Enrollment
374
Elementary
DISTRICT 403 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAPEER COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 262118005842
Emma Murphy Elementary School
1100 PRATT RD, METAMORA, MI 48455 · (810) 538-2345 · Lapeer County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL374 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.7:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.6:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
116 students
DISTRICT 44% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 80 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 60 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 49 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 54 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 67 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (80) is 19% larger than its 5th grade class (67).
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · 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
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M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
53.6%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
43.7%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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
47.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.5%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Emma Murphy Elementary School
Emma Murphy Elementary School's state test result (47.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emma Murphy Elementary School this school | 374 | 31.0% | 47.7% |
| Long Lake Elementary School TRAVERSE CITY | 364 | 32.4% | 40.9% |
| KC Ling Elementary School HEMLOCK | 365 | 29.9% | 47.4% |
| Tecumseh Acres Early Learning Center TECUMSEH | 360 | 33.3% | 31.3% |
| Sonoma Elementary BATTLE CREEK | 351 | 31.6% | 40.3% |
| Hyatt Elementary LINDEN | 351 | 32.8% | 63.2% |
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 Emma Murphy Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Lapeer County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.7% | #480 of 1,085 | #4 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.7% | #585 of 1,072 | #4 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.6% | #388 of 1,139 | #4 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 374 | #774 of 1,630 | #9 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.7:1 | #1,370 of 1,424 | #11 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.1% | #1,043 of 1,424 | #6 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.0% | #1,209 of 1,563 | #10 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.0% | #186 of 440 | #4 of 6 |
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
374
+62 (+20%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 422
Student : Teacher
20.7:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 374 | 18.1 | 20.7:1 | 31% (116) |
| 2023-24 | 383 | 19.9 | 19.3:1 | 44% (170) |
| 2022-23 | 388 | 20.8 | 18.6:1 | 43% (168) |
| 2020-21 | 312 | 19 | 16.4:1 | 41% (127) |
| 2017-18 | 340 | 19.6 | 17.4:1 | 41% (140) |
| 2015-16 | 353 | 17 | 20.8:1 | 40% (140) |
| 2010-11 | 409 | 21 | 19.5:1 | 37% (153) |
| 2000-01 | 345 | 17 | 20.3:1 | 11% (37) |
| 1990-91 | 422 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Emma Murphy Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (340 to 374); teachers down 8% (19.6 to 18.1).
About Emma Murphy Elementary School
Emma Murphy Elementary School is an elementary school with a street address in METAMORA, Michigan. There are 374 students enrolled, covering kindergarten through 5.
Emma Murphy Elementary School is part of a district of 8 schools: Lapeer Community Schools, with 4,064 students.
By race and ethnicity, Emma Murphy Elementary School is 88% White. Enrollment also includes 5% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. In Lapeer County overall, the White share is about 91%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 22%.
Based on 18.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, Emma Murphy Elementary School has a ratio of 20.7:1. Across elementary schools in Michigan, the average ratio is 15.8:1. Income data for the school show 31% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Lapeer County, the average eligibility rate is 42%.
The model predicts 52.5% for a school in Michigan with Emma Murphy Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Emma Murphy Elementary School posts 47.7%.
In Lapeer County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $77,306, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Emma Murphy Elementary School, Lapeer County has 27 public schools.
STRIVE Transition Program sits about 5.1 miles from Emma Murphy Elementary School. Inside a ten-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The school's 47.7% average proficiency ranks 2nd among 5 nearby schools.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Fringe.
The school grew from 312 students in 2020-21 to 374 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 16.4:1 in 2020-21 to 20.7:1 in 2024-25.
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Lapeer County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
88,837
Census ACS
Median income
$77,306
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
27
10,962 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lapeer Community Schools
- Lapeer High SchoolHigh · 1,006 students
- Zemmer Campus 89High · 628 students
- Rolland Warner Campus 67Middle · 610 students
- CK Schickler Elementary SchoolElementary · 457 students
- Elva Lynch Elementary SchoolElementary · 390 students
- Turrill Elementary SchoolElementary · 389 students
Nearby schools
- STRIVE Transition Program5.1 mi · 7
- Thumb Correctional Facility5.6 mi · 10
- Lapeer High School5.7 mi · 1,006
- Turrill Elementary School6.1 mi · 389
- Chatfield School6.4 mi · 483
- Rolland Warner Campus 676.5 mi · 610
Frequently asked questions
About Emma Murphy Elementary SchoolHow large is Emma Murphy Elementary School?
Emma Murphy Elementary School enrolls approximately 374 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Emma Murphy Elementary School serve?
Emma Murphy Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Emma Murphy Elementary School?
Approximately 20.7:1 students per teacher at Emma Murphy Elementary School.
How diverse is Emma Murphy Elementary School?
Emma Murphy Elementary School reports a student body of 88% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Emma Murphy Elementary School?
Emma Murphy Elementary School is overseen by Lapeer Community Schools in Lapeer County.
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