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
831	Hoover School	Public	PK, KG-5	3750 Howard St	Lincoln Park	48146	Wayne County	Lincoln Park School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 389-0207	287	28	10.1	88.9%	119 (41.5%)	47 (16.4%)	99 (34.5%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.6%)	$29,676			$1,959			$27,717	42.1	57.8	584	247		262160005860
832	Wacousta Elementary School	Public	K-4	9325 W Herbison Rd	Eagle	48822	Clinton County	Grand Ledge Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 925-5940	457	27	16.7	23.4%	370 (81.0%)	7 (1.5%)	43 (9.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.4%)	$13,971			$1,063			$12,908	42.1	67.6	447	385		261641005296
833	ClimaxScotts Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11250 Qr Ave E	Scotts	49088	Kalamazoo County	Climax-Scotts Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 497-2100	234	16	14.6	31.2%	208 (88.9%)	1 (0.4%)	17 (7.3%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	$16,688			$868			$15,820	42	41.8	822	11		261002004486
834	Kent City Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	29 College St	Kent City	49330	Kent County	Kent City Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 678-4181	537	34	15.7	65.7%	412 (76.7%)	1 (0.2%)	114 (21.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	$16,707			$2,300			$14,407	41.8	37.8	891	57		262031005711
835	Ryan Elementary School	Public	3-5	461 Rudd St	Bronson	49028	Branch County	Bronson Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 369-3254	217	17	13.1	71.0%	182 (83.9%)	1 (0.5%)	33 (15.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,352			$1,782			$14,570	41.7	31.5	997	162		260696004295
836	Sanborn Elementary	Public	K-5	12170 Us Highway 23 S	Ossineke	49766	Alpena County	Alpena Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 358-5800	201	10	20.2	55.7%	182 (90.5%)	1 (0.5%)	11 (5.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.0%)	$14,922			$2,163			$12,759	41.7	65.7	475	361		260273003992
837	East Oakview Elementary School	Public	K-4	3940 Suburban Shores Dr NE	Grand Rapids	49525	Kent County	Northview Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 361-3460	371	27	13.8	39.1%	269 (72.5%)	24 (6.5%)	42 (11.3%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.6%)	$15,006			$1,360			$13,647	41.7	50.4	689	148		262595006238
838	Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1807 W Giles Rd	Muskegon	49445	Muskegon County	Reeths-Puffer Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 744-1693	428	25	17.2	41.4%	349 (81.5%)	12 (2.8%)	33 (7.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.5%)	$13,332			$866			$12,467	41.7	28.7	1039	201		262954006539
839	Baraga School	Public, Alternative	K-12	210 Lyons St	Baraga	49908	Baraga County	Baraga Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(906) 353-6661	324	26	12.4	67.0%	160 (49.4%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	148 (45.7%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.1%)	$19,198			$2,554			$16,644	41.6	37.9	885	46		260399004084
840	McAlearSawden Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2300 Midland Rd	Bay City	48706	Bay County	Bay City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 684-7702	378	26	14.5	54.0%	310 (82.0%)	5 (1.3%)	34 (9.0%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (5.8%)	$12,105			$1,684			$10,421	41.3	34.6	941	101		260426004112

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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:

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Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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