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
671	Rosedale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	36651 Ann Arbor Trl	Livonia	48150	Wayne County	Livonia Public Schools School District	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 744-2800	301	18	16.5	38.9%	176 (58.5%)	48 (15.9%)	27 (9.0%)	35 (11.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.7%)	$17,586			$1,162			$16,424	53.1	63.6	504	167		262184001958
672	Havel Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	41855 Schoenherr Rd	Sterling Heights	48313	Macomb County	Utica Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 797-5200	571	32	17.8	47.8%	433 (75.8%)	62 (10.9%)	24 (4.2%)	20 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.6%)	$14,986			$1,508			$13,477	53.1	60.7	541	131		263447007024
673	Patterson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3231 Grange Hall Rd	Holly	48442	Oakland County	Holly Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 328-3700	408	30	13.5	56.9%	341 (83.6%)	6 (1.5%)	27 (6.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.8%)	$15,861			$2,203			$13,658	53.1	47.9	732	59		261845005524
674	Boyne Falls Public School	Public, Magnet, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1662 M75 S	Boyne Falls	49713	Charlevoix County	Boyne Falls Public School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(231) 549-2211	196	18	10.8	71.4%	185 (94.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.6%)	$20,719			$2,079			$18,640	53	48.4	724	50		260651004255
675	Ypsilanti International Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	503 Oak St	Ypsilanti	48198	Washtenaw County	Ypsilanti Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 221-2400	416	30	14.1	34.4%	213 (51.2%)	95 (22.8%)	41 (9.9%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (15.1%)	$19,429			$5,494			$13,935	52.9	55.9	616	59		263663008788
676	Schwarzkoff Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	8401 Constitution Blvd	Sterling Heights	48313	Macomb County	Utica Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 797-6300	597	35	17.3	76.2%	425 (71.2%)	85 (14.2%)	20 (3.4%)	37 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (4.9%)	$15,530			$2,080			$13,449	52.7	55.8	622	54		263447006992
677	Prairie Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2294 S 9th St	Kalamazoo	49009	Kalamazoo County	Kalamazoo Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 337-0630	449	24	18.3	64.8%	172 (38.3%)	163 (36.3%)	16 (3.6%)	12 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	85 (18.9%)	$16,772			$4,262			$12,510	52.6	34.8	937	260		261995005655
678	Cherokee Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	42900 Rivergate Dr	Clinton Twp	48038	Macomb County	Chippewa Valley Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(586) 723-4800	526	27	19.8	40.3%	368 (70.0%)	69 (13.1%)	29 (5.5%)	14 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (8.7%)	$13,919			$944			$12,975	52.5	44.1	781	103		260957000200
679	Island City Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	6421 S Clinton Trl	Eaton Rapids	48827	Eaton County	Island City Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(517) 663-0111	197	16	12.5	44.7%	183 (92.9%)	3 (1.5%)	9 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$10,074			$722			$9,352	52.5	53.8	653	26		260007300501
680	Heritage School	Public	3-6	222 Western St	Stockbridge	49285	Ingham County	Stockbridge Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 851-8600	331	21	16	42.0%	305 (92.1%)	9 (2.7%)	13 (3.9%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$14,833			$1,666			$13,167	52.3	38.6	875	195		263303001542

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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:

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

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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