Murray Lake Elementary Primary School
3275 Alden Nash Ave Ne
Lowell MI, 49331, Kent County
Phone: 616-987-2750
Ranking: 
(379 out of 2,213, top 17%)*
(379 out of 2,213, top 17%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Lowell Area Schools
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 23 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 457 | 450 | 444 | 446 | 461 | 442 | 441 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 68 | 14.9% | 80 | 17.8% | 83 | 18.7% | 79 | 17.7% | 84 | 18.2% | 81 | 18.3% | 79 | 17.9% |
| Grade 1: | 77 | 16.8% | 77 | 17.1% | 64 | 14.4% | 69 | 15.5% | 61 | 13.2% | 63 | 14.3% | 63 | 14.3% |
| Grade 2: | 80 | 17.5% | 70 | 15.6% | 73 | 16.4% | 66 | 14.8% | 71 | 15.4% | 69 | 15.6% | 72 | 16.3% |
| Grade 3: | 76 | 16.6% | 75 | 16.7% | 71 | 16.0% | 72 | 16.1% | 76 | 16.5% | 73 | 16.5% | 84 | 19.0% |
| Grade 4: | 78 | 17.1% | 74 | 16.4% | 71 | 16.0% | 83 | 18.6% | 76 | 16.5% | 87 | 19.7% | 67 | 15.2% |
| Grade 5: | 78 | 17.1% | 74 | 16.4% | 82 | 18.5% | 77 | 17.3% | 93 | 20.2% | 69 | 15.6% | 76 | 17.2% |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 235 | 51.4% | 242 | 53.8% | 244 | 55.0% | 246 | 55.2% | 254 | 55.1% | 250 | 56.6% | 237 | 53.7% |
| Female: | 222 | 48.6% | 208 | 46.2% | 200 | 45.0% | 200 | 44.8% | 199 | 43.2% | 184 | 41.6% | 200 | 45.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.9% | 9 | 2.0% | 13 | 2.9% |
| Asian: | 7 | 1.5% | 7 | 1.6% | 5 | 1.1% | 4 | 0.9% | 5 | 1.1% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Hispanic: | 9 | 2.0% | 12 | 2.7% | 14 | 3.2% | 14 | 3.1% | 15 | 3.3% | 3 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.5% |
| Black: | 4 | 0.9% | 5 | 1.1% | 3 | 0.7% | 5 | 1.1% | 11 | 2.4% | 5 | 1.1% | 2 | 0.5% |
| White: | 432 | 94.5% | 421 | 93.6% | 415 | 93.5% | 417 | 93.5% | 426 | 92.4% | 423 | 95.7% | 423 | 95.9% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 3 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 49 | 10.7% | 55 | 12.2% | 49 | 11.0% | 44 | 9.9% | 48 | 10.4% | 37 | 8.4% | 25 | 5.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 17 | 3.7% | 11 | 2.4% | 15 | 3.4% | 19 | 4.3% | 26 | 5.6% | 35 | 7.9% | 25 | 5.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.78 | 18.60 | 21.52 | 20.72 | 21.36 | 19.60 | 20.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MEAP | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.1% | 95.3% | 87% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 93% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.4% | 95% | 90.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 94.8% | 91.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.1% | 98.1% | 94.8% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 96.6% | 95.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 49.4% | 36.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46.7% | 47.9% | 40.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.6% | 92.6% | 86.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 92.5% | 87.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.4% | 95% | 86.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.8% | 93.7% | 86.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.1% | 98.1% | 89.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.2% | 92.9% | 86.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.1% | 78.5% | 62.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 75.8% | 66.5% |
| 2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 57.8% | 51.5% |
| 2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 61.1% | 51.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 75.5% | 57.4% |
| 2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 72.8% | 61.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 93.1% | 81.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.2% | 90.3% | 84.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 91.5% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.3% | 93.9% | 87.9% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.1% | 96.6% | 92.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.2% | 96.7% | 91.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.7% | 53.5% | 39.9% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.2% | 66.2% | 44.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 89.8% | 83.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 91.2% | 84.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.2% | 92.7% | 84.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.7% | 94.6% | 82.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.4% | 92.8% | 84.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.8% | 95.2% | 84.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 80.7% | 67.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 84.9% | 68.1% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 50.8% | 64.1% | 54.8% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.9% | 52% | 45.2% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 60.1% | 44.5% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 59.4% | 44.4% |
| 2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.6% | 63.2% | 47.2% |
| 2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 34.3% | 40.7% | 44.5% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.8% | 60.2% | 46.7% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.9% | 88.1% | 73.4% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.5% | 88.3% | 75.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 84.2% | 74.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 89% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.5% | 90.3% | 79.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 85.5% | 79.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.5% | 63.5% | 39.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.1% | 58.5% | 45.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.3% | 85.8% | 80% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.5% | 94.1% | 84.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 90.5% | 81.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 92.6% | 81.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 98.9% | 95.5% | 85.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 89.8% | 85.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 82.7% | 68.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 78.8% | 70.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 98.6% | 92.7% | 76.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 98.4% | 93.8% | 82.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.9% | 92.1% | 81.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 97% | 93% | 83.1% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 93.5% | 81% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.2% | 88% | 78.1% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 23.2% | 21.6% | 15.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.8% | 22.1% | 13.1% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 65.9% | 62.9% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 71% | 61.9% | 57.4% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 70.8% | 58.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 76.4% | 63.4% |
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* Murray Lake Elementary Primary School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.