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
621	Byron Area Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	401 E Maple St	Byron	48418	Shiawassee County	Byron Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 266-4671	310	21	14.5	58.1%	285 (91.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.5%)	$12,674			$1,569			$11,104	56.4	51.5	683	62		260753004330
622	Cooley Elementary School	Public	K-5	2000 Highfield Rd	Waterford	48329	Oakland County	Waterford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 673-0300	377	21	17.5	50.4%	273 (72.4%)	29 (7.7%)	49 (13.0%)	13 (3.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.2%)	$17,417			$2,000			$15,417	56.4	64.3	494	128		263531007142
623	Hale Area School	Public, Alternative	K-12	311 N Washington St	Hale	48739	Iosco County	Hale Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 728-3551	347	24	14.3	75.5%	321 (92.5%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.9%)	$15,179			$1,752			$13,427	56.4	62.8	517	106		261737005412
624	Cherry Knoll Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1800 3 Mile Rd N	Traverse City	49696	Grand Traverse County	Traverse City Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 933-8940	333	22	15	29.7%	282 (84.7%)	14 (4.2%)	15 (4.5%)	5 (1.5%)	14 (4.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,319			$1,620			$13,699	56.3	52.8	667	43		263387006938
625	JA Lanigan Elementary School	Public	K-5	23800 Tuck Rd	Farmington Hills	48336	Oakland County	Farmington Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 489-3722	473	32	14.8	43.3%	262 (55.4%)	139 (29.4%)	29 (6.1%)	18 (3.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.9%)	$18,338			$1,806			$16,532	56.3	43.9	786	161		261407005043
626	Siple Elementary School	Public	K-4	9286 E Coldwater Rd	Davison	48423	Genesee County	Davison Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-5104	381	23	16.2	68.2%	310 (81.4%)	17 (4.5%)	29 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.8%)	$14,259			$1,842			$12,417	56.2	68.8	427	199		261143004577
627	Turrill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	785 S Elm St	Lapeer	48446	Lapeer County	Lapeer Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 667-2438	389	23	17.1	49.6%	334 (85.9%)	8 (2.1%)	25 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.1%)	$15,496			$1,167			$14,329	56.2	59.4	560	67		262118005837
628	Woodworth Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	212 Pennsylvania St	Leslie	49251	Ingham County	Leslie Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 589-5151	410	27	15.2	51.5%	373 (91.0%)	9 (2.2%)	15 (3.7%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	$13,200			$1,403			$11,797	56	44.6	770	142		262145005853
629	North Star Montessori Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	3030 Wright St	Marquette	49855	Marquette County	North Star Montessori Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(906) 226-0156	145	15	9.6	49.0%	125 (86.2%)	3 (2.1%)	2 (1.4%)	2 (1.4%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.9%)	$12,776			$2,458			$10,318	56	64.6	489	140		260015300934
630	Eureka School	Public	PK, KG-5	7500 N Welling Rd	Saint Johns	48879	Clinton County	St. Johns Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 227-4900	114	8	13.7	38.6%	96 (84.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (14.9%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,456			$1,221			$14,235	56	63.4	507	123		263282006823

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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.

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