Enrollment
356
Elementary
DISTRICT 318 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MILAN AREA SCHOOLS·NCES 262385001504
Clayton H Symons Elementary School
432 S PLATT RD, MILAN, MI 48160 · (734) 439-5300 · Monroe County
GRADES 02–04ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL356 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 37% of Michigan public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
13.4:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
149 students
DISTRICT 43% · 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 2 | 111 | 31% |
| Grade 3 | 124 | 35% |
| Grade 4 | 121 | 34% |
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · 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
Clayton H Symons Elementary School→Milan Middle School
Feeds from
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M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
38.8%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
48.3%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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
43.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.7%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Clayton H Symons Elementary School
Clayton H Symons Elementary School's state test result (43.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clayton H Symons Elementary School this school | 356 | 41.9% | 43.5% |
| Wattles Park Elementary School BATTLE CREEK | 375 | 39.2% | 45.2% |
| Warner Elementary School SPRING ARBOR | 371 | 43.1% | 45.9% |
| Coopersville West Early Childhood Center COOPERSVILLE | 352 | 44.3% | N/A |
| Coopersville South Elementary School COOPERSVILLE | 337 | 39.5% | 43.2% |
| Ruth McGregor Elementary School SAND CREEK | 352 | 40.1% | 37.5% |
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 Clayton H Symons Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Monroe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.5% | #617 of 1,085 | #13 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.3% | #474 of 1,072 | #9 of 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.8% | #797 of 1,139 | #13 of 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 356 | #863 of 1,630 | #15 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #189 of 1,424 | #1 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.6% | #783 of 1,424 | #6 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.9% | #1,026 of 1,563 | #13 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.2% | #297 of 979 | #2 of 13 |
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
356
-58 (-14%) vs 2020
-35% since 2010-11, when it was 547
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 356 | 26.5 | 13.4:1 | 42% (149) |
| 2023-24 | 379 | 27 | 14.0:1 | 47% (178) |
| 2022-23 | 388 | 29 | 13.4:1 | 43% (167) |
| 2020-21 | 414 | 29 | 14.3:1 | 36% (147) |
| 2017-18 | 435 | 22.1 | 19.7:1 | 38% (166) |
| 2015-16 | 438 | 26 | 16.9:1 | 35% (155) |
| 2010-11 | 547 | 30 | 18.2:1 | 37% (205) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Clayton H Symons Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (435 to 356); teachers up 20% (22.1 to 26.5).
About Clayton H Symons Elementary School
Clayton H Symons Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Michigan, with an address in MILAN. Students in grades 2 through 4 make up the school's enrollment of 356 students.
Milan Area Schools is the district for Clayton H Symons Elementary School. It has 6 schools and 1,720 students.
Clayton H Symons Elementary School is 82% White by enrollment. Next come 8% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, and 2% Black. The diversity index for Clayton H Symons Elementary School is 32%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Based on 26.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, Clayton H Symons Elementary School has a ratio of 13.4:1. The gap from the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan is 2.4 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 42%. The average for public schools in Monroe County is similar, at 41%.
On the allk12 Grade, Clayton H Symons Elementary School lands at C+, ahead of 37% of Michigan public elementary schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 47.7% at Clayton H Symons Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 43.5%.
The school's county is Monroe County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $77,335, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 23%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. There are 52 public schools in the county, enrolling about 20,286, Clayton H Symons Elementary School among them.
Clayton H Symons Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Milan High School, about 0.3 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes 5 other public schools.
The school is in rural territory close to an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Fringe).
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 14% decline, from 414 to 356.
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Monroe County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
155,505
Census ACS
Median income
$77,335
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
52
20,286 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Milan Area Schools
- Milan High SchoolHigh · 526 students
- Milan Middle SchoolMiddle · 526 students
- Paddock Elementary SchoolElementary · 279 students
- Milan Alternative EducationHigh · 29 students
- Young Adult ProgramHigh · 4 students
Other schools in MILAN
- Milan High SchoolHigh · 526 students
- Milan Middle SchoolMiddle · 526 students
- Paddock Elementary SchoolElementary · 279 students
- Milan Alternative EducationHigh · 29 students
- Young Adult ProgramHigh · 4 students
Nearby schools
- Milan High School0.3 mi · 526
- Milan Alternative Education0.3 mi · 29
- Paddock Elementary School1.1 mi · 279
- Milan Middle School1.1 mi · 526
- Young Adult Program1.1 mi · 4
- South Arbor Charter Academy6.2 mi · 800
Frequently asked questions
About Clayton H Symons Elementary SchoolHow large is Clayton H Symons Elementary School?
Clayton H Symons Elementary School enrolls approximately 356 students in grades 02-04.
Is Clayton H Symons Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Clayton H Symons Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades 02-04.
How many teachers does Clayton H Symons Elementary School have?
Clayton H Symons Elementary School employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Clayton H Symons Elementary School?
Student demographics at Clayton H Symons Elementary School are roughly 82% White, 7% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Clayton H Symons Elementary School in?
Clayton H Symons Elementary School is part of Milan Area Schools.
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