Enrollment
362
Elementary
DISTRICT 382 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BIRMINGHAM PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 260585004227
Bingham Farms Elementary School
23400 W 13 MILE RD, BINGHAM FARMS, MI 48025 · (248) 203-3350 · Oakland County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL362 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 73% 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.
- B-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
13.9:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
53 students
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 55%
Community
0
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 | 73 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 63 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 59 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (73) is 24% larger than its 5th grade class (59).
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · 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
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M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
69.1%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
56.4%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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
61.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.8%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% 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 Bingham Farms Elementary School
Bingham Farms Elementary School's state test result (61.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bingham Farms Elementary School this school | 362 | 14.6% | 61.1% |
| Pattengill Elementary School BERKLEY | 295 | 14.9% | 49.1% |
| John Monteith Elementary School GROSSE POINTE WOODS | 456 | 16.7% | 55.8% |
| Forest Elementary School FARMINGTON HILLS | 404 | 11.4% | 52.8% |
| Rogers Elementary School BERKLEY | 366 | 13.4% | 53.7% |
| Bach Elementary School ANN ARBOR | 334 | 14.4% | 73.7% |
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 Bingham Farms Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Oakland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.1% | #191 of 1,085 | #49 of 147 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.4% | #291 of 1,072 | #66 of 144 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.1% | #94 of 1,139 | #24 of 157 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 362 | #827 of 1,630 | #123 of 178 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #257 of 1,424 | #33 of 170 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.2% | #444 of 1,424 | #76 of 170 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 14.6% | #1,462 of 1,563 | #129 of 175 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +18.3% | #111 of 440 | #12 of 48 |
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
362
+63 (+21%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 396
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 12.5:1
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 | 362 | 26.1 | 13.9:1 | 15% (53) |
| 2023-24 | 343 | 27 | 12.7:1 | 16% (54) |
| 2022-23 | 328 | 25.7 | 12.8:1 | 16% (54) |
| 2020-21 | 299 | 24 | 12.5:1 | 12% (37) |
| 2017-18 | 306 | 26.3 | 11.6:1 | 12% (37) |
| 2015-16 | 288 | 22 | 13.1:1 | 11% (33) |
| 2010-11 | 322 | 24 | 13.4:1 | 9% (29) |
| 2000-01 | 364 | 23 | 15.8:1 | 2% (8) |
| 1990-91 | 396 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bingham Farms Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 18% (306 to 362); teachers down 1% (26.3 to 26.1).
About Bingham Farms Elementary School
Bingham Farms Elementary School operates as a mid-sized elementary school in BINGHAM FARMS, Michigan. There are 362 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 5.
Enrollment across the 13 schools in Birmingham Public Schools totals 7,217 students.
Federal enrollment data show Bingham Farms Elementary School is 66% White. Next come 20% Black, 7% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. In Oakland County overall, the White share is about 69%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 51%.
For every teacher at Bingham Farms Elementary School, there are about 13.9 students; the school has 26.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Michigan, 15.8:1, is higher. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 15%. Compared with the 32% average for public schools in Oakland County, the school's rate is lower.
On the allk12 Grade, Bingham Farms Elementary School lands at B+, ahead of 73% of Michigan public elementary schools.
In Michigan, Bingham Farms Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 61.1% actual against a predicted 59.8%.
In Oakland County, the median household earns about $97,760 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 51%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Oakland County has 345 public schools with about 169,926 students, including Bingham Farms Elementary School.
Of the public schools around it, Bingham Farms Elementary School is closest to Berkshire Middle School, about 1.2 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Bingham Farms Elementary School ranks 2nd of 5 on average proficiency.
Bingham Farms Elementary School is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose from 299 to 362, a 21% gain. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 12.5:1 to 13.9:1.
The allk12 page for Bingham Farms Elementary School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 Birmingham Public Schools
- Wylie E Groves High SchoolHigh · 1,108 students
- Ernest W Seaholm High SchoolHigh · 1,081 students
- Berkshire Middle SchoolMiddle · 695 students
- Birmingham Covington SchoolMiddle · 643 students
- Derby Middle SchoolMiddle · 631 students
- Pierce Elementary SchoolElementary · 556 students
Nearby schools
- Berkshire Middle School1.2 mi · 695
- Wylie E Groves High School1.6 mi · 1,108
- Adlai Stevenson Elementary School1.8 mi · 527
- Ernest W Seaholm High School2.2 mi · 1,081
- Wing Lake Developmental Center2.3 mi · 85
- University Elementary School Academy2.3 mi · 312
Frequently asked questions
About Bingham Farms Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Bingham Farms Elementary School?
Bingham Farms Elementary School enrolls approximately 362 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Bingham Farms Elementary School serve?
Bingham Farms Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bingham Farms Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bingham Farms Elementary School is approximately 13.9:1 (26 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Bingham Farms Elementary School?
Bingham Farms Elementary School reports a student body of 66% White, 4% Hispanic, 20% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Bingham Farms Elementary School?
Bingham Farms Elementary School is overseen by Birmingham Public Schools in Oakland County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.