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
271	Oakview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1400 S Clinton Ave	Saint Johns	48879	Clinton County	St. Johns Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 227-4500	313	21	15.2	37.1%	269 (85.9%)	1 (0.3%)	30 (9.6%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.9%)	$13,787			$1,209			$12,578	80.4	77.7	288	17		263282006826
272	Kurtz Elementary School	Public	K-5	1350 Kurtz Dr	Milford	48381	Oakland County	Huron Valley Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 684-8025	400	28	14.4	28.5%	342 (85.5%)	4 (1.0%)	43 (10.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	$16,130			$1,489			$14,640	80	70	407	135		261899005580
273	Willow Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1250 Hill St	Traverse City	49684	Grand Traverse County	Traverse City Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 933-8540	429	23	18.3	14.0%	406 (94.6%)	5 (1.2%)	9 (2.1%)	3 (0.7%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,644			$736			$12,908	79.8	83.9	207	66		263387006951
274	Grandville Century Park Learning Center	Public	PK, KG-6	5710 Kenowa Ave SW	Wyoming	49418	Kent County	Grandville Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 254-6822	411	22	18.9	25.3%	293 (71.3%)	16 (3.9%)	49 (11.9%)	21 (5.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.5%)	$15,445			$749			$14,696	79.8	72.9	358	84		261647001367
275	Blanche Sims Elementary School	Public	K-5	465 E Jackson St	Lake Orion	48362	Oakland County	Lake Orion Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 693-5460	423	26	16.5	31.2%	340 (80.4%)	7 (1.7%)	31 (7.3%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (9.0%)	$15,605			$883			$14,722	79.7	80	249	26		262073005735
276	Pellston Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	114 Zipf St	Pellston	49769	Emmet County	Pellston Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 539-8421	220	20	11	52.7%	173 (78.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (16.4%)	$19,559			$2,867			$16,692	79.7	77.9	283	7		262772006355
277	Lakeshore Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3765 N 168th Ave	Holland	49424	Ottawa County	West Ottawa Public School District	No	No	No	No	(616) 786-1400	440	30	14.7	45.7%	224 (50.9%)	14 (3.2%)	167 (38.0%)	4 (0.9%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.1%)	$14,503			$1,832			$12,671	79.7	69.8	409	132		263591000102
278	Cass City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4805 Ale St	Cass City	48726	Tuscola County	Cass City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 872-2158	459	28	16.3	56.4%	427 (93.0%)	7 (1.5%)	22 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$13,639			$4,155			$9,483	79.5	86.7	166	112		260840004390
279	Loon Lake Elementary School	Public	K-5	2151 Loon Lake Rd	Wixom	48393	Oakland County	Walled Lake Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 956-4000	496	30	16.7	18.3%	392 (79.0%)	17 (3.4%)	22 (4.4%)	29 (5.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.9%)	$14,938			$492			$14,446	79.4	78.7	270	9		263516007085
280	Monroe Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7979 Monroe Rd	Lambertville	48144	Monroe County	Bedford Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 850-6800	595	32	18.5	21.2%	532 (89.4%)	11 (1.8%)	34 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.7%)	$13,137			$1,086			$12,051	79.4	76	318	38		260447001388

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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

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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