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
1471	Potter School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	2500 N Averill Ave	Flint	48506	Genesee County	Flint School District of the City of	No	Yes	No	Yes	(810) 760-1813	221	7	34	94.6%	45 (20.4%)	129 (58.4%)	17 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (13.6%)	$26,314			$16,553			$9,761	5.1	8.3	1378	93		261452005117
1472	Old Redford Academy Elementary	Public, Magnet, Charter	PK, KG-4	17195 Redford St	Detroit	48219	Wayne County	Old Redford Academy	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(313) 532-7510	265	14	18.9	84.5%	1 (0.4%)	256 (96.6%)	4 (1.5%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$19,423			$7,586			$11,837	5.1	7.1	1413	59		260024201212
1473	Dixon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8401 Trinity St	Detroit	48228	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 947-1330	485	29	16.8	94.8%	0 (0.0%)	475 (97.9%)	9 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,907			$2,100			$18,807	5	6.9	1415	58		260110304695
1474	American International Academy Upper Elementary	Public, Charter	3-6	28955 Rosewood St	Inkster	48141	Wayne County	American International Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(734) 713-5525	225	12	18.2	95.6%	0 (0.0%)	218 (96.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	$4,576			$2,278			$2,299	4.9			(n/a)		260098608907
1475	Edward Duke Ellington at Beckham	Public	PK, KG-8	9860 Park Dr	Detroit	48213	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 852-8500	560	30	18.6	90.5%	0 (0.0%)	553 (98.8%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$18,671			$1,954			$16,717	4.9	5.8	1444	31		260110304838
1476	Gompers ElementaryMiddle School	Public	PK, KG-8	14450 Burt Rd	Detroit	48223	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 494-7495	749	43	17.3	91.3%	3 (0.4%)	730 (97.5%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.3%)	$18,459			$2,564			$15,896	4.9	4	1480	4		260110304719
1477	Robbie Hall Parker School	Public	PK, KG-5	22055 Quinn Rd	Clinton Township	48035	Macomb County	Clintondale Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 791-6900	337	19	17.5	90.8%	7 (2.1%)	307 (91.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.2%)	$17,445			$2,470			$14,975	4.8	9.1	1360	117		261008004496
1478	Coleman A Young Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	15771 Hubbell St	Detroit	48227	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 852-0725	382	27	13.9	94.2%	0 (0.0%)	377 (98.7%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,790			$2,196			$17,594	4.7	6.1	1438	40		260110304835
1479	Holmes Elementary	Public	K-6	1255 Holmes Rd	Ypsilanti	48198	Washtenaw County	Ypsilanti Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 221-2100	191	24	8.1	88.5%	38 (19.9%)	109 (57.1%)	14 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (15.2%)	$24,071			$8,157			$15,914	4.7	4.8	1468	11		263663007233
1480	Kent Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1445 Emerald Ave NE	Grand Rapids	49505	Kent County	Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 819-2727	370	18	20.7	87.8%	37 (10.0%)	218 (58.9%)	77 (20.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	36 (9.7%)	$17,920			$5,112			$12,808	4.5	7.3	1407	73		261644005326

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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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.