Emerson Middle School

Public 6-8

 29100 W Chicago St
       Livonia, MI  48150-3128


(734) 744-2665

District: Livonia Public Schools School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
472nd of 883 Michigan Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $13,841 Help


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

Student/teacher ratio:  17.4 Help
Number of students:  641

Racial breakdown:

White:
74.1%
African American:
12.5%
Hispanic:
7.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  49.3% Help


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Compare Details Emerson Middle School ranks worse than 53.5% of middle schools in Michigan. It also ranks last among 3 ranked middle schools in the Livonia Public Schools School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 43.77. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (74.1%), African American (12.5%), Hispanic (7.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 49.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Livonia Public Schools School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Emerson Middle School is 17.4. 3 middle schools in the Livonia Public Schools School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Emerson Middle School is $13,841. 3 middle schools in the Livonia Public Schools School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Emerson Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Emerson Middle School 472nd of 883 Michigan public middle schools. (See Emerson Middle School in the ranking list.)

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White students:


Livonia Public Schools School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Livonia Public Schools School District 111th of 606 Michigan school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Emerson Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Emerson Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 62.52 361st 806 55.2%
2007 60.24 420th 823 49.0%
2008 61.28 417th 839 50.3%
2009 71.70 247th 847 70.8%
2010 69.83 288th 851 66.2%
2011 66.81 312th 858 63.6%
2012 54.52 415th 900 53.9%
2013 59.81 347th 919 62.2%
2014 54.73 433rd 921 53.0%
2015 52.60 429th 919 53.3%
2016 61.50 312th 894 65.1%
2017 50.90 341st 821 58.5%
2018 60.78 333rd 838 60.3%
2019 51.88 343rd 792 56.7%
2021 38.63 398th 675 41.0%
2022 39.91 454th 776 41.5%
2023 43.77 472nd 883 46.5%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Emerson Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.00 75th 156 51.9%
2022 68.00 16th 65 75.4%
2023 25.35 124th 163 23.9%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Emerson Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.93 88th 377 76.7%
2023 20.24 177th 199 11.1%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Emerson Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 59.30 295th 815 63.8%
2019 63.42 190th 672 71.7%
2021 33.48 372nd 523 28.9%
2022 36.01 456th 691 34.0%
2023 44.95 429th 825 48.0%
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Rank History for Female students at Emerson Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.49 320th 794 59.7%
2019 50.45 306th 658 53.5%
2021 38.84 307th 521 41.1%
2022 35.10 421st 657 35.9%
2023 41.52 428th 770 44.4%
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Rank History for Male students at Emerson Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.14 290th 797 63.6%
2019 45.24 323rd 639 49.5%
2021 29.41 383rd 540 29.1%
2022 34.51 425th 658 35.4%
2023 36.46 481st 776 38.0%
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Rank History for African American students at Emerson Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 77.12 54th 366 85.2%
2019 49.89 91st 196 53.6%
2023 57.95 102nd 310 67.1%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Emerson Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 80.00 41st 266 84.6%
2019 62.99 42nd 137 69.3%
2022 45.09 70th 138 49.3%
2023 44.63 133rd 246 45.9%
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Rank History for White students at Emerson Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.47 353rd 678 47.9%
2019 44.07 328th 624 47.4%
2021 37.39 347th 577 39.9%
2022 32.09 439th 638 31.2%
2023 32.07 479th 688 30.4%
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Data source: test scores: Michigan Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Enrollment information for Emerson Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 576 3 3 3 0 n/a n/a -1 584
1989 536 2 2 2 2 n/a n/a 0 544
1990 551 0 8 1 0 n/a n/a 0 560
1991 594 1 10 5 1 n/a n/a 0 611
1992 620 4 2 5 0 n/a n/a 0 631
1993 596 3 11 8 3 n/a n/a 0 621
1994 650 2 8 6 1 n/a n/a 0 667
1995 628 4 12 4 4 n/a n/a 0 652
1996 628 4 12 4 4 n/a n/a 0 652
1997 647 3 7 16 2 n/a n/a 0 675
1998 659 2 7 8 8 n/a n/a 0 684
1999 689 8 10 8 2 n/a n/a 0 717
2000 679 10 9 9 2 n/a n/a 0 709
2001 709 16 8 11 3 n/a n/a 0 747
2002 706 22 5 4 4 n/a n/a 0 741
2003 706 22 5 4 4 n/a n/a 0 741
2004 684 26 10 11 4 n/a n/a 0 735
2005 648 19 5 12 3 n/a n/a 0 687
2006 606 36 6 10 3 n/a n/a 1 662
2007 779 38 15 29 3 n/a n/a 5 869
2008 758 42 11 23 2 n/a n/a 7 843
2009 709 52 17 20 1 n/a n/a 10 809
2010 742 56 23 20 1 n/a n/a 10 852
2011 667 57 18 25 1 0 12 0 780
2012 642 66 12 47 3 0 35 0 805
2013 622 65 10 53 5 0 38 0 793
2014 578 70 11 35 4 0 45 0 743
2015 587 66 17 36 1 0 34 0 741
2016 607 47 20 45 1 0 28 0 748
2017 617 60 16 56 1 0 26 0 776
2018 568 69 10 52 3 0 30 0 732
2019 541 68 8 48 6 0 30 0 701
2020 529 66 10 43 4 0 27 0 679
2021 567 76 14 49 2 0 27 0 735
2022 541 75 6 36 1 0 32 0 691
2023 475 80 4 49 3 0 30 0 641

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Emerson Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 584 n/a n/a n/a
1989 544 n/a n/a 4.2
1990 560 39.0 14.3 3.8
1991 611 n/a n/a n/a
1992 631 n/a n/a 4.4
1993 621 n/a 0.0 6.4
1994 667 32.4 20.6 6.1
1995 652 36.8 17.7 6.7
1996 652 36.8 17.7 6.7
1997 675 39.0 17.3 5.5
1998 684 40.0 17.1 7.2
1999 717 42.0 17.1 6.8
2000 709 42.0 16.9 8.7
2001 747 42.2 17.7 9.5
2002 741 42.3 17.5 12.8
2003 741 42.3 17.5 12.8
2004 735 41.7 17.6 16.7
2005 687 40.4 17.0 15
2006 662 35.0 18.9 17.7
2007 869 49.4 17.6 16.2
2008 843 42.9 19.7 24.6
2009 809 45.3 17.9 30.4
2010 852 44.5 19.1 34
2011 780 44.3 17.6 33.8
2012 805 44.2 18.2 38.9
2013 793 43.4 18.2 38.8
2014 743 40.5 18.3 38.4
2015 741 40.0 18.5 37.8
2016 748 40.0 18.7 36.2
2017 776 37.3 20.8 35.6
2018 732 39.9 18.3 40.3
2019 701 42.0 16.6 47.2
2020 679 38.9 17.4 46.5
2021 735 39.4 18.6 47.5
2022 691 38.2 18.0 41.5
2023 641 36.8 17.4 49.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Emerson Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 584 n/a n/a n/a
1989 544 n/a n/a 4.2
1990 560 39.0 14.3 3.8
1991 611 n/a n/a n/a
1992 631 n/a n/a 4.4
1993 621 n/a 0.0 6.4
1994 667 32.4 20.6 6.1
1995 652 36.8 17.7 6.7
1996 652 36.8 17.7 6.7
1997 675 39.0 17.3 5.5
1998 684 40.0 17.1 7.2
1999 717 42.0 17.1 6.8
2000 709 42.0 16.9 8.7
2001 747 42.2 17.7 9.5
2002 741 42.3 17.5 12.8
2003 741 42.3 17.5 12.8
2004 735 41.7 17.6 16.7
2005 687 40.4 17.0 15
2006 662 35.0 18.9 17.7
2007 869 49.4 17.6 16.2
2008 843 42.9 19.7 24.6
2009 809 45.3 17.9 30.4
2010 852 44.5 19.1 34
2011 780 44.3 17.6 33.8
2012 805 44.2 18.2 38.9
2013 793 43.4 18.2 38.8
2014 743 40.5 18.3 38.4
2015 741 40.0 18.5 37.8
2016 748 40.0 18.7 36.2
2017 776 37.3 20.8 35.6
2018 732 39.9 18.3 40.3
2019 701 42.0 16.6 47.2
2020 679 38.9 17.4 46.5
2021 735 39.4 18.6 47.5
2022 691 38.2 18.0 41.5
2023 641 36.8 17.4 49.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Emerson Middle School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,068 (8.7%) $11,182 (91.3%) $12,250
2020 $873 (6.9%) $11,787 (93.1%) $12,660
2021 $761 (5.7%) $12,556 (94.3%) $13,317
2022 $865 (6.2%) $12,976 (93.8%) $13,841

Data source: Michigan Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Emerson Middle School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 343rd of 792 Middle schoolsRanks 472nd of 883 Middle schools
 10.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
7th Grade English Language Arts (Emerson Middle School)51.236.7
 14.5%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Livonia Public Schools School District)55.451.3
 4.1%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)42.736.9
 5.8%
7th Grade Math (Emerson Middle School)36.725.1
 11.6%
   7th Grade Math (Livonia Public Schools School District)47.443.2
 4.2%
   7th Grade Math (Michigan)35.731
 4.7%
8th Grade Social Studies (Emerson Middle School)2323.7
 0.7%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Livonia Public Schools School District)33.835.4
 1.6%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Michigan)2826.7
 1.3%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Emerson Middle School)58.352.4
 5.9%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Livonia Public Schools School District)68.365.4
 2.9%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)61.959.7
 2.2%
8th Grade Mathematics (Emerson Middle School)38.427.7
 10.7%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Livonia Public Schools School District)49.543.8
 5.7%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Michigan)41.436.3
 5.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students701641
 8.6%
African American6880
 17.6%
American Indian63
 50%
Asian84
 50%
Hispanic4849
 2.1%
Pacific Islander00
White541475
 12.2%
Two or More Races3030
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients47.2%49.3%
 2.1%


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Students at Emerson Middle School are 74% White, 12% African American, 8% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

In the 2022-23 school year, 641 students attended Emerson Middle School.

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

Emerson Middle School ranks 472nd of 883 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.


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