Enrollment
345
Elementary
DISTRICT 379 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRASER PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 261482005181
Ralph Waldo Emerson Elem School
32151 DANNA, FRASER, MI 48026 · (586) 439-6700 · Macomb County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL345 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
153 students
DISTRICT 43% · 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 | 52 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 49 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 53 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 47 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 45 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (52) is 16% larger than its 6th grade class (45).
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Fraser Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
44.4%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
38.2%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 44 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
41.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.6%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Ralph Waldo Emerson Elem School
Ralph Waldo Emerson Elem School's state test result (41.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ralph Waldo Emerson Elem School this school | 345 | 44.3% | 41.4% |
| Dieck Elementary School SWARTZ CREEK | 334 | 44.0% | 33.2% |
| Huntington Elementary School RIVERVIEW | 328 | 45.1% | 31.7% |
| Mark Twain Elementary School ROSEVILLE | 339 | 48.7% | 37.9% |
| Flushing Early Childhood Center FLUSHING | 305 | 44.6% | N/A |
| Andrews Elementary School THREE RIVERS | 296 | 47.6% | 50.0% |
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 Ralph Waldo Emerson Elem School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Macomb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.4% | #677 of 1,085 | #49 of 100 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.2% | #724 of 1,072 | #55 of 98 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.4% | #654 of 1,139 | #51 of 105 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 345 | #907 of 1,630 | #93 of 126 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.6:1 | #1,240 of 1,424 | #98 of 118 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.1% | #606 of 1,424 | #77 of 118 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.3% | #983 of 1,563 | #82 of 123 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.7% | #629 of 979 | #42 of 75 |
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
345
-10 (-3%) vs 2020
+19% since 1990-91, when it was 291
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
was 19.7:1
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 | 345 | 18.5 | 18.6:1 | 44% (153) |
| 2023-24 | 355 | 18.8 | 18.9:1 | 57% (201) |
| 2022-23 | 360 | 17.9 | 20.1:1 | 53% (192) |
| 2020-21 | 355 | 18 | 19.7:1 | 50% (179) |
| 2017-18 | 378 | 18.6 | 20.3:1 | 51% (193) |
| 2015-16 | 396 | 18 | 22.0:1 | 43% (169) |
| 2010-11 | 340 | 17 | 20.0:1 | 40% (137) |
| 2000-01 | 300 | 16 | 18.8:1 | 11% (32) |
| 1990-91 | 291 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ralph Waldo Emerson Elem School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (378 to 345); teachers unchanged (18.6 to 18.5).
About Ralph Waldo Emerson Elem School
Ralph Waldo Emerson Elem School, a medium-sized elementary school, is located in FRASER, Michigan. A total of 345 students attend the school, which covers kindergarten through 6.
Ralph Waldo Emerson Elem School sits within Fraser Public Schools, which has 8 schools and 4,366 students.
At 75%, White students outnumber all other groups at Ralph Waldo Emerson Elem School combined. The school is also 11% Black, 8% multiracial, 3% Hispanic, and 2% Asian. That is close to the 75% White share among all Macomb County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Ralph Waldo Emerson Elem School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 41%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 18.6:1, with 18.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among elementary schools in Michigan, the typical ratio is 15.8:1. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Ralph Waldo Emerson Elem School is 44%.
Ralph Waldo Emerson Elem School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Michigan schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 41.4% and a predicted 46.6%.
Within Macomb County, median household income is about $77,837, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Federal data list 236 public schools in Macomb County, with a combined enrollment of about 115,743.
Of nearby public schools, Arts Academy in the Woods is the closest, at about 0.2 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. In a group of 6 nearby schools with scores, Ralph Waldo Emerson Elem School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
Federal data place Ralph Waldo Emerson Elem School in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Ralph Waldo Emerson Elem School saw enrollment fall 3% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 18.6 students per teacher, compared with 19.7 in 2020-21.
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Macomb County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
879,853
Census ACS
Median income
$77,837
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
236
115,743 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fraser Public Schools
- Fraser High SchoolHigh · 1,431 students
- Richards Middle SchoolMiddle · 661 students
- Salk Elementary SchoolElementary · 455 students
- Eisenhower Elementary SchoolElementary · 391 students
- Thomas A Edison Elem SchoolElementary · 378 students
- Walt Disney Elementary SchoolElementary · 366 students
Other schools in FRASER
- Fraser High SchoolHigh · 1,431 students
- Richards Middle SchoolMiddle · 661 students
- Eisenhower Elementary SchoolElementary · 391 students
- Thomas A Edison Elem SchoolElementary · 378 students
- Arts Academy in the WoodsHigh · 327 students
Other Ralph Waldo Emerson Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Ralph Waldo Emerson Elementary. Ralph Waldo Emerson Elem School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson ElementarySan Diego, CA · 456 students
- Ralph Waldo Emerson Elementary SchoolPHOENIX, AZ · 189 students
Nearby schools
- Arts Academy in the Woods0.2 mi · 327
- Thomas A Edison Elem School0.8 mi · 378
- Eisenhower Elementary School0.9 mi · 391
- Mark Twain Elementary School1.0 mi · 339
- Richards Middle School1.1 mi · 661
- Wilde Elementary School1.3 mi · 496
Frequently asked questions
About Ralph Waldo Emerson Elem SchoolHow large is Ralph Waldo Emerson Elem School?
Ralph Waldo Emerson Elem School enrolls approximately 345 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Ralph Waldo Emerson Elem School serve?
Ralph Waldo Emerson Elem School serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ralph Waldo Emerson Elem School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ralph Waldo Emerson Elem School is approximately 18.6:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ralph Waldo Emerson Elem School?
At Ralph Waldo Emerson Elem School, the student body is approximately 75% White, 3% Hispanic, 11% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Ralph Waldo Emerson Elem School public or private?
Ralph Waldo Emerson Elem School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Fraser Public Schools.
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