It’s a no brainer: Parents want the best education for their child, and in part, that means seeking a great school. With so many options available here in southeast Michigan, it’s understandably hard to decide which one your child will attend. If you’re planning on moving to a new town, you may be especially curious about the public school ratings in a particular area.
Searching for the best school districts in Michigan, or interested to learn where the top elementary schools in Michigan are located? According to the most recent Top to Bottom Rankings from the State of Michigan, based on student performance in core subjects, these elementary schools made the top 5 percent. There are plenty of other quality, high-performing schools ranking just outside of this top 5 percent range. Browse the Top to Bottom Rankings at MiSchoolData.org for a breakdown on even more schools – including local charter schools that made the list.
For each county, see which schools earned the highest grades. And, start looking at top-ranked middle and high schools in southeast Michigan!
Macomb County
Messmore Elementary School
- Address: 8742 Dill Drive, Sterling Heights
- Phone: 586-797-5600
- Grades: K-6
- District: Utica Community Schools
- Ranking: 98 percentile
Richard J. Duncan Elementary
- Address: 14500 26 Mile Road, Shelby Township
- Phone: 586-797-4600
- Grades: K-6
- District: Utica Community Schools
- Ranking: 95 percentile
Oakland County
Baldwin Elementary School
- Address: 4325 Bannister Blvd., Rochester Hills
- Phone: 248-726-3200
- Grades: K-5
- District: Rochester Community School District
- Ranking: 96 percentile
Barnard Elementary School
- Address: 3601 Forge Drive, Troy
- Phone: 248-823-4300
- Grades: K-5
- District: Troy School District
- Ranking: 98 percentile
Bemis Elementary School
- Address: 3571 Northfield Parkway, Troy
- Phone: 248-823-4100
- Grades: K-5
- District: Troy School District
- Ranking: 99 percentile
Beverly Elementary School
- Address: 18305 Beverly Road, Beverly Hills
- Phone: 248-203-3150
- Grades: K-5
- District: Birmingham Public Schools
- Ranking: 96 percentile
Birmingham Covington School
- Address: 1525 Covington Road, Bloomfield Hills
- Phone: 248-203-4444
- Grades: 3-8
- District: Birmingham Public Schools
- Ranking: 97 percentile
Brewster Elementary School
- Address: 1535 Brewster Road, Rochester Hills
- Phone: 248-726-3300
- Grades: K-5
- District: Rochester Community School District
- Ranking: 96 percentile
Burton Elementary School
- Address: 26315 Scotia Road, Huntington Woods
- Phone: 248-837-8600
- Grades: K-5
- District: Berkley School District
- Ranking: 98 percentile
Carpenter Year-Round Elementary School
- Address: 2290 Flintridge St., Lake Orion
- Phone: 248-391-3500
- Grades: K-5
- District: Lake Orion Community Schools
- Ranking: 98 percentile
Commerce Elementary School
- Address: 520 Farr St., Commerce Charter Township
- Phone: 248-956-3900
- Grades: K-5
- District: Walled Lake Consolidated Schools
- Ranking: 95 percentile
Delta Kelly Elementary School
- Address: 3880 Adams Road, Oakland Township
- Phone: 248-726-3500
- Grades: K-5
- District: Rochester Community School District
- Ranking: 95 percentile
Hamilton Elementary School
- Address: 5625 Northfield Parkway, Troy
- Phone: 248-823-4400
- Grades: K-5
- District: Troy School District
- Ranking: 97 percentile
Hill Elementary School
- Address: 4600 Forsyth Drive, Troy
- Phone: 248-823-3500
- Grades K-5
- District: Troy School District
- Ranking: 98 percentile
Hugger Elementary School
- Address: 5050 Sheldon Road, Rochester Hills
- Phone: 248-726-3800
- Grades: K-5
- District: Rochester Community School District
- Ranking: 95 percentile
Leonard Elementary School
- Address: 4401 Tallman Drive, Troy
- Phone: 248-823-3300
- Grades: K-5
- District: Troy School District
- Ranking: 98 percentile
Musson Elementary School
- Address: 3500 Dutton Road, Rochester
- Phone: 248-726-4200
- Grades: K-5
- District: Rochester Community School District
- Ranking: 98 percentile
North Hill Elementary School
- Address: 1385 Mahaffy Ave., Rochester
- Phone: 248-726-4300
- Grades: K-5
- District: Rochester Community School District
- Ranking: 98 percentile
Novi Woods Elementary Schools
- Address: 25195 Taft Road, Novi
- Phone: 248-449-1230
- Grades: K-4
- District: Novi Community School District
- Ranking: 98 percentile
Orion Oaks Elementary School
- Address: 1255 Joslyn Road, Lake Orion
- Phone: 248-393-0010
- Grades: K-5
- District: Lake Orion Community Schools
- Ranking: 95 percentile
Paint Creek Elementary School
- Address: 2800 Indianwood Road, Lake Orion
- Phone: 248-814-1724
- Grades: K-5
- District: Lake Orion Community Schools
- Ranking: 97 percentile
Sayre Elementary School
- Address: 23000 Valerie St., South Lyon
- Phone: 248-573-8500
- Grades: K-5
- District: South Lyon Community Schools
- Ranking: 96 percentile
Schroeder Elementary School
- Address: 3541 Jack Drive, Troy
- Phone: 248-823-3600
- Grades: K-5
- District: Troy School District
- Ranking: 99 percentile
Stadium Drive Elementary School of the Arts
- Address: 244 Stadium Drive, Lake Orion
- Phone: 248-693-5475
- Grades: K-5
- District: Lake Orion Community Schools
- Ranking: 98 percentile
University Hills Elementary School
- Address: 600 Croydon Road, Rochester
- Phone: 248-726-4400
- Grades: K-5
- District: Rochester Community School District
- Ranking: 98 percentile
Wass Elementary School
- Address: 2340 Willard Drive, Troy
- Phone: 248-823-3900
- Grades: K-5
- District: Troy School District
- Ranking: 97 percentile
Wattles Elementary School
- Address: 3555 Ellenboro Drive, Troy
- Phone: 248-823-3400
- Grades: K-5
- District: Troy School District
- Ranking: 99 percentile
Way Elementary School
- Address: 765 W. Long Lake Road, Bloomfield Hills
- Phone: 248-341-7800
- Grades: K-4
- District: Bloomfield Hills Schools
- Ranking: 96 percentile
Webber Elementary School
- Address: 3191 W. Clarkston Road, Lake Orion
- Phone: 248-391-0400
- Grades: K-5
- District: Lake Orion Community Schools
- Ranking: 95 percentile
William A. Brummer Elementary School
- Address: 9919 N. Rushton Road, South Lyon
- Phone: 248-573-8520
- Grades: K-5
- District: South Lyon Community Schools
- Ranking: 95 percentile
Washtenaw County
Ann Arbor Open at Mack School
- Address: 920 Miller Road, Ann Arbor
- Phone: 734-994-1910
- Grades: K-8
- District: Ann Arbor Public Schools
- Ranking: 97 percentile
Angell Elementary School
- Address: 1608 S. University Ave., Ann Arbor
- Phone: 734-994-1907
- Grades: K-5
- District: Ann Arbor Public Schools
- Ranking: 99 percentile
Bach Elementary School
- Address: 600 W. Jefferson St., Ann Arbor
- Phone: 734-994-1949
- Grades: K-5
- District: Ann Arbor Public Schools
- Ranking: 96 percentile
Martin Luther King Elementary School
- Address: 3800 Waldenwood Drive, Ann Arbor
- Phone: 734-994-1940
- Grades: K-5
- District: Ann Arbor Public Schools
- Ranking: 99 percentile
Uriah H. Lawton School
- Address: 2250 S. Seventh St., Ann Arbor
- Phone: 734-994-1946
- Grades: K-5
- District: Ann Arbor Public Schools
- Ranking: 97 percentile
Wines Elementary School
- Address: 1701 Newport Road, Ann Arbor
- Phone: 734-994-1973
- Grades: K-5
- District: Ann Arbor Public Schools
- Ranking: 96 percentile
Wayne County
Amerman Elementary School
- Address: 847 N. Center St., Northville
- Phone: 248-465-2100
- Grades: K-5
- District: Northville Public Schools
- Ranking: 96 percentile
Crestwood Accelerated Program at Hillcrest Elementary School
- Address: 7500 N. Vernon St., Dearborn Heights
- Phone: 313-278-0425
- Grades: 2-4
- District: Crestwood School District
- Ranking: 99 percentile
Dodson Elementary School
- Address: 205 Beck Road, Canton
- Phone: 734-981-8003
- Grades: K-5
- District: Plymouth-Canton Community Schools
- Ranking: 97 percentile
Howard Elementary School
- Address: 1611 N. York St., Dearborn
- Phone: 313-827-6350
- Grades: K-5
- District: Dearborn City School District
- Ranking: 95 percentile
John Monteith Elementary School
- Address: 1275 Cook Road, Grosse Pointe Woods
- Phone: 313-432-4500
- Grades: K-5
- District: Grosse Pointe Public Schools
- Ranking: 95 percentile
Kerby Elementary School
- Address: 285 Kerby Road, Grosse Pointe Farms
- Phone: 313-432-4200
- Grades: K-5
- District: Grosse Pointe Public Schools
- Ranking: 98 percentile
Lewis Maire Elementary School
- Address: 740 Cadieux Road, Grosse Pointe
- Phone: 313-432-4300
- Grades: K-5
- District: Grosse Pointe Public Schools
- Ranking: 99 Percentile
Moraine Elementary School
- Address: 46811 Eight Mile Road, Northville
- Phone: 248-344-8473
- Grades: K-5
- District: Northville Public Schools
- Ranking: 97 percentile
Parke Lane Elementary School
- Address: 21610 Park Lane, Grosse Ile Township
- Phone: 734-362-2600
- Grades: K-2
- District: Grosse Ile Township Schools
- Ranking: 97 percentile
Père Gabriel Richard Elementary School
- Address: 176 McKinley Ave., Grosse Pointe Farms
- Phone: 313-432-4900
- Grades: K-5
- District: Grosse Pointe Public Schools
- Ranking: 95 percentile
Stevens T. Mason Elementary School
- Address: 1640 Vernier Road, Grosse Pointe Woods
- Phone: 313-432-4400
- Grades: K-5
- District: Grosse Pointe Public Schools
- Ranking: 97 percentile
Thornton Creek Elementary School
- Address: 46180 W. Nine Mile Road, Novi
- Phone: 248-344-8475
- Grades: K-5
- District: Northville Public Schools
- Ranking: 95 percentile
Webster Elementary School
- Address: 32401 Pembroke St., Livonia
- Phone: 734-744-2795
- Grades: 1-6
- District: Livonia Public School District
- Ranking: 99 percentile
Winchester Elementary School
- Address: 16141 Winchester Drive, Northville
- Phone: 248-344-8415
- Grades: K-5
- District: Northville Public Schools
- Ranking: 98 percentile
