Enrollment
373
Elementary
DISTRICT 382 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BIRMINGHAM PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 260585004219
Harlan Elementary School
3595 N ADAMS RD, BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MI 48304 · (248) 203-3268 · Oakland County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL373 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 70% of Michigan public elementary schools
- A-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
15.4:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
6%
22 students
DISTRICT 11% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 68 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 66 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (68) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (66).
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · 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
66.3%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
69.3%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 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
62.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.7%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 Harlan Elementary School
Harlan Elementary School's state test result (62.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harlan Elementary School this school | 373 | 5.9% | 62.5% |
| Smith Elementary School PLYMOUTH | 364 | 11.8% | 61.2% |
| Richard Elementary School GROSSE POINTE FARMS | 313 | 8.6% | 75.0% |
| Quarton Elementary BIRMINGHAM | 371 | 2.4% | 66.6% |
| Kerby Elementary School GROSSE POINTE FARMS | 321 | 7.2% | 76.5% |
| Oxford Elementary School OXFORD | 340 | 10.9% | 50.3% |
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 Harlan Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Oakland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.5% | #162 of 1,085 | #40 of 147 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.3% | #108 of 1,072 | #23 of 144 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.3% | #132 of 1,139 | #32 of 157 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 373 | #777 of 1,630 | #116 of 178 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #582 of 1,424 | #78 of 170 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.1% | #715 of 1,424 | #115 of 170 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 5.9% | #1,550 of 1,563 | #165 of 175 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.7% | #597 of 979 | #69 of 118 |
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
373
-10 (-3%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 437
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 373 | 24.2 | 15.4:1 | 6% (22) |
| 2023-24 | 384 | 25.6 | 15.0:1 | 8% (29) |
| 2022-23 | 374 | 25.3 | 14.8:1 | 9% (32) |
| 2020-21 | 383 | 29 | 13.2:1 | 7% (28) |
| 2017-18 | 413 | 30.5 | 13.5:1 | 8% (33) |
| 2015-16 | 396 | 26 | 15.2:1 | 4% (14) |
| 2010-11 | 346 | 24 | 14.4:1 | 7% (24) |
| 2000-01 | 357 | 24 | 14.9:1 | 1% (5) |
| 1990-91 | 437 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Harlan Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (413 to 373); teachers down 21% (30.5 to 24.2).
About Harlan Elementary School
The public elementary school Harlan Elementary School is located in BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan. It enrolled 373 students in kindergarten through 5 for the 2024-25 school year.
District-wide, Birmingham Public Schools has 13 schools and 7,217 students.
White students are the majority at Harlan Elementary School, with 80% of enrollment. After that, the student body is 8% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, 4% Asian, and 3% Black. Among all residents of Oakland County, the White share is about 69%. Pick two students at random and there is a 35% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Harlan Elementary School employs 24.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 15.4:1. That matches the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan fairly closely. Harlan Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 6%. That rate is below the 32% average among public schools in Oakland County.
Measured against Michigan public elementary schools, Harlan 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.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Harlan Elementary School would be expected to post about 63.7%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 62.5%.
Oakland County has about 1,279,825 residents, and the median household income is $97,760, 51% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 345 public schools in Oakland County, enrolling about 169,926 students in all.
The school nearest to Harlan Elementary School is Schroeder Elementary School, at a distance of about 0.8 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. By average proficiency, Harlan Elementary School is 8th among 8 schools close by.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has fallen by 10 students since 2020-21, to 373. By 2024-25, the school had 15.4 students per teacher, compared with 13.2 in 2020-21.
If you have questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Harlan Elementary School, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Birmingham Public Schools
- Wylie E Groves High SchoolHigh · 1,108 students
- Ernest W Seaholm High SchoolHigh · 1,081 students
- Berkshire Middle SchoolMiddle · 695 students
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- Derby Middle SchoolMiddle · 631 students
- Pierce Elementary SchoolElementary · 556 students
Other schools in BLOOMFIELD HILLS
- Bloomfield Hills High SchoolHigh · 1,481 students
- International AcademyHigh · 1,370 students
- Birmingham Covington SchoolMiddle · 643 students
- North Hills Middle SchoolMiddle · 593 students
- South Hills Middle SchoolMiddle · 555 students
- West Maple Elementary SchoolElementary · 529 students
Other Harlan Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 4 states are named Harlan Elementary. Harlan Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 5.
- Harlan Elementary SchoolFlorence, AL · 426 students
- Harlan Elementary SchoolHarlan, KY · 335 students
- Harlan Elementary SchoolMount Pleasant, IA · 212 students
- Harlan Elementary SchoolMount Pleasant, IA · 195 students
Nearby schools
- Schroeder Elementary School0.8 mi · 423
- Pembroke Elementary School1.2 mi · 324
- Derby Middle School1.2 mi · 631
- Bemis Elementary School1.4 mi · 441
- Boulan Park Middle School1.5 mi · 839
- Troy High School1.9 mi · 2,032
Frequently asked questions
About Harlan Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Harlan Elementary School?
Harlan Elementary School enrolls approximately 373 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Harlan Elementary School serve?
Harlan Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Harlan Elementary School have?
Harlan Elementary School employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Harlan Elementary School?
Student demographics at Harlan Elementary School are roughly 80% White, 5% Hispanic, 3% Black, 4% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Harlan Elementary School in?
Harlan Elementary School is part of Birmingham Public Schools.
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