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Enrollment
476
Elementary
DISTRICT 421 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OKEMOS PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 262628000541
Bennett Woods Elementary School
2650 BENNETT RD, OKEMOS, MI 48864 · (517) 706-5100 · Ingham County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL476 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
70 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 | 71 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 81 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 108 | 23% |
| Grade 3 | 114 | 24% |
| Grade 4 | 102 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (71) is 30% smaller than its 4th grade class (102).
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Bennett Woods Elementary School→Kinawa School
Based on grade levels within Okemos Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
56.4%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
64.0%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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
60.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.8%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 Bennett Woods Elementary School
Bennett Woods Elementary School's state test result (60.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bennett Woods Elementary School this school | 476 | 14.7% | 60.4% |
| Dodson Elementary School CANTON | 470 | 20.4% | 58.2% |
| Cornell Elementary School OKEMOS | 439 | 12.3% | 61.9% |
| Bentley Elementary School CANTON | 479 | 20.5% | 48.5% |
| Hiawatha Elementary School OKEMOS | 441 | 23.1% | 54.3% |
| Uriah H Lawton School ANN ARBOR | 422 | 14.0% | 73.0% |
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 Bennett Woods Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Ingham County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.4% | #205 of 1,085 | #5 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #163 of 1,072 | #2 of 29 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.4% | #331 of 1,139 | #9 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 476 | #345 of 1,630 | #7 of 50 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #681 of 1,424 | #26 of 44 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.3% | #330 of 1,424 | #27 of 44 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 14.7% | #1,460 of 1,563 | #46 of 48 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +15.5% | #131 of 440 | #8 of 17 |
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
476
+33 (+7%) vs 2020
+75% since 2000-01, when it was 272
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 476 | 30 | 15.9:1 | 15% (70) |
| 2023-24 | 486 | 29.5 | 16.5:1 | 21% (101) |
| 2022-23 | 479 | 29.5 | 16.2:1 | 21% (100) |
| 2020-21 | 443 | 27 | 16.4:1 | 20% (90) |
| 2017-18 | 412 | 23 | 17.9:1 | 21% (87) |
| 2015-16 | 379 | 23 | 16.5:1 | 17% (66) |
| 2010-11 | 344 | 18 | 19.1:1 | 17% (60) |
| 2000-01 | 272 | 15 | 18.1:1 | 11% (30) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bennett Woods Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 16% (412 to 476); teachers up 30% (23 to 30).
About Bennett Woods Elementary School
Bennett Woods Elementary School operates as a mid-sized elementary school in OKEMOS, Michigan. The school covers pre-K through 4 and reported 476 students in 2024-25. On average, elementary schools in Michigan enroll around 369, and this school is 29% above that mark.
Okemos Public Schools has 7 schools and 4,639 students, and Bennett Woods Elementary School is one of those schools.
Of every 100 students at Bennett Woods Elementary School, about 61 are White. Other reported shares: 19% Asian, 11% multiracial, and 8% Black. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 57%.
The school had 30 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 15.9:1. It is about the same as the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 15%. The gap from the 49% average for public schools in Ingham County is 34 points.
Bennett Woods Elementary School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 60.4% is within a point of the 59.8% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
In the wider Ingham County area, median household income comes to about $65,526, about 41% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Across Ingham County, 100 public schools serve about 37,914 students.
Michigan Connections Academy is the nearest public school to Bennett Woods Elementary School, about 0.6 miles away. Within five miles of Bennett Woods Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 60.4% is below the 64.8% average for nearby schools.
Bennett Woods Elementary School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 476, up from 443 in 2020-21.
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Ingham County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
283,913
Census ACS
Median income
$65,526
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
100
37,914 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Okemos Public Schools
- Okemos High SchoolHigh · 1,496 students
- Kinawa SchoolMiddle · 735 students
- Chippewa Middle SchoolMiddle · 726 students
- Hiawatha Elementary SchoolElementary · 441 students
- Cornell Elementary SchoolElementary · 439 students
- Okemos Public MontessoriCentralElementary · 326 students
Other schools in OKEMOS
- Michigan Connections AcademyCombined · 1,589 students
- Okemos High SchoolHigh · 1,496 students
- Kinawa SchoolMiddle · 735 students
- Chippewa Middle SchoolMiddle · 726 students
- Hiawatha Elementary SchoolElementary · 441 students
- Cornell Elementary SchoolElementary · 439 students
Nearby schools
- Michigan Connections Academy0.6 mi · 1,589
- Chippewa Middle School1.0 mi · 726
- Okemos High School1.1 mi · 1,496
- Okemos Public MontessoriCentral1.2 mi · 326
- Great Lakes Learning Academy Alternative HS1.3 mi · 163
- Great Lakes Learning Academy MSHS1.3 mi · 760
Frequently asked questions
About Bennett Woods Elementary SchoolHow large is Bennett Woods Elementary School?
Bennett Woods Elementary School enrolls approximately 476 students in grades PK-04.
Is Bennett Woods Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bennett Woods Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bennett Woods Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bennett Woods Elementary School is approximately 15.9:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bennett Woods Elementary School?
At Bennett Woods Elementary School, the student body is approximately 61% White, 1% Hispanic, 8% Black, 19% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is Bennett Woods Elementary School public or private?
Bennett Woods Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Okemos Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.