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
41	Cross Creek Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	7701 Kalamazoo Ave SE	Byron Center	49315	Kent County	Cross Creek Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(616) 656-4000	809	39	20.9	41.3%	466 (57.6%)	76 (9.4%)	107 (13.2%)	73 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (10.8%)	$11,335			$711			$10,624	96	94	62	21		260015000911
42	Kerby Elementary School	Public	K-4	285 Kerby Rd	Grosse Pointe Farms	48236	Wayne County	Grosse Pointe Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(313) 432-4200	321	18	18.1	7.2%	276 (86.0%)	13 (4.0%)	9 (2.8%)	4 (1.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.0%)	$17,201			$2,092			$15,109	96	97.2	18	24		262574006221
43	Caledonia Elementary School	Public	K-4	9770 Duncan Lake Ave SE	Caledonia	49316	Kent County	Caledonia Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 891-8181	378	21	18.1	20.4%	312 (82.5%)	8 (2.1%)	26 (6.9%)	8 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.1%)	$15,781			$2,001			$13,780	95.9	94.2	59	16		260762004347
44	Richard Elementary School	Public	K-4	176 McKinley Ave	Grosse Pointe Farms	48236	Wayne County	Grosse Pointe Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(313) 432-4900	313	18	17.7	8.6%	273 (87.2%)	8 (2.6%)	15 (4.8%)	8 (2.6%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	$18,416			$770			$17,647	95.8	97	22	22		262574006226
45	Thornton Creek Elementary School	Public	K-5	46180 W 9 Mile Rd	Novi	48374	Oakland County	Northville Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 465-2350	531	34	15.8	4.7%	338 (63.7%)	16 (3.0%)	24 (4.5%)	141 (26.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.3%)	$16,346			$838			$15,508	95.8	95.1	50	5		262598000294
46	Gardens Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1076 6th St	Marysville	48040	St. Clair County	Marysville Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 364-7141	469	23	20.1	32.8%	443 (94.5%)	3 (0.6%)	6 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.2%)	$10,036			$483			$9,553	95.7	95.4	43	3		262304005991
47	Robert L Nickels Intermediate School	Public	3-7	3100 84th St SW	Byron Center	49315	Kent County	Byron Center Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 878-6400	705	37	19.1	22.8%	532 (75.5%)	9 (1.3%)	59 (8.4%)	47 (6.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (7.9%)	$14,607			$1,843			$12,763	95.6	96.6	27	20		260756001129
48	Walden Green Montessori	Public, Charter	K-8	17339 Roosevelt Rd	Spring Lake	49456	Ottawa County	Walden Green Montessori	Yes	No	No	Yes	(616) 842-4523	251	13	19.6	25.5%	229 (91.2%)	4 (1.6%)	10 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.2%)	$8,745			$456			$8,289	95.6	86.9	163	115		260011200703
49	Wass Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2340 Willard Dr	Troy	48085	Oakland County	Troy School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 823-3900	413	24	17.1	8.5%	225 (54.5%)	8 (1.9%)	24 (5.8%)	130 (31.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.3%)	$13,902			$728			$13,174	95.2	95.6	40	9		263426006977
50	Achieve Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3250 Denton Rd	Canton	48188	Wayne County	Achieve Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(734) 397-0960	771	36	21.3	29.4%	132 (17.1%)	159 (20.6%)	18 (2.3%)	371 (48.1%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (11.0%)	$11,333			$661			$10,672	95.2	91.8	83	33		260096307974

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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