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
501	Gill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	21195 Gill Rd	Farmington	48335	Oakland County	Farmington Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 489-3690	543	31	17.5	28.7%	274 (50.5%)	106 (19.5%)	31 (5.7%)	91 (16.8%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.4%)	$15,837			$1,241			$14,596	64.4	64.1	498	3		261407005041
502	New Dawn Academy of Warren	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-9	8200 Irving Rd	Sterling Heights	48312	Macomb County	New Dawn Academy of Warren	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(248) 327-7673	256	6	40	90.6%	48 (18.8%)	29 (11.3%)	2 (0.8%)	172 (67.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	$14,554			$3,157			$11,397	64.3	72	375	127		260113509002
503	Central Elementary School	Public	1-6	525 Coutant St	Flushing	48433	Genesee County	Flushing Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-1901	487	25	19.2	40.7%	363 (74.5%)	47 (9.7%)	43 (8.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.8%)	$12,114			$1,069			$11,045	64.3	69.8	410	93		261455005143
504	Lake LindenHubbell Schools	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	601 Calumet St	Lake Linden	49945	Houghton County	Lake Linden-Hubbell School District	No	No	No	Yes	(906) 296-6681	327	27	12.2	57.8%	316 (96.6%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	$14,369			$1,933			$12,437	64.1	59.6	557	53		262070005734
505	Chapman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	31500 Olmstead Rd	Rockwood	48173	Wayne County	Gibraltar School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 379-6380	434	27	16	32.9%	364 (83.9%)	19 (4.4%)	25 (5.8%)	8 (1.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.7%)	$14,159			$1,702			$12,458	64.1	69.3	417	88		261587005237
506	Davisburg Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	12003 Davisburg Rd	Davisburg	48350	Oakland County	Holly Area School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 328-3500	391	26	14.9	55.0%	316 (80.8%)	11 (2.8%)	29 (7.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (8.4%)	$15,368			$1,332			$14,036	64	54.4	643	137		261845005521
507	Atwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	45690 North Ave	Macomb	48042	Macomb County	L'Anse Creuse Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(586) 493-5250	612	33	18.5	35.6%	464 (75.8%)	59 (9.6%)	23 (3.8%)	9 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	55 (9.0%)	$15,131			$1,169			$13,962	63.9	60.4	544	37		262187005908
508	Marcellus Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	301 Arbor St E	Marcellus	49067	Cass County	Marcellus Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 646-9209	264	14	19.4	62.1%	239 (90.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.1%)	$14,397			$1,771			$12,626	63.8	67.5	450	58		262274005972
509	Floyd School	Public	K-5	725 S 8 Mile Rd	Midland	48640	Midland County	Bullock Creek School District	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 832-2081	306	22	13.9	56.2%	296 (96.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)	$16,073			$2,103			$13,970	63.7	62.5	519	10		260732004322
510	Knapp Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1759 Leffingwell Ave NE	Grand Rapids	49525	Kent County	Knapp Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(616) 364-1100	398	28	14.2	76.6%	117 (29.4%)	137 (34.4%)	74 (18.6%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (16.6%)	$16,799			$3,165			$13,634	63.7	49.3	709	199		260014800909

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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.
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Educational resources:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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