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
1251	Charles Wright Academy of Arts and Science	Public	PK, KG-8	19299 Berg Rd	Detroit	48219	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 538-3024	692	37	18.9	92.5%	1 (0.1%)	676 (97.7%)	11 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	$19,798			$1,957			$17,841	15.7	24.7	1097	154		260110301609
1252	Webb Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2100 Woodward Hts	Ferndale	48220	Oakland County	Hazel Park School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 658-5902	328	29	11.4	75.6%	152 (46.3%)	152 (46.3%)	17 (5.2%)	4 (1.2%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$00			$00			$00	15.6	20.2	1162	90		261803001697
1253	Reach Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	25275 Chippendale St	Roseville	48066	Macomb County	Reach Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(586) 498-9171	528	37	14.2	86.7%	8 (1.5%)	444 (84.1%)	19 (3.6%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (10.0%)	$13,730			$2,375			$11,355	15.6	13.5	1273	20		260095007851
1254	Wexford Montessori Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	5217 Wexford Rd	Lansing	48911	Ingham County	Lansing Public School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(517) 755-1740	356	20	17.5	84.0%	94 (26.4%)	134 (37.6%)	54 (15.2%)	13 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (17.1%)	$21,090			$5,982			$15,108	15.6	13.6	1272	18		262115005821
1255	Burton International Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	2001 Martin Luther King Jr Bl	Detroit	48208	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 596-3800	482	28	17.2	90.5%	1 (0.2%)	474 (98.3%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$19,566			$2,229			$17,337	15.5	12.1	1305	50		260110304663
1256	Dr Joseph F Pollack Academic Center of Excellence	Public, Magnet, Charter	K-8	23777 Southfield Rd	Southfield	48075	Oakland County	Dr. Joseph F. Pollack Academic Center of Excellence	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(248) 569-1060	520	32	16.2	82.3%	1 (0.2%)	518 (99.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,355			$1,950			$10,404	15.4	14	1258	2		260021501164
1257	Gier Park School	Public	PK, KG-4	401 E Gier St	Lansing	48906	Ingham County	Lansing Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 755-1360	316	21	14.8	89.9%	104 (32.9%)	76 (24.1%)	83 (26.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (16.5%)	$18,187			$5,040			$13,147	15.1	7.6	1399	142		262115005798
1258	Three Oaks Public School Academy	Public, Magnet, Charter	PK, KG-6	1212 Kingsley St	Muskegon	49442	Muskegon County	Three Oaks Public School Academy	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(231) 767-3365	363	24	15.2	100.0%	57 (15.7%)	246 (67.8%)	28 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.2%)	$14,434			$4,246			$10,188	15.1	13.4	1278	20		260028801653
1259	Thompson K8 International Academy	Public	K-8	16300 Lincoln Dr	Southfield	48076	Oakland County	Southfield Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 746-7404	544	35	15.7	64.5%	21 (3.9%)	444 (81.6%)	56 (10.3%)	15 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.3%)	$24,147			$1,953			$22,194	14.9	11.9	1312	53		263231008202
1260	WalkerWinter Elementary School	Public	K-5	39932 Michigan Ave	Canton	48188	Wayne County	Wayne-Westland Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 419-2780	377	23	16.1	67.4%	177 (46.9%)	130 (34.5%)	33 (8.8%)	14 (3.7%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.3%)	$20,522			$6,115			$14,407	14.9	28.1	1052	208		260001503902

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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Magnet Schools: Unleashing the Power of 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.