Best Elementary Schools in Michigan for White Students

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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, White 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 (White vs All Students - 2025)					ID
Rank (of 1206)	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 (White)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (White)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)	ID
1206	Keys Grace Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	27321 Hampden St	Madison Heights	48071	Oakland County	Keys Grace Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(248) 629-7700	530	29	18.5	99.8%	482 (90.9%)	42 (7.9%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$24,293			$10,614			$13,679	0.0%	2.1%	2.08%			260110008739
1205	Universal Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4833 Ogden St	Detroit	48210	Wayne County	Universal Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 581-5006	695	40	17.2	99.3%	654 (94.1%)	8 (1.2%)	31 (4.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,752			$2,325			$9,427	0.1%	4.1%	4.02%			260023701207
1204	Pittsford Area Elementary School	Public	K-5	9304 Hamilton Rd	Pittsford	49271	Hillsdale County	Pittsford Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 523-3481	163	11	14.5	81.6%	153 (93.9%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.1%)	$13,539			$1,595			$11,945	0.2%	7.5%	7.36%			262850006399
1203	Riverside Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	7124 Miller Rd	Dearborn	48126	Wayne County	Riverside Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 624-3200	397	28	14.1	100.0%	358 (90.2%)	29 (7.3%)	8 (2.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,527			$2,561			$12,966	0.2%	10.4%	10.17%			260029101650
1202	Highpoint Virtual Academy of MIchigan	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	210 E Mesick Ave	Mesick	49668	Wexford County	Highpoint Virtual Academy of Michigan	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(231) 371-4707	3,455	179	19.2	79.7%	1,670 (48.3%)	1,060 (30.7%)	313 (9.1%)	34 (1.0%)	23 (0.7%)	2 (0.1%)	353 (10.2%)	$12,417			$1,585			$10,832	0.3%	4.4%	4.04%			260110708801
1201	Ann J Kellogg School	Public	3-6	306 Champion St	Battle Creek	49037	Calhoun County	Battle Creek Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 965-9773	348	24	14.7	81.3%	100 (28.7%)	150 (43.1%)	40 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (15.5%)	$22,151			$4,844			$17,307	0.4%	4.3%	3.89%			260000501683
1200	Charlton Heston Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1350 N Saint Helen Rd	Saint Helen	48656	Roscommon County	Charlton Heston Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(989) 632-3390	716	90	7.9	70.0%	669 (93.4%)	8 (1.1%)	8 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	22 (3.1%)	$12,700			$2,250			$10,450	0.5%	11.8%	11.26%			260102808329
1199	Comstock Elementary School	Public	K-5	1423 N 28th St	Kalamazoo	49048	Kalamazoo County	Comstock Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 250-8960	597	42	14.2	74.9%	279 (46.7%)	139 (23.3%)	82 (13.7%)	6 (1.0%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (14.6%)	$20,604			$3,560			$17,044	0.6%	5.7%	5.13%			261059004527
1198	Charles C McGlinnen School	Public	PK, KG-5	21415 Sunnyview St	Clinton Township	48035	Macomb County	Clintondale Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 791-3400	409	23	17.7	80.9%	145 (35.5%)	190 (46.5%)	22 (5.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (12.0%)	$17,385			$1,669			$15,716	0.7%	7.7%	7.07%			261008004493
1197	Madison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	27107 Hales St	Madison Heights	48071	Oakland County	Madison District Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 542-3414	411	26	15.6	83.2%	170 (41.4%)	184 (44.8%)	24 (5.8%)	9 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.6%)	$21,454			$4,048			$17,405	0.7%	6.1%	5.37%			262229008591

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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