Enrollment
396
Elementary
DISTRICT 393 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IMLAY CITY COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 261910005591
Borland Elementary School
500 W BORLAND RD, IMLAY CITY, MI 48444 · (810) 724-9813 · Lapeer County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL396 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 30% of Michigan public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
20.3:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.5:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
233 students
DISTRICT 63% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 127 | 32% |
| Grade 4 | 134 | 34% |
| Grade 5 | 135 | 34% |
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · 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
Borland Elementary School→Imlay City Middle School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Imlay City Community Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
44.6%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
39.4%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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
37.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.2%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Borland Elementary School
Borland Elementary School's state test result (37.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Borland Elementary School this school | 396 | 58.8% | 37.5% |
| Weston Elementary School IMLAY CITY | 389 | 62.5% | N/A |
| Davis Elementary School DECATUR | 356 | 64.0% | 44.8% |
| Pine Island Elementary COMSTOCK PARK | 379 | 57.5% | 35.6% |
| Arno Elementary School ALLEN PARK | 513 | 55.6% | 54.9% |
| Grant Elementary School GRANT | 332 | 67.8% | 34.4% |
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 Borland Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Lapeer County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.5% | #774 of 1,085 | #7 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.4% | #695 of 1,072 | #6 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.6% | #648 of 1,139 | #7 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 396 | #675 of 1,630 | #5 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.3:1 | #1,356 of 1,424 | #10 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.4% | #586 of 1,424 | #2 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.8% | #727 of 1,563 | #3 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.7% | #872 of 979 | N/A |
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
396
+15 (+4%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 643
Student : Teacher
20.3:1
was 21.2:1
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 | 396 | 19.5 | 20.3:1 | 59% (233) |
| 2023-24 | 391 | 20.5 | 19.1:1 | 63% (248) |
| 2022-23 | 390 | 20.5 | 19.0:1 | 57% (224) |
| 2020-21 | 381 | 18 | 21.2:1 | 54% (205) |
| 2017-18 | 407 | 19.3 | 21.1:1 | 63% (258) |
| 2015-16 | 442 | 20 | 22.1:1 | 60% (264) |
| 2010-11 | 519 | 21 | 24.7:1 | 56% (291) |
| 2000-01 | 511 | 27 | 18.9:1 | 32% (165) |
| 1990-91 | 643 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Borland Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (407 to 396); teachers up 1% (19.3 to 19.5).
About Borland Elementary School
Borland Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school with an address in IMLAY CITY, Michigan. The latest federal count shows 396 students in grades 3 through 5.
Imlay City Community Schools, which runs Borland Elementary School, has 5 schools and 1,758 students.
By race and ethnicity, Borland Elementary School is 71% White. Other reported shares: 26% Hispanic. That compares with about 91% White among all Lapeer County residents. Borland Elementary School has a diversity index of 42%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal data list 19.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at Borland Elementary School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 20.3:1. Among elementary schools in Michigan, the typical ratio is 15.8:1. The lunch program counts 59% of students at Borland Elementary School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That rate is above the 42% average among public schools in Lapeer County.
Borland Elementary School is graded C by allk12, scoring above 30% of Michigan public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Borland Elementary School, the prediction is 40.2% and the result is 37.5%.
Borland Elementary School is located in Lapeer County, where median household income is about $77,306, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 20% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Borland Elementary School is one of 27 public schools in Lapeer County, which together enroll about 10,962 students.
Of nearby public schools, Imlay City High School is the closest, at about 0.2 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 6 other public schools.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Distant: the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Federal counts put enrollment at 381 in 2020-21 and 396 in 2024-25, a 4% rise.
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Lapeer County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
88,837
Census ACS
Median income
$77,306
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
27
10,962 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Imlay City Community Schools
- Imlay City High SchoolHigh · 554 students
- Imlay City Middle SchoolMiddle · 395 students
- Weston Elementary SchoolElementary · 389 students
- Venture High SchoolHigh · 24 students
Other schools in IMLAY CITY
- Imlay City High SchoolHigh · 554 students
- Imlay City Middle SchoolMiddle · 395 students
- Weston Elementary SchoolElementary · 389 students
- Venture High SchoolHigh · 24 students
Nearby schools
- Imlay City High School0.2 mi · 554
- Weston Elementary School0.4 mi · 389
- Imlay City Middle School0.4 mi · 395
- Venture High School0.8 mi · 24
- Lapeer Co Education and Technology Center4.9 mi · 43
- Dryden Elementary School4.9 mi · 224
Frequently asked questions
About Borland Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Borland Elementary School?
Borland Elementary School enrolls approximately 396 students in grades 03-05.
What grades does Borland Elementary School serve?
Borland Elementary School serves grades 03-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Borland Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Borland Elementary School is approximately 20.3:1 (20 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Borland Elementary School?
Borland Elementary School reports a student body of 71% White, 26% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Borland Elementary School in?
Borland Elementary School is part of Imlay City Community Schools.
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