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
C-
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Scored higher than 22% of Michigan public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 79 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 57 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 56 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 56 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (79) is 41% larger than its 5th grade class (56).
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · 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
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 →
Schools most like Long Lake Elementary School
Long Lake Elementary School's state test result (40.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Lake Elementary School this school | 364 | 32.4% | 40.9% |
| Emma Murphy Elementary School METAMORA | 374 | 31.0% | 47.7% |
| Tecumseh Acres Early Learning Center TECUMSEH | 360 | 33.3% | 31.3% |
| Hyatt Elementary LINDEN | 351 | 32.8% | 63.2% |
| Lee Elementary School MIDDLEVILLE | 398 | 34.7% | 56.3% |
| Sonoma Elementary BATTLE CREEK | 351 | 31.6% | 40.3% |
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 Long Lake Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Grand Traverse County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.9% | #695 of 1,085 | #11 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.4% | #718 of 1,072 | #9 of 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.6% | #650 of 1,139 | #11 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 364 | #819 of 1,630 | #6 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #812 of 1,424 | #7 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.0% | #1,098 of 1,424 | #6 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.4% | #1,186 of 1,563 | #7 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +13.0% | #148 of 440 | N/A |
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
364
-9 (-2%) vs 2020
+7% since 1990-91, when it was 339
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 18.6:1
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 | 364 | 22.3 | 16.4:1 | 32% (118) |
| 2023-24 | 357 | 20.3 | 17.6:1 | 38% (135) |
| 2022-23 | 352 | 20.8 | 17.0:1 | 38% (133) |
| 2020-21 | 373 | 20 | 18.6:1 | 38% (142) |
| 2017-18 | 322 | 19.9 | 16.2:1 | 46% (149) |
| 2015-16 | 262 | 17 | 15.4:1 | 45% (118) |
| 2010-11 | 281 | 15 | 18.7:1 | 47% (131) |
| 2000-01 | 323 | 17 | 19.0:1 | 27% (87) |
| 1990-91 | 339 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Long Lake Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (322 to 364); teachers up 12% (19.9 to 22.3).
About Long Lake Elementary School
Long Lake Elementary School runs as a medium-sized elementary school in TRAVERSE CITY, Michigan. Students in pre-K through 5 attend, and enrollment is 364 students.
The district, Traverse City Area Public Schools, operates 16 schools serving 8,546 students.
At Long Lake Elementary School, White students make up 89% of the student body. Smaller groups are 4% Hispanic and 3% Native American. The county population is about 92% White, within a few points of the school. The chance that two students picked at random at Long Lake Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 20%.
The count of teachers at Long Lake Elementary School is 22.3 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 16.4:1. Elementary schools in Michigan average about 15.8:1, a similar figure. The school counts 118 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 32%. Across public schools in Grand Traverse County, the average is about the same, 31%.
Long Lake Elementary School is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 22% of Michigan public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
After adjusting for student poverty, Long Lake Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Michigan schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 40.9%; the prediction is 51.9%.
Grand Traverse County has about 96,166 residents, and median household income is about $81,647, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 41% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Federal data list 32 public schools in Grand Traverse County, with a combined enrollment of about 12,069.
Of nearby public schools, West Senior High is the closest, at about 2.1 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On proficiency, Long Lake Elementary School is behind the 52.3% nearby average, ranking 6th of 6.
NCES describes the area around Long Lake Elementary School as Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 373 to 364. Students per teacher fell from 18.6 in 2020-21 to 16.4 in 2024-25.
If you have questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Long Lake Elementary School, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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.