Elms Elementary School

Elms Elementary School is a mid-tier K-5 school in FLUSHING, Michigan, part of Flushing Community Schools. The school caters to 356 students in grades 1 through 6.

Flushing Community Schools runs 8 schools in total, collectively educating 4,077 students. Elms Elementary School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Elms Elementary School logs that White students make up the majority at 72%; the rest consists of 10% Hispanic, 9% Black, 9% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, On paper, Elms Elementary School has 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.6:1. The state averages around 15.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 56% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Elms Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 41.6%; this one delivers 43.3%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Genesee County) records that median household earnings sit near $62,281, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Genesee County runs 158 public schools (combined enrollment of about 58,534 students), of which Elms Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Flushing Middle School, roughly 1.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Elms Elementary School at 2nd of 4; the average score across the group is 43.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Five-year trend. Elms Elementary School's enrollment has shrank 13% since 2018, when it stood at 409 (now 356). White enrollment moved from 79% to 72% across the same window.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Elms Elementary School community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.