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Ralph Waldo Emerson Elementary School

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Ralph Waldo Emerson Elementary School ranks 736 th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

736^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 51% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Ralph Waldo Emerson Elementary School is a public elementary school in Fraser, Michigan, serving 355 students from kindergarten to 6th grade. The school is part of the Fraser Public Schools district, which is ranked 299 out of 613 districts in the state.

One key metric that stands out is the school's consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 21.4% to 32.7% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average and the rates of nearby schools like Salk Elementary School and Thomas A. Edison Elementary School. The school's performance on state assessments is also mixed, with 3rd and 6th-grade students showing stronger performance, while 4th and 5th-grade students have struggled, often scoring below district and state averages.

Another notable finding is the school's relatively high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 49.86% to 56.62% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch over the past few years, higher than the district average. This may contribute to some of the academic challenges the school faces. Despite the school's high per-student spending, which is on par with nearby schools, its student-teacher ratio of 18.8 to 20.4 is higher, suggesting a potential need for additional teaching resources.

345

Students ?

18.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,408

Per pupil spending ?

44.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

32151 Danna
Fraser, MI 48026-3253

(586) 439-6700

District: Fraser Public Schools

Students who attend Ralph Waldo Emerson Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Richards Middle School
High:	Fraser High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.4%

African American:

11.3%

Two or more races:

8.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 72nd percentile in 2015 → 51st in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Michigan median (51st percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 21 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg36%

Michigan avg38%

736^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 49%▼ down 22 pts since 2015

From top 28% (2015) to top 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 6Elementary Schools in the Fraser Public Schools

299^th of 613Fraser Public 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
2025	49.0	736 of 1488	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.0	783 of 1486	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.8	630 of 1470	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.7	522 of 1344	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.9	595 of 1153	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.7	447 of 1408	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.9	600 of 1448	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	62.3	466 of 1466	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	65.8	488 of 1548	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	70.5	437 of 1580	72.3%	★★★★☆
2014	68.4	459 of 1533	70.1%	★★★★☆
2013	71.7	411 of 1563	73.7%	★★★★☆
2012	69.7	447 of 1566	71.5%	★★★★☆
2011	73.8	379 of 1552	75.6%	★★★★☆
2010	72.5	428 of 1552	72.4%	★★★★☆
2009	74.7	353 of 1589	77.8%	★★★★☆
2008	77.1	290 of 1577	81.6%	★★★★☆
2007	81.6	163 of 1565	89.6%	★★★★☆
2006	81.4	149 of 1545	90.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	50.7	602 of 1338	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.4	678 of 1342	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.7	463 of 1321	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.2	498 of 1106	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.8	528 of 902	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.7	400 of 1171	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.1	587 of 1443	59.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	38.5	815 of 1346	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.7	778 of 1381	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.9	516 of 1350	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.3	412 of 1099	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.2	295 of 749	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.8	211 of 1134	81.4%	★★★★☆
2018	67.4	362 of 1397	74.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	38.3	816 of 1366	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.9	876 of 1347	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.7	722 of 1334	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.0	537 of 1139	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.8	352 of 915	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.8	458 of 1196	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.7	609 of 1446	57.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	53.5	543 of 1206	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.4	713 of 1204	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.2	548 of 1198	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.9	533 of 1102	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.5	608 of 1005	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.9	561 of 1128	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.1	634 of 1253	49.4%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2025)55th percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)55th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)40th percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)39th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts42%~ state avg

Math35%~ state avg

Science34%-6 vs state

Social Studies28%~ state avg

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Schools Near Ralph Waldo Emerson Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				M-Step English Language Arts (2025)				M-Step Math (2025)				M-Step Science (2025)	M-Step Social Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	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 Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ralph Waldo Emerson Elementary School	Public	K-6	32151 Danna	Fraser	48026	Macomb County	Fraser Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(586) 439-6700	345	19	18.6	44.3%	260 (75.4%)	39 (11.3%)	10 (2.9%)	7 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.1%)	49	736^th of 1488 public elementary schools	50.5%		44	783^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	47.3%	47	45.3	36.5	34.0	54.5	39.6	26.9	29.8	45.5	34.0	27.7	$12,408	$935	$11,473
Thomas A Edison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	17470 Sewel	Fraser	48026	Macomb County	Fraser Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 439-6500	378	24	16.0	52.6%	217 (57.4%)	105 (27.8%)	8 (2.1%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (10.6%)	46.1	774^th of 1488 public elementary schools	48.0%		42.4	809^th of 1486 public elementary schools	45.6%	35	42.6	32.1	26.8	54.2	48.9	33.9	19.5	39.0	31.7	14.6	$15,721	$2,010	$13,711
Eisenhower Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	31275 Eveningside	Fraser	48026	Macomb County	Fraser Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 439-6600	391	22	17.8	46.3%	216 (55.2%)	119 (30.4%)	16 (4.1%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (9.0%)	33.6	962^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	35.3%		33.4	963^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	35.2%	1	35.7	34.5	34.5	40.7	50.0	37.9	7.3	24.1	14.5	7.3	$15,766	$1,322	$14,444
Mark Twain Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	30601 Calahan Rd	Roseville	48066	Macomb County	Fraser Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 439-6900	339	19	17.4	48.7%	236 (69.6%)	55 (16.2%)	12 (3.5%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.4%)	45.6	781^st of 1488 public elementary schools	47.5%		52.6	671^st of 1486 public elementary schools	54.8%	110	35.6	39.6	44.4	45.7	37.8	30.2	33.3	28.3	40.0	20.0	$15,879	$1,907	$13,973
Wilde Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	32343 Bunert Rd	Warren	48088	Macomb County	Warren Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 294-8490	496	31	16.2	50.4%	308 (62.1%)	77 (15.5%)	16 (3.2%)	52 (10.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (8.5%)	46.7	769^th of 1488 public elementary schools	48.3%		40.2	843^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	43.3%	74	33.3	44.6	48.5		38.1	38.6	42.6		32.4	19.1	$18,492	$1,773	$16,720
Michigan Collegiate Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	16911 Eastland St	Roseville	48066	Macomb County	Michigan Collegiate	Yes	No	No	Yes	(586) 779-8055	232	21	11.1	92.7%	1 (0.4%)	228 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	5.7	1451^st of 1488 public elementary schools	2.5%		7.9	1392^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	6.3%	59	8.0	13.3	12.1		8.2	8.9					$36,434	$9,786	$26,648
Lucile S Patton Elementary School	Public	K-5	18851 McKinnon St	Roseville	48066	Macomb County	Roseville Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 445-5795	171	10	17.2	88.9%	41 (24.0%)	99 (57.9%)	1 (0.6%)	10 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (11.7%)	23.6	1102^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	25.9%		19.4	1170^th of 1486 public elementary schools	21.3%	68	28.0	41.4	25.7		20.0	13.8	17.1		22.9	22.9	$16,049	$4,558	$11,491
Black Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	14100 Heritage Rd	Sterling Heights	48312	Macomb County	Warren Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 825-2840	458	31	14.7	62.9%	226 (49.3%)	117 (25.5%)	12 (2.6%)	72 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.8%)	34.9	940^th of 1488 public elementary schools	36.8%		43.9	787^th of 1486 public elementary schools	47.0%	153	26.7	31.3	37.5		34.7	38.8	37.5		23.4	18.8	$19,510	$1,822	$17,689
Salk Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	17601 15 Mile Rd	Clinton Township	48035	Macomb County	Fraser Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(586) 439-6800	455	28	16.1	37.1%	320 (70.3%)	68 (14.9%)	23 (5.1%)	12 (2.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.6%)	61.8	538^th of 1488 public elementary schools	63.8%		66.8	461^st of 1486 public elementary schools	69.0%	77	42.0	45.1	44.6	63.9	46.4	41.1	33.8	45.2	50.0	27.0	$14,873	$1,267	$13,606
Pinewood Elementary School	Public	K-5	14411 Bade Dr	Warren	48088	Macomb County	Warren Woods Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 439-4405	353	18	19.1	61.5%	192 (54.4%)	82 (23.2%)	13 (3.7%)	47 (13.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.1%)	59.8	563^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	62.2%		54.7	640^th of 1486 public elementary schools	56.9%	77	35.5	40.4	56.1		47.4	47.4	51.7		39.7	34.5	$16,683	$1,623	$15,060

Frequently Asked Questions about Ralph Waldo Emerson Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Ralph Waldo Emerson Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Ralph Waldo Emerson Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Richards Middle School
High : Fraser High School

What is the racial makeup of Ralph Waldo Emerson Elementary School?

Students at Ralph Waldo Emerson Elementary School are 75% White, 11% African American, 8% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

What district is Ralph Waldo Emerson Elementary School in?

Fraser Public Schools

How many students attend Ralph Waldo Emerson Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 345 students attended Ralph Waldo Emerson Elementary School.

Is Ralph Waldo Emerson Elementary School a good school?

Ralph Waldo Emerson Elementary School ranks 736^th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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