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
441	Kenbrook Elementary School	Public	K-5	32130 Bonnet Hill Rd	Farmington Hills	48334	Oakland County	Farmington Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 489-3711	388	24	16.1	26.5%	185 (47.7%)	105 (27.1%)	28 (7.2%)	47 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.9%)	$19,256			$2,127			$17,129	68.1	76.3	314	127		261407005042
442	Country Oaks Elementary School	Public	K-5	5070 S Duck Lake Rd	Commerce Township	48382	Oakland County	Huron Valley Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 684-8075	488	29	17	21.1%	420 (86.1%)	6 (1.2%)	26 (5.3%)	13 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.7%)	$14,617			$649			$13,968	68	69.2	418	24		261899000101
443	Pine Street Elementary	Public	4-5	201 Pine St	Wayland	49348	Allegan County	Wayland Union Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 792-1127	413	21	19.6	42.6%	362 (87.7%)	2 (0.5%)	25 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.3%)	$14,265			$852			$13,413	68	68.8	425	18		263555007171
444	Hillside Elementary School	Public	K-5	36801 W 11 Mile Rd	Farmington Hills	48335	Oakland County	Farmington Public School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 489-3773	682	39	17.3	16.6%	273 (40.0%)	135 (19.8%)	28 (4.1%)	205 (30.1%)	15 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (3.7%)	$17,879			$1,982			$15,897	68	81.2	238	206		261407007669
445	Gearing Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-4	200 N Carney Dr	Saint Clair	48079	St. Clair County	East China School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(810) 676-1650	353	23	15.3	40.8%	333 (94.3%)	8 (2.3%)	10 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$13,725			$1,904			$11,821	68	60.5	543	98		261242004939
446	Emma Murphy Elementary School	Public	K-5	1100 Pratt Rd	Metamora	48455	Lapeer County	Lapeer Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 538-2345	374	18	20.7	31.0%	329 (88.0%)	2 (0.5%)	19 (5.1%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.1%)	$13,969			$2,200			$11,769	67.9	73.2	353	93		262118005842
447	West Oakview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	3880 Stuyvesant Ave NE	Grand Rapids	49525	Kent County	Northview Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 361-3470	240	22	10.8	41.7%	164 (68.3%)	16 (6.7%)	30 (12.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (12.1%)	$16,183			$1,932			$14,251	67.7	71.2	385	62		262595006242
448	Randolph Elementary School	Public	K-4	14470 Norman St	Livonia	48154	Wayne County	Livonia Public Schools School District	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 744-2770	532	36	14.8	29.9%	339 (63.7%)	82 (15.4%)	37 (7.0%)	28 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (8.6%)	$17,898			$1,789			$16,108	67.5	87.3	161	287		262184005896
449	Moccasin Elementary School	Public	2-4	410 Moccasin St	Buchanan	49107	Berrien County	Buchanan Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 695-8408	354	19	18.8	57.1%	287 (81.1%)	15 (4.2%)	19 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (9.3%)	$12,254			$1,420			$10,835	67.5	70.7	396	53		260714004310
450	Pinconning Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	609 W 5th St	Pinconning	48650	Bay County	Pinconning Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 308-0502	359	21	16.8	54.3%	337 (93.9%)	3 (0.8%)	8 (2.2%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	$12,855			$3,779			$9,076	67.5	60.2	549	99		262817006392

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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.