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
1031	H D Crull Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2615 Hancock St	Port Huron	48060	St. Clair County	Port Huron Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 984-6504	397	28	14.4	73.8%	283 (71.3%)	33 (8.3%)	27 (6.8%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (12.1%)	$14,896			$3,102			$11,795	28.7	26.8	1072	41		262883006467
1032	Mendon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	306 Lane St	Mendon	49072	St. Joseph County	Mendon Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 496-2175	210	19	10.9	45.7%	195 (92.9%)	1 (0.5%)	10 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	$14,757			$2,435			$12,322	28.7	22	1142	110		262352006028
1033	Burr Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	41460 Ryan Rd	Sterling Heights	48314	Macomb County	Utica Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 797-4100	490	31	15.9	81.0%	366 (74.7%)	49 (10.0%)	25 (5.1%)	22 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.7%)	$15,660			$2,175			$13,484	28.7	28	1053	20		263447006990
1034	Linden Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3244 N Linden Rd	Flint	48504	Genesee County	Linden Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(810) 720-0515	789	36	21.8	92.3%	19 (2.4%)	649 (82.3%)	39 (4.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (10.3%)	$13,037			$2,439			$10,599	28.5	34.9	936	98		260019701106
1035	Collins Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4451 W Houghton Lake Dr	Houghton Lake	48629	Roscommon County	Houghton Lake Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 366-2030	489	32	15.2	84.0%	431 (88.1%)	4 (0.8%)	25 (5.1%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.1%)	$14,708			$4,211			$10,496	28.4	31.6	994	41		261860005548
1036	Lillian Fletcher Elementary School	Public	K-4	291 W Fulton St	Homer	49245	Calhoun County	Homer Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 568-4452	319	20	15.7	66.5%	289 (90.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.4%)	$13,980			$1,130			$12,849	28.1	30.9	1008	28		261854005539
1037	Battle Creek Montessori Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	399 20th St N	Springfield	49037	Calhoun County	Battle Creek Montessori Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(269) 339-3308	141	9	15.4	85.8%	76 (53.9%)	19 (13.5%)	20 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (18.4%)	$13,798			$3,003			$10,795	28	27.1	1066	29		260105508473
1038	Central Montcalm Upper Elementary School	Public	3-5	1488 S Sheridan Rd	Stanton	48888	Montcalm County	Central Montcalm Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 831-2300	284	15	18.5	70.4%	261 (91.9%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.9%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.2%)	$14,780			$2,296			$12,483	28	21.7	1149	111		260864001391
1039	Kaiser Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	16700 Wildwood St	Roseville	48066	Macomb County	Roseville Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 445-5785	215	19	11.5	84.7%	85 (39.5%)	100 (46.5%)	4 (1.9%)	3 (1.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (9.8%)	$17,402			$7,522			$9,880	27.8	31	1006	33		263021006622
1040	Huron Academy Grades 38	Public, Charter	3-8	36301 Utica Rd	Clinton Township	48035	Macomb County	Huron Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(586) 690-8180	408	25	16.2	63.0%	244 (59.8%)	119 (29.2%)	10 (2.5%)	19 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.7%)	$10,251			$1,972			$8,278	27.8	25.3	1089	49		260021108769

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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.