(517) 327-0700	580	37	15.6	86.4%	73 (12.6%)	201 (34.7%)	164 (28.3%)	14 (2.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	125 (21.6%)	$13,720			$1,938			$11,782	50.9	47.1	741	37		260020301114
705	Eriksson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1275 N Haggerty Rd	Canton	48187	Wayne County	Plymouth-Canton Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 981-6995	443	32	14	36.3%	259 (58.5%)	81 (18.3%)	21 (4.7%)	45 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (8.1%)	$17,650			$2,152			$15,499	50.8	35.7	924	219		262856006422
706	North Huron School	Public, Alternative	K-12	21 Main St	Kinde	48445	Huron County	North Huron School District	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 874-4101	295	21	14.1	56.6%	276 (93.6%)	4 (1.4%)	9 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	$19,074			$2,090			$16,984	50.7	48.2	726	20		262578006233
707	East Jordan Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	304 4th St	East Jordan	49727	Charlevoix County	East Jordan Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(231) 536-7564	393	33	11.7	57.8%	341 (86.8%)	2 (0.5%)	17 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.6%)	$16,232			$1,730			$14,502	50.7	51.3	685	22		261256004968
708	Ruth Hoppin School	Public, Magnet	K-5	415 N Main St	Three Rivers	49093	St. Joseph County	Three Rivers Community Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(269) 279-1142	293	17	17.2	47.4%	215 (73.4%)	26 (8.9%)	29 (9.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	20 (6.8%)	$16,070			$1,669			$14,401	50.7	55.9	619	89		263384006929
709	Kenowa Hills Central Elementary School	Public	K-5	4252 3 Mile Rd NW	Grand Rapids	49534	Kent County	Kenowa Hills Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 453-6351	538	39	13.6	41.1%	398 (74.0%)	46 (8.6%)	59 (11.0%)	16 (3.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.0%)	$15,841			$1,415			$14,426	50.7	48.4	722	13		262028001132
710	Dryden Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3835 N Mill Rd	Dryden	48428	Lapeer County	Dryden Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 448-4001	224	23	9.7	53.1%	200 (89.3%)	2 (0.9%)	13 (5.8%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.7%)	$14,371			$2,081			$12,290	50.6	41.7	827	117		261224004927

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Michigan Department of Education.