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
361	Grandville East Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3413 30th St SW	Grandville	49418	Kent County	Grandville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 254-6080	207	16	12.7	49.8%	120 (58.0%)	9 (4.3%)	55 (26.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (10.6%)	$17,852			$2,297			$15,555	73.4	59.7	554	193		261647005379
362	Frankfort Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	613 Leelanau Ave	Frankfort	49635	Benzie County	Frankfort-Elberta Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 352-4641	240	17	13.8	56.7%	217 (90.4%)	5 (2.1%)	12 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	$20,027			$2,472			$17,555	73.3	56.8	598	236		261479005175
363	Oxford Elementary School	Public	3-5	109 Pontiac St	Oxford	48371	Oakland County	Oxford Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 969-5075	340	23	14.6	10.9%	290 (85.3%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (7.6%)	7 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.7%)	$15,344			$1,161			$14,183	73.3	74.8	328	35		262724000232
364	Waukazoo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1294 W Lakewood Blvd	Holland	49424	Ottawa County	West Ottawa Public School District	No	No	No	No	(616) 786-1800	466	28	16.5	30.3%	350 (75.1%)	7 (1.5%)	52 (11.2%)	8 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	46 (9.9%)	$14,897			$1,289			$13,607	73.2	69.5	414	50		263591007193
365	Winn Elementary School	Public	K-5	380 E Blanchard Rd	Shepherd	48883	Isabella County	Shepherd Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 866-2250	224	15	14.7	38.8%	207 (92.4%)	5 (2.2%)	7 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	$15,162			$1,334			$13,828	73.2	71	392	27		263138006743
366	Edmonson Montessori	Public	PK, KG-8	1300 W Canfield St	Detroit	48201	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 873-7441	262	19	14.1	38.5%	63 (24.0%)	181 (69.1%)	6 (2.3%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.8%)	$20,897			$3,081			$17,816	73.2	50.6	687	321		260110308933
367	Keith Elementary School	Public	K-5	2800 Keith Rd	West Bloomfield	48324	Oakland County	Walled Lake Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 956-3700	542	36	14.9	19.9%	455 (83.9%)	22 (4.1%)	26 (4.8%)	15 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.4%)	$16,150			$618			$15,532	73.1	66.9	460	93		263516007077
368	Ruahmah J Hutchings Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3503 Bigelow Rd	Howell	48855	Livingston County	Howell Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 234-6074	416	29	14.5	16.6%	377 (90.6%)	3 (0.7%)	13 (3.1%)	11 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.9%)	$15,835			$970			$14,865	73.1	64.2	495	127		261872001524
369	Boyne City Elementary School	Public	K-4	930 Brockway St	Boyne City	49712	Charlevoix County	Boyne City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 439-8300	425	26	16.1	43.8%	382 (89.9%)	3 (0.7%)	7 (1.6%)	5 (1.2%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.6%)	$20,367			$1,707			$18,660	73	74.6	330	39		260650004253
370	Deerfield Elementary School	Public	K-5	3600 Crooks Rd	Rochester Hills	48309	Oakland County	Avondale School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 537-6700	333	23	14.3	31.8%	174 (52.3%)	74 (22.2%)	41 (12.3%)	40 (12.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$18,137			$1,568			$16,568	72.9	76	317	53		260369007667

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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.
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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.