Best Elementary Schools in Michigan for Special Education Students

Check out our new feature available only on SchoolDigger: rankings for different groups of students in Michigan!

Every year, the Michigan Department of Education shares test results for various student groups in each school. We use these results to find out which schools do best for each group and list them from the best to the worst.

Additionally, we also compare the performance of the subgroup to the performance of the school as a whole. This makes it easy to see if, for example, Special Education students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Michigan test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

The list is updated annually upon the release of the M-Step test scores by the Michigan Department of Education. The most recent update was on Thursday, August 28, 2025.

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (Special Education vs All Students - 2025)					ID
Rank (of 252)	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	Statewide Rank Percentile (Special Education)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (Special Education)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)	ID
252	Northwest Elementary School	Public	3-5	3757 Lansing Ave	Jackson	49202	Jackson County	Northwest Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 817-4704	758	43	17.8	50.4%	582 (76.8%)	35 (4.6%)	56 (7.4%)	6 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (10.2%)	$12,138			$1,194			$10,944	0.0%	25.5%	25.54%			262601006256
251	Michigan Virtual Charter Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1620 E Elza Ave	Hazel Park	48030	Oakland County	Michigan Virtual Charter Academy	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(616) 309-1600	3,199	163	19.6	76.4%	1,601 (50.0%)	923 (28.9%)	315 (9.8%)	44 (1.4%)	20 (0.6%)	1 (0.0%)	295 (9.2%)	$11,504			$2,764			$8,741	0.4%	6.3%	5.92%			260097208180
250	Ferndale Upper Elementary Campus	Public, Magnet	K-6	24220 Rosewood St	Oak Park	48237	Oakland County	Ferndale Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(248) 547-0880	501	30	16.6	45.3%	261 (52.1%)	187 (37.3%)	13 (2.6%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.2%)	$15,349			$1,445			$13,904	0.8%	46.6%	45.78%			261428005075
249	Jennings Elementary School	Public	K-5	44 E Liberty St	Quincy	49082	Branch County	Quincy Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 639-9885	408	26	15.4	36.8%	369 (90.4%)	3 (0.7%)	17 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.7%)	$13,672			$1,890			$11,782	1.2%	42.6%	41.42%			262925006510
248	Leota Fiedler Elementary School	Public	4-6	6317 Nightingale Dr	Flint	48506	Genesee County	Kearsley Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-9925	431	23	18.8	81.7%	289 (67.1%)	49 (11.4%)	50 (11.6%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.8%)	$14,377			$2,552			$11,825	1.6%	37.2%	35.64%			262007005691
247	Natalie Kreeger Elementary School	Public	3-5	430 N Hibbard St	Fowlerville	48836	Livingston County	Fowlerville Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 223-6006	539	31	17.2	33.8%	510 (94.6%)	3 (0.6%)	17 (3.2%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	$13,216			$944			$12,272	2.0%	57.6%	55.61%			261473000013
246	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	2.4%	41.1%	38.68%			260582004211
245	GalesburgAugusta Primary School	Public	PK, KG-4	315 W Battle Creek St	Galesburg	49053	Kalamazoo County	Galesburg-Augusta Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 484-2040	399	27	14.6	45.6%	332 (83.2%)	17 (4.3%)	20 (5.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.0%)	$16,297			$1,140			$15,156	2.8%	37.8%	34.99%			261545005204
244	Cedar View Elementary School	Public	4-5	204 E Muskegon St	Cedar Springs	49319	Kent County	Cedar Springs Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 696-9102	466	27	17.5	35.2%	410 (88.0%)	3 (0.6%)	23 (4.9%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.8%)	$14,158			$1,348			$12,811	3.2%	63.2%	60.00%			260852007991
243	Whitehall Ealy Elementary School	Public	3-5	425 E Sophia St	Whitehall	49461	Muskegon County	Whitehall District Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 893-1040	431	28	15.4	46.9%	355 (82.4%)	7 (1.6%)	35 (8.1%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.5%)	$14,226			$2,456			$11,770	3.6%	70.9%	67.33%			263630007217

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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

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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