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
1261	Fountain Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	16850 Wellington Ave	Roseville	48066	Macomb County	Roseville Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 445-5765	261	20	13.3	77.4%	106 (40.6%)	115 (44.1%)	6 (2.3%)	7 (2.7%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	23 (8.8%)	$16,487			$5,208			$11,279	14.8	11.7	1315	54		263021006619
1262	Carrollton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3211 Carla Dr	Saginaw	48604	Saginaw County	Carrollton Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 754-2425	662	39	17	85.2%	240 (36.3%)	164 (24.8%)	207 (31.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	49 (7.4%)	$16,312			$2,052			$14,260	14.7	11.2	1323	61		260807004380
1263	Michener Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	104 Dawes Ave	Adrian	49221	Lenawee County	Adrian Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 263-9002	266	21	12.7	86.8%	119 (44.7%)	23 (8.6%)	97 (36.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (10.2%)	$18,439			$3,384			$15,055	14.7	12.9	1290	27		260195001963
1264	Raupp School	Public	PK, KG-5	1351 Ethel Ave	Lincoln Park	48146	Wayne County	Lincoln Park School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 389-0226	261	19	14	94.3%	67 (25.7%)	70 (26.8%)	105 (40.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	18 (6.9%)	$18,655			$2,073			$16,582	14.7	11.8	1313	49		262160005868
1265	Cleveland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2801 Vanness St	Port Huron	48060	St. Clair County	Port Huron Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 984-6500	250	23	10.9	92.8%	116 (46.4%)	63 (25.2%)	27 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	42 (16.8%)	$20,818			$10,195			$10,623	14.7	13.6	1270	5		262883006462
1266	Universal Learning Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	28015 Joy Rd	Westland	48185	Wayne County	Universal Learning Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(734) 402-5900	761	47	16.3	90.9%	692 (90.9%)	49 (6.4%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.7%)	$11,764			$1,897			$9,867	14.5	13.9	1264	2		260030007820
1267	Birchview School	Public	PK, KG-4	663 Poplar St	Ishpeming	49849	Marquette County	Ishpeming Public School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(906) 485-6341	233	20	11.8	49.8%	202 (86.7%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	24 (10.3%)	$13,236			$1,542			$11,693	14.5	37.9	886	381		261953005616
1268	Beech Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	19990 Beech Daly Rd	Redford	48240	Wayne County	Redford Union Schools District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 242-6100	457	34	13.6	84.0%	82 (17.9%)	304 (66.5%)	37 (8.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.0%)	$32,748			$6,224			$26,524	14.5	13.4	1275	7		262946008208
1269	State Street Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-11	1110 State St	Bay City	48706	Bay County	State Street Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(989) 684-6484	286	22	12.8	89.9%	228 (79.7%)	19 (6.6%)	11 (3.8%)	13 (4.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.5%)	$11,577			$1,008			$10,569	14.4	15.7	1239	30		260026401327
1270	PrepNet Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3850 Broadmoor Ave SE	Grand Rapids	49512	Kent County	PrepNet Virtual Academy	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(313) 296-1499	1,080	62	17.5	85.2%	206 (19.1%)	589 (54.5%)	81 (7.5%)	19 (1.8%)	8 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	176 (16.3%)	$11,889			$1,197			$10,692	14.4	17.4	1214	56		260113208965

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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

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