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Best Elementary Schools
in Ann Arbor Public Schools

This page covers 21 elementary schools in Ann Arbor Public Schools. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score near the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

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Schools Ranked
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Elementary Schools Rankings

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1
rank
Logan Elementary School
Grades KG–05362 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.9:1) · above-average investment ($22,929/student)
66
/100
Student:Teacher
12.9:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
58/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$22,929
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
20%
Low economic need
2
rank
Thurston Elementary School
Grades KG–05495 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($22,929/student)
65
/100
Student:Teacher
14.2:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
58/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$22,929
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
18%
Low economic need
3
rank
Ann Arbor STEAM at Northside School
Grades KG–08601 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($22,929/student)
64
/100
Student:Teacher
14.2:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
58/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$22,929
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
22%
Low economic need
4
rank
Haisley Elementary School
Grades PK–05369 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.3:1) · above-average investment ($22,929/student)
62
/100
Student:Teacher
11.3:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
47/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$22,929
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
32%
Low economic need
5
rank
Martin Luther King Elem School
Grades KG–05508 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($22,929/student)
62
/100
Student:Teacher
17.5:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
58/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$22,929
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
10%
Low economic need
6
rank
Lakewood Elementary School
Grades KG–05265 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (10.9:1) · above-average investment ($22,929/student)
61
/100
Student:Teacher
10.9:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
47/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$22,929
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
38%
Near nat'l 52.2%
7
rank
Dicken Elementary School
Grades KG–05291 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.3:1) · above-average investment ($22,929/student)
61
/100
Student:Teacher
12.3:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
47/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$22,929
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
26%
Low economic need
8
rank
Uriah H Lawton School
Grades KG–05438 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($22,929/student)
61
/100
Student:Teacher
13.8:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
47/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$22,929
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
12%
Low economic need
9
rank
Bach Elementary School
Grades KG–05344 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($22,929/student)
61
/100
Student:Teacher
13.8:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
47/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$22,929
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
16%
Low economic need
10
rank
Abbot School
Grades KG–05326 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.4:1) · above-average investment ($22,929/student)
60
/100
Student:Teacher
12.4:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
47/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$22,929
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
42%
Near nat'l 52.2%
11 more elementary schools in Ann Arbor Public Schools not shown here.
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How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
21
Elementary Schools
32
Total Schools
66
#1 Score
60
Avg Score
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About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.