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Emerson Middle School

Q: Is Emerson Middle School a good school?

Emerson Middle School ranks 293 rd of 896 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

293^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 896 Michigan Middle Schools

Better than 67% of Michigan middle schools

Summary

Emerson Middle School in Livonia, MI, serves 638 students in grades 6-8 and is part of the highly-rated Livonia Public Schools School District.

Emerson is in the midst of a remarkable turnaround. After several years ranked in the 40th percentile, the school jumped to the 67th percentile statewide in the most recent school year. The most dramatic improvement came in math, where 8th-grade PSAT proficiency more than doubled from 18.8% to 39.5%, and 7th-grade M-Step math scores rose from 29.9% to 39.1%. The school also shows notable effectiveness with specific student groups, ranking in the 74th percentile for low-income students and the 71st percentile for English Language Learners. While Emerson still trails its district peer, Frost Middle School, which consistently ranks in the 90th percentile, it has closed a significant portion of that gap. Interestingly, Emerson's per-student spending ($16,589) is actually lower than Frost's ($18,868), suggesting the recent gains stem from effective teaching strategies and resource allocation rather than higher funding.

Compared to schools in the immediate surrounding area, Emerson stands out as a high achiever. Its 7th-grade ELA proficiency rate of 41.6% is nearly double that of John D Pierce Middle School (24.5%) and Garden City Middle School (22%), both of which rank in the 20th-30th percentile. Even Riverside Middle School, serving a similar demographic, has lower proficiency rates in core subjects. The primary challenge for Emerson is chronic absenteeism, which sits at 27.6%—higher than the district average and nearly matching the state average. Addressing this issue will be key to sustaining the school's positive momentum and ensuring long-term success.

638

Students ?

18.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,589

Per pupil spending ?

34.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

29100 W Chicago St
Livonia, MI 48150-3128

(734) 744-2665

District: Livonia Public Schools School District

Students who attend Emerson Middle School usually attend:

High:

Franklin High School

Feeder schools for Emerson Middle School:

Elementary:	Cleveland Elementary School
	Grant Elementary School
	Hayes Elementary School
	Roosevelt Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

73.8%

African American:

11.1%

Two or more races:

7.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 65th percentile in 2016 → 67th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Michigan median (67th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school45%

District avg55%

Michigan avg43%

293^rd of 896

Michigan public middle schools ?

Top 33%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Middle Schools in the Livonia Public Schools School District

88^th of 625Livonia Public Schools School District 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	60.7	293 of 896	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.9	463 of 890	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.6	475 of 897	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.8	472 of 883	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.9	454 of 776	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.6	398 of 675	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.9	343 of 792	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.8	333 of 838	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	50.9	341 of 821	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	61.5	312 of 894	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	52.6	429 of 919	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	54.7	433 of 921	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	59.8	347 of 919	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	54.5	415 of 900	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	66.8	312 of 858	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	69.8	288 of 851	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	71.7	247 of 847	70.8%	★★★★☆
2008	61.3	417 of 839	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	60.2	420 of 823	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	62.5	361 of 806	55.2%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	56.2	112 of 337	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	44.0	154 of 338	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.3	117 of 300	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.9	102 of 310	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.9	91 of 196	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	77.1	54 of 366	85.2%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	64.9	31 of 108	71.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	64.4	224 of 789	71.6%	★★★★☆
2025	39.5	461 of 789	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.0	415 of 771	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.5	428 of 770	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.1	421 of 657	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.8	307 of 521	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.5	306 of 658	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.5	320 of 794	59.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	54.2	112 of 260	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.6	123 of 265	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.8	108 of 257	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.6	133 of 246	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.1	70 of 138	49.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.0	42 of 137	69.3%	★★★★☆
2018	80.0	41 of 266	84.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	65.2	215 of 834	74.2%	★★★★☆
2025	36.0	537 of 832	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.3	508 of 836	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.9	429 of 825	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.0	456 of 691	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.5	372 of 523	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	63.4	190 of 672	71.7%	★★★★☆
2018	59.3	295 of 815	63.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	49.4	359 of 813	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.1	409 of 798	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.8	506 of 786	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.5	481 of 776	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.5	425 of 658	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.4	383 of 540	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.2	323 of 639	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.1	290 of 797	63.6%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	45.2	99 of 195	49.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	40.5	114 of 190	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.6	135 of 176	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.3	124 of 163	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	68.0	16 of 65	75.4%	★★★★☆
2018	45.0	75 of 156	51.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	33.2	164 of 236	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	15.8	228 of 244	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	37.6	116 of 201	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.2	177 of 199	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	61.9	88 of 377	76.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	52.0	293 of 687	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	34.3	454 of 696	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.1	501 of 701	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.1	479 of 688	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.1	439 of 638	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.4	347 of 577	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.1	328 of 624	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.5	353 of 678	47.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)74th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)72nd percentile+4 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)71st percentile+4 vs school

African American (2026)67th percentile~ school

White (2026)57th percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2026)57th percentile-10 vs school

Male (2026)56th percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)49th percentile-18 vs school

Special Education (2026)31st percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts69%+4 vs state

Social Studies46%-4 vs state

Mathematics40%+6 vs state

Math39%+6 vs state

Science34%-6 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
Emerson Middle School	Public	6-8	29100 W Chicago St	Livonia	48150	Wayne County	Livonia Public Schools School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 744-2665	638	35	18.0	34.2%	471 (73.8%)	71 (11.1%)	43 (6.7%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (7.1%)	60.7	293^rd of 896 public middle schools	67.3%		45.9	463^rd of 890 public middle schools	48.0%	170	68.8	39.5					41.6					39.1		33.6		46.4	$16,589	$756	$15,833
American Montessori Academy Upper Elementary	Public, Charter	2-8	30055 Joy Rd	Westland	48185	Wayne County	American Montessori Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 533-0000	289	17	16.6	60.9%	73 (25.3%)	168 (58.1%)	28 (9.7%)	3 (1.0%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.2%)	39.4	525^th of 896 public middle schools	41.4%		21.9	675^th of 890 public middle schools	24.2%	150	71.4	10.7	29.5	25.0	33.3	32.4	23.5	22.7	12.5	13.3	1563.9	14.7	26.7	39.3	8.9	46.4	$14,554	$2,551	$12,003
Cooper Upper Elementary School	Public	5-6	28550 Ann Arbor Trl	Westland	48185	Wayne County	Livonia Public Schools School District	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 744-2710	638	39	16.3	34.6%	460 (72.1%)	76 (11.9%)	49 (7.7%)	12 (1.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.1%)								(n/a)					53.6	50.6				39.5	47.4		36.3		26.5		$15,567	$1,434	$14,133
John D Pierce Middle School	Public	6-8	25605 Orangelawn	Redford	48239	Wayne County	South Redford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 937-8880	577	37	15.8	62.7%	55 (9.5%)	453 (78.5%)	23 (4.0%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (7.1%)	23.8	661^st of 896 public middle schools	26.2%		24.5	650^th of 890 public middle schools	27.0%	11	46.0	18.5				24.1	24.5				16.4	15.5		17.2		37.1	$18,955	$1,380	$17,576
Riverside Middle School	Public, Magnet	5-8	25900 W Warren St	Dearborn Heights	48127	Wayne County	Crestwood School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(313) 274-6792	1,139	67	17.0	71.9%	1,052 (92.4%)	54 (4.7%)	16 (1.4%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.1%)	46.8	447^th of 896 public middle schools	50.1%		36.1	550^th of 890 public middle schools	38.2%	103	65.8	30.0			42.8	38.6	29.7			28.1	40.1	28.6	30.1	26.1	10.8	32.9	$16,007	$1,720	$14,287
Riley Upper Elementary School	Public	5-6	15555 Henry Ruff St	Livonia	48154	Wayne County	Livonia Public Schools School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 744-2680	615	32	19.0	17.4%	490 (79.7%)	37 (6.0%)	43 (7.0%)	14 (2.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.7%)								(n/a)					62.6	51.3				46.5	50.8		50.6		32.5		$14,826	$344	$14,482
Frost Middle School	Public	6-8	14041 Stark Rd	Livonia	48154	Wayne County	Livonia Public Schools School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 744-2670	641	41	15.7	25.3%	429 (66.9%)	88 (13.7%)	39 (6.1%)	47 (7.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.8%)	87.7	88^th of 896 public middle schools	90.2%		87.3	92^nd of 890 public middle schools	89.7%	4	81.4	52.0					52.4					50.7		55.7		73.4	$18,868	$725	$18,143
Garden City Middle School	Public	7-8	1851 Radcliff St	Garden City	48135	Wayne County	Garden City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 762-8400	423	26	16.5	47.3%	313 (74.0%)	44 (10.4%)	38 (9.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.4%)	27.6	633^rd of 896 public middle schools	29.4%		25.4	637^th of 890 public middle schools	28.4%	4	56.8	15.5					22.0					22.4		24.8		30.1	$17,552	$1,529	$16,023
Ann Arbor Trail Magnet School	Public	4-8	7635 Chatham	Detroit	48239	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 274-8560	68	10	7.1	91.2%	0 (0.0%)	67 (98.5%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46.4	450^th of 896 public middle schools	49.8%		52.9	377^th of 890 public middle schools	57.6%	73	50.0	40.0												1790.4		40.0	$41,883	$3,055	$38,828
Farmington 56 Campus	Public	5-6	33411 Marquette St	Garden City	48135	Wayne County	Garden City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 762-8460	455	25	17.9	49.5%	352 (77.4%)	31 (6.8%)	42 (9.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (5.9%)								(n/a)					29.0	25.6				13.3	18.1		22.6		13.8		$17,323	$2,124	$15,199

Frequently Asked Questions about Emerson Middle School

How many students attend Emerson Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 638 students attended Emerson Middle School.

What district is Emerson Middle School in?

Livonia Public Schools School District

What is the racial makeup of Emerson Middle School?

Students at Emerson Middle School are 74% White, 11% African American, 7% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

Is Emerson Middle School a good school?

Emerson Middle School ranks 293^rd of 896 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Emerson Middle School attend?

Students who attend Emerson Middle School usually go on to attend Franklin High School

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