Emma V Lobbestael Elem School

As a close-knit elementary-level community in HARRISON TOWNSHIP, Michigan, Emma V Lobbestael Elem School teaches 264 students from grades pre-K through 5, run under L'Anse Creuse Public Schools. That puts it 28% leaner than the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 369 students.

Within L'Anse Creuse Public Schools, which oversees 17 schools and 9,090 students, Emma V Lobbestael Elem School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Emma V Lobbestael Elem School reports that nearly all students (83%) are White. The remainder is composed of 6% multiracial, 6% Black, 3% Hispanic.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 36% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Macomb County runs at roughly 52%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Emma V Lobbestael Elem School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.5%; this one delivers 47.2%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Macomb County) reports that median household earnings sit near $77,837, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Macomb County's 236 public schools (combined enrollment of about 115,743 students), Emma V Lobbestael Elem School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is South River Elementary School, roughly 1.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Emma V Lobbestael Elem School. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Emma V Lobbestael Elem School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 36.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 17%: 320 students in 2018 compared to 264 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 16.5:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 in 2025.

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