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Enrollment
714
Elementary
DISTRICT 494 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FARMINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 261407008836
Farmington STEAM Academy
32800 W 12 MILE RD, FARMINGTON HILLS, MI 48334 · (248) 785-2070 · Oakland County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL714 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 78% of Michigan public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
19.4:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
10%
69 students
DISTRICT 28% · 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 | 72 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 78 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 80 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 81 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 78 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 85 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 84 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (72) is 14% smaller than its 8th grade class (84).
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
62.4%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
67.5%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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
64.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.0%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 Farmington STEAM Academy
Farmington STEAM Academy's state test result (64.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farmington STEAM Academy this school | 714 | 9.7% | 64.4% |
| Hillside Elementary School FARMINGTON HILLS | 682 | 16.6% | 47.0% |
| Delta Kelly Elementary School OAKLAND | 643 | 3.1% | 65.8% |
| Orchard Hills Elementary School NOVI | 453 | 18.5% | 65.5% |
| Thurston Elementary School ANN ARBOR | 506 | 20.2% | 59.9% |
| Musson Elementary School ROCHESTER HILLS | 505 | 4.8% | 79.0% |
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 Farmington STEAM Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Oakland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.4% | #132 of 1,085 | #33 of 147 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.5% | #120 of 1,072 | #30 of 144 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.4% | #211 of 1,139 | #50 of 157 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 714 | #57 of 1,630 | #3 of 178 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.4:1 | #1,310 of 1,424 | #161 of 170 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.2% | #71 of 1,424 | #8 of 170 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 9.7% | #1,520 of 1,563 | #152 of 175 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +19.4% | #102 of 440 | #10 of 48 |
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
714
-7 (-1%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
19.4:1
was 19.5:1
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 | 714 | 36.8 | 19.4:1 | 10% (69) |
| 2023-24 | 722 | 37.6 | 19.2:1 | 15% (109) |
| 2022-23 | 707 | 39.9 | 17.7:1 | 15% (103) |
| 2020-21 | 721 | 37 | 19.5:1 | 17% (119) |
| 2017-18 | 598 | 33.1 | 18.1:1 | 9% (52) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Farmington STEAM Academy.
Since 2017-18: students up 19% (598 to 714); teachers up 11% (33.1 to 36.8).
About Farmington STEAM Academy
Farmington STEAM Academy is a large elementary school. Its address is in FARMINGTON HILLS, Michigan. It had 714 students in 2024-25, spanning kindergarten through 8. By comparison, elementary schools in Michigan enroll about 369 students on average.
Farmington STEAM Academy is a school in Farmington Public School District. The district has 16 schools and 8,983 students.
The student body at Farmington STEAM Academy has no majority group. White students lead at 39%. The remaining shares are 33% Asian, 17% Black, 6% multiracial, and 3% Hispanic. Oakland County as a whole is about 69% White, so the school's share is lower. A diversity index of 70% means there is a 70% chance two randomly chosen students at Farmington STEAM Academy are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Farmington STEAM Academy is 19.4:1, based on 36.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Michigan is 15.8:1, so this school has more students per teacher. Farmington STEAM Academy counts 10% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Oakland County average 32%.
Farmington STEAM Academy earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 78% of Michigan public elementary schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Farmington STEAM Academy would be expected to post about 62.0%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 64.4%.
In the surrounding county, Oakland County, the median household earns about $97,760 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 51%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Counting Farmington STEAM Academy, Oakland County has 345 public schools.
Farmington STEAM Academy is about 0.5 miles from Oakland Early College, its nearest public school. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Farmington STEAM Academy at 1st of 6.
NCES assigns Farmington STEAM Academy the locale City: Small, meaning inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 721 to 714, a small change.
Anyone can start a thread about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Farmington STEAM Academy. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Oakland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,279,825
Census ACS
Median income
$97,760
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
51%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
345
169,926 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Farmington Public School District
- Farmington High SchoolHigh · 1,470 students
- North Farmington High SchoolHigh · 1,157 students
- Hillside Elementary SchoolElementary · 682 students
- Power Middle SchoolMiddle · 621 students
- Warner Middle SchoolMiddle · 559 students
- East Middle SchoolMiddle · 555 students
Other schools in FARMINGTON HILLS
- North Farmington High SchoolHigh · 1,157 students
- Hillside Elementary SchoolElementary · 682 students
- Power Middle SchoolMiddle · 621 students
- Warner Middle SchoolMiddle · 559 students
- East Middle SchoolMiddle · 555 students
- JA Lanigan Elementary SchoolElementary · 473 students
Nearby schools
- Oakland Early College0.5 mi · 179
- Kenbrook Elementary School0.6 mi · 388
- North Farmington High School1.1 mi · 1,157
- Farmington Central High School1.3 mi · 126
- Beechview Elementary School1.3 mi · 366
- Forest Elementary School1.7 mi · 404
Frequently asked questions
About Farmington STEAM AcademyHow many students attend Farmington STEAM Academy?
Farmington STEAM Academy enrolls approximately 714 students in grades KG-08.
Is Farmington STEAM Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
Farmington STEAM Academy is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many students per teacher at Farmington STEAM Academy?
Approximately 19.4:1 students per teacher at Farmington STEAM Academy.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Farmington STEAM Academy?
At Farmington STEAM Academy, the student body is approximately 39% White, 3% Hispanic, 17% Black, 33% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Farmington STEAM Academy public or private?
Farmington STEAM Academy is a public K-12 school, overseen by Farmington Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.