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Enrollment
483
Elementary
DISTRICT 483 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTH LYON COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 263225006756
Frank E Bartlett School
350 SCHOOL ST, SOUTH LYON, MI 48178 · (248) 573-8300 · Oakland County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL483 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 48% of Michigan public elementary schools
- B+Test 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
17.4:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
88 students
DISTRICT 17% · 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 | 98 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 95 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 82 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (98) is 61% larger than its 5th grade class (61).
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 35% · 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
53.1%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
57.5%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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
51.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.2%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Frank E Bartlett School
Frank E Bartlett School's state test result (51.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frank E Bartlett School this school | 483 | 18.2% | 51.6% |
| Clarke School SAINT JOSEPH | 462 | 20.1% | 57.7% |
| Brown Elementary School BYRON CENTER | 438 | 18.5% | 89.9% |
| Loon Lake Elementary School WIXOM | 496 | 18.3% | 55.5% |
| William A Pearson Elementary SOUTH LYON | 576 | 16.0% | 65.1% |
| Tonda Elementary School CANTON | 476 | 14.1% | 60.9% |
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 Frank E Bartlett School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Oakland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.6% | #378 of 1,085 | #83 of 147 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.5% | #275 of 1,072 | #62 of 144 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.1% | #398 of 1,139 | #86 of 157 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 483 | #324 of 1,630 | #52 of 178 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.4:1 | #1,057 of 1,424 | #138 of 170 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.5% | #701 of 1,424 | #113 of 170 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.2% | #1,415 of 1,563 | #114 of 175 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.1% | #159 of 440 | #19 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
483
+60 (+14%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 511
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
was 18.4:1
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 | 483 | 27.7 | 17.4:1 | 18% (88) |
| 2023-24 | 480 | 27 | 17.8:1 | 22% (104) |
| 2022-23 | 474 | 26.9 | 17.6:1 | 22% (106) |
| 2020-21 | 423 | 23 | 18.4:1 | 22% (93) |
| 2017-18 | 431 | 25.9 | 16.6:1 | 22% (93) |
| 2015-16 | 416 | 23 | 18.1:1 | 18% (74) |
| 2010-11 | 370 | 19 | 19.5:1 | 26% (97) |
| 2000-01 | 543 | 25 | 21.7:1 | 9% (50) |
| 1990-91 | 511 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Frank E Bartlett School.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (431 to 483); teachers up 7% (25.9 to 27.7).
About Frank E Bartlett School
Frank E Bartlett School is an elementary school in SOUTH LYON, Michigan, according to federal school records. The school's 483 students are in pre-K through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in Michigan average about 369 students each.
South Lyon Community Schools counts 13 schools and 8,231 students, including Frank E Bartlett School.
A majority of students at Frank E Bartlett School, 80%, are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 9% Asian, 6% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 2% Black. The White share of the county population is lower, at 69%. Frank E Bartlett School has a diversity index of 35%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Frank E Bartlett School's 27.7 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 17.4:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Michigan average 15.8:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 18%. The gap from the 32% average for public schools in Oakland County is 14 points.
allk12 grades Frank E Bartlett School a B-. The grade compares the school only with Michigan public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Test results at Frank E Bartlett School are 6.6 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (51.6% actual, 58.2% predicted).
Census estimates describe Oakland County this way: median household income is about $97,760, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 51%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Oakland County number 345 and enroll about 169,926.
Nearest public school: South Lyon High School, about 0.7 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 57.4%; Frank E Bartlett School's is 51.6%, ranking 7th of 7.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Mid-size, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The number of students climbed from 423 to 483 over 4 years.
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 South Lyon Community Schools
- South Lyon High SchoolHigh · 1,245 students
- South Lyon East High SchoolHigh · 1,174 students
- Millennium Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,049 students
- Centennial Middle SchoolMiddle · 898 students
- William A Pearson ElementaryElementary · 576 students
- Sharon J Hardy Elementary SchoolElementary · 570 students
Other schools in SOUTH LYON
- South Lyon High SchoolHigh · 1,245 students
- South Lyon East High SchoolHigh · 1,174 students
- Millennium Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,049 students
- Centennial Middle SchoolMiddle · 898 students
- William A Pearson ElementaryElementary · 576 students
- Sharon J Hardy Elementary SchoolElementary · 570 students
Nearby schools
- South Lyon High School0.7 mi · 1,245
- Sayre Elementary School1.0 mi · 450
- Millennium Middle School1.1 mi · 1,049
- SPECIAL EDUCATION1.2 mi · 1
- Centennial Middle School1.2 mi · 898
- William A Brummer Elementary School2.0 mi · 469
Frequently asked questions
About Frank E Bartlett SchoolHow many students attend Frank E Bartlett School?
Frank E Bartlett School enrolls approximately 483 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Frank E Bartlett School serve?
Frank E Bartlett School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Frank E Bartlett School?
Approximately 17.4:1 students per teacher at Frank E Bartlett School.
What is the student diversity at Frank E Bartlett School?
Student demographics at Frank E Bartlett School are roughly 80% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Black, 9% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Frank E Bartlett School in?
Frank E Bartlett School is part of South Lyon Community Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.