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
761	Jack Harvey Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	41700 Montroy Dr	Sterling Heights	48313	Macomb County	Utica Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 797-5100	429	30	14.5	64.6%	254 (59.2%)	22 (5.1%)	76 (17.7%)	26 (6.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (11.7%)	$14,641			$1,719			$12,921	47	41.2	833	72		263447006996
762	Field Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 S Haggerty Rd	Canton	48188	Wayne County	Plymouth-Canton Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 397-6346	467	31	15.1	35.1%	234 (50.1%)	113 (24.2%)	28 (6.0%)	54 (11.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.5%)	$15,692			$1,748			$13,944	47	39.8	850	88		262856006423
763	Joseph K Lumsden Bahweting Anishnabe Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1301 Marquette Ave	Sault Sainte Marie	49783	Chippewa County	Joseph K. Lumsden Bahweting Anishnabe Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(906) 635-5055	601	48	12.4	49.6%	217 (36.1%)	4 (0.7%)	22 (3.7%)	4 (0.7%)	326 (54.2%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (4.5%)	$23,594			$1,912			$21,682	47	39.2	862	99		260007100492
764	Verellen Elementary School	Public	2-4	612 Borton Rd	Essexville	48732	Bay County	Essexville-Hampton Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 894-9770	314	14	22.4	46.2%	280 (89.2%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (5.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.8%)	$12,092			$948			$11,143	47	43.1	800	36		261353005026
765	Forest Park School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	801 Forest Pkwy	Crystal Falls	49920	Iron County	Forest Park School District	No	No	No	Yes	(906) 214-4695	481	24	19.7	58.8%	437 (90.9%)	6 (1.2%)	9 (1.9%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.2%)	$13,065			$1,873			$11,192	46.9	49.6	700	65		261119004569
766	WhitmoreBolles Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	21501 Whitmore St	Dearborn	48124	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-6800	316	33	9.5	74.7%	272 (86.1%)	24 (7.6%)	12 (3.8%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	$23,848			$2,462			$21,386	46.9	28.3	1047	281		261160004602
767	Clara B Bolen Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	211 S Plank Rd	Tawas City	48763	Iosco County	Tawas Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 984-2200	433	24	17.7	55.2%	395 (91.2%)	4 (0.9%)	11 (2.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.6%)	$12,555			$1,743			$10,812	46.9	51.3	684	83		263351006887
768	Ballard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1601 W Chicago Rd	Niles	49120	Berrien County	Niles Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 683-5900	516	28	18.4	77.7%	311 (60.3%)	62 (12.0%)	77 (14.9%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	59 (11.4%)	$12,481			$2,476			$10,004	46.8	26.9	1070	302		262556006203
769	Wilde Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	32343 Bunert Rd	Warren	48088	Macomb County	Warren Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 294-8490	496	31	16.2	50.4%	308 (62.1%)	77 (15.5%)	16 (3.2%)	52 (10.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (8.5%)	$18,492			$1,773			$16,720	46.7	40.2	843	74		263519007096
770	Barryton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	19701 30th Ave	Barryton	49305	Mecosta County	Chippewa Hills School District	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 382-5311	204	12	17.4	70.6%	180 (88.2%)	5 (2.5%)	11 (5.4%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.5%)	$15,274			$2,957			$12,318	46.5	33.9	955	185		260956004451

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.