Enrollment
305
Elementary
DISTRICT 325 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTH LAKE SCHOOLS·NCES 263222006748
Elmwood Elementary School
22700 CALIFORNIA ST, SAINT CLAIR SHORES, MI 48080 · (586) 435-1101 · Macomb County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL305 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 14% of Michigan public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Michigan public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
161 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 55%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 108 | 35% |
| Grade 4 | 89 | 29% |
| Grade 5 | 108 | 35% |
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 56% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within South Lake Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
36.2%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
28.6%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Michigan schools, those numbers are about 48 and 45.
Source: M-STEP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
33.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.9%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% typical for Michigan schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Michigan's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Elmwood Elementary School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elmwood Elementary School this school | 305 | 52.8% | 33.7% |
| Avalon Elementary School SAINT CLAIR SHORES | 345 | 58.0% | N/A |
| Tyler Road Elementary School BELLEVILLE | 388 | 53.6% | N/A |
| Detroit Prep DETROIT | 418 | 54.5% | 47.9% |
| Fremont International Academy BATTLE CREEK | 345 | 53.6% | 28.0% |
| Clinton Valley Elementary School MOUNT CLEMENS | 322 | 57.5% | N/A |
Matched among Michigan elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Elmwood Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Macomb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.7% | #866 of 1,085 | #79 of 100 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.6% | #941 of 1,072 | #87 of 98 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.2% | #847 of 1,139 | #79 of 105 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 305 | #1,073 of 1,630 | #106 of 126 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #239 of 1,424 | #11 of 118 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.1% | #289 of 1,424 | #33 of 118 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.8% | #846 of 1,563 | #67 of 123 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.0% | #704 of 979 | #52 of 75 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
305
-54 (-15%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 489
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 17.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 305 | 22.1 | 13.8:1 | 53% (161) |
| 2023-24 | 314 | 23.1 | 13.6:1 | 65% (203) |
| 2022-23 | 345 | 20.1 | 17.2:1 | 61% (212) |
| 2020-21 | 359 | 20 | 17.9:1 | 52% (188) |
| 2017-18 | 328 | 16.1 | 20.4:1 | 58% (190) |
| 2015-16 | 365 | 19 | 19.2:1 | 55% (202) |
| 2010-11 | 444 | 21 | 21.1:1 | 47% (210) |
| 2000-01 | 394 | 21 | 18.8:1 | 11% (43) |
| 1990-91 | 489 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Elmwood Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (328 to 305); teachers up 38% (16.1 to 22.1).
About Elmwood Elementary School
Elmwood Elementary School operates as a small elementary school in SAINT CLAIR SHORES, Michigan. Enrollment stands at 305 students, covering grades 3 through 5.
Across its 4 schools, South Lake Schools enrolls 1,385 students. Elmwood Elementary School is one of those schools.
About 54% of the student body at Elmwood Elementary School is Black. Smaller groups are 32% White, 10% multiracial, and 3% Hispanic. County-wide, 13% of Macomb County residents are Black. A diversity index of 59% means there is a 59% chance two randomly chosen students at Elmwood Elementary School are from different groups.
A staff of 22.1 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 13.8:1. Across elementary schools in Michigan, the average ratio is 15.8:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 53%. Public schools in Macomb County average a similar 52%.
Elmwood Elementary School holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 14% of Michigan public elementary schools.
Elmwood Elementary School scores 33.7% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 42.9%.
In Macomb County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $77,837 a year, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Elmwood Elementary School, Macomb County has 236 public schools.
A public school about 0.7 miles away, South Lake Middle School, is the closest to Elmwood Elementary School. Elmwood Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 48.1%, higher than Elmwood Elementary School's 33.7%.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, Elmwood Elementary School enrolled 359 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 305. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 17.9:1 in 2020-21 to 13.8:1 in 2024-25.
Elmwood Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Macomb County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
879,853
Census ACS
Median income
$77,837
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
236
115,743 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in South Lake Schools
- South Lake High SchoolHigh · 426 students
- Avalon Elementary SchoolElementary · 345 students
- South Lake Middle SchoolMiddle · 309 students
Other schools in SAINT CLAIR SHORES
- Lakeview High SchoolHigh · 1,319 students
- Jefferson Middle SchoolMiddle · 990 students
- Lake Shore High SchoolHigh · 914 students
- Kennedy Middle SchoolMiddle · 710 students
- Princeton Elementary SchoolElementary · 652 students
- Rodgers Elementary SchoolElementary · 534 students
Other Elmwood Elementary schools
13 other US public schools in 7 states are named Elmwood Elementary. Elmwood Elementary School is the 13th largest of the 14.
- Elmwood Elementary SchoolLANSING, MI · 379 students
- Elmwood Elementary SchoolNaperville, IL · 726 students
- Elmwood ElementaryStockton, CA · 656 students
- ELMWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLMONSEY, NY · 598 students
- Elmwood Elementary SchoolElmwood Park, IL · 567 students
Nearby schools
- South Lake Middle School0.7 mi · 309
- South Lake High School0.8 mi · 426
- Stevens T Mason Elementary School1.0 mi · 274
- Ferry Elementary School1.0 mi · 357
- Parcells Middle School1.1 mi · 671
- Avalon Elementary School1.3 mi · 345
Frequently asked questions
About Elmwood Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Elmwood Elementary School?
Elmwood Elementary School enrolls approximately 305 students in grades 03-05.
What age range does Elmwood Elementary School serve?
Elmwood Elementary School serves students from grade 03 through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Elmwood Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Elmwood Elementary School is approximately 13.8:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Elmwood Elementary School?
At Elmwood Elementary School, the student body is approximately 32% White, 3% Hispanic, 54% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Elmwood Elementary School in?
Elmwood Elementary School is part of South Lake Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.