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Which teacher or staff member at Musson Elementary School deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
505
Elementary
DISTRICT 486 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROCHESTER COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 262994007576
Musson Elementary School
3500 DUTTON RD, ROCHESTER HILLS, MI 48306 · (248) 726-4200 · Oakland County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL505 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 97% 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.
- ABeats 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
19.4:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.7:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
5%
24 students
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 55%
Community
5
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 | 92 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 57 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 86 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 85 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 96 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 89 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (92) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (89).
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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
83.8%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
84.6%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 84 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 85 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
79.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.2%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 79% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 64% typical for Michigan schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 15 points, placing it in Michigan's top 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 Musson Elementary School
Musson Elementary School's state test result (79.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Musson Elementary School this school | 505 | 4.8% | 79.0% |
| Amerman Elementary School NORTHVILLE | 504 | 4.2% | 79.8% |
| Thornton Creek Elementary School NOVI | 531 | 4.7% | 72.6% |
| Delta Kelly Elementary School OAKLAND | 643 | 3.1% | 65.8% |
| Wass Elementary School TROY | 413 | 8.5% | 70.4% |
| Ann L Dolsen Elementary School NEW HUDSON | 427 | 12.2% | 53.1% |
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 Musson Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Oakland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 79.0% | #15 of 1,085 | #2 of 147 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 84.6% | #8 of 1,072 | #1 of 144 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 83.8% | #6 of 1,139 | #1 of 157 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 505 | #273 of 1,630 | #38 of 178 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.4:1 | #1,313 of 1,424 | #162 of 170 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.7% | #400 of 1,424 | #67 of 170 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 4.8% | #1,555 of 1,563 | #168 of 175 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.4% | #933 of 979 | #113 of 118 |
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
505
+11 (+2%) vs 2020
+16% since 1990-91, when it was 434
Student : Teacher
19.4:1
was 19.8:1
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 | 505 | 26 | 19.4:1 | 5% (24) |
| 2023-24 | 494 | 27 | 18.3:1 | 5% (26) |
| 2022-23 | 527 | 25.5 | 20.7:1 | 6% (31) |
| 2020-21 | 494 | 25 | 19.8:1 | 7% (35) |
| 2017-18 | 512 | 27.5 | 18.6:1 | 4% (18) |
| 2015-16 | 482 | 25 | 19.3:1 | 2% (10) |
| 2010-11 | 378 | 23 | 16.4:1 | 3% (10) |
| 2000-01 | 440 | 23 | 19.1:1 | 0% (2) |
| 1990-91 | 434 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Musson Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (512 to 505); teachers down 5% (27.5 to 26).
About Musson Elementary School
Musson Elementary School serves students in ROCHESTER HILLS, Michigan, as a medium-sized elementary school. The school serves 505 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. The average among elementary schools in Michigan is roughly 369 students; this school is 37% bigger than that.
Rochester Community School District is the local district for Musson Elementary School. It runs 22 schools with 14,592 students.
At 62%, White students outnumber all other groups at Musson Elementary School combined. It is also 28% Asian, 5% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. By the diversity index, Musson Elementary School comes in at 54%.
Teachers at the school number 26 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 19.4:1. The 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan is lower than this school's figure. Roughly 5% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Oakland County report 32%.
Measured against Michigan public elementary schools, Musson Elementary School receives an A+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Given its lunch-eligibility share, the predicted average proficiency rate on state tests for Musson Elementary School is 64.2%. It actually posts 79.0%, which is 14.8 points higher and in the top 10% of Michigan schools.
In Oakland County (population about 1,279,825), median household income is about $97,760, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 51% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Musson Elementary School is one of 345 public schools in Oakland County, which together enroll about 169,926 students.
Van Hoosen Middle School is the public school closest to Musson Elementary School, about 0.9 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Musson Elementary School ranks 1st of 7 on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
In 2020-21, Musson Elementary School enrolled 494; in 2024-25, 505.
The Musson Elementary School community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Oakland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,279,825
Census ACS
Median income
$97,760
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
51%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
345
169,926 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Rochester Community School District
- Rochester High SchoolHigh · 1,682 students
- Rochester Adams High SchoolHigh · 1,521 students
- Stoney Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,478 students
- Hart Middle SchoolHigh · 999 students
- Van Hoosen Middle SchoolHigh · 906 students
- West Middle SchoolHigh · 784 students
Other schools in ROCHESTER HILLS
- Rochester High SchoolHigh · 1,682 students
- Rochester Adams High SchoolHigh · 1,521 students
- Stoney Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,478 students
- Hart Middle SchoolHigh · 999 students
- Van Hoosen Middle SchoolHigh · 906 students
- West Middle SchoolHigh · 784 students
Nearby schools
- Van Hoosen Middle School0.9 mi · 906
- Rochester Adams High School1.1 mi · 1,521
- Brewster Elementary School1.1 mi · 377
- Delta Kelly Elementary School2.1 mi · 643
- Rogers School2.5 mi · 280
- Baldwin Elementary School2.8 mi · 534
Frequently asked questions
About Musson Elementary SchoolHow large is Musson Elementary School?
Musson Elementary School enrolls approximately 505 students in grades PK-05.
Is Musson Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Musson Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Musson Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Musson Elementary School is approximately 19.4:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Musson Elementary School?
Student demographics at Musson Elementary School are roughly 62% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Black, 28% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Musson Elementary School in?
Musson Elementary School is part of Rochester Community School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.