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
1081	Fremont International Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	115 Emmett St E	Battle Creek	49017	Calhoun County	Battle Creek Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(269) 965-9715	345	17	20.6	53.6%	81 (23.5%)	147 (42.6%)	39 (11.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (21.7%)	$16,925			$3,839			$13,086	24.9	23.2	1119	38		260000508923
1082	Michigan International Prep School	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	8989 E Colony Rd	Elsie	48831	Genesee County	Michigan International Prep School	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(586) 291-5856	1,657	72	23	51.8%	1,084 (65.4%)	302 (18.2%)	110 (6.6%)	21 (1.3%)	14 (0.8%)	4 (0.2%)	122 (7.4%)	$9,475			$470			$9,005	24.9	29.6	1026	56		260111408807
1083	Parkview Elementary School	Public	K-4	2075 Lee St SW	Wyoming	49519	Kent County	Wyoming Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 530-7572	296	19	15.5	86.8%	60 (20.3%)	57 (19.3%)	158 (53.4%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.1%)	$17,603			$1,390			$16,213	24.8	30.5	1012	71		263657007262
1084	Wolverine Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	5993 W Sholes St	Wolverine	49799	Cheboygan County	Wolverine Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 525-8201	123	9	13.9	75.6%	108 (87.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.5%)	$16,001			$2,705			$13,296	24.8	46.2	749	335		263648007237
1085	Kinyon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10455 Monroe Blvd	Taylor	48180	Wayne County	Taylor School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 295-5802	375	23	16	77.6%	187 (49.9%)	93 (24.8%)	59 (15.7%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.7%)	$18,900			$4,544			$14,357	24.8	16.7	1226	141		263354006900
1086	Northridge Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	4100 W Coldwater Rd	Flint	48504	Genesee County	Northridge Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(810) 785-8811	263	15	18.1	97.7%	3 (1.1%)	259 (98.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$14,369			$3,761			$10,608	24.7	35	934	152		260019401103
1087	Eastwood School	Public	3-5	909 S Franks Ave	Sturgis	49091	St. Joseph County	Sturgis Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 659-1560	642	35	18.3	75.9%	379 (59.0%)	17 (2.6%)	222 (34.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.6%)	$12,993			$1,668			$11,325	24.7	28.3	1048	39		263309000267
1088	Oakside Prep Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	355 Summit Dr	Waterford	48328	Oakland County	Oakside Prep Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(248) 706-2000	1,424	71	19.9	95.4%	85 (6.0%)	623 (43.8%)	549 (38.6%)	6 (0.4%)	8 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	153 (10.7%)	$12,266			$1,443			$10,822	24.6	21.8	1146	58		260106808546
1089	Coleman Elementary School	Public	K-6	1010 E Washington St	Coleman	48618	Midland County	Coleman Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 465-6179	315	19	16.6	63.2%	291 (92.4%)	4 (1.3%)	14 (4.4%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$13,429			$2,251			$11,178	24.5	21	1157	68		261020004510
1090	Keppen School	Public	PK, KG-5	661 Mill St	Lincoln Park	48146	Wayne County	Lincoln Park School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 389-0232	332	19	17.7	87.3%	93 (28.0%)	62 (18.7%)	149 (44.9%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.2%)	$19,186			$1,944			$17,242	24.3	31.6	996	94		262160005863

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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.