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
461	Central Park Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	1400 Rodd St	Midland	48640	Midland County	Midland Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(989) 923-6836	646	41	15.8	62.2%	503 (77.9%)	24 (3.7%)	46 (7.1%)	11 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.2%)	54 (8.4%)	$16,458			$4,417			$12,041	67.2	61.3	531	70		262382008837
462	EB Holman Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-8	50870 Holman School Rd	Atlantic Mine	49905	Houghton County	Stanton Township Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(906) 482-2797	183	10	18.3	56.3%	177 (96.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,452			$1,080			$10,372	67.1	57.6	588	126		263297006849
463	Charlevoix Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	108 E Garfield Ave	Charlevoix	49720	Charlevoix County	Charlevoix Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 547-8115	398	32	12.6	49.2%	365 (91.7%)	3 (0.8%)	9 (2.3%)	4 (1.0%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.3%)	$17,379			$1,717			$15,662	67.1	67.9	441	22		260873004421
464	Pentwater Public School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	600 Park St	Pentwater	49449	Oceana County	Pentwater Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 869-4100	226	19	11.7	33.6%	187 (82.7%)	2 (0.9%)	27 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.4%)	$17,450			$1,097			$16,353	67	69.3	416	48		262784006363
465	North Muskegon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1600 Mills Ave	Muskegon	49445	Muskegon County	North Muskegon Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 719-4201	406	25	16.1	27.8%	314 (77.3%)	24 (5.9%)	25 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (10.6%)	$14,298			$2,379			$11,919	67	56.2	612	147		262580006236
466	Ellsworth Community School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	9467 Park St	Ellsworth	49729	Antrim County	Ellsworth Community School	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 588-2544	228	17	13.3	56.1%	201 (88.2%)	7 (3.1%)	9 (3.9%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.9%)	$17,580			$1,632			$15,948	66.9	52.1	677	211		261311005011
467	Detroit Prep	Public, Charter	K-8	8411 Sylvester St	Detroit	48214	Wayne County	Detroit Achievement Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 343-1495	418	24	17.7	54.5%	147 (35.2%)	221 (52.9%)	8 (1.9%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.4%)	$10,613			$1,137			$9,476	66.8	59.8	553	86		260104808796
468	Plumbrook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	39660 Spalding Dr	Sterling Heights	48313	Macomb County	Utica Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 797-6000	445	31	14.4	57.3%	331 (74.4%)	28 (6.3%)	24 (5.4%)	27 (6.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (7.4%)	$18,653			$1,756			$16,897	66.7	60.9	539	71		263447006999
469	Frontier International Academy Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	28111 Imperial Dr	Warren	48093	Macomb County	Frontier International Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(586) 354-2044	395	14	28.2	99.0%	46 (11.6%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	339 (85.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$11,056			$2,332			$8,724	66.7	72.5	366	103		260030108809
470	McGregor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1101 1st St	Rochester	48307	Oakland County	Rochester Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 726-4000	443	26	17.2	34.3%	241 (54.4%)	16 (3.6%)	85 (19.2%)	61 (13.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.6%)	$16,062			$1,894			$14,167	66.7	73.6	345	125		262994006570

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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:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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