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Enrollment
441
Elementary
DISTRICT 381 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TROY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 263426006978
Bemis Elementary School
3571 NORTHFIELD PKWY, TROY, MI 48084 · (248) 823-4100 · Oakland County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL441 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 94% of Michigan public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Michigan public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
8%
34 students
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 55%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 59 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 80 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 79 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 93 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is 37% smaller than its 5th grade class (93).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 56% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
74.1%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
80.3%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 80 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Michigan schools, those numbers are about 48 and 45.
Source: M-STEP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
73.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.9%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% typical for Michigan schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Michigan's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Bemis Elementary School
Bemis Elementary School's state test result (73.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bemis Elementary School this school | 441 | 7.7% | 73.7% |
| Deerfield Elementary School NOVI | 459 | 5.2% | 73.7% |
| Gallimore Elementary School CANTON | 336 | 4.5% | N/A |
| Novi Woods Elementary School NOVI | 496 | 6.0% | 76.4% |
| Parkview Elementary School NOVI | 515 | 7.4% | 66.5% |
| Schroeder Elementary School TROY | 423 | 6.9% | 70.0% |
Matched among Michigan elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Bemis Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Oakland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.7% | #40 of 1,085 | #7 of 147 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 80.3% | #18 of 1,072 | #3 of 144 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.1% | #47 of 1,139 | #11 of 157 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 441 | #477 of 1,630 | #73 of 178 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.7:1 | #1,103 of 1,424 | #146 of 170 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.1% | #319 of 1,424 | #56 of 170 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 7.7% | #1,536 of 1,563 | #160 of 175 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.0% | #232 of 979 | #20 of 118 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
441
-68 (-13%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 544
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
was 17.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 441 | 25 | 17.7:1 | 8% (34) |
| 2023-24 | 453 | 26.3 | 17.2:1 | 9% (39) |
| 2022-23 | 472 | 28.2 | 16.7:1 | 9% (41) |
| 2020-21 | 509 | 29 | 17.6:1 | 6% (30) |
| 2017-18 | 551 | 29.8 | 18.5:1 | 4% (23) |
| 2015-16 | 574 | 32 | 17.9:1 | 4% (22) |
| 2010-11 | 496 | 25 | 19.8:1 | 4% (21) |
| 2000-01 | 435 | 25 | 17.4:1 | 1% (5) |
| 1990-91 | 544 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bemis Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (551 to 441); teachers down 16% (29.8 to 25).
About Bemis Elementary School
Bemis Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in TROY, Michigan. In all, 441 students attend the school in kindergarten through 5.
Bemis Elementary School is part of a district of 21 schools: Troy School District, with 11,596 students.
At Bemis Elementary School, 56% of students are Asian. The remaining students are 31% White, 5% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, and 4% Black. Census figures show Oakland County is about 9% Asian. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 58%.
There are 25 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 17.7:1. Compared with the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan, this school's ratio is higher. On the income side, 8% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Oakland County is 32%.
Bemis Elementary School holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 94% of Michigan public elementary schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Bemis Elementary School, the prediction is 62.9% and the result is 73.7%.
American Community Survey estimates for Oakland County show that median household income comes to about $97,760, roughly 51% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. The county's public schools total 345, with about 169,926 students.
The closest school to Bemis Elementary School is Boulan Park Middle School, located about 0.2 miles away. Bemis Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Bemis Elementary School ranks 3rd of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 73.7% against a local average of 68.9%.
Bemis Elementary School is coded as City: Small in federal locale data.
From 509 students in 2020-21, enrollment decreased to 441 by 2024-25.
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Oakland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,279,825
Census ACS
Median income
$97,760
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
51%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
345
169,926 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Troy School District
- Troy High SchoolHigh · 2,032 students
- Athens High SchoolHigh · 1,468 students
- Larson Middle SchoolMiddle · 865 students
- Boulan Park Middle SchoolMiddle · 839 students
- Baker Middle SchoolMiddle · 629 students
- Smith Middle SchoolMiddle · 599 students
Other schools in TROY
- Troy High SchoolHigh · 2,032 students
- Athens High SchoolHigh · 1,468 students
- Larson Middle SchoolMiddle · 865 students
- Boulan Park Middle SchoolMiddle · 839 students
- Baker Middle SchoolMiddle · 629 students
- Smith Middle SchoolMiddle · 599 students
Nearby schools
- Boulan Park Middle School0.2 mi · 839
- Schroeder Elementary School0.6 mi · 423
- Troy High School1.2 mi · 2,032
- Pembroke Elementary School1.3 mi · 324
- Harlan Elementary School1.4 mi · 373
- Derby Middle School1.7 mi · 631
Frequently asked questions
About Bemis Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Bemis Elementary School?
Bemis Elementary School enrolls approximately 441 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Bemis Elementary School serve?
Bemis Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bemis Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bemis Elementary School is approximately 17.7:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Bemis Elementary School?
Student demographics at Bemis Elementary School are roughly 31% White, 4% Hispanic, 4% Black, 56% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Bemis Elementary School?
Bemis Elementary School is overseen by Troy School District in Oakland County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.