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If you could change one rule at Emerson ElementaryMiddle School, what would it be?
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Enrollment
532
Elementary
DISTRICT 461 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS COMMUNITY DISTRICT·NCES 260110304707
Emerson ElementaryMiddle School
18240 HUNTINGTON RD, DETROIT, MI 48219 · (313) 831-9688 · Wayne County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL532 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 12% of Michigan public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats 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
14.8:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
484 students
DISTRICT 86% · STATE 55%
Community
5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 57 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 70 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 59 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 59 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 56 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 46 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (57) is 24% larger than its 8th grade class (46).
Student demographics
4%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 35% · 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
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
14.8%
MI avg 47.7%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 15 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The Michigan average is about 48 of 100.
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
22.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.0%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 Emerson ElementaryMiddle School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emerson ElementaryMiddle School this school | 532 | 91.0% | 22.7% |
| Edward Duke Ellington at Beckham DETROIT | 560 | 90.5% | N/A |
| Henderson Academy DETROIT | 558 | 91.6% | N/A |
| Burton International Academy DETROIT | 482 | 90.5% | N/A |
| Detroit Leadership Academy K8 DETROIT | 486 | 91.2% | N/A |
| Mason Academy DETROIT | 476 | 90.3% | 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 Emerson ElementaryMiddle School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.7% | #1,046 of 1,085 | #147 of 165 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 14.8% | #1,134 of 1,139 | #175 of 176 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 532 | #201 of 1,630 | #61 of 301 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #435 of 1,424 | #71 of 281 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 4.1% | #1,370 of 1,424 | #239 of 281 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.0% | #170 of 1,563 | #85 of 294 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.2% | #737 of 979 | #126 of 177 |
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
532
-88 (-14%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 17.2:1
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 | 532 | 36 | 14.8:1 | 91% (484) |
| 2023-24 | 569 | 34 | 16.7:1 | 91% (516) |
| 2022-23 | 519 | 36.5 | 14.2:1 | 90% (465) |
| 2020-21 | 620 | 36 | 17.2:1 | 88% (545) |
| 2017-18 | 567 | 35 | 16.2:1 | 97% (551) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Emerson ElementaryMiddle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (567 to 532); teachers up 3% (35 to 36).
About Emerson ElementaryMiddle School
Emerson ElementaryMiddle School is a medium-sized elementary school. Its address is in DETROIT, Michigan. It covers pre-K through 8, with a total enrollment of 532 students. Enrollment is 44% higher than the average for elementary schools in Michigan, which is about 369.
Detroit Public Schools Community District has 48,448 students spread across 103 schools.
Most students at Emerson ElementaryMiddle School are Black: 98% of enrollment. The county population is about 37% Black. By the diversity index, Emerson ElementaryMiddle School comes in at 4%.
The school has about 14.8 students per teacher and 36 full-time-equivalent teachers. That ratio is under the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 91%. On average, public schools in Wayne County report 66%.
Measured against Michigan public elementary schools, Emerson ElementaryMiddle School receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Emerson ElementaryMiddle School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (22.7%) and its predicted rate (26.0%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Michigan schools.
Within Wayne County, median household income is about $60,539, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 16% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Wayne County number 573 and enroll about 259,786.
Nearest public school: LincolnKing AdamsYoung 68, about 0.8 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count declined from 620 to 532. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (14.8:1) than in 2020-21 (17.2:1).
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Wayne County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,772,259
Census ACS
Median income
$60,539
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
573
259,786 students
Quick facts
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Frequently asked questions
About Emerson ElementaryMiddle SchoolHow many students attend Emerson ElementaryMiddle School?
Emerson ElementaryMiddle School enrolls approximately 532 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Emerson ElementaryMiddle School serve?
Emerson ElementaryMiddle School serves grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Emerson ElementaryMiddle School have?
Emerson ElementaryMiddle School employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
How diverse is Emerson ElementaryMiddle School?
Emerson ElementaryMiddle School reports a student body of 0% White, 2% Hispanic, 98% Black, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Emerson ElementaryMiddle School?
Emerson ElementaryMiddle School is overseen by Detroit Public Schools Community District in Wayne County.
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