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
721	Mackensen Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5535 Dennis Dr	Bay City	48706	Bay County	Bay City School District	No	No	No	No	(989) 684-4941	265	18	14.6	36.2%	222 (83.8%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.5%)	$11,841			$791			$11,050	49.6	55.2	631	90		260426004101
722	Stevens T Mason Elementary School	Public	K-4	1640 Vernier Rd	Grosse Pointe Woods	48236	Wayne County	Grosse Pointe Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 432-4400	274	22	12.3	39.1%	149 (54.4%)	89 (32.5%)	8 (2.9%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	23 (8.4%)	$21,600			$2,666			$18,934	49.6	53.8	652	70		262574006223
723	Twin Lake School	Public	PK, KG-4	3175 5th St	Twin Lake	49457	Muskegon County	Reeths-Puffer Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 719-3190	205	15	13.7	51.7%	172 (83.9%)	7 (3.4%)	14 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	11 (5.4%)	$14,061			$2,042			$12,019	49.6	45	766	43		262954006545
724	Hulsing Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8055 Fleet St	Canton	48187	Wayne County	Plymouth-Canton Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 416-7532	468	28	16.4	35.7%	283 (60.5%)	94 (20.1%)	24 (5.1%)	24 (5.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (8.5%)	$15,940			$1,538			$14,402	49.5	48	731	7		262856006424
725	Innocademy	Public, Magnet, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	8485 Homestead Dr	Zeeland	49464	Ottawa County	Innocademy	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(248) 505-6829	268	26	10.3	43.3%	139 (51.9%)	2 (0.7%)	109 (40.7%)	3 (1.1%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.5%)	$11,777			$1,094			$10,683	49.5	57.5	590	135		260101108354
726	Ojibwa Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	46950 Heydenreich Rd	Macomb	48044	Macomb County	Chippewa Valley Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(586) 723-6400	622	34	18.5	42.8%	398 (64.0%)	94 (15.1%)	35 (5.6%)	24 (3.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (10.9%)	$14,268			$987			$13,282	49.5	61.1	535	191		260957004458
727	Oxbow Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Oxbow Lake Rd	White Lake	48386	Oakland County	Huron Valley Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 684-8085	397	26	15.5	43.3%	314 (79.1%)	5 (1.3%)	53 (13.4%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.3%)	$16,686			$1,592			$15,095	49.5	25	1092	365		261899005578
728	Discovery Elementary	Public	K-5	2461 60th St SE	Grand Rapids	49508	Kent County	Kentwood Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 871-1080	674	37	18.3	72.0%	166 (24.6%)	231 (34.3%)	109 (16.2%)	107 (15.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (8.9%)	$15,193			$2,699			$12,494	49.5	65.3	479	249		262034001874
729	Sonoma Elementary	Public	K-4	4640 B Dr S	Battle Creek	49015	Calhoun County	Harper Creek Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 441-7800	351	21	16.4	31.6%	289 (82.3%)	8 (2.3%)	19 (5.4%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (8.8%)	$15,875			$1,191			$14,684	49.4	35.3	930	201		261773005438
730	TC Holbrook Elementary School	Public	K-4	615 Jones St	Grand Ledge	48837	Eaton County	Grand Ledge Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 925-5480	506	30	16.6	31.6%	396 (78.3%)	5 (1.0%)	50 (9.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (10.7%)	$13,963			$2,123			$11,840	49.4	53.3	661	69		261641008188

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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