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Enrollment
439
Elementary
DISTRICT 421 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OKEMOS PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 262628006280
Cornell Elementary School
4371 CORNELL RD, OKEMOS, MI 48864 · (517) 706-5300 · Ingham County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL439 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
12%
54 students
DISTRICT 15% · 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 | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 86 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 92 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 102 | 23% |
| Grade 4 | 94 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (65) is 31% smaller than its 4th grade class (94).
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
Cornell Elementary School→Kinawa School
Based on grade levels within Okemos Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
60.3%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
63.5%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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
61.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.8%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 Cornell Elementary School
Cornell Elementary School's state test result (61.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cornell Elementary School this school | 439 | 12.3% | 61.9% |
| Uriah H Lawton School ANN ARBOR | 422 | 14.0% | 73.0% |
| Ann L Dolsen Elementary School NEW HUDSON | 427 | 12.2% | 53.1% |
| Bennett Woods Elementary School OKEMOS | 476 | 14.7% | 60.4% |
| Hill Elementary School TROY | 363 | 12.7% | 56.6% |
| University Hills Elem School ROCHESTER HILLS | 379 | 8.4% | 65.0% |
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 Cornell Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Ingham County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.9% | #171 of 1,085 | #4 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.5% | #173 of 1,072 | #3 of 29 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.3% | #261 of 1,139 | #6 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 439 | #483 of 1,630 | #11 of 50 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #939 of 1,424 | #33 of 44 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.9% | #294 of 1,424 | #26 of 44 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 12.3% | #1,486 of 1,563 | #47 of 48 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.5% | #426 of 440 | #16 of 17 |
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
439
-30 (-6%) vs 2020
+15% since 1990-91, when it was 382
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 18.8:1
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 | 439 | 26 | 16.9:1 | 12% (54) |
| 2023-24 | 453 | 27 | 16.8:1 | 18% (81) |
| 2022-23 | 472 | 25.5 | 18.5:1 | 22% (105) |
| 2020-21 | 469 | 25 | 18.8:1 | 13% (63) |
| 2017-18 | 437 | 26.1 | 16.8:1 | 17% (73) |
| 2015-16 | 429 | 23 | 18.6:1 | 20% (84) |
| 2010-11 | 347 | 17 | 20.4:1 | 18% (62) |
| 2000-01 | 370 | 20 | 18.5:1 | 1% (5) |
| 1990-91 | 382 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cornell Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (437 to 439); teachers unchanged (26.1 to 26).
About Cornell Elementary School
Cornell Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school with an address in OKEMOS, Michigan. A federal count lists 439 students at the school, in kindergarten through 4.
Okemos Public Schools, which runs Cornell Elementary School, has 7 schools and 4,639 students.
White students account for 58% of enrollment at Cornell Elementary School. Other students are 24% Asian, 13% multiracial, and 3% Black. That is lower than the 69% White share among all Ingham County residents. Cornell Elementary School has a diversity index of 59%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
A ratio of 16.9:1 comes from the school's 26 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, elementary schools in Michigan average 15.8:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 12% in 2024-25. Across public schools in Ingham County, the average is 49%.
Cornell Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (61.9%) and its predicted rate (60.8%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Michigan schools.
Within Ingham County, median household income is about $65,526, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 41% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Federal data list 100 public schools in Ingham County, with a combined enrollment of about 37,914.
The closest public school, Kinawa School, is about 1.4 miles from Cornell Elementary School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Cornell Elementary School is 3rd of 7 nearby schools with test data.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Cornell Elementary School had 469 students in 2020-21 and 439 in 2024-25, a 6% decrease. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 18.8:1 in 2020-21 to 16.9:1 in 2024-25.
Questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Ingham County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
283,913
Census ACS
Median income
$65,526
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
100
37,914 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Okemos Public Schools
- Okemos High SchoolHigh · 1,496 students
- Kinawa SchoolMiddle · 735 students
- Chippewa Middle SchoolMiddle · 726 students
- Bennett Woods Elementary SchoolElementary · 476 students
- Hiawatha Elementary SchoolElementary · 441 students
- Okemos Public MontessoriCentralElementary · 326 students
Other schools in OKEMOS
- Michigan Connections AcademyCombined · 1,589 students
- Okemos High SchoolHigh · 1,496 students
- Kinawa SchoolMiddle · 735 students
- Chippewa Middle SchoolMiddle · 726 students
- Bennett Woods Elementary SchoolElementary · 476 students
- Hiawatha Elementary SchoolElementary · 441 students
Other Cornell Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 6 states are named Cornell Elementary. Cornell Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 6.
- Cornell ElementaryAlbany, CA · 560 students
- Cornell Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IA · 555 students
- Cornell Elementary SchoolCoraopolis, PA · 289 students
- Cornell ElementaryCornell, WI · 209 students
- Cornell Elementary SchoolCornell, IL · 114 students
Nearby schools
- Kinawa School1.4 mi · 735
- Chippewa Middle School1.8 mi · 726
- Okemos Public MontessoriCentral1.9 mi · 326
- Hiawatha Elementary School2.1 mi · 441
- Haslett High School2.3 mi · 774
- Michigan Connections Academy2.3 mi · 1,589
Frequently asked questions
About Cornell Elementary SchoolHow large is Cornell Elementary School?
Cornell Elementary School enrolls approximately 439 students in grades KG-04.
What grades does Cornell Elementary School serve?
Cornell Elementary School serves grades KG-04.
How many teachers does Cornell Elementary School have?
Cornell Elementary School employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Cornell Elementary School?
At Cornell Elementary School, the student body is approximately 58% White, 1% Hispanic, 3% Black, 24% Asian, 13% Two or more.
What district is Cornell Elementary School in?
Cornell Elementary School is part of Okemos Public Schools.
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