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
81	Quarton Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	771 Chesterfield Ave	Birmingham	48009	Oakland County	Birmingham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(248) 203-3429	371	23	16	2.4%	329 (88.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.0%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.0%)	$20,507			$634			$19,873	92.8	97	20	61		260585004224
82	Bridgman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	3891 Lake St	Bridgman	49106	Berrien County	Bridgman Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 466-0241	309	24	13.1	45.3%	265 (85.8%)	2 (0.6%)	18 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.8%)	$18,750			$1,391			$17,359	92.7	94	61	21		260684004280
83	Beverly Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	18305 Beverly Rd	Beverly Hills	48025	Oakland County	Birmingham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(248) 203-3164	296	23	12.7	8.4%	238 (80.4%)	23 (7.8%)	12 (4.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.1%)	$23,193			$1,175			$22,018	92.6	91.3	94	11		260585004214
84	Rockford Spanish Immersion	Public	K-5	3900 Kroes St NE	Rockford	49341	Kent County	Rockford Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 863-6374	307	9	33.1	8.8%	246 (80.1%)	2 (0.7%)	45 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.2%)	$11,621			$761			$10,860	92.6	96.5	29	55		263003001876
85	Brewster Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1535 Brewster Rd	Rochester Hills	48306	Oakland County	Rochester Community School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 726-3300	377	27	14.1	4.8%	252 (66.8%)	5 (1.3%)	27 (7.2%)	73 (19.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.0%)	$16,475			$791			$15,684	92.6	89.5	124	39		262994006569
86	Alto Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6150 Bancroft Ave SE	Alto	49302	Kent County	Lowell Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 987-2600	417	25	16.6	15.6%	378 (90.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.6%)	$13,199			$1,194			$12,005	92.3	84.5	191	105		262205005925
87	Grandville Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4052 Prairie St SW	Grandville	49418	Kent County	Grandville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 254-6012	201	15	13	33.3%	138 (68.7%)	6 (3.0%)	34 (16.9%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (9.5%)	$18,591			$1,328			$17,263	92.3	92.9	69	18		261647005377
88	Buchanan Elementary School	Public	K-4	16400 Hubbard St	Livonia	48154	Wayne County	Livonia Public Schools School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 744-2690	483	28	17.5	20.5%	402 (83.2%)	15 (3.1%)	39 (8.1%)	9 (1.9%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.1%)	$16,240			$1,286			$14,954	92.2	91.5	90	2		262184005905
89	Conant Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4100 Quarton Rd	Bloomfield Hills	48302	Oakland County	Bloomfield Hills Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 341-7000	504	35	14.4	6.7%	391 (77.6%)	32 (6.3%)	17 (3.4%)	38 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.2%)	$20,491			$812			$19,679	92.2	95.5	41	48		260609004233
90	Spencer Road Elementary School	Public	K-4	10639 Spencer Rd	Brighton	48114	Livingston County	Brighton Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 299-4350	507	29	17.3	14.0%	473 (93.3%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.4%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.2%)	$13,759			$1,839			$11,920	92.1	93.7	65	25		260687004288

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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.