Enrollment
364
Elementary
DISTRICT 341 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TRAVERSE CITY AREA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 263387006943
Long Lake Elementary School
7600 N LONG LAKE RD, TRAVERSE CITY, MI 49685 · (231) 933-7800 · Grand Traverse County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL364 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
118 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
44.6%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
38.4%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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
40.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.9%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
364
+42 (+13%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 16.2:1
% White
89%
was 89%
% Hispanic
4%
was 4%
% Black
2%
was 1%
% Asian
2%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Long Lake Elementary School
Located at 7600 N LONG LAKE RD, in TRAVERSE CITY, Michigan, Long Lake Elementary School is a reasonably sized primary school that educates 364 students (grades pre-K through 5), operated by Traverse City Area Public Schools.
Traverse City Area Public Schools comprises 16 schools with combined enrollment of 8,546 students; Long Lake Elementary School is among them.
In terms of who attends, Long Lake Elementary School records that nearly all students (89%) are White. Other groups include 4% Hispanic, 3% Native American. Compared to Grand Traverse County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.4:1. The state averages about 15.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 32% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Long Lake Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 51.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 40.9%.
Around the school, ACS estimates for Grand Traverse County put median household earnings sit near $81,647, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Long Lake Elementary School is one of 32 public schools in Grand Traverse County (combined enrollment of about 12,069 students).
Nearest neighbor: West Senior High, around 2.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Long Lake Elementary School comes 6th of 6 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 52.3%.
Long Lake Elementary School operates from a small-town location.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Long Lake Elementary School has grew 13%, going from 322 students in 2018 to 364 in 2025.
On the community side, members of the Long Lake Elementary School community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Grand Traverse County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
96,166
Census ACS
Median income
$81,647
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
32
12,069 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Traverse City Area Public Schools
- West Senior HighHigh · 1,384 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 1,326 students
- West Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,081 students
- East Middle SchoolMiddle · 829 students
- Central Grade SchoolElementary · 510 students
- Eastern Elementary SchoolElementary · 475 students
Other schools in TRAVERSE CITY
- West Senior HighHigh · 1,384 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 1,326 students
- West Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,081 students
- East Middle SchoolMiddle · 829 students
- Grand Traverse AcademyCombined · 824 students
- Central Grade SchoolElementary · 510 students
Nearby schools
- West Senior High2.1 mi · 1,384
- Westwoods Elementary School3.5 mi · 365
- West Middle School3.7 mi · 1,081
- Silver Lake Elementary School4.0 mi · 286
- The Greenspire School4.0 mi · 93
- TCAPS Montessori School4.0 mi · 331
Frequently asked questions
About Long Lake Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Long Lake Elementary School?
Long Lake Elementary School enrolls approximately 364 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Long Lake Elementary School serve?
Long Lake Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Long Lake Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Long Lake Elementary School is approximately 16.4:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Long Lake Elementary School?
At Long Lake Elementary School, the student body is approximately 89% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian.
Is Long Lake Elementary School public or private?
Long Lake Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Traverse City Area Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.