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Enrollment
462
Elementary
DISTRICT 386 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRAND BLANC COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 261635001859
Brendel Elementary School
223 BUSH ST, GRAND BLANC, MI 48439 · (810) 591-6106 · Genesee County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL462 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 38% 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.
- 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
17.5:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
294 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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 | 97 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 77 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 76 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (97) is 28% larger than its 5th grade class (76).
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
Brendel Elementary School→Grand Blanc Middle School West
Based on grade levels within Grand Blanc Community Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
38.4%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
44.6%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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
39.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.1%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Brendel Elementary School
Brendel Elementary School's state test result (39.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brendel Elementary School this school | 462 | 63.6% | 39.0% |
| Campbell Elementary School MUSKEGON | 454 | 65.6% | 31.1% |
| Alexander Hamilton Elementary School WESTLAND | 469 | 67.8% | 18.9% |
| Albert Schweitzer Elementary School WESTLAND | 407 | 61.9% | N/A |
| New Haven Elementary School NEW HAVEN | 458 | 62.2% | 30.9% |
| HowardEllis Elementary School NILES | 529 | 66.4% | 41.2% |
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 Brendel Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Genesee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #745 of 1,085 | #21 of 33 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.6% | #568 of 1,072 | #16 of 33 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.4% | #803 of 1,139 | #24 of 39 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 462 | #399 of 1,630 | #13 of 71 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.5:1 | #1,069 of 1,424 | #32 of 60 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.0% | #195 of 1,424 | #5 of 60 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.6% | #621 of 1,563 | #41 of 69 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.3% | #842 of 979 | #48 of 50 |
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
462
+171 (+59%) vs 2020
-2% since 2010-11, when it was 473
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 462 | 26.4 | 17.5:1 | 64% (294) |
| 2023-24 | 417 | 26.2 | 15.9:1 | 63% (264) |
| 2022-23 | 413 | 22.3 | 18.6:1 | 63% (260) |
| 2020-21 | 291 | 22 | 13.2:1 | 51% (149) |
| 2017-18 | 478 | 26.2 | 18.2:1 | 53% (252) |
| 2015-16 | 453 | 26 | 17.4:1 | 43% (196) |
| 2010-11 | 473 | 25 | 18.9:1 | 40% (187) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brendel Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (478 to 462); teachers up 1% (26.2 to 26.4).
About Brendel Elementary School
Among the schools in GRAND BLANC, Michigan, is Brendel Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school. The school has 462 students in 2024-25 across kindergarten through 5. Elementary schools in Michigan average about 369 students, which makes this school 25% above average.
Grand Blanc Community Schools is responsible for 13 schools, Brendel Elementary School included, with 7,457 students in all.
At Brendel Elementary School, 53% of students are White. The school is also 23% Black, 12% multiracial, 8% Hispanic, and 2% Asian. That is lower than the 72% White share among all Genesee County residents. The diversity index for Brendel Elementary School is 64%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Brendel Elementary School has 26.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 17.5:1. Elementary schools in Michigan average 15.8:1, 1.7 fewer students per teacher than here. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 64% at Brendel Elementary School.
On the allk12 Grade, Brendel Elementary School lands at C+, ahead of 38% of Michigan public elementary schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Brendel Elementary School is 38.1%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 39.0%.
For Genesee County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $62,281, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 12%. The county has 158 public schools and about 58,534 students.
Brendel Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Bobcat Innovation, about 0.2 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Brendel Elementary School's average proficiency of 39.0% compares with 49.8% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Brendel Elementary School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
In 2020-21 the school reported 291 students, and in 2024-25 it reported 462. Grade changes, mergers, or boundary shifts can explain gaps this large. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio increased from 13.2:1 to 17.5:1.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Genesee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
403,305
Census ACS
Median income
$62,281
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
158
58,534 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Grand Blanc Community Schools
- Grand Blanc Community High SchoolHigh · 2,377 students
- Grand Blanc Middle School EastMiddle · 884 students
- Grand Blanc Middle School WestMiddle · 757 students
- Myers Elementary SchoolElementary · 479 students
- Reid Elementary SchoolElementary · 433 students
- Indian Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 406 students
Other schools in GRAND BLANC
- Grand Blanc Community High SchoolHigh · 2,377 students
- Grand Blanc Middle School EastMiddle · 884 students
- Grand Blanc Middle School WestMiddle · 757 students
- Myers Elementary SchoolElementary · 479 students
- Reid Elementary SchoolElementary · 433 students
- Indian Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 406 students
Nearby schools
- Bobcat Innovation0.2 mi · 343
- Perry Learning Center0.2 mi · 5
- Grand Blanc Community High School0.3 mi · 2,377
- Indian Hill Elementary School0.8 mi · 406
- Lillian G Mason Elementary School1.5 mi · 331
- Cook Elementary School1.5 mi · 397
Frequently asked questions
About Brendel Elementary SchoolHow large is Brendel Elementary School?
Brendel Elementary School enrolls approximately 462 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Brendel Elementary School serve?
Brendel Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Brendel Elementary School?
Approximately 17.5:1 students per teacher at Brendel Elementary School.
How diverse is Brendel Elementary School?
Brendel Elementary School reports a student body of 53% White, 8% Hispanic, 23% Black, 2% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Is Brendel Elementary School public or private?
Brendel Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Grand Blanc Community Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.