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
1451	Michigan Collegiate Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	16911 Eastland St	Roseville	48066	Macomb County	Michigan Collegiate	Yes	No	No	Yes	(586) 779-8055	232	21	11.1	92.7%	1 (0.4%)	228 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	$36,434			$9,786			$26,648	5.7	7.9	1392	59		260021001144
1452	Oakview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1420 Madison St	Muskegon	49442	Muskegon County	Muskegon Public Schools of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 720-2450	438	25	17.6	95.7%	82 (18.7%)	269 (61.4%)	37 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (11.4%)	$26,152			$12,518			$13,634	5.7	7.6	1398	54		262484006155
1453	Fisher Magnet Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	15510 E State Fair St	Detroit	48205	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(313) 642-4854	758	50	15.2	95.8%	2 (0.3%)	736 (97.1%)	5 (0.7%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (1.1%)	$21,084			$2,092			$18,992	5.6	4.2	1477	24		260110309058
1454	Dwight Rich School of the Arts	Public, Magnet	K-8	2600 Hampden Dr	Lansing	48911	Ingham County	Lansing Public School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(517) 755-1160	562	31	17.9	92.5%	93 (16.5%)	262 (46.6%)	85 (15.1%)	37 (6.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	82 (14.6%)	$21,030			$5,843			$15,188	5.6	5.2	1460	6		262115008263
1455	International Academy of Flint K12	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2820 S Saginaw St	Flint	48503	Genesee County	International Academy of Flint	Yes	No	No	Yes	(810) 600-5210	939	51	18.5	85.1%	14 (1.5%)	850 (90.5%)	12 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (6.7%)	$15,174			$3,070			$12,104	5.6	5.5	1451	4		260019501104
1456	Mason Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	19955 Fenelon St	Detroit	48234	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 866-3600	476	31	15.2	90.3%	0 (0.0%)	466 (97.9%)	6 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$20,244			$2,190			$18,054	5.6	5	1464	8		260110304778
1457	Keys Grace Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	27321 Hampden St	Madison Heights	48071	Oakland County	Keys Grace Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(248) 629-7700	530	29	18.5	99.8%	482 (90.9%)	42 (7.9%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$24,293			$10,614			$13,679	5.5	6.2	1434	23		260110008739
1458	Marquette Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	480 Bennett St	Muskegon	49442	Muskegon County	Muskegon Public Schools of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 720-2600	367	30	12.1	95.1%	49 (13.4%)	228 (62.1%)	41 (11.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (12.8%)	$34,828			$16,440			$18,388	5.5	5.6	1448	10		262484006148
1459	Mackenzie ElementaryMiddle School	Public	PK, KG-8	10147 W Chicago	Detroit	48204	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 416-6400	876	42	20.7	90.8%	2 (0.2%)	841 (96.0%)	21 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.4%)	$18,828			$2,074			$16,754	5.5	4.1	1479	20		260110308222
1460	Herig School	Public	PK, KG-5	1905 Houghton Ave	Saginaw	48602	Saginaw County	Saginaw School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 399-4350	282	11	25.6	94.0%	59 (20.9%)	148 (52.5%)	50 (17.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	23 (8.2%)	$18,963			$5,582			$13,381	5.4	8.2	1379	81		263039006664

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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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Educational resources:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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.