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
801	Will Carleton Charter School Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2001 W Hallett Rd	Hillsdale	49242	Hillsdale County	Will Carleton Charter School Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(517) 437-2000	276	21	13.2	30.1%	251 (90.9%)	4 (1.4%)	10 (3.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.3%)	$9,487			$391			$9,096	44.5	47	743	58		260018201057
802	Francois Maconce Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6300 Church Rd	Ira	48023	St. Clair County	Anchor Bay School District	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 725-0284	319	23	13.9	64.6%	253 (79.3%)	7 (2.2%)	27 (8.5%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.8%)	$15,767			$2,662			$13,105	44.4	56	614	188		260279001069
803	Schuchard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2900 Holly Dr	Sterling Heights	48310	Macomb County	Utica Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 797-6200	602	35	17.4	86.0%	472 (78.4%)	21 (3.5%)	5 (0.8%)	84 (14.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.3%)	$15,321			$2,459			$12,862	44.4	43.8	789	14		263447007027
804	Mar Lee School	Public	K-8	21236 H Dr N	Marshall	49068	Calhoun County	Mar Lee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 781-5412	295	23	12.6	38.3%	259 (87.8%)	3 (1.0%)	26 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	$15,328			$1,243			$14,085	44.4	45.2	762	42		262283007663
805	Roscommon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	175 W Sunset Dr	Roscommon	48653	Roscommon County	Roscommon Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 275-6610	276	21	12.9	55.1%	263 (95.3%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.2%)	$18,432			$4,319			$14,112	44.3	32	989	184		261583005231
806	Pine Island Elementary	Public	3-5	6101 Pine Island Dr NE	Comstock Park	49321	Kent County	Comstock Park Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 254-5500	379	27	13.8	57.5%	215 (56.7%)	29 (7.7%)	92 (24.3%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (10.3%)	$16,100			$2,111			$13,989	44.3	40.9	834	28		261062001064
807	St Ignace ElementaryMiddle School	Public	PK, KG-8	429 Portage St	Saint Ignace	49781	Mackinac County	St. Ignace Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(906) 643-8500	240	21	11.3	65.0%	105 (43.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	115 (47.9%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.1%)	$17,489			$1,920			$15,569	44.3	41.9	818	11		260001207696
808	Bennie Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	17401 Champaign Rd	Allen Park	48101	Wayne County	Allen Park Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-1300	513	28	18.4	48.1%	392 (76.4%)	21 (4.1%)	78 (15.2%)	7 (1.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.3%)	$13,783			$843			$12,940	44.2	48	729	79		260252000005
809	Clio Intermediate School	Public	4-5	11218 N Linden Rd	Clio	48420	Genesee County	Clio Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-7652	424	21	20.5	69.3%	367 (86.6%)	11 (2.6%)	22 (5.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.0%)	$13,077			$984			$12,093	44.1	55.2	630	179		261011004501
810	Erie Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	42276 Romeo Plank Rd	Clinton Twp	48038	Macomb County	Chippewa Valley Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(586) 723-5400	474	29	16.6	36.3%	357 (75.3%)	59 (12.4%)	24 (5.1%)	8 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	23 (4.9%)	$15,067			$1,179			$13,888	44	43.6	794	16		260957007514

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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:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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.