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Elva Lynch Elementary School

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Elva Lynch Elementary School ranks 507 th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-4

507^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 66% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Elva Lynch Elementary School in Lapeer, MI, is a mid-sized public school serving 390 students in grades PK through 4 as part of the Lapeer Community Schools district, which is rated as average for the state.

One of the most impressive things about Elva Lynch is its remarkably low chronic absenteeism rate. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 18.0% of students were chronically absent, which is dramatically lower than the district average of 31.1% and the state average of 27.9%. This is a consistent trend over the past three years and suggests a strong culture of attendance and engagement. Nearby schools like Weston Elementary School (34.2%), Dryden Elementary School (27.4%), and Thomson Elementary School (24.1%) all have significantly higher rates, making Elva Lynch a clear standout in this area.

Academically, the school has shown significant improvement, jumping from the 42nd percentile in state rankings to the 66th percentile in the most recent year. This is particularly evident in 3rd-grade English Language Arts, where 59.6% of students are proficient—a remarkable 21.4 percentage points above the state average. The school also performs well with its economically disadvantaged students, ranking in the 75th percentile for this subgroup in a recent year. Within its own district, Elva Lynch is a top performer, ranking highest among the four elementary schools with available data, despite serving a higher percentage of students receiving free/reduced lunch (54.36%) than peers like Emma Murphy Elementary School (31.02%). While 4th-grade performance dips closer to state averages, and per-student spending ($14,431) is higher than some nearby schools like North Branch Elementary School ($12,731), the school's strong attendance culture and recent academic gains make it a solid choice for families in the Lapeer area.

390

Students ?

18.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,431

Per pupil spending ?

54.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2035 Roods Lake Rd
Lapeer, MI 48446-8312

(810) 667-2448

District: Lapeer Community Schools

Students who attend Elva Lynch Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Rolland Warner Campus 56
High:	Lapeer High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

86.9%

Hispanic:

8.5%

Two or more races:

3.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 60th percentile in 2016 → 66th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (47% vs 40% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Michigan median (66th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school47%

District avg43%

Michigan avg40%

507^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 34%▲ up 6 pts since 2016

From top 40% (2016) to top 34% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Elementary Schools in the Lapeer Community Schools

301^st of 625Lapeer 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	63.2	507 of 1492	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	39.7	868 of 1488	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.1	613 of 1486	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.8	594 of 1470	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.5	639 of 1344	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	32.9	778 of 1153	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.0	471 of 1408	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	77.2	320 of 1448	77.9%	★★★★☆
2017	57.7	544 of 1466	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	58.9	623 of 1548	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	52.1	783 of 1580	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	64.6	534 of 1533	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	67.3	493 of 1563	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	57.3	685 of 1566	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	63.6	663 of 1552	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	61.1	820 of 1552	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	58.6	825 of 1589	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	64.4	657 of 1577	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	61.8	697 of 1565	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	70.7	420 of 1545	72.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	56.4	530 of 1343	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	37.8	810 of 1338	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.7	655 of 1342	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.3	374 of 1321	71.7%	★★★★☆
2022	39.9	647 of 1106	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.2	628 of 902	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	67.3	322 of 1171	72.5%	★★★★☆
2018	70.3	413 of 1443	71.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	50.9	602 of 1352	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	47.6	669 of 1346	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.5	339 of 1381	75.5%	★★★★☆
2023	50.8	610 of 1350	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.5	573 of 1099	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.7	426 of 749	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	72.9	197 of 1134	82.6%	★★★★☆
2018	82.5	141 of 1397	89.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	60.2	498 of 1372	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	33.3	896 of 1366	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.7	558 of 1347	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.1	795 of 1334	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.0	570 of 1139	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	29.5	674 of 915	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.9	525 of 1196	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	79.0	268 of 1446	81.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	48.1	609 of 1199	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	27.9	902 of 1206	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.9	673 of 1204	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.2	616 of 1198	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.1	690 of 1102	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.9	801 of 1005	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.8	519 of 1128	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.1	386 of 1253	69.2%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2010	67.6	327 of 851	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	71.5	252 of 847	70.2%	★★★★☆
2008	68.5	287 of 839	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	59.1	436 of 823	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	81.7	101 of 806	87.5%	★★★★☆

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)

Elementary school

Male (2026)64th percentile~ school

Female (2026)61st percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)55th percentile-11 vs school

White (2026)49th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts52%+12 vs state

Math43%~ state avg

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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
Elva Lynch Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-4	2035 Roods Lake Rd	Lapeer	48446	Lapeer County	Lapeer Community Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(810) 667-2448	390	21	18.9	54.4%	339 (86.9%)	5 (1.3%)	33 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.3%)	63.2	507^th of 1492 public elementary schools	66.0%		39.7	868^th of 1488 public elementary schools	41.7%	361			59.6	45.1				47.4	39.4								$14,431	$1,387	$13,044
CK Schickler Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	2020 W Oregon St	Lapeer	48446	Lapeer County	Lapeer Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 667-2440	457	26	17.5	53.8%	396 (86.7%)	6 (1.3%)	33 (7.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.6%)	63.7	500^th of 1492 public elementary schools	66.5%		51.6	694^th of 1488 public elementary schools	53.4%	194			58.0	43.2				60.9	31.1								$17,085	$1,502	$15,583
Turrill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	785 S Elm St	Lapeer	48446	Lapeer County	Lapeer Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 667-2438	389	23	17.1	49.6%	334 (85.9%)	8 (2.1%)	25 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.1%)	46.2	759^th of 1492 public elementary schools	49.1%		56.2	627^th of 1488 public elementary schools	57.9%	132			40.0	38.5				40.6	32.7								$14,784	$780	$14,004
Chatfield School	Public, Charter	K-8	231 Lake Dr	Lapeer	48446	Lapeer County	Chatfield School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(810) 667-8970	483	25	19.5	24.2%	447 (92.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.1%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.5%)	84.4	215^th of 1492 public elementary schools	85.6%		85.5	196^th of 1488 public elementary schools	86.8%	19	81.1	54.7	55.6	68.5	48.2	70.9	65.5	64.8	70.4	44.6	70.9	63.6	56.4	52.8	38.2	77.4	$12,235	$789	$11,446
Columbiaville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	4774 Pine St	Columbiaville	48463	Genesee County	LakeVille Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-3430	347	22	15.7	65.1%	310 (89.3%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.6%)	29.2	1015^th of 1492 public elementary schools	32.0%		33.8	956^th of 1488 public elementary schools	35.8%	59			25.0	26.8				38.9	26.8								$14,971	$1,441	$13,529
Emma Murphy Elementary School	Public	K-4	1100 Pratt Rd	Metamora	48455	Lapeer County	Lapeer Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 538-2345	374	18	20.7	31.0%	329 (88.0%)	2 (0.5%)	19 (5.1%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.1%)	49.7	699^th of 1492 public elementary schools	53.2%		67.9	446^th of 1488 public elementary schools	70.0%	253			24.4	45.5				31.7	52.7								$15,213	$1,875	$13,338
North Branch Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	4055 Elm Creek Rd	North Branch	48461	Lapeer County	North Branch Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 688-3041	964	56	17.1	42.9%	888 (92.1%)	10 (1.0%)	39 (4.0%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (2.4%)	84.9	198^th of 1492 public elementary schools	86.7%		79.1	284^th of 1488 public elementary schools	80.9%	86			64.5	53.5				65.1	60.6								$12,731	$1,127	$11,604
Weston Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	275 Weston St	Imlay City	48444	Lapeer County	Imlay City Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 724-9812	389	27	14.6	62.5%	264 (67.9%)	5 (1.3%)	107 (27.5%)	4 (1.0%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.0%)								(n/a)																	$16,772	$1,915	$14,858
Borland Elementary School	Public	3-5	500 W Borland Rd	Imlay City	48444	Lapeer County	Imlay City Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 724-9813	396	20	20.2	58.8%	282 (71.2%)	3 (0.8%)	104 (26.3%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	47.8	733^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	50.9%		49.4	731^st of 1488 public elementary schools	50.9%	2			38.7	45.0	37.1			45.5	51.9	27.1			31.8		21.1		$13,904	$1,349	$12,555
Thomson Elementary School	Public	PK-K	617 E Clark St	Davison	48423	Genesee County	Davison Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-0911	322	21	15.7	56.5%	258 (80.1%)	13 (4.0%)	27 (8.4%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.5%)								(n/a)																	$16,234	$1,210	$15,024

Frequently Asked Questions about Elva Lynch Elementary School

How many students attend Elva Lynch Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 390 students attended Elva Lynch Elementary School.

What district is Elva Lynch Elementary School in?

Lapeer Community Schools

What is the racial makeup of Elva Lynch Elementary School?

Students at Elva Lynch Elementary School are 87% White, 8% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% African American.

Is Elva Lynch Elementary School a good school?

Elva Lynch Elementary School ranks 507^th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Elva Lynch Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Elva Lynch Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Rolland Warner Campus 56
High : Lapeer High School

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