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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Robert M Larson Elementary School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
582
Elementary
DISTRICT 296 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARRISON COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 261782005447
Robert M Larson Elementary School
455 W SPRUCE ST, HARRISON, MI 48625 · (989) 539-3259 · Clare County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL582 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
484 students
DISTRICT 82% · 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 | 96 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 97 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 110 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 105 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 93 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 81 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (96) is 19% larger than its 5th grade class (81).
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · 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
Robert M Larson Elementary School→Harrison Middle School
Based on grade levels within Harrison Community Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
26.5%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
18.9%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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
24.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.4%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% 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 Robert M Larson Elementary School
Robert M Larson Elementary School's state test result (24.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert M Larson Elementary School this school | 582 | 83.2% | 24.1% |
| Collins Elementary School HOUGHTON LAKE | 489 | 84.0% | 31.7% |
| William Ford Elementary School DEARBORN | 580 | 89.0% | 32.5% |
| Miller Elementary School DEARBORN | 575 | 90.1% | 39.3% |
| Lowrey Elementary School DEARBORN | 515 | 91.3% | 47.0% |
| Henry Ford Elementary School DEARBORN | 697 | 90.0% | 34.1% |
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 Robert M Larson Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.1% | #1,031 of 1,085 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.9% | #1,050 of 1,072 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.5% | #1,043 of 1,139 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 582 | #140 of 1,630 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #712 of 1,424 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.8% | #1,257 of 1,424 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.2% | #304 of 1,563 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +68.7% | #12 of 440 |
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
582
+301 (+107%) vs 2020
+81% since 1990-91, when it was 321
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 20.1:1
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 | 582 | 36.4 | 16.0:1 | 83% (484) |
| 2023-24 | 598 | 35 | 17.1:1 | 83% (499) |
| 2022-23 | 606 | 35 | 17.3:1 | 85% (517) |
| 2020-21 | 281 | 14 | 20.1:1 | 80% (225) |
| 2017-18 | 345 | 16 | 21.6:1 | 86% (297) |
| 2015-16 | 317 | 14 | 22.6:1 | 78% (248) |
| 2010-11 | 339 | 14 | 24.2:1 | 74% (251) |
| 2000-01 | 321 | 17 | 18.9:1 | 55% (178) |
| 1990-91 | 321 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Robert M Larson Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 69% (345 to 582); teachers up 127% (16 to 36.4).
About Robert M Larson Elementary School
Students in HARRISON, Michigan, attend Robert M Larson Elementary School, a large elementary school. It had 582 students in 2024-25, spanning kindergarten through 5. That compares with an average of about 369 students for elementary schools in Michigan.
Harrison Community Schools runs Robert M Larson Elementary School along with 3 other schools, enrolling 1,184 students in total.
White students are 93% of those enrolled at Robert M Larson Elementary School. The next largest groups are 3% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. That is in line with Clare County, where about 94% of residents are White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 13, compared with 70 nationally.
Its ratio of 16.0:1 is based on 36.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is in line with the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 83%. The rate at public schools in Clare County averages 65%, lower than here.
Robert M Larson Elementary School is 5.4 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (24.1% versus 29.4%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Michigan.
The school is in Clare County, where the median household earns about $49,384 a year, about 13% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 17%. Robert M Larson Elementary School shares Clare County with 12 other public schools.
Harrison Alternative Education is the nearest public school to Robert M Larson Elementary School, about 0.1 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 4 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 4 nearby schools with scores, Robert M Larson Elementary School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Federal data place Robert M Larson Elementary School in the Rural: Fringe locale, which means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Reported enrollment: 281 (2020-21) and 582 (2024-25). These figures may describe different sets of grades. Students per teacher dropped from 20.1 in 2020-21 to 16.0 in 2024-25.
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Clare County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
31,218
Census ACS
Median income
$49,384
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
3,785 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Harrison Community Schools
- Harrison Community High SchoolHigh · 281 students
- Harrison Middle SchoolMiddle · 279 students
- Harrison Alternative EducationHigh · 42 students
Other schools in HARRISON
- Harrison Community High SchoolHigh · 281 students
- Harrison Middle SchoolMiddle · 279 students
- Harrison Alternative EducationHigh · 42 students
Nearby schools
- Harrison Alternative Education0.1 mi · 42
- Harrison Middle School0.3 mi · 279
- Harrison Community High School0.4 mi · 281
- ClareGladwin Area School4.2 mi · 47
- Farwell Timberland Alternative High School12.0 mi · 39
- Farwell Middle School12.7 mi · 281
Frequently asked questions
About Robert M Larson Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Robert M Larson Elementary School?
Robert M Larson Elementary School enrolls approximately 582 students in grades KG-05.
Is Robert M Larson Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Robert M Larson Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Robert M Larson Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Robert M Larson Elementary School is approximately 16.0:1 (36 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Robert M Larson Elementary School?
Student demographics at Robert M Larson Elementary School are roughly 93% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Two or more.
What district is Robert M Larson Elementary School in?
Robert M Larson Elementary School is part of Harrison Community Schools.
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