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Murray Lake Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

75^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 95% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Murray Lake Elementary is a public elementary school in Lowell, Michigan, serving 427 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Lowell Area Schools district, which is ranked 34 out of 613 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Murray Lake Elementary has consistently performed well, ranking in the top 10% of Michigan elementary schools for the past several years. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school ranked 75th out of 1,488 Michigan elementary schools and received a 5-star rating. The school outperforms the Lowell Area Schools district and the state of Michigan in M-Step test scores across all grade levels and subject areas, with proficiency rates ranging from 75.3% to 86.3% in English Language Arts and Math.

Compared to nearby schools, Murray Lake Elementary outperforms Cherry Creek Elementary and Bushnell Elementary, which are also part of the Lowell Area Schools district. However, the school's performance is comparable to or slightly lower than the high-performing schools in the neighboring Forest Hills Public Schools district, such as Crestwood Elementary, Ada Vista Elementary, and Ada Elementary.

433

Students ?

18.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,098

Per pupil spending ?

13.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3275 Alden Nash Ave NE
Lowell, MI 49331-8581

(616) 987-2750

District: Lowell Area Schools

Students who attend Murray Lake Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Lowell Middle School
High:	Lowell Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

90.8%

Two or more races:

3.9%

Hispanic:

3.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 87th percentile in 2015 → 95th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (70% vs 39% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 5% of Michigan elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school70%

District avg61%

Michigan avg39%

75^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 5%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From top 13% (2015) to top 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the Lowell Area Schools

34^th of 613Lowell Area 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	93.2	75 of 1488	95.0%	★★★★★
2024	91.6	86 of 1486	94.2%	★★★★★
2023	93.6	58 of 1470	96.1%	★★★★★
2022	88.8	113 of 1344	91.6%	★★★★★
2021	93.7	41 of 1153	96.4%	★★★★★
2019	85.5	146 of 1408	89.6%	★★★★☆
2018	87.5	143 of 1448	90.1%	★★★★★
2017	86.3	123 of 1466	91.6%	★★★★★
2016	92.5	74 of 1548	95.2%	★★★★★
2015	83.1	211 of 1580	86.6%	★★★★☆
2014	82.0	205 of 1533	86.6%	★★★★☆
2013	80.8	239 of 1563	84.7%	★★★★☆
2012	77.5	309 of 1566	80.3%	★★★★☆
2011	76.3	311 of 1552	80.0%	★★★★☆
2010	78.2	206 of 1552	86.7%	★★★★☆
2009	79.6	211 of 1589	86.7%	★★★★☆
2008	79.2	234 of 1577	85.2%	★★★★☆
2007	78.1	238 of 1565	84.8%	★★★★☆
2006	75.7	275 of 1545	82.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	93.1	57 of 1338	95.7%	★★★★★
2024	88.7	93 of 1342	93.1%	★★★★★
2023	93.6	39 of 1321	97.0%	★★★★★
2022	82.6	130 of 1106	88.2%	★★★★☆
2021	91.5	33 of 902	96.3%	★★★★★
2019	82.9	131 of 1171	88.8%	★★★★☆
2018	84.1	173 of 1443	88.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	83.7	117 of 1381	91.5%	★★★★★
2023	89.0	63 of 1350	95.3%	★★★★★
2019	71.1	219 of 1134	80.7%	★★★★☆
2018	82.8	137 of 1397	90.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	90.2	98 of 1366	92.8%	★★★★★
2024	90.6	82 of 1347	93.9%	★★★★★
2023	90.4	73 of 1334	94.5%	★★★★★
2022	86.7	103 of 1139	91.0%	★★★★★
2021	88.1	67 of 915	92.7%	★★★★★
2019	81.6	161 of 1196	86.5%	★★★★☆
2018	86.4	148 of 1446	89.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	88.6	97 of 1206	92.0%	★★★★★
2024	86.5	113 of 1204	90.6%	★★★★★
2023	90.2	70 of 1198	94.2%	★★★★★
2022	86.0	106 of 1102	90.4%	★★★★★
2021	92.7	37 of 1005	96.3%	★★★★★
2019	79.8	172 of 1128	84.8%	★★★★☆
2018	81.6	173 of 1253	86.2%	★★★★☆

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)96th percentile~ school

Male (2025)93rd percentile~ school

White (2025)92nd percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)92nd percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts76%+34 vs state

Science73%+33 vs state

Math66%+28 vs state

Social Studies61%+31 vs state

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Schools Near Murray Lake Elementary

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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 Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th 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
Murray Lake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3275 Alden Nash Ave NE	Lowell	49331	Kent County	Lowell Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 987-2750	433	23	18.8	13.9%	393 (90.8%)	4 (0.9%)	14 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.9%)	93.2	75^th of 1488 public elementary schools	95.0%		91.6	86^th of 1486 public elementary schools	94.2%	11	77.0	75.3	76.0	62.3	86.3	49.3	73.3	61.3	$13,098	$860	$12,238
Cannonsburg Elementary School	Public	K-5	4894 Sturgis Ave NE	Rockford	49341	Kent County	Rockford Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 863-6344	262	15	17.0	16.8%	236 (90.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.5%)	94.8	55^th of 1488 public elementary schools	96.3%		94.7	55^th of 1486 public elementary schools	96.3%		61.7	74.0	79.1	64.6	74.5	75.0	76.7	74.4	$18,141	$928	$17,213
Cherry Creek Elementary School	Public	2-5	12675 Foreman St	Lowell	49331	Kent County	Lowell Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 987-2700	485	27	18.2	29.3%	416 (85.8%)	11 (2.3%)	26 (5.4%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.9%)	73.9	352^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	76.3%		81.1	239^th of 1486 public elementary schools	83.9%	113	60.8	48.4	51.9	64.0	51.6	37.0	63.0	37.0	$14,500	$2,818	$11,681
Bushnell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-1	700 Elizabeth St	Lowell	49331	Kent County	Lowell Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 987-2650	253	19	13.4	28.1%	218 (86.2%)	2 (0.8%)	12 (4.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.9%)								(n/a)									$15,271	$1,834	$13,437
Lakes Elementary School	Public	K-5	6849 Young Ave NE	Rockford	49341	Kent County	Rockford Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 863-6340	409	22	18.4	18.6%	355 (86.8%)	4 (1.0%)	25 (6.1%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.4%)	86.1	188^th of 1488 public elementary schools	87.4%		90.1	111^th of 1486 public elementary schools	92.5%	77	67.6	64.4	59.8	73.2	72.6	54.0	58.6	40.2	$14,336	$1,164	$13,172
Ada Vista Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-4	7192 Bradfield Ave SE	Ada	49301	Kent County	Forest Hills Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(616) 493-8970	446	25	17.6	7.0%	315 (70.6%)	7 (1.6%)	76 (17.0%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (9.0%)	90.9	107^th of 1488 public elementary schools	92.8%		89.7	117^th of 1486 public elementary schools	92.1%	10	60.2	75.8		67.3	66.3				$12,973	$1,502	$11,471
Ada Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	731 Ada Dr SE	Ada	49301	Kent County	Forest Hills Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 493-8940	293	25	11.9	10.9%	233 (79.5%)	4 (1.4%)	14 (4.8%)	27 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.1%)	96.8	28^th of 1488 public elementary schools	98.1%		97.4	17^th of 1486 public elementary schools	98.9%	11	67.2	85.2		79.1	82.0				$14,750	$1,542	$13,208
Woodview Elementary School	Public	3-5	450 Orchard St	Belding	48809	Ionia County	Belding Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 794-4750	372	27	13.7	67.2%	316 (84.9%)	1 (0.3%)	42 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.5%)	39.8	865^th of 1488 public elementary schools	41.9%		33.9	957^th of 1486 public elementary schools	35.6%	92	24.4	33.9	36.3	36.2	38.3	36.3	42.1	22.8	$18,041	$3,951	$14,090
Thornapple Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	6932 Bridgewater Dr SE	Grand Rapids	49546	Kent County	Forest Hills Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 493-8920	361	22	16.4	14.7%	279 (77.3%)	5 (1.4%)	20 (5.5%)	29 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.8%)	93.1	77^th of 1488 public elementary schools	94.8%		90.9	96^th of 1486 public elementary schools	93.5%	19	64.9	67.1		74.0	73.2				$13,882	$1,933	$11,948
Ellis Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	100 W Ellis Ave	Belding	48809	Ionia County	Belding Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 794-4100	391	29	13.4	63.2%	326 (83.4%)	1 (0.3%)	43 (11.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.6%)								(n/a)									$16,882	$2,146	$14,736

Frequently Asked Questions about Murray Lake Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Murray Lake Elementary?

Students at Murray Lake Elementary are 91% White, 4% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

How many students attend Murray Lake Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 433 students attended Murray Lake Elementary.

What district is Murray Lake Elementary in?

Lowell Area Schools

What schools do graduates of Murray Lake Elementary attend?

Students who attend Murray Lake Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lowell Middle School
High : Lowell Senior High School

Is Murray Lake Elementary a good school?

Yes. Murray Lake Elementary ranks in the top 5.0% of Michigan elementary schools.

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