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
771	Miller Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4824 Lois St	Dearborn	48126	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-6850	575	39	14.8	90.1%	561 (97.6%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$19,194			$1,745			$17,449	46.4	55.8	621	150		261160000756
772	Branch Line School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	16360 Hubbard St	Livonia	48154	Wayne County	Branch Line School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(734) 335-0663	141	7	19.5	48.9%	94 (66.7%)	21 (14.9%)	12 (8.5%)	2 (1.4%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.1%)	$9,967			$706			$9,261	46.3	34	952	180		260104208555
773	Coit Creative Arts Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	617 Coit Ave NE	Grand Rapids	49503	Kent County	Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 819-2390	246	18	13.8	71.5%	87 (35.4%)	73 (29.7%)	50 (20.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (13.4%)	$20,368			$5,766			$14,602	46.2	38.2	881	108		261644001453
774	Thomas A Edison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	17470 Sewel	Fraser	48026	Macomb County	Fraser Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 439-6500	378	24	16	52.6%	217 (57.4%)	105 (27.8%)	8 (2.1%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (10.6%)	$15,721			$2,010			$13,711	46.1	42.4	809	35		261482005183
775	Vestaburg Community Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	7100 Avenue B	Vestaburg	48891	Montcalm County	Vestaburg Community Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(989) 268-5284	247	22	11.4	47.8%	228 (92.3%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	$13,391			$1,029			$12,362	46	36.7	910	135		263492007060
776	Tri County Elementary School	Public	K-5	21502 W Kendaville Rd	Pierson	49339	Montcalm County	Tri County Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 937-4380	780	40	19.5	50.9%	685 (87.8%)	5 (0.6%)	44 (5.6%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.3%)	$13,979			$2,124			$11,855	45.9	47.7	736	40		263393006960
777	William G Mather Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	411 Elm Ave	Munising	49862	Alger County	Munising Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(906) 387-2102	253	17	15	51.4%	202 (79.8%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.7%)	$18,400			$1,930			$16,470	45.7	56.8	600	177		262481006139
778	Pine River Area Middle School	Public	4-7	17445 Pine River Rd	Leroy	49655	Osceola County	Pine River Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 829-3841	261	17	15	61.7%	237 (90.8%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.6%)	$14,800			$1,528			$13,271	45.7	53	665	113		262820001277
779	Superior Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	E2865 State Rd 94	Eben Junction	49825	Alger County	Superior Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(906) 439-5531	329	15	21.4	52.3%	291 (88.4%)	4 (1.2%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	29 (8.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	$15,300			$1,055			$14,245	45.7	43.7	792	13		260001906583
780	Luther L Wright K12 School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	650 E Ayer St	Ironwood	49938	Gogebic County	Ironwood Area Schools of Gogebic County	No	No	No	Yes	(906) 932-0932	770	59	12.9	57.0%	686 (89.1%)	5 (0.6%)	15 (1.9%)	4 (0.5%)	16 (2.1%)	2 (0.3%)	42 (5.5%)	$14,232			$1,529			$12,703	45.7	47.8	735	45		261947005612

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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.
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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.