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
731	Borland Elementary School	Public	3-5	500 W Borland Rd	Imlay City	48444	Lapeer County	Imlay City Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 724-9813	396	20	20.2	58.8%	282 (71.2%)	3 (0.8%)	104 (26.3%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$14,178			$2,297			$11,882	49.4	47.8	734	3		261910005591
732	Richard C Hedke Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3201 Marian Dr	Trenton	48183	Wayne County	Trenton Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 692-4563	541	35	15.3	33.5%	420 (77.6%)	28 (5.2%)	59 (10.9%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	24 (4.4%)	$23,654			$2,687			$20,967	49.3	53.3	660	72		263390006954
733	Virtual Learning Academy Consortium	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	2111 Pontiac Lake Rd	Waterford	48328	Oakland County	Oakland Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(248) 209-2037	298	15	19.4	39.6%	169 (56.7%)	39 (13.1%)	17 (5.7%)	45 (15.1%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (8.4%)								49.1	50.4	691	42		268088008361
734	Justus Gage Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	301 Oak St	Dowagiac	49047	Cass County	Dowagiac Union School District	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 782-4460	262	17	15.1	74.8%	174 (66.4%)	17 (6.5%)	42 (16.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (8.0%)	$12,441			$1,779			$10,663	49	42.4	810	76		261215004919
735	River Oaks Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	20755 Ann Arbor Trl	Dearborn Heights	48127	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-6750	366	28	13	93.7%	329 (89.9%)	21 (5.7%)	5 (1.4%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$18,320			$1,519			$16,802	49	64.8	486	249		261160004599
736	Ralph Waldo Emerson Elementary School	Public	K-6	32151 Danna	Fraser	48026	Macomb County	Fraser Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(586) 439-6700	345	19	18.6	44.3%	260 (75.4%)	39 (11.3%)	10 (2.9%)	7 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.1%)	$12,408			$935			$11,473	49	44	783	47		261482005181
737	Drummond Island Elementary School	Public	K-8	33800 S Townline Rd	Drummond Island	49726	Chippewa County	DeTour Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(906) 493-5225	53	5	10	66.0%	45 (84.9%)	1 (1.9%)	2 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$101,346			$3,088			$98,258	48.9			(n/a)		261197004636
738	Dansville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1264 Adams St	Dansville	48819	Ingham County	Dansville Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 623-6120	341	23	14.8	28.7%	334 (97.9%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$12,833			$1,348			$11,485	48.9	37.9	888	150		261140004571
739	Peck Community Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	222 E Lapeer St	Peck	48466	Sanilac County	Peck Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 378-5200	174	13	13.3	70.1%	166 (95.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.3%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	$15,562			$3,321			$12,241	48.8	34.4	944	205		262769007690
740	Gaylord Intermediate School	Public	4-6	240 E 4th St	Gaylord	49735	Otsego County	Gaylord Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 731-0856	632	35	17.8	60.0%	565 (89.4%)	4 (0.6%)	31 (4.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	27 (4.3%)	$13,507			$775			$12,732	48.8	62	524	216		261573000251

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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

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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