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Amerman Elementary School
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 59 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 59 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 132 | 26% |
| Grade 5 | 132 | 26% |
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientWhat this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 82 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Michigan schools, those numbers are about 48 and 45.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 80% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 64% typical for Michigan schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 15 points, placing it in Michigan's top 10%.
Where Amerman Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Oakland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 79.8% | #11 of 1,085 | #1 of 147 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 82.1% | #12 of 1,072 | #2 of 144 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.3% | #12 of 1,139 | #2 of 157 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 504 | #276 of 1,630 | #41 of 178 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.4:1 | #1,208 of 1,424 | #153 of 170 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.9% | #463 of 1,424 | #80 of 170 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.5% | #881 of 979 | #108 of 118 |
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 504 | 27.4 | 18.4:1 | 4% (21) |
| 2023-24 | 556 | 29.9 | 18.6:1 | 5% (26) |
| 2022-23 | 554 | 29.3 | 18.9:1 | 5% (28) |
| 2017-18 | 517 | 27.6 | 18.7:1 | 3% (16) |
About Amerman Elementary School
Amerman Elementary School is an elementary school located in NORTHVILLE, Michigan, in Oakland County. It covers kindergarten through 5, with a total enrollment of 504 students. Enrollment is 37% higher than the average for elementary schools in Michigan, which is about 369.
Northville Public Schools has a total of 10 schools and 7,006 students, Amerman Elementary School among them.
Amerman Elementary School is 65% White by enrollment. The remaining students are 27% Asian, 3% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. Amerman Elementary School's diversity index is 50%, against a US figure of 70%.
Amerman Elementary School operates with 27.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 18.4:1. That is higher than the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan. About 4% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. The average for public schools in Oakland County is 32%.
Amerman Elementary School scores 15.4 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests: 79.8% actual versus 64.4% predicted. That puts it in the top 10% of Michigan schools on BeatsExpectations.
In Oakland County (population about 1,279,825), the median household income is $97,760, 51% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Amerman Elementary School is one of 345 public schools in the county.
Hillside Middle School is the public school closest to Amerman Elementary School, about 0.2 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Amerman Elementary School ranks 1st of 6 on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Compared with 2017-18, the school had 13 fewer students in 2024-25. Over that span, the Asian share moved 5 points, to 27%.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Amerman Elementary School covering things like sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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