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
851	Oehrli Elementary School	Public	1-5	4859 Knudsen St	Montague	49437	Muskegon County	Montague Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 894-9018	436	30	14.6	45.4%	380 (87.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (10.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	$14,277			$1,298			$12,978	40.9	63.4	508	343		262418006102
852	Richardson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3630 E River Rd	Oscoda	48750	Iosco County	Oscoda Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 739-9173	711	43	16.6	70.9%	602 (84.7%)	11 (1.5%)	54 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	40 (5.6%)	$13,442			$2,527			$10,915	40.8	36.4	915	63		262697008344
853	Lincoln School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-7	810 E 5th Ave	Sault Sainte Marie	49783	Chippewa County	Sault Ste. Marie Area Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(906) 635-6626	342	26	13.2	52.9%	174 (50.9%)	5 (1.5%)	10 (2.9%)	2 (0.6%)	135 (39.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.7%)	$14,492			$1,968			$12,525	40.8	49.1	713	140		263099006723
854	Jennings Elementary School	Public	K-5	44 E Liberty St	Quincy	49082	Branch County	Quincy Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 639-9885	408	26	15.4	36.8%	369 (90.4%)	3 (0.7%)	17 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.7%)	$13,672			$1,890			$11,782	40.7	44.2	777	77		262925006510
855	ReethsPuffer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	874 E Giles Rd	Muskegon	49445	Muskegon County	Reeths-Puffer Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 744-4777	600	34	17.6	59.5%	491 (81.8%)	38 (6.3%)	28 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.5%)	$13,300			$1,701			$11,599	40.6	33.1	966	111		262954006543
856	Rose City School	Public	PK, KG-6	515 Harrington	Rose City	48654	Ogemaw County	West Branch-Rose City Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 343-2250	103	9	11.1	82.5%	91 (88.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	5 (4.9%)	$20,850			$3,619			$17,231	40.6	36.5	914	58		263585008312
857	Wood Creek Elementary School	Public	K-5	28400 Harwich Dr	Farmington Hills	48334	Oakland County	Farmington Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 785-2077	434	28	15.5	34.6%	152 (35.0%)	212 (48.8%)	23 (5.3%)	19 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (6.2%)	$18,840			$1,197			$17,643	40.6	40.3	840	17		261407005053
858	Harmon Elementary School	Public	K-5	24800 Harmon St	Saint Clair Shores	48080	Macomb County	Lakeview Public Schools (Macomb)	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 445-4184	317	19	17.1	57.1%	184 (58.0%)	69 (21.8%)	19 (6.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (13.9%)	$17,343			$1,573			$15,770	40.4	28.6	1043	185		262088005758
859	Donald J Yacks Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	34700 Union Lake Rd	Harrison Township	48045	Macomb County	L'Anse Creuse Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 493-5630	300	19	15.5	51.3%	183 (61.0%)	70 (23.3%)	14 (4.7%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (10.0%)	$16,885			$1,495			$15,391	40.4	33.9	956	97		262187005921
860	Blissfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	640 S Lane St	Blissfield	49228	Lenawee County	Blissfield Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 486-2811	528	30	17.4	34.7%	477 (90.3%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (5.3%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.4%)	$13,320			$752			$12,568	40.3	38.1	882	22		260600004230

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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.