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Enrollment
431
Elementary
DISTRICT 420 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OWOSSO PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 262721006328
Bryant School
925 HAMPTON ST, OWOSSO, MI 48867 · (989) 723-4355 · Shiawassee County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL431 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 8% of Michigan public elementary schools
- DTest 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
15.2:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
304 students
DISTRICT 54% · 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 | 78 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 73 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (78) is 7% larger than its 5th grade class (73).
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · 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
Bryant School→Owosso Middle School
Based on grade levels within Owosso Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
28.0%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
26.7%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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
26.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.0%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Bryant School
Bryant School's state test result (26.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bryant School this school | 431 | 70.5% | 26.8% |
| Clio Intermediate School CLIO | 424 | 69.3% | 35.2% |
| Ella M White Elementary ALPENA | 440 | 68.6% | 33.5% |
| Brandywine Elementary School NILES | 379 | 68.6% | 24.1% |
| Morley Stanwood Elementary School MORLEY | 437 | 65.2% | 29.9% |
| Snow Elementary School DEARBORN | 465 | 74.4% | 46.2% |
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 Bryant School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Shiawassee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.8% | #991 of 1,085 | #9 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.7% | #964 of 1,072 | #9 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #1,015 of 1,139 | #8 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 431 | #523 of 1,630 | #4 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #535 of 1,424 | #2 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.1% | #1,006 of 1,424 | #2 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.5% | #504 of 1,563 | #1 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.6% | #601 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
431
-42 (-9%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 631
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 17.5:1
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 | 431 | 28.3 | 15.2:1 | 71% (304) |
| 2023-24 | 463 | 28.8 | 16.1:1 | 78% (359) |
| 2022-23 | 449 | 27.8 | 16.1:1 | 82% (370) |
| 2020-21 | 473 | 27 | 17.5:1 | 80% (379) |
| 2017-18 | 477 | 28 | 17.0:1 | 77% (366) |
| 2015-16 | 510 | 25 | 20.4:1 | 75% (385) |
| 2010-11 | 434 | 25 | 17.4:1 | 73% (318) |
| 2000-01 | 581 | 32 | 18.2:1 | 50% (293) |
| 1990-91 | 631 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bryant School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (477 to 431); teachers up 1% (28 to 28.3).
About Bryant School
Bryant School, located in OWOSSO, Michigan, is a medium-sized elementary school. The school had 431 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25.
The district, Owosso Public Schools, has 2,838 students enrolled across 6 schools.
The student body at Bryant School is 87% White. The rest of enrollment is 7% multiracial and 4% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 23%, meaning two students picked at random have a 23% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.2:1 at Bryant School, with 28.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is close to the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 71%. Compared with the 45% average for public schools in Shiawassee County, the school's rate is higher.
allk12 grades Bryant School a D. The grade compares the school only with Michigan public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Compared with Michigan schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Bryant School's results are 8.2 points below predicted: 26.8% against 35.0%.
Federal survey data for Shiawassee County show that the median household income is $67,404, roughly 20% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 31 public schools in Shiawassee County, enrolling about 10,105 students in all.
Central School is the closest public school, about 1.2 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 33.3%, higher than Bryant School's 26.8%.
NCES lists the school's locale as Town: Distant. That means it sits in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Over 4 years, Bryant School's enrollment declined 9%, to 431. By 2024-25, the school had 15.2 students per teacher, compared with 17.5 in 2020-21.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Bryant School covering things like sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Shiawassee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
67,991
Census ACS
Median income
$67,404
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
31
10,105 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Owosso Public Schools
- Owosso High SchoolHigh · 805 students
- Owosso Middle SchoolMiddle · 641 students
- Emerson SchoolElementary · 421 students
- Central SchoolElementary · 409 students
- Lincoln Alternative High SchoolHigh · 131 students
Other schools in OWOSSO
- Owosso High SchoolHigh · 805 students
- Owosso Middle SchoolMiddle · 641 students
- Emerson SchoolElementary · 421 students
- Central SchoolElementary · 409 students
- Shiawassee RESD Student Learning Center WestCombined · 159 students
- Lincoln Alternative High SchoolHigh · 131 students
Other Bryant schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Bryant. Bryant School is the largest of the 4.
- Bryant SchoolBridgeport, CT · 317 students
- Bryant SchoolHelena, MT · 288 students
- Bryant SchoolBryant, AL · 103 students
Nearby schools
- Central School1.2 mi · 409
- Lincoln Alternative High School1.2 mi · 131
- Emerson School1.5 mi · 421
- Shiawassee RESD Student Learning Center West1.7 mi · 159
- Owosso High School2.2 mi · 805
- Owosso Middle School2.2 mi · 641
Frequently asked questions
About Bryant SchoolHow many students attend Bryant School?
Bryant School enrolls approximately 431 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Bryant School serve?
Bryant School serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Bryant School?
Approximately 15.2:1 students per teacher at Bryant School.
How diverse is Bryant School?
Bryant School reports a student body of 87% White, 4% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Bryant School?
Bryant School is overseen by Owosso Public Schools in Shiawassee County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.