Emerson School

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5425 Scio Church Rd
Ann Arbor, MI 48103
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Welcome to Emerson School's main entrance. The Lower School is to the right and the Middle School is to the left.
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Welcome to Emerson School's main entrance. The Lower School is to the right and the Middle School is to the left.
An arial view of our sprawling 20-acre campus, which includes sports fields, nature center, playground, planetarium, and garden.
Kindergarten students learn how surgeons work by watching one operate on a banana in their classroom.
Hands-on learning brings science to life.
Students preparing for the Science Olympiad, which one-third of the school chooses to participate in.
One-third Middle School students choose to take part in the annual Musical.
In K-8 schools like Emerson, the Middle School students are the upperclassmen and have unique leadership opportunities like this. Here, a 7th grader challenges 4th graders to engineer the strongest structure from a range of materials, and then they test it.
  • We believe that school doesn`t have to be boring; that if we challenge, excite, nurture, and engage the whole child, we can inspire a love of learning that will last a lifetime.
  • That`s the environment we created at Emerson School and there is simply no better place for gifted and academically talented students to learn.
  • Emerson's curriculum is crafted for students, not a test, and teachers have the freedom to make adjustments based on the gifts and needs of your child. Classrooms are safe places where cognitive and creative risk-taking is encouraged; where students learn by doing, by being listened to, by participating, and by working together.
  • Emerson is an environment where smart is cool, and every classroom is comprised of other gifted, unique peers who help and encourage each other to become their best.
  • It`s where children thrive, and we encourage you to learn more about how our school might benefit your child.  See more facts and info at http://www.emerson-school.org/about/overview/.

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School Overview

School Type School with Special Program Emphasis
School Membership(s)School Assoc. National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)
Independent Schools Association of the Central States
Association of Independent Michigan Schools (AIMS)
Grades Offered Grades Kindergarten-8
Learning Difference Programs Yes
Year Founded 1973

Student Body

Total Students 387 students
Student Body Type Co-ed
% Students of Color
39%
State avg.: 18%
Students by Grade Emerson School Student By Grade

Academics and Faculty

Total Classroom Teachers 36 teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio 11:1
National avg.: 13:1
% Faculty w/Advanced Degree
66%
List of Courses Offered Link to List of Courses
Matriculation DataMatric. Data Link to Matriculation Data
Classroom Dress Code Casual

Finances and Admission

Admission Deadline None / Rolling
Tuition Notes Tuition varies by grade level and can be found at http://www.emerson-school.org/prospective-families/tutition-and-financial-aid/
% on Financial Aid
10%
Acceptance Rate
80%
National avg.: 85%
Admissions Director Lisa Psarouthakis

Sports

Total Sports Offered 5 sports
Sports Basketball, Cross Country, Soccer, Track and Field, VolleyballBasketball, Cross Country,
Soccer, Track and Field,
Volleyball

Extracurriculars

Total ExtracurricularsTotal Extra-curric. 2 extracurriculars
ExtracurricularsExtra-curric. Math Counts, Science Olympiad Team Math Counts, Science Olympiad Team,

School Notes

  • MISSION
    The mission of Emerson School is to provide a whole child, multiple method approach to instruction for gifted and for academically talented students. Emerson School encourages creativity, problem solving, and the development of basic skills, while providing a warm, supportive environment that promotes responsibility for oneself and others.
  • DIVERSITY STATEMENT
    Emerson School strives to make all students, faculty, administrators, and parents feel safe, respected and valued in her/his identity as full members of the school community. Nearlt 40 percent of Emerson Students are non-Caucasian.

    We are dedicated to an ever-increasingly diverse learning environment that will best prepare our students to intelligently engage in a complex, globally interconnected society. At Emerson, diversity is thought of in terms of ethnicity, gender, race, religion, sexual orientation, learning styles, socio-economic status, and family structure.
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School Reviews

5  2/26/2016
The compassion and dedication of emerson school and encouraged my daughter to always believe she xan achieve anything she puts her mind too. She is challenged here but most of all happy and loves to go to school.
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  • Students: 387 students
  • Acceptance rate: 80%
  • Application Deadline: None / Rolling
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