Enrollment
211
Elementary
DISTRICT 261 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·YALE PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 263660007273
John F FarrellEmmett Elementary School
3300 KINNEY RD, EMMETT, MI 48022 · (810) 384-1300 · St. Clair County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL211 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 74% of Michigan public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
17.3:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
65 students
DISTRICT 34% · 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 | 41 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 40 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 32 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 38 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 36 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 24 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (41) is 71% larger than its 5th grade class (24).
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 13% · 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
65.6%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
55.6%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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
57.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.6%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% 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 John F FarrellEmmett Elementary School
John F FarrellEmmett Elementary School's state test result (57.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| John F FarrellEmmett Elementary School this school | 211 | 30.8% | 57.3% |
| Light of the World Academy PINCKNEY | 222 | 30.6% | 56.9% |
| Sycamore Elementary School DORR | 224 | 33.5% | 69.2% |
| Lincoln School PETOSKEY | 237 | 30.4% | 63.8% |
| PewamoWestphalia Elementary School PEWAMO | 249 | 28.5% | 59.9% |
| Courtade Elementary School TRAVERSE CITY | 215 | 28.8% | 51.7% |
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 John F FarrellEmmett Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In St. Clair County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.3% | #266 of 1,085 | #4 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.6% | #314 of 1,072 | #5 of 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.6% | #152 of 1,139 | #3 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 211 | #1,397 of 1,630 | #23 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #1,022 of 1,424 | #21 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.1% | #1,309 of 1,424 | #20 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.8% | #1,211 of 1,563 | #22 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.9% | #320 of 440 | #7 of 12 |
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
211
-3 (-1%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 228
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 21.4:1
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 | 211 | 12.2 | 17.3:1 | 31% (65) |
| 2023-24 | 206 | 12.2 | 16.9:1 | 43% (89) |
| 2022-23 | 201 | 12.2 | 16.5:1 | 42% (85) |
| 2020-21 | 214 | 10 | 21.4:1 | 39% (83) |
| 2017-18 | 203 | 11.6 | 17.5:1 | 39% (79) |
| 2015-16 | 198 | 10 | 19.8:1 | 31% (61) |
| 2010-11 | 242 | 12 | 20.2:1 | 36% (86) |
| 2000-01 | 257 | 13 | 19.8:1 | 19% (49) |
| 1990-91 | 228 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for John F FarrellEmmett Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (203 to 211); teachers up 5% (11.6 to 12.2).
About John F FarrellEmmett Elementary School
John F FarrellEmmett Elementary School is a public elementary school run by Yale Public Schools in EMMETT, Michigan. A total of 211 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 5. Against the 369-student average for elementary schools in Michigan, enrollment here is 43% lower.
Yale Public Schools is the district for John F FarrellEmmett Elementary School. It has 6 schools and 1,723 students.
Most students at John F FarrellEmmett Elementary School are White: 95% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 3% multiracial. By the diversity index, John F FarrellEmmett Elementary School comes in at 9%.
With 12.2 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at John F FarrellEmmett Elementary School was 17.3:1. Among elementary schools in Michigan, the typical ratio is 15.8:1. John F FarrellEmmett Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 31%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in St. Clair County is 46%.
allk12 grades John F FarrellEmmett Elementary School a B+. The grade compares the school only with Michigan public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for John F FarrellEmmett Elementary School is +4.6 points: 57.3% actual, 52.6% predicted.
Among St. Clair County residents, median household income is about $71,270, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 20%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. John F FarrellEmmett Elementary School is one of 57 public schools in St. Clair County, which together enroll about 20,511 students.
Avoca Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 5.8 miles away. A ten-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts John F FarrellEmmett Elementary School at 1st of 6.
NCES assigns John F FarrellEmmett Elementary School the locale Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Federal data show 214 students in 2020-21 and 211 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%. Federal data show the ratio falling from 21.4:1 to 17.3:1.
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St. Clair County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
160,221
Census ACS
Median income
$71,270
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
57
20,511 students
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- Yale Senior High SchoolHigh · 509 students
- Yale Junior High SchoolMiddle · 425 students
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- Avoca Elementary School5.8 mi · 243
- Memphis Elementary School6.8 mi · 321
- Memphis JuniorSenior High School7.0 mi · 388
- Capac JrSr High School8.7 mi · 298
- Capac Virtual Education Program8.7 mi · 57
- Capac Elementary School8.7 mi · 326
Frequently asked questions
About John F FarrellEmmett Elementary SchoolHow large is John F FarrellEmmett Elementary School?
John F FarrellEmmett Elementary School enrolls approximately 211 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does John F FarrellEmmett Elementary School serve?
John F FarrellEmmett Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does John F FarrellEmmett Elementary School have?
John F FarrellEmmett Elementary School employs 12 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.3:1.
What is the student diversity at John F FarrellEmmett Elementary School?
Student demographics at John F FarrellEmmett Elementary School are roughly 95% White, 2% Hispanic, 3% Two or more.
Is John F FarrellEmmett Elementary School public or private?
John F FarrellEmmett Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Yale Public Schools.
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