The tables have turned – and the grade givers have been graded. Did your children’s school make top marks?
Online school ratings and statistics website Niche ranked Michigan’s top public elementary schools from one to 100 based on an analysis of the most recent academic and student life data from the U.S. Department of Education, reviews from students and parents, and self-reported information from the schools themselves – They do this for districts, too.
Ranking factors included state test scores, student-teacher ratio, student body diversity, teacher quality, grade school ratings and an overall assessment of the school district, Niche notes.
Each institution on the list has also been given four grades: one for academics, another for culture and diversity, teachers, plus an overall Niche grade.
Polish your red apples, sharpen your pencils and take note. Here are the 100 top public elementary schools in Michigan:
- Wass Elementary School, Troy
- Novi Woods Elementary School, Novi
- Stevens T. Mason Elementary School, Grosse Pointe Woods
- Leonard Elementary School, Troy
- Village Oaks Elementary School, Novi
- Hamilton Elementary School, Troy
- Schroeder Elementary School, Troy
- Ferry Elementary School, Grosse Pointe Woods
- Martell Elementary School, Troy
- Orchard Hills Elementary School, Novi
- Amerman Elementary School, Northville
- Okemos Public Montessori School at Central, Okemos
- Wattles Elementary School, Troy
- Parkview Elementary School, Novi
- Deerfield Elementary School, Novi
- Moraine Elementary School, Northville
- Lewis Marie Elementary School, Grosse Pointe
- Kerby Elementary School, Grosse Pointe Farms
- Thornton Creek Elementary School, Novi
- Hiawatha Elementary School, Okemos
- Eagle Crest Charter Academy, Holland
- Robert Trombly Elementary School, Grosse Pointe Park
- Costello Elementary School, Troy
- Barnard Elementary School, Troy
- Winchester Elementary School, Northville
- Hill Elementary School, Troy
- Brewster Elementary School, Rochester Hills
- John Monteith Elementary School, Grosse Pointe Woods
- Conant Elementary School, Bloomfield Hills
- South Arbor Charter Academy, Ypsilanti
- George Defer Elementary School, Grosse Pointe Park
- Cornell Elementary School, Okemos
- Richard Elementary School, Grosse Pointe Farms
- Plymouth Scholars Charter Academy, Plymouth
- University Hills Elementary School, Rochester Hills
- Silver Springs Elementary School, Northville
- Musson Elementary School, Rochester Hills
- Angell School, Ann Arbor
- Meadow Brook Elementary School, Grand Rapids
- Thurston Elementary School, Ann Arbor
- Collins Elementary School, Grand Rapids
- Martin Luther King Elementary School, Ann Arbor
- Ridge Wood Elementary School, Northville
- Ada Elementary School, Ada
- Brown School, Saint JosephÂ
- Delta Kelly Elementary School, Oakland Township
- Lakewood Elementary School, Holland
- Bennett Woods Elementary School, Okemos
- West Maple Elementary School, Bloomfield Hills
- Way Elementary School, Bloomfield Hills
- Canton Charter Academy, Canton
- Hampton Elementary School, Rochester Hills
- Bach Elementary School, Ann Arbor
- Doherty Elementary School, West Bloomfield
- North Hill Elementary School, Rochester Hills
- Clarke School, Saint Joseph
- Achieve Charter Academy, Canton
- Meadow Brook Elementary School, Rochester Hills
- Hamlin Elementary School, Rochester Hills
- Harvest Elementary School, Saline
- Knapp Forest Elementary School, Grand Rapids
- Breton Downs School, Grand Rapids
- Wealthy School, Grand Rapids
- Eberwhite Elementary School, Ann Arbor
- Thornapple Elementary School, Grand Rapids
- North Holland Elementary School, Holland
- Long Meadow Elementary School, Rochester Hills
- Allen Elementary School, Ann Arbor
- Uriah H. Lawton School, Ann Arbor
- Northside Elementary School (Ann Arbor STEAM), Ann Arbor
- Lakeside Elementary School, Grand Rapids
- Jeffers Elementary School, Spring Lake
- Logan Elementary School, Ann Arbor
- Moorsbridge Elementary School, Portage
- Holmes Elementary School, Spring Lake
- Murphy Elementary School, Haslett
- Wines Elementary School, Ann Arbor
- Quarton Elementary School, Birmingham
- Eastover Elementary, Bloomfield Hills
- Baldwin Elementary School, Rochester Hills
- Pine Ridge Elementary School, Grand Rapids
- Hugger Elementary School, Rochester
- Lincoln School, Saint Joseph
- Gallimore Elementary School, Canton
- Woodland Elementary School, Portage
- Amberly Elementary School, Portage
- Oakland Academy, Portage
- Hickory Woods Elementary School, Novi
- Carpenter Elementary School, Lake Orion
- Commerce Elementary School, Commerce Township
- Lake Hills Elementary School, Spring Lake
- Parke Lane Elementary School, Grosse Ile
- South Canton Scholars Charter Academy, Canton
- Harlan Elementary School, Bloomfield Hills
- Park Elementary School, Hudsonville
- Spencer Road Elementary, Brighton
- Honey Creek Community School, Ann Arbor
- Pierce Elementary School, Birmingham
- Forest Grove Elementary School, Hudsonville
- Bingham Farms Elementary School, Bingham Farms
Did your child’s school make the list? If so, where did it rank? Tell us in comments. And if you’re looking for a good private school for your child, check out or lists of best private schools for girls and boys in metro Detroit.
This post was originally published in 2017 and is updated regularly.
