Avalon Elementary School

Avalon Elementary School is a reasonably sized primary school in SAINT CLAIR SHORES, Michigan, overseen by South Lake Schools. The school caters to 345 students in grades pre-K through 2.

South Lake Schools comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 1,385 students; Avalon Elementary School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Avalon Elementary School shows that the most-represented group is Black (54%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 33% White, 7% multiracial, 5% Hispanic. By comparison, Macomb County as a whole is about 13% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.8:1, putting Avalon Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 58% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Macomb County indicate median household earnings sit near $77,837, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Macomb County runs 236 public schools (combined enrollment of about 115,743 students), of which Avalon Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: South Lake Middle School, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Avalon Elementary School.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Five-year trend. Avalon Elementary School's enrollment has climbed 31% since 2018, when it stood at 264 (now 345). Class-load math has widened: from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 18.2:1 in 2025.

On allk12, members of the Avalon Elementary School community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.