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
791	HarveySwanson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	209 Varsity Dr	Ortonville	48462	Oakland County	Brandon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 627-1850	548	33	16.6	43.8%	467 (85.2%)	13 (2.4%)	37 (6.8%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.4%)	$14,604			$1,245			$13,359	45.2	39.1	864	73		260657004260
792	TriTownship School	Public, Alternative	K-12	10070 Us Highway 2	Rapid River	49878	Delta County	Rapid River Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(906) 474-6411	243	19	13	45.7%	191 (78.6%)	2 (0.8%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (18.1%)	$16,260			$2,450			$13,811	45.1	49.3	710	82		262934006514
793	Joseph M Carkenord Elementary School	Public	K-5	27100 24 Mile Rd	Chesterfield	48051	Macomb County	L'Anse Creuse Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 493-5230	656	35	18.9	41.2%	458 (69.8%)	93 (14.2%)	27 (4.1%)	11 (1.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (9.9%)	$13,915			$1,272			$12,643	44.9	45.1	765	28		262187001379
794	Donley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2961 E Lake Lansing Rd	East Lansing	48823	Ingham County	East Lansing School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 333-7370	262	20	12.9	57.3%	100 (38.2%)	68 (26.0%)	38 (14.5%)	19 (7.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (13.7%)	$16,952			$1,572			$15,380	44.9	48.3	725	69		261260004978
795	Ferndale Upper Elementary Campus	Public, Magnet	K-6	24220 Rosewood St	Oak Park	48237	Oakland County	Ferndale Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(248) 547-0880	501	30	16.6	45.3%	261 (52.1%)	187 (37.3%)	13 (2.6%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.2%)	$15,349			$1,445			$13,904	44.9	33.7	959	164		261428005075
796	West Ward Elementary School	Public	K-5	630 Vernon St	Allegan	49010	Allegan County	Allegan Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 673-7000	247	15	16.4	64.0%	208 (84.2%)	8 (3.2%)	14 (5.7%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.7%)	$15,410			$1,336			$14,073	44.7	57.3	594	202		260222003969
797	North Holland Elementary School	Public	K-5	11946 New Holland St	Holland	49424	Ottawa County	West Ottawa Public School District	No	No	No	No	(616) 786-1500	267	18	15	63.3%	75 (28.1%)	6 (2.2%)	139 (52.1%)	22 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (9.4%)	$14,966			$1,402			$13,565	44.7	45.1	764	33		263591007189
798	Marion Elementary School	Public	K-5	510 W Main St	Marion	49665	Osceola County	Marion Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 743-6251	185	14	13.2	76.8%	171 (92.4%)	2 (1.1%)	4 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	2 (1.1%)	4 (2.2%)	$16,584			$3,936			$12,649	44.6	42.4	808	10		262280005977
799	Endeavour Elementary and Middle School	Public	K-8	22505 26 Mile Rd	Ray	48096	Macomb County	New Haven Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 749-8067	595	36	16.3	50.6%	427 (71.8%)	100 (16.8%)	25 (4.2%)	20 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.9%)	$9,819			$976			$8,843	44.5	48.9	716	83		262523008768
800	Buckley Community Schools	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	305 S 1st St	Buckley	49620	Wexford County	Buckley Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 269-3325	488	31	15.8	45.7%	460 (94.3%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.5%)	$13,207			$1,816			$11,390	44.5	42.8	803	3		260717004313

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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.