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Emerson School

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Emerson School ranks 921 st of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

921^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 38% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Emerson School is a K-5 elementary school in Owosso, MI, part of the Owosso Public Schools district, serving 421 students in a community where just over half of families qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Emerson has been on a steady upward path. Over the past several years, its statewide ranking has climbed from the 19th percentile to the 38th percentile, and it now holds a 2-star rating. One of the school's most impressive achievements is its dramatic reduction in chronic absenteeism—down from 33.1% in 2021-2022 to just 18.0% today. That's far better than both the district average (27.8%) and the state average (27.9%), and it suggests that kids are showing up ready to learn. Academically, Emerson shows a relative strength in math, particularly in 3rd and 4th grades, where proficiency rates are competitive with Central School and well above Bryant School in the same district. However, performance can be inconsistent across subjects and grade levels—5th-grade science and social studies scores, for example, trail both district and state averages.

What makes Emerson stand out is how it serves its students. The school performs notably well for its low-income students, who rank in the 49th percentile statewide—11 points higher than the school's overall ranking. This suggests that targeted supports are making a real difference for families facing economic challenges. At the same time, the school is working to ensure all students are challenged appropriately, as some other student groups show more room for growth. When compared to nearby Laingsburg Elementary School, which serves a wealthier population and ranks higher, Emerson's progress is especially noteworthy given the greater obstacles it faces. With absenteeism falling and rankings improving, Emerson is a school in positive motion—one that parents should watch as it continues to build momentum.

421

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,843

Per pupil spending ?

53.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

515 E Oliver St
Owosso, MI 48867-2439

(989) 725-7361

District: Owosso Public Schools

Students who attend Emerson School usually attend:

Middle:	Owosso Middle School
High:	Owosso High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

90.3%

Two or more races:

5.5%

Hispanic:

3.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 38th percentile in 2016 → 38th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (31% vs 38% meeting standards)

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

!Science scores 15 pts below the Michigan average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school31%

District avg31%

Michigan avg38%

921^st of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 38%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Elementary Schools in the Owosso Public Schools

412^th of 625Owosso 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
2026	35.7	921 of 1492	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.0	822 of 1488	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.2	761 of 1486	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.1	905 of 1470	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.8	977 of 1344	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.0	991 of 1153	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.1	1134 of 1408	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.5	1058 of 1448	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	32.6	989 of 1466	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	39.5	964 of 1548	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	35.2	1081 of 1580	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	42.2	974 of 1533	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	30.4	1183 of 1563	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	30.5	1211 of 1566	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	40.5	1162 of 1552	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	45.8	1140 of 1552	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	57.3	875 of 1589	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	49.1	1050 of 1577	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	58.3	783 of 1565	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	47.7	1032 of 1545	33.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	28.4	934 of 1343	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.7	827 of 1338	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.1	926 of 1342	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.4	1046 of 1321	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.6	836 of 1106	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.5	836 of 902	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.9	1054 of 1171	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.0	988 of 1443	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	45.5	683 of 1352	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.3	673 of 1346	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.8	726 of 1381	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.5	793 of 1350	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.9	746 of 1099	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.6	604 of 749	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.8	946 of 1134	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.4	967 of 1397	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	37.8	829 of 1372	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.5	798 of 1366	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.6	654 of 1347	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.4	744 of 1334	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.0	855 of 1139	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.6	854 of 915	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.3	956 of 1196	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.5	1073 of 1446	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	46.5	129 of 252	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.7	110 of 225	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.5	146 of 195	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.3	263 of 403	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	18.8	1020 of 1199	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.5	915 of 1206	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.6	878 of 1204	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.4	971 of 1198	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	978 of 1102	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.1	955 of 1005	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.6	1046 of 1128	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.6	1115 of 1253	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)49th percentile+11 vs school

Special Education (2025)49th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)40th percentile~ school

Female (2026)30th percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)15th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Math36%~ state avg

English Language Arts32%-9 vs state

Science25%-15 vs state

Social Studies15%-12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				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	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
Emerson School	Public	K-5	515 E Oliver St	Owosso	48867	Shiawassee County	Owosso Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 725-7361	421	28	15.2	53.7%	380 (90.3%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.5%)	35.7	921^st of 1492 public elementary schools	38.3%		43	822^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	44.8%	99	34.8	34.4	25.0		33.3	42.2	32.7		25.0	15.4	$14,843	$1,801	$13,043
Central School	Public	K-5	600 W Oliver St	Owosso	48867	Shiawassee County	Owosso Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 723-2790	409	24	16.9	37.4%	357 (87.3%)	3 (0.7%)	23 (5.6%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.6%)	47.3	741^st of 1492 public elementary schools	50.3%		45.3	785^th of 1488 public elementary schools	47.2%	44	28.1	37.9	34.2		34.4	53.4	26.3		42.1	36.8	$13,300	$1,040	$12,260
Bryant School	Public	K-5	925 Hampton St	Owosso	48867	Shiawassee County	Owosso Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 723-4355	431	28	15.2	70.5%	376 (87.2%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.4%)	24.1	1096^th of 1492 public elementary schools	26.5%		27.6	1044^th of 1488 public elementary schools	29.8%	52	23.8	23.1	27.0		25.4	25.6	25.4		33.3	12.7	$14,785	$2,305	$12,479
Elsa Meyer Elementary School	Public	K-3	100 Hastings St	Corunna	48817	Shiawassee County	Corunna Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 743-4404	484	31	15.8	65.9%	423 (87.4%)	5 (1.0%)	22 (4.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.8%)								(n/a)	52.2				52.7						$15,589	$1,630	$13,959
Leonard Elementary School	Public	K-2	732 Mabbit Rd	Ovid	48866	Clinton County	Ovid-Elsie Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 834-5029	284	15	19.2	58.1%	255 (89.8%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.2%)								(n/a)											$14,210	$1,494	$12,716
Bertha Neal School	Public	PK, KG-1	930 W Main St	Durand	48429	Shiawassee County	Durand Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 288-2016	158	15	10.5	59.5%	148 (93.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.1%)								(n/a)											$16,965	$1,169	$15,796
Robert Kerr School	Public	2-5	9591 E Monroe Rd	Durand	48429	Shiawassee County	Durand Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 288-2805	361	22	16.2	56.0%	328 (90.9%)	2 (0.6%)	7 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.1%)	38.6	880^th of 1492 public elementary schools	41.0%		36.6	914^th of 1488 public elementary schools	38.6%	34	40.2	36.5	36.5		39.1	26.0	22.4		40.0	17.6	$14,204	$1,094	$13,110
Morrice Area Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	111 E Mason	Morrice	48857	Shiawassee County	Morrice Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 625-3142	196	18	10.8	42.9%	182 (92.9%)	3 (1.5%)	7 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	25	1082^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	27.5%		34.3	948^th of 1488 public elementary schools	36.3%	134	25.7	22.9	22.2		31.4	42.9	18.5		18.5	11.1	$11,196	$531	$10,665
Perry Upper Elementary	Public, Virtual	3-6	2775 W Britton Rd	Perry	48872	Shiawassee County	Perry Public Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(517) 625-6196	307	16	18.9	37.1%	278 (90.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.2%)	41.1	840^th of 1492 public elementary schools	43.7%					(n/a)	44.4	38.5	20.3	55.1	44.4	36.4	10.1	44.9	20.3	7.6	$15,157	$996	$14,161
Laingsburg Elementary School	Public	K-5	117 Prospect St	Laingsburg	48848	Shiawassee County	Laingsburg Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 651-5067	521	31	16.8	26.1%	482 (92.5%)	3 (0.6%)	21 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.3%)	65.8	478^th of 1492 public elementary schools	68.0%		74	350^th of 1488 public elementary schools	76.5%	128	45.9	56.1	50.6		35.3	48.8	38.0		45.6	45.6	$12,698	$576	$12,122

Frequently Asked Questions about Emerson School

What district is Emerson School in?

Owosso Public Schools

How many students attend Emerson School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 421 students attended Emerson School.

What is the racial makeup of Emerson School?

Students at Emerson School are 90% White, 5% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic.

Is Emerson School a good school?

Emerson School ranks 921^st of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Emerson School attend?

Students who attend Emerson School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Owosso Middle School
High : Owosso High School

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