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Elmwood Elementary School

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Elmwood Elementary School ranks 937 th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 1-4

937^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 37% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Elmwood Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades 1-4 in Lansing, Michigan, with 348 students. The school is part of the Waverly Community Schools district, which is ranked 484 out of 613 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Elmwood Elementary has seen its statewide ranking decline from 425 out of 1,580 Michigan elementary schools in 2014-2015 to 937 out of 1,488 in 2024-2025, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Elmwood Elementary consistently underperforms the state and its own district averages on M-Step standardized tests in both English Language Arts and Math. In 2024-2025, only 38.5% of 3rd graders and 34.1% of 4th graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 38.9% and 42.4% statewide. In Math, the proficiency rates were 28.6% for 3rd grade and 28.9% for 4th grade, compared to 42.7% and 39.4% statewide. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 26.1% to 36.2% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average.

Interestingly, Elmwood Elementary's performance is generally lower than the nearby Winans Elementary School, which is also part of the Waverly Community Schools district. Winans Elementary has slightly higher proficiency rates in ELA and Math, as well as a lower chronic absenteeism rate. Despite spending significantly more per student ($16,193 in 2023-2024) compared to the state average, Elmwood Elementary's academic outcomes remain below average, suggesting that factors beyond just funding, such as school leadership, teacher quality, and student engagement, may be contributing to the school's challenges.

379

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,193

Per pupil spending ?

64.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1533 Elmwood Rd
Lansing, MI 48917-1543

(517) 321-3383

District: Waverly Community Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

39.8%

African American:

26.1%

Hispanic:

15.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 16th percentile in 2021 → 37th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 37th (2025) from a 16th-percentile low (2021)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (33% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!Math scores 12 pts below the Michigan average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg25%

Michigan avg41%

937^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 37%▼ down 36 pts since 2015

From top 27% (2015) to bottom 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Elementary Schools in the Waverly Community Schools

484^th of 613Waverly 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	34.9	937 of 1488	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.7	925 of 1486	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.1	906 of 1470	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.3	954 of 1344	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.2	974 of 1153	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.9	856 of 1408	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.3	974 of 1448	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	41.7	838 of 1466	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	54.0	722 of 1548	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	71.3	425 of 1580	73.1%	★★★★☆
2014	46.7	888 of 1533	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	34.0	1131 of 1563	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	52.9	785 of 1566	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	60.4	772 of 1552	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	57.4	913 of 1552	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	51.7	1012 of 1589	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	47.6	1072 of 1577	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	62.7	663 of 1565	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	75.4	281 of 1545	81.8%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	45.3	165 of 369	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.0	184 of 321	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.1	87 of 158	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.4	161 of 475	66.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	18.8	1104 of 1338	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.3	983 of 1342	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.6	803 of 1321	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.7	853 of 1106	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.3	846 of 1171	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.8	1007 of 1443	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	40.3	121 of 209	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.0	65 of 201	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.6	67 of 188	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.4	141 of 222	36.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	30.6	955 of 1346	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.5	818 of 1381	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.9	855 of 1350	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.6	687 of 1099	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.4	512 of 1134	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.2	727 of 1397	48.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	43.4	746 of 1366	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.7	879 of 1347	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.9	971 of 1334	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	961 of 1139	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.6	871 of 915	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	37.8	758 of 1196	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.3	899 of 1446	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	39.4	45 of 78	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.7	33 of 81	59.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2023	14.9	184 of 195	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	46.4	198 of 403	50.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	59.3	462 of 1206	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.5	680 of 1204	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.7	638 of 1198	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.7	677 of 1102	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.0	731 of 1128	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.1	803 of 1253	35.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

White (2025)62nd percentile+25 vs school

African American (2025)55th percentile+18 vs school

Male (2025)45th percentile+8 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)42nd percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)42nd percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)29th percentile-8 vs school

Female (2025)17th percentile-20 vs school

Special Education (2023)6th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts36%-4 vs state

Math29%-12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT Mathematics (2025)	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	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
Elmwood Elementary School	Public	1-4	1533 Elmwood Rd	Lansing	48917	Eaton County	Waverly Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 321-3383	379	26	14.8	64.9%	151 (39.8%)	99 (26.1%)	57 (15.0%)	16 (4.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (14.2%)	34.9	937^th of 1488 public elementary schools	37.0%		35.7	925^th of 1486 public elementary schools	37.8%	12			38.5	34.1				28.6	28.9								$16,193	$1,144	$15,049
Winans Elementary School	Public	1-4	5401 W Michigan Ave	Lansing	48917	Eaton County	Waverly Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 321-2371	392	27	14.3	62.5%	117 (29.8%)	123 (31.4%)	82 (20.9%)	16 (4.1%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (13.0%)	12.9	1300^th of 1488 public elementary schools	12.6%		18.8	1185^th of 1486 public elementary schools	20.3%	115			15.8	27.3				10.8	16.9								$17,474	$1,974	$15,500
Meryl S Colt Early Childhood Education Center	Public	PK-K	4344 W Michigan Ave	Lansing	48917	Eaton County	Waverly Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 323-3777	184	22	8.2	73.9%	35 (19.0%)	51 (27.7%)	46 (25.0%)	13 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (21.2%)								(n/a)																	$21,032	$3,196	$17,836
Windemere Park Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3100 W Saginaw St	Lansing	48917	Ingham County	Windemere Park Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(517) 327-0700	580	37	15.6	86.4%	73 (12.6%)	201 (34.7%)	164 (28.3%)	14 (2.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	125 (21.6%)	50.9	704^th of 1488 public elementary schools	52.7%		47.1	741^st of 1486 public elementary schools	50.1%	37	47.2	13.2	44.4	45.5	44.3	46.8	22.7	47.3	43.9	23.0	27.7	22.7	37.7	34.0	19.7	30.2	$13,720	$1,938	$11,782
Cumberland School	Public	PK, KG-5	2801 Cumberland Rd	Lansing	48906	Ingham County	Lansing Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 755-1280	308	21	14.4	89.3%	66 (21.4%)	110 (35.7%)	55 (17.9%)	39 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (12.3%)	23.2	1106^th of 1488 public elementary schools	25.7%		23.1	1123^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	24.4%	17			27.3	23.2	29.4			27.3	17.9	27.5			26.0		17.6		$21,143	$5,081	$16,062
Delta Center Elementary School	Public	K-4	305 S Canal Rd	Lansing	48917	Eaton County	Grand Ledge Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 925-5540	528	30	17.6	33.3%	310 (58.7%)	33 (6.3%)	79 (15.0%)	63 (11.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (8.0%)	69.9	412^th of 1488 public elementary schools	72.3%		66.3	469^th of 1486 public elementary schools	68.4%	57			52.3	61.3				49.1	42.0								$11,976	$1,297	$10,679
Willow School	Public	PK, KG-5	221 Huron St	Lansing	48915	Ingham County	Lansing Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 755-1680	273	18	14.9	89.7%	38 (13.9%)	126 (46.2%)	50 (18.3%)	4 (1.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (19.4%)	9	1374^th of 1488 public elementary schools	7.7%					(n/a)			10.4	6.4				25.0	8.5								$27,096	$5,854	$21,242
MidMichigan Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	730 W Maple St	Lansing	48906	Ingham County	Mid-Michigan Leadership Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(517) 485-5379	316	27	11.7	99.7%	11 (3.5%)	215 (68.0%)	28 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (18.0%)								(n/a)							9.3	8.1				7.0					$16,742	$4,306	$12,436
Lewton School	Public	PK, KG-8	2000 Lewton Pl	Lansing	48911	Ingham County	Lansing Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 755-1460	272	19	14.6	70.2%	40 (14.7%)	29 (10.7%)	172 (63.2%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (10.7%)	12.3	1312^th of 1488 public elementary schools	11.8%		8.4	1374^th of 1486 public elementary schools	7.5%	62	69.2	38.5	17.6	18.8				11.8	25.0					61.5		53.9	$18,939	$5,170	$13,769
Cole Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	1915 W Mount Hope Ave	Lansing	48910	Ingham County	Cole Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(517) 372-0038	155	6	25.8	66.5%	29 (18.7%)	59 (38.1%)	38 (24.5%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (18.1%)								(n/a)			20.8					25.0									$10,637	$2,393	$8,244

Frequently Asked Questions about Elmwood Elementary School

Is Elmwood Elementary School a good school?

Elmwood Elementary School ranks 937^th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Elmwood Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 379 students attended Elmwood Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Elmwood Elementary School?

Students at Elmwood Elementary School are 40% White, 26% African American, 15% Hispanic, 14% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

What district is Elmwood Elementary School in?

Waverly Community Schools

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