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
51	Dutton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	3820 68th St SE	Caledonia	49316	Kent County	Caledonia Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 698-8982	317	20	16	28.4%	222 (70.0%)	13 (4.1%)	42 (13.2%)	12 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.8%)	$16,864			$1,830			$15,034	95.2	93.5	66	15		260762004349
52	Deerfield Elementary School	Public	K-4	26500 Wixom Rd	Novi	48374	Oakland County	Novi Community School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 449-1700	459	27	17.1	5.2%	157 (34.2%)	25 (5.4%)	15 (3.3%)	237 (51.6%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	19 (4.1%)	$15,660			$706			$14,954	95.1	92.5	72	20		262613001243
53	Wines Elementary School	Public	K-5	1701 Newport Rd	Ann Arbor	48103	Washtenaw County	Ann Arbor Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 994-1973	465	27	17.2	9.7%	343 (73.8%)	7 (1.5%)	31 (6.7%)	33 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	50 (10.8%)	$16,002			$608			$15,395	95	97.1	19	34		260282004028
54	South Arbor Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	8200 Carpenter Rd	Ypsilanti	48197	Washtenaw County	South Arbor Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(734) 528-2821	800	41	19.7	31.9%	359 (44.9%)	146 (18.3%)	65 (8.1%)	133 (16.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	97 (12.1%)	$11,183			$832			$10,351	94.9	95.1	49	5		260022301182
55	Cannonsburg Elementary School	Public	K-5	4894 Sturgis Ave NE	Rockford	49341	Kent County	Rockford Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 863-6344	262	15	17	16.8%	236 (90.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.5%)	$18,141			$928			$17,213	94.8	94.7	55			263003006590
56	Riverview Elementary School	Public	K-4	509 Willow Ave	Big Rapids	49307	Mecosta County	Big Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 796-2550	346	19	18.2	48.3%	309 (89.3%)	7 (2.0%)	9 (2.6%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.2%)	$15,509			$3,035			$12,475	94.8	95.4	44	12		260578004209
57	Pine Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	3250 Redford Dr SE	Grand Rapids	49546	Kent County	Forest Hills Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 493-8910	472	27	17.7	8.3%	404 (85.6%)	11 (2.3%)	18 (3.8%)	12 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.7%)	$13,665			$1,336			$12,329	94.6	95.1	51	6		261461005159
58	Hartland Farms Intermediate School	Public	4-6	581 Taylor Rd	Brighton	48114	Livingston County	Hartland Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 626-2500	770	43	18.1	17.8%	714 (92.7%)	4 (0.5%)	23 (3.0%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.2%)	$11,561			$749			$10,813	94.6	95.3	45	13		261791005461
59	Isbister Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9300 N Canton Center Rd	Plymouth	48170	Wayne County	Plymouth-Canton Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 416-6050	422	28	15.2	13.5%	346 (82.0%)	13 (3.1%)	25 (5.9%)	12 (2.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.7%)	$15,638			$1,327			$14,312	94.5	91	95	36		262856006416
60	Hornung Elementary School	Public	K-4	4680 Bauer Rd	Brighton	48116	Livingston County	Brighton Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 299-4450	558	31	18	9.1%	525 (94.1%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.7%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.6%)	$13,589			$1,591			$11,998	94.5	94.2	60			260687004289

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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.

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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.