Hemmeter Elementary School

Hemmeter Elementary School is an elementary campus of reasonably sized scale in SAGINAW, Michigan, part of Saginaw Township Community Schools, serveing 331 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 8 schools in Saginaw Township Community Schools (4,447 students total), Hemmeter Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Hemmeter Elementary School lists that White students make up the majority at 77%. Other groups include 9% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 4% multiracial, 3% Black.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 20.1:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 12% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Saginaw County (around 59%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Hemmeter Elementary School ranks in the top 10% of Michigan public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 60.8%; Hemmeter Elementary School posts 79.5%, +18.7 points above that line.

Zooming out to the county, Saginaw County reports that the typical household earns roughly $60,622 per year, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 14%. In all, Saginaw County runs 75 public schools (combined enrollment of about 25,621 students), of which Hemmeter Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Weiss Elementary School, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Hemmeter Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Hemmeter Elementary School at 1st of 6; the average score across the group is 47.4%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Hemmeter Elementary School has declined 14%, going from 387 students in 2018 to 331 in 2025. The Asian share of enrollment edged down from 11% to 7% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 24.3:1 in 2018 to 20.1:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Members of the school community can share what they know.