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Emmons Lake Elementary School

Public Grades K-4

56^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 96% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Emmons Lake Elementary School is a highly rated public K-4 school in Caledonia, MI, serving 377 students within the top-performing Caledonia Community Schools district, which ranks in the 98th percentile statewide.

What truly sets Emmons Lake apart is its exceptional attendance culture. With a chronic absenteeism rate of just 7.4%—compared to 21.9% for the district and 27.9% statewide—this school has built a climate where kids want to be in class. That consistency shows up in academics too: the school has earned a 5-star rating for six straight years and consistently ranks in the top 5% of Michigan elementary schools. Its reading scores are a particular standout, with 3rd and 4th graders hitting 66.7% and 69.4% proficiency, far exceeding state averages. While math scores remain strong (75.3% in 4th grade, nearly double the state average), they trail slightly behind district peers like Kettle Lake Elementary (87%) and Caledonia Elementary (80%)—a minor gap in an otherwise stellar profile.

Emmons Lake also invests more per student ($16,453) than nearby schools like Kettle Lake ($14,193) and Dutton Elementary ($14,893), with a favorable 16:1 student-teacher ratio. The school performs exceptionally well across all student groups, ranking in the 96th percentile for both male and female students. One area for growth: outcomes for students from low-income households, while still strong (88th percentile), lag behind the school's overall performance. For parents seeking a school with outstanding attendance, strong literacy instruction, and a proven track record of consistency, Emmons Lake is a top choice—though it's worth noting that Countryside Elementary in nearby Byron Center posts a similarly low absenteeism rate (7.2%) if you're comparing options.

377

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,453

Per pupil spending ?

19.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8950 Kraft Ave SE
Caledonia, MI 49316-7303

(616) 528-8100

District: Caledonia Community Schools

Students who attend Emmons Lake Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Duncan Lake Middle School
	Kraft Meadows Intermediate School
High:	Caledonia High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

79.3%

Two or more races:

7.7%

Asian:

5.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 85th percentile in 2016 → 96th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (72% vs 40% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of Michigan elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school72%

District avg74%

Michigan avg40%

56^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 4%▲ up 12 pts since 2016

From top 15% (2016) to top 4% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5Elementary Schools in the Caledonia Community Schools

13^th of 625Caledonia Community Schools among Michigan districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	94.6	56 of 1492	96.2%	★★★★★
2025	96.2	37 of 1488	97.5%	★★★★★
2024	95.6	39 of 1486	97.4%	★★★★★
2023	90.7	103 of 1470	93.0%	★★★★★
2022	93.6	58 of 1344	95.7%	★★★★★
2021	87.6	98 of 1153	91.5%	★★★★★
2019	79.4	238 of 1408	83.1%	★★★★☆
2018	84.7	190 of 1448	86.9%	★★★★☆
2017	73.7	300 of 1466	79.5%	★★★★☆
2016	80.8	237 of 1548	84.7%	★★★★☆
2015	79.3	278 of 1580	82.4%	★★★★☆
2014	87.8	113 of 1533	92.6%	★★★★★
2013	84.6	167 of 1563	89.3%	★★★★☆
2012	90.2	80 of 1566	94.9%	★★★★★
2011	83.4	82 of 1552	94.7%	★★★★★
2010	82.1	82 of 1552	94.7%	★★★★★
2009	86.7	49 of 1589	96.9%	★★★★★
2008	88.8	15 of 1577	99.0%	★★★★★
2007	79.3	209 of 1565	86.6%	★★★★☆
2006	80.6	162 of 1545	89.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	93.5	51 of 1343	96.2%	★★★★★
2025	96.1	27 of 1338	98.0%	★★★★★
2024	96.9	12 of 1342	99.1%	★★★★★
2023	89.8	79 of 1321	94.0%	★★★★★
2022	84.3	116 of 1106	89.5%	★★★★☆
2021	74.0	164 of 902	81.8%	★★★★☆
2019	70.9	282 of 1171	75.9%	★★★★☆
2018	82.5	199 of 1443	86.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	79.7	167 of 1352	87.6%	★★★★☆
2024	94.2	28 of 1381	98.0%	★★★★★
2023	69.3	295 of 1350	78.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	93.5	58 of 1372	95.8%	★★★★★
2025	94.5	44 of 1366	96.8%	★★★★★
2024	91.6	71 of 1347	94.7%	★★★★★
2023	85.2	137 of 1334	89.7%	★★★★☆
2022	96.5	11 of 1139	99.0%	★★★★★
2021	87.1	72 of 915	92.1%	★★★★★
2019	76.9	224 of 1196	81.3%	★★★★☆
2018	82.5	216 of 1446	85.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	93.3	46 of 1199	96.2%	★★★★★
2025	96.5	16 of 1206	98.7%	★★★★★
2024	94.6	35 of 1204	97.1%	★★★★★
2023	89.8	76 of 1198	93.7%	★★★★★
2022	92.5	48 of 1102	95.6%	★★★★★
2021	86.3	83 of 1005	91.7%	★★★★★
2019	74.3	243 of 1128	78.5%	★★★★☆
2018	77.9	227 of 1253	81.9%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2026)96th percentile~ school

White (2026)96th percentile~ school

Male (2026)96th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)88th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Math75%+34 vs state

English Language Arts68%+28 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT English Language Arts (2026)	PSAT Mathematics (2026)	M-Step English Language Arts (2026)					M-Step Math (2026)					M-Step Science (2026)		M-Step Social Studies (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 3rd Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Emmons Lake Elementary School	Public	K-4	8950 Kraft Ave SE	Caledonia	49316	Kent County	Caledonia Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 528-8100	377	23	16.0	19.4%	299 (79.3%)	8 (2.1%)	17 (4.5%)	21 (5.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.7%)	94.6	56^th of 1492 public elementary schools	96.2%		96.2	37^th of 1488 public elementary schools	97.5%	19			66.7	69.4				75.0	75.3								$16,453	$338	$16,115
Caledonia Elementary School	Public	K-4	9770 Duncan Lake Ave SE	Caledonia	49316	Kent County	Caledonia Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 891-8181	378	21	18.1	20.4%	312 (82.5%)	8 (2.1%)	26 (6.9%)	8 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.1%)	94.5	58^th of 1492 public elementary schools	96.1%		95.9	43^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	97.1%	15			71.2	61.5				86.5	80.0								$14,893	$511	$14,382
Dutton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	7700 Patterson Ave SE	Caledonia	49316	Kent County	Caledonia Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 698-8982	317	20	16.0	28.4%	222 (70.0%)	13 (4.1%)	42 (13.2%)	12 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.8%)	96.8	32^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	97.9%		95.2	51^st of 1488 public elementary schools	96.6%	19			84.5	67.3				87.9	75.5								$16,495	$519	$15,976
Kettle Lake Elementary School	Public	K-4	8451 Garbow Dr SE	Alto	49302	Kent County	Caledonia Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 868-6113	349	18	19.1	12.0%	308 (88.3%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.0%)	5 (1.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.4%)	97	26^th of 1492 public elementary schools	98.3%		98.1	13^th of 1488 public elementary schools	99.1%	13			76.5	75.3				73.5	87.0								$14,193	$183	$14,011
Paris Ridge Elementary	Public	K-4	4690 Paris Ridge Ave SE	Caledonia	49316	Kent County	Caledonia Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 891-7033	303	21	14.5	16.2%	251 (82.8%)	6 (2.0%)	16 (5.3%)	7 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.6%)	89	149^th of 1492 public elementary schools	90.0%		94.1	65^th of 1488 public elementary schools	95.6%	84			55.3	63.0				71.1	72.2								$16,247	$183	$16,064
Endeavor Elementary	Public	K-5	5757 East Paris Ave SE	Grand Rapids	49512	Kent County	Kentwood Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 554-5241	553	32	17.1	68.7%	125 (22.6%)	198 (35.8%)	76 (13.7%)	109 (19.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (7.8%)	62.7	521^st of 1492 public elementary schools	65.1%		47.8	755^th of 1488 public elementary schools	49.3%	234			37.2	56.8	52.2			40.5	42.7	41.8			43.3		40.3		$15,573	$2,290	$13,283
Explorer Elementary	Public	K-5	2307 68th St SE	Caledonia	49316	Kent County	Kentwood Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 554-0302	556	34	16.5	55.8%	188 (33.8%)	151 (27.2%)	78 (14.0%)	68 (12.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (12.2%)	81.1	252^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	83.1%		82.1	242^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	83.7%	10			48.3	60.9	63.3			52.8	63.0	48.0			51.0		52.0		$16,412	$1,713	$14,699
Cross Creek Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	7701 Kalamazoo Ave SE	Byron Center	49315	Kent County	Cross Creek Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(616) 656-4000	809	39	20.9	41.3%	466 (57.6%)	76 (9.4%)	107 (13.2%)	73 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (10.8%)	94.6	57^th of 1492 public elementary schools	96.2%		96	41^st of 1488 public elementary schools	97.2%	16	86.0	66.3	56.6	73.8	73.6	62.4	63.1	68.7	84.5	71.3	61.2	67.9	71.3	67.4	60.9	82.6	$11,831	$566	$11,265
Discovery Elementary	Public	K-5	2461 60th St SE	Grand Rapids	49508	Kent County	Kentwood Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 871-1080	674	37	18.3	72.0%	166 (24.6%)	231 (34.3%)	109 (16.2%)	107 (15.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (8.9%)	45.3	772^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	48.3%		49.5	728^th of 1488 public elementary schools	51.1%	44			45.2	41.6	39.5			38.7	40.3	24.0			26.7		26.7		$17,266	$3,839	$13,427
Countryside Elementary School	Public	K-4	8200 Eastern Ave SE	Byron Center	49315	Kent County	Byron Center Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 878-6900	426	23	18.5	21.6%	319 (74.9%)	10 (2.3%)	41 (9.6%)	27 (6.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.6%)	99.2	2^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	99.9%		98.4	9^th of 1488 public elementary schools	99.4%	7			83.1	88.2				86.7	94.1								$13,601	$470	$13,131

Frequently Asked Questions about Emmons Lake Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Emmons Lake Elementary School?

Students at Emmons Lake Elementary School are 79% White, 8% Two or more races, 6% Asian, 5% Hispanic, 2% African American.

Is Emmons Lake Elementary School a good school?

Yes! Emmons Lake Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 56^th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools.

How many students attend Emmons Lake Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 377 students attended Emmons Lake Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Emmons Lake Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Emmons Lake Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Duncan Lake Middle School
Middle : Kraft Meadows Intermediate School
High : Caledonia High School

What district is Emmons Lake Elementary School in?

Caledonia Community Schools

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