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
251	Carpenter Elementary School	Public	K-5	2290 Flintridge St	Lake Orion	48359	Oakland County	Lake Orion Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 391-3500	467	25	18.7	30.6%	309 (66.2%)	22 (4.7%)	72 (15.4%)	35 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.2%)	$14,034			$931			$13,103	81.7	80	247	4		262073000684
252	Keystone Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	47925 Bemis Rd	Belleville	48111	Wayne County	Keystone Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(734) 697-9470	721	39	18.3	53.1%	442 (61.3%)	127 (17.6%)	52 (7.2%)	9 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (12.5%)	$11,891			$1,367			$10,524	81.7	84.4	198	54		260028901655
253	Haigh Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	601 N Silvery Ln	Dearborn	48128	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-6200	552	36	15.2	60.9%	527 (95.5%)	6 (1.1%)	8 (1.4%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	$17,345			$1,337			$16,007	81.6	72.4	368	115		261160004593
254	Canton Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	49100 Ford Rd	Canton	48187	Wayne County	Canton Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(734) 453-9517	774	37	20.8	35.3%	151 (19.5%)	191 (24.7%)	51 (6.6%)	303 (39.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	75 (9.7%)	$11,363			$1,152			$10,211	81.5	90.5	98	156		260026301273
255	Sandy Hill School	Public	K-6	1990 Baldwin St	Jenison	49428	Ottawa County	Jenison Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 457-1404	402	34	11.9	38.6%	297 (73.9%)	8 (2.0%)	57 (14.2%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.7%)	$16,953			$2,124			$14,829	81.5	77.3	296	41		261983005643
256	Workman Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	250 N Denton Rd	Canton	48187	Wayne County	Plymouth-Canton Community Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(734) 582-6700	637	36	17.8	10.7%	374 (58.7%)	59 (9.3%)	28 (4.4%)	143 (22.4%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	26 (4.1%)	$15,718			$1,296			$14,423	81.4	74.6	331	75		262856001929
257	South Meadows Elementary School	Public	3-5	335 Pierce St	Chelsea	48118	Washtenaw County	Chelsea School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 433-2205	476	26	18.6	15.5%	425 (89.3%)	9 (1.9%)	15 (3.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.0%)	$16,424			$2,276			$14,148	81.3	84.1	204	53		260894004440
258	Lake Center Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10011 Portage Rd	Portage	49002	Kalamazoo County	Portage Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 323-6355	494	29	17.3	17.2%	376 (76.1%)	11 (2.2%)	40 (8.1%)	18 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (9.7%)	$14,711			$1,332			$13,379	81	82.2	223	35		262895006488
259	Lincoln School	Public	PK, KG-5	1102 Orchard Ave	Saint Joseph	49085	Berrien County	St. Joseph Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 926-3700	423	23	18.3	22.9%	308 (72.8%)	43 (10.2%)	36 (8.5%)	8 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (6.1%)	$12,033			$913			$11,120	80.9	78.7	271	12		263285006833
260	Griffin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1700 S Griffin St	Grand Haven	49417	Ottawa County	Grand Haven Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 850-5500	308	22	14	41.9%	244 (79.2%)	6 (1.9%)	28 (9.1%)	13 (4.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.9%)	$18,262			$1,722			$16,540	80.9	69.6	413	153		261638005288

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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