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
871	Ridgemoor Park Montessori	Public	PK, KG-6	2555 Inverness Rd SE	Grand Rapids	49546	Kent County	Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 819-5321	131	8	16.5	40.5%	78 (59.5%)	25 (19.1%)	12 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (11.5%)	$17,550			$5,270			$12,280	39.6	45.6	758	113		261644008812
872	Carpenter School	Public	K-5	4250 Central Blvd	Ann Arbor	48108	Washtenaw County	Ann Arbor Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 997-1214	363	25	14.5	54.5%	135 (37.2%)	99 (27.3%)	46 (12.7%)	18 (5.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (17.6%)	$19,622			$1,474			$18,149	39.6	37.2	901	29		260282004009
873	Harbor Beach Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	402 S 5th St	Harbor Beach	48441	Huron County	Harbor Beach Community Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(989) 479-3261	165	14	11.6	52.7%	160 (97.0%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	$16,199			$1,897			$14,301	39.6	35.2	932	59		260000703857
874	Centreville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	190 Hogan St	Centreville	49032	St. Joseph County	Centreville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 467-5201	482	29	16.6	56.6%	423 (87.8%)	11 (2.3%)	16 (3.3%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.2%)	$13,983			$883			$13,100	39.4	41.5	828	46		260867004418
875	North Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5465 Third St	Hermansville	49847	Menominee County	North Central Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(906) 498-7737	123	10	12.4	50.4%	109 (88.6%)	1 (0.8%)	6 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$16,222			$1,421			$14,801	39.3	42.2	815	60		262922000645
876	Metro Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	34800 Ecorse Rd	Romulus	48174	Wayne County	Metro Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(734) 641-3200	421	26	16.1	69.4%	17 (4.0%)	335 (79.6%)	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (14.7%)	$15,071			$1,918			$13,152	39.3	38.4	879	3		260026201272
877	North Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	12440 Church St	Birch Run	48415	Saginaw County	Birch Run Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 624-9011	682	40	17	58.7%	653 (95.7%)	6 (0.9%)	16 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	$12,867			$1,099			$11,768	39.2	47.2	740	137		260582004211
878	Flat River Academy	Public, Magnet, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	9481 Jordan Rd	Greenville	48838	Montcalm County	Flat River Academy	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(616) 754-9360	160	12	13.7	69.4%	141 (88.1%)	2 (1.3%)	9 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.0%)	$10,947			$1,599			$9,348	39.1	44.6	772	106		260014501652
879	Jefferson Elementary School	Public	K-5	1515 15th St	Wyandotte	48192	Wayne County	Wyandotte School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 759-5600	473	26	18.2	54.3%	360 (76.1%)	33 (7.0%)	58 (12.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.0%)	$18,316			$1,110			$17,207	39.1	38.4	878	1		263654007249
880	Ella M White Elementary	Public	K-5	201 N Ripley Blvd	Alpena	49707	Alpena County	Alpena Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 358-5950	440	25	17.7	68.6%	396 (90.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.8%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.6%)	$13,200			$1,938			$11,261	39	41.8	821	59		260273003985

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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.
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.