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
921	Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	158 S Scott St	Adrian	49221	Lenawee County	Adrian Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 265-8544	280	20	14	62.1%	160 (57.1%)	10 (3.6%)	83 (29.6%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.9%)	$15,522			$2,474			$13,048	36	40.1	845	76		260195003932
922	Hiller Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	400 E La Salle Ave	Madison Heights	48071	Oakland County	Lamphere Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 589-0406	272	21	12.9	70.6%	113 (41.5%)	62 (22.8%)	51 (18.8%)	27 (9.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.6%)	$21,024			$2,423			$18,601	35.9	40.1	846	76		262112005779
923	Sheldon Woods Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	15050 Blair St	West Olive	49460	Ottawa County	West Ottawa Public School District	No	No	No	No	(616) 786-1700	145	12	12.6	68.3%	80 (55.2%)	1 (0.7%)	50 (34.5%)	4 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.9%)	$18,494			$2,279			$16,215	35.9	44.8	768	155		263591007191
924	Violet Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	22020 Violet St	Saint Clair Shores	48082	Macomb County	Lake Shore Public Schools (Macomb)	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 285-8700	471	25	18.5	43.1%	372 (79.0%)	47 (10.0%)	23 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.2%)	$14,573			$1,502			$13,072	35.8	33	969	45		263267006818
925	Elliott Elementary School	Public	K-5	4200 Bond Ave	Holt	48842	Ingham County	Holt Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 699-2106	457	23	19.6	50.8%	223 (48.8%)	82 (17.9%)	76 (16.6%)	14 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (13.6%)	$18,473			$823			$17,650	35.8	43.1	801	124		261848005528
926	GalesburgAugusta Primary School	Public	PK, KG-4	315 W Battle Creek St	Galesburg	49053	Kalamazoo County	Galesburg-Augusta Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 484-2040	399	27	14.6	45.6%	332 (83.2%)	17 (4.3%)	20 (5.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.0%)	$16,297			$1,140			$15,156	35.5	46.1	752	174		261545005204
927	Oxford Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	775 W Drahner Rd	Oxford	48371	Oakland County	Oxford Community Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(248) 969-5021	1,249	59	21	24.7%	971 (77.7%)	96 (7.7%)	66 (5.3%)	31 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (6.7%)	$15,087			$1,145			$13,942	35.5	46.2	750	177		262724008274
928	Alanson Public School	Public, Magnet, Alternative	PK, KG-12	7400 North St	Alanson	49706	Emmet County	Alanson Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(231) 548-2261	223	19	11.6	77.6%	182 (81.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.2%)	$15,287			$826			$14,461	35.4	57	597	331		262181005875
929	Big Bay De Noc School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	8928 Oo 25 Rd	Cooks	49817	Delta County	Big Bay De Noc School District	No	No	No	Yes	(906) 252-4500	192	14	14	52.6%	112 (58.3%)	1 (0.5%)	11 (5.7%)	1 (0.5%)	26 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (21.4%)	$00			$00			$00	35.4	49.8	696	233		260569004202
930	Park Elementary School	Public	K-5	53806 Wilbur Rd	Three Rivers	49093	St. Joseph County	Three Rivers Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 279-1143	262	19	13.7	53.1%	172 (65.6%)	29 (11.1%)	27 (10.3%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (11.1%)	$16,140			$1,754			$14,386	35.3	35.9	922	8		263384006932

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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