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
931	Southeastern Elementary School	Public	K-5	1300 S East St	Hastings	49058	Barry County	Hastings Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 948-4419	261	19	13.5	64.8%	228 (87.4%)	2 (0.8%)	13 (5.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.1%)	$15,618			$1,605			$14,014	35.2	33.3	964	33		261797005472
932	CarneyNadeau Public School	Public, Magnet, Alternative	PK, KG-12	151 N Us Highway 41	Carney	49812	Menominee County	Carney-Nadeau Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(906) 398-3052	217	18	11.8	62.2%	204 (94.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.8%)	$14,479			$1,000			$13,479	35.1	29.2	1032	100		260801004374
933	Keewahdin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4801 Lakeshore Rd	Fort Gratiot	48059	St. Clair County	Port Huron Area School District	No	No	No	No	(810) 984-6517	510	33	15.2	52.2%	443 (86.9%)	5 (1.0%)	26 (5.1%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.1%)	$13,834			$2,333			$11,501	35.1	46	753	180		262883006468
934	Leota Fiedler Elementary School	Public	4-6	6317 Nightingale Dr	Flint	48506	Genesee County	Kearsley Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-9925	431	23	18.8	81.7%	289 (67.1%)	49 (11.4%)	50 (11.6%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.8%)	$14,377			$2,552			$11,825	35.1	27.6	1062	128		262007005691
935	Vista Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	711 32nd St SE	Grand Rapids	49548	Kent County	Vista Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(616) 246-6920	641	44	14.5	93.4%	48 (7.5%)	198 (30.9%)	334 (52.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	56 (8.7%)	$14,254			$3,192			$11,062	35	23.3	1115	180		260009700601
936	Doherty Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3575 Walnut Lake Rd	West Bloomfield	48323	Oakland County	West Bloomfield School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 865-6020	476	31	15.5	27.7%	196 (41.2%)	195 (41.0%)	20 (4.2%)	31 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	31 (6.5%)	$16,850			$1,270			$15,579	35			(n/a)		263582007180
937	Elmwood Elementary School	Public	1-4	1533 Elmwood Rd	Lansing	48917	Eaton County	Waverly Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 321-3383	379	26	14.8	64.9%	151 (39.8%)	99 (26.1%)	57 (15.0%)	16 (4.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (14.2%)	$16,193			$1,144			$15,049	34.9	35.7	925	12		263552007163
938	Springport Elementary School	Public	K-5	300 W Main St	Springport	49284	Jackson County	Springport Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 857-3465	437	29	15.3	56.1%	392 (89.7%)	2 (0.5%)	15 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.9%)	$14,686			$1,620			$13,066	34.9	31	1005	67		263261006807
939	Taylor Exemplar Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	26727 Goddard Rd	Taylor	48180	Wayne County	Taylor Exemplar Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(734) 941-7742	660	34	19.3	77.0%	148 (22.4%)	336 (50.9%)	62 (9.4%)	16 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	98 (14.8%)	$13,139			$2,145			$10,994	34.9	40.3	839	100		260033101955
940	Black Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	14100 Heritage Rd	Sterling Heights	48312	Macomb County	Warren Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 825-2840	458	31	14.7	62.9%	226 (49.3%)	117 (25.5%)	12 (2.6%)	72 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.8%)	$19,510			$1,822			$17,689	34.9	43.9	787	153		263519007095

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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

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.