Elmwood Elementary School

Elmwood Elementary School, a middle-of-the-pack elementary campus in LANSING, Michigan, one of the schools within Waverly Community Schools, teaches 379 students, covering grades 1 through 4.

Waverly Community Schools runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 2,822 students. Elmwood Elementary School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Elmwood Elementary School shows that the most-represented group is White (40%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder breaks down as 26% Black, 15% Hispanic, 14% multiracial, 4% Asian. By comparison, Eaton County as a whole is about 81% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Elmwood Elementary School has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.8:1 average. About 65% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of Eaton County's rate of about 42%.

After controlling for student poverty, Elmwood Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 37.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 32.5%.

In the surrounding community, Eaton County reports that the typical household earns roughly $79,597 per year, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Eaton County runs 47 public schools (combined enrollment of about 17,025 students), of which Elmwood Elementary School is one.

LifeTech Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Elmwood Elementary School.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Five-year trend. Elmwood Elementary School's enrollment has grew 4% since 2018, when it stood at 363 (now 379). Class-load math has pulled in: from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the feed for Elmwood Elementary School typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.