📍 515 e Oliver St, Owosso, Shiawassee County, 48867
Emerson School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Owosso, Shiawassee County. The school has 452 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Owosso Public Schools school district. It serves grades K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 27.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.4:1. 26% of students are proficient in reading. 26% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Emerson School enrolls 452 students across grades K–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 27.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 92% White, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino and 3.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 414 | 92% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 19 | 4.2% |
| Two or more races | 17 | 3.8% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
321 of the school's 452 students (71%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 271 qualify for free lunch and 50 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Emerson School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MI-70, state senate district 24, state house district 85.
Emerson School is one of 6 schools in Owosso Public Schools, based in Owosso, Michigan. The district serves 2,863 students district-wide and employs 165 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 452 students, Emerson School is close to the district average of about 477 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant