Enrollment
264
Elementary
DISTRICT 438 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·L'ANSE CREUSE PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 262187005917
Emma V Lobbestael Elem School
38495 PRENTISS ST, HARRISON TOWNSHIP, MI 48045 · (586) 783-6450 · Macomb County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL264 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 46% of Michigan public elementary schools
- B-Test 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
12.8:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
94 students
DISTRICT 45% · 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 | 34 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 34 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 40 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 48 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 56 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (34) is 39% smaller than its 5th grade class (56).
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
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M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
47.1%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
42.9%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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
47.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.5%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 V Lobbestael Elem School
Emma V Lobbestael Elem School's state test result (47.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emma V Lobbestael Elem School this school | 264 | 35.6% | 47.2% |
| Walters Elementary MARSHALL | 293 | 37.5% | 65.4% |
| Indian Lake Elementary School VICKSBURG | 265 | 33.2% | 55.7% |
| Avoca Elementary School KENOCKEE | 243 | 33.3% | 51.6% |
| Silver Lake Elementary School TRAVERSE CITY | 286 | 37.8% | 43.2% |
| Kellogg Elementary School HICKORY CORNERS | 278 | 32.7% | 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 Emma V Lobbestael Elem School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Macomb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.2% | #497 of 1,085 | #23 of 100 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.9% | #605 of 1,072 | #41 of 98 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.1% | #576 of 1,139 | #44 of 105 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 264 | #1,217 of 1,630 | #110 of 126 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #134 of 1,424 | #6 of 118 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.9% | #801 of 1,424 | #94 of 118 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.6% | #1,131 of 1,563 | #100 of 123 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.5% | #321 of 979 | #16 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
264
-52 (-16%) vs 2020
-46% since 1990-91, when it was 487
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 16.6:1
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 | 264 | 20.5 | 12.8:1 | 36% (94) |
| 2023-24 | 267 | 20.7 | 12.9:1 | 47% (126) |
| 2022-23 | 293 | 20.9 | 14.0:1 | 44% (128) |
| 2020-21 | 316 | 19 | 16.6:1 | 47% (149) |
| 2017-18 | 320 | 19.4 | 16.5:1 | 37% (119) |
| 2015-16 | 371 | 22 | 16.9:1 | 33% (123) |
| 2010-11 | 346 | 19 | 18.2:1 | 29% (100) |
| 2000-01 | 441 | 18 | 24.5:1 | 7% (32) |
| 1990-91 | 487 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Emma V Lobbestael Elem School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (320 to 264); teachers up 6% (19.4 to 20.5).
About Emma V Lobbestael Elem School
Emma V Lobbestael Elem School is a low-enrollment elementary school. Its address is in HARRISON TOWNSHIP, Michigan. Enrollment is 264 students in 2024-25, and the school serves pre-K through 5. The average for elementary schools in Michigan is about 369 students, so this school is 28% smaller than average.
A total of 17 schools make up L'Anse Creuse Public Schools, with 9,090 students enrolled.
Federal enrollment data show Emma V Lobbestael Elem School is 83% White. Other groups make up 6% multiracial, 6% Black, and 3% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 31%, meaning two students picked at random have a 31% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Staffing totals 20.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 12.8:1. That is lower than the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 36%. The gap from the 52% average for public schools in Macomb County is 16 points.
Measured against Michigan public elementary schools, Emma V Lobbestael Elem School receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Emma V Lobbestael Elem School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Michigan schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 47.2% and a predicted 50.5%.
Among Macomb County residents, the median household income is $77,837, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Emma V Lobbestael Elem School is one of 236 public schools in the county.
Of nearby public schools, South River Elementary School is the closest, at about 1.2 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Emma V Lobbestael Elem School. Its average proficiency rate of 47.2% is above the 36.6% average for nearby schools.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
2024-25 enrollment was 264, a 16% decrease from 316 in 2020-21. Its ratio of students to teachers was 16.6:1 in 2020-21, and 12.8:1 in 2024-25.
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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
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- Middle School NorthMiddle · 618 students
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Other schools in HARRISON TOWNSHIP
- High SchoolHigh · 1,172 students
- Middle School CentralMiddle · 601 students
- South River Elementary SchoolElementary · 515 students
- Middle School SouthMiddle · 383 students
- Marie C Graham Elem SchoolElementary · 356 students
- Donald J Yacks Elem SchoolElementary · 300 students
Nearby schools
- South River Elementary School1.2 mi · 515
- High School1.9 mi · 1,172
- Middle School Central1.9 mi · 601
- Marie C Graham Elem School1.9 mi · 356
- Neil E Reid High School2.9 mi · 81
- Middle School South3.0 mi · 383
Frequently asked questions
About Emma V Lobbestael Elem SchoolHow large is Emma V Lobbestael Elem School?
Emma V Lobbestael Elem School enrolls approximately 264 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Emma V Lobbestael Elem School serve?
Emma V Lobbestael Elem School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Emma V Lobbestael Elem School?
Approximately 12.8:1 students per teacher at Emma V Lobbestael Elem School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Emma V Lobbestael Elem School?
At Emma V Lobbestael Elem School, the student body is approximately 83% White, 3% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Emma V Lobbestael Elem School public or private?
Emma V Lobbestael Elem School is a public K-12 school, overseen by L'Anse Creuse Public Schools.
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