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What's the most underrated thing about HamiltonParsons Elementary School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
498
Elementary
DISTRICT 456 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROMEO COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 263009006602
HamiltonParsons Elementary School
69875 DEQUINDRE RD, LEONARD, MI 48367 · (586) 752-0280 · Oakland County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL498 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 46% 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
18.2:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
16%
78 students
DISTRICT 24% · 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 | 81 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 84 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 91 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 84 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 93 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (81) is 13% smaller than its 5th grade class (93).
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · 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
Based on grade levels within Romeo Community Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
57.3%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
52.6%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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
51.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.3%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 HamiltonParsons Elementary School
HamiltonParsons Elementary School's state test result (51.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| HamiltonParsons Elementary School this school | 498 | 15.7% | 51.7% |
| Spencer Road Elementary School BRIGHTON | 507 | 14.0% | 71.2% |
| South Meadows Elementary School CHELSEA | 476 | 15.5% | 56.7% |
| William A Brummer Elementary School SOUTH LYON | 469 | 16.2% | 56.9% |
| Great Oaks Elementary School CHESTERFIELD | 468 | 18.2% | 58.8% |
| Willow Hill Elementary School TRAVERSE CITY | 429 | 14.0% | 56.5% |
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 HamiltonParsons Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Oakland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.7% | #370 of 1,085 | #82 of 147 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.6% | #374 of 1,072 | #83 of 144 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.3% | #314 of 1,139 | #67 of 157 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 498 | #285 of 1,630 | #45 of 178 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.2:1 | #1,181 of 1,424 | #152 of 170 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.9% | #1,313 of 1,424 | #166 of 170 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 15.7% | #1,445 of 1,563 | #123 of 175 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.5% | #270 of 440 | #32 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
498
+38 (+8%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 548
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
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 | 498 | 27.3 | 18.2:1 | 16% (78) |
| 2023-24 | 502 | 28.3 | 17.7:1 | 17% (85) |
| 2022-23 | 527 | 27.4 | 19.2:1 | 19% (99) |
| 2020-21 | 460 | 25 | 18.4:1 | 16% (73) |
| 2017-18 | 472 | 23 | 20.5:1 | 12% (57) |
| 2015-16 | 402 | 20 | 20.1:1 | 15% (62) |
| 2010-11 | 449 | 22 | 20.4:1 | 23% (103) |
| 2000-01 | 532 | 27 | 19.7:1 | 12% (62) |
| 1990-91 | 548 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HamiltonParsons Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (472 to 498); teachers up 19% (23 to 27.3).
About HamiltonParsons Elementary School
In LEONARD, Michigan, HamiltonParsons Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school. A total of 498 students attend the school, which covers kindergarten through 5. Against the 369-student average for elementary schools in Michigan, enrollment here is 35% higher.
HamiltonParsons Elementary School is in Romeo Community Schools, a district with 5,293 students across 7 schools.
HamiltonParsons Elementary School's enrollment is 95% White. Next come 3% multiracial. The county population is about 69% White. The school's diversity index is 9%, meaning two students picked at random have a 9% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
A ratio of 18.2:1 comes from the school's 27.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has more students per teacher than the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan. The lunch program counts 16% of students at HamiltonParsons Elementary School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Compared with the 32% average for public schools in Oakland County, the school's rate is lower.
Measured against Michigan public elementary schools, HamiltonParsons Elementary School receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
A school with HamiltonParsons Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Michigan is predicted to score 59.3%. HamiltonParsons Elementary School scores 51.7%, 7.6 points below that line.
In the county around the school, Oakland County, the median household income is $97,760, about 51% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Oakland County is home to 345 public schools and about 169,926 public school students.
Nearest public school: Romeo Middle School, about 3.9 miles away. Within five miles are 5 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, HamiltonParsons Elementary School places 5th out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
Its location is classified as Rural: Fringe by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment has grown by 38 students since 2020-21, to 498.
Discussions about HamiltonParsons Elementary School may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Romeo Community Schools
- Romeo High SchoolHigh · 1,817 students
- Romeo Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,196 students
- Amanda Moore Elementary SchoolElementary · 457 students
- Indian Hills Elementary SchoolElementary · 456 students
- Hevel ElementaryElementary · 441 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 428 students
Nearby schools
- Romeo Middle School3.9 mi · 1,196
- Oakview Middle School4.0 mi · 510
- Leonard Elementary School4.5 mi · 241
- Amanda Moore Elementary School4.8 mi · 457
- Indian Hills Elementary School4.9 mi · 456
- Hugger Elementary School5.6 mi · 512
Frequently asked questions
About HamiltonParsons Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at HamiltonParsons Elementary School?
HamiltonParsons Elementary School enrolls approximately 498 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does HamiltonParsons Elementary School serve?
HamiltonParsons Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at HamiltonParsons Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at HamiltonParsons Elementary School is approximately 18.2:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at HamiltonParsons Elementary School?
Student demographics at HamiltonParsons Elementary School are roughly 95% White, 1% Hispanic, 0% Black, 3% Two or more.
What district is HamiltonParsons Elementary School in?
HamiltonParsons Elementary School is part of Romeo Community Schools.
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