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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Hartland Farms Intermediate School this year?
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Enrollment
770
Middle
DISTRICT 761 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARTLAND CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS·NCES 261791005461
Hartland Farms Intermediate School
581 TAYLOR RD, BRIGHTON, MI 48114 · (810) 626-2500 · Livingston County
GRADES 04–06MIDDLE22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL770 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 89% of Michigan public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.0:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
137 students
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 55%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 378 | 49% |
| Grade 6 | 392 | 51% |
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · 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 Hartland Consolidated Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
68.4%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
62.1%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 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
64.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.4%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% 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 Hartland Farms Intermediate School
Hartland Farms Intermediate School's state test result (64.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hartland Farms Intermediate School this school | 770 | 17.8% | 64.7% |
| Hartland MS at Ore Creek HARTLAND | 752 | 16.1% | 57.0% |
| East Rockford Middle School ROCKFORD | 788 | 17.8% | 68.7% |
| Lowell Middle School LOWELL | 790 | 20.8% | 58.7% |
| Anchor Bay Middle School North NEW BALTIMORE | 671 | 14.6% | 58.4% |
| Highlander Way Middle School HOWELL | 789 | 23.1% | 41.7% |
Matched among Michigan middle 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 Hartland Farms Intermediate School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Livingston County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.7% | #38 of 397 | #3 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.1% | #36 of 380 | #3 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.4% | #22 of 377 | #3 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 770 | #66 of 491 | #4 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.1:1 | #278 of 436 | #3 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.8% | #402 of 437 | #7 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 17.8% | #426 of 477 | #5 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.2% | #281 of 339 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle 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
770
+26 (+3%) vs 2020
+6% since 1990-91, when it was 727
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
was 19.1:1
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 | 770 | 42.5 | 18.1:1 | 18% (137) |
| 2023-24 | 761 | 43.8 | 17.4:1 | 24% (180) |
| 2022-23 | 728 | 41.3 | 17.6:1 | 21% (151) |
| 2020-21 | 744 | 39 | 19.1:1 | 15% (113) |
| 2017-18 | 812 | 41.3 | 19.7:1 | 17% (136) |
| 2015-16 | 844 | 42 | 20.1:1 | 11% (96) |
| 2010-11 | 898 | 45 | 20.0:1 | 18% (166) |
| 2000-01 | 739 | 39 | 18.9:1 | 3% (23) |
| 1990-91 | 727 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hartland Farms Intermediate School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (812 to 770); teachers up 3% (41.3 to 42.5).
About Hartland Farms Intermediate School
Hartland Farms Intermediate School is a high-enrollment middle school serving families in BRIGHTON, Michigan. It covers grades 4 through 6, with a total enrollment of 770 students. Statewide, middle schools in Michigan average about 502 students each.
Enrollment across the 9 schools in Hartland Consolidated Schools totals 5,002 students.
White students make up 93% of enrollment at Hartland Farms Intermediate School. Next come 3% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. The White share in Livingston County as a whole is similar, at about 94%. The school's diversity index is 14%, meaning two students picked at random have a 14% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
A ratio of 18.1:1 comes from the school's 42.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, middle schools in Michigan average 17.5:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 18% in 2024-25. For comparison, public schools in Livingston County average 20%.
allk12 grades Hartland Farms Intermediate School an A. The grade compares the school only with Michigan public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Hartland Farms Intermediate School scores 64.7% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 58.4%.
Census estimates describe Livingston County this way: the median household income is $103,039, about 40% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 3%. In all, Livingston County has 48 public schools and roughly 24,695 students.
Hartland Lakes Elementary School is located about 0.1 miles from Hartland Farms Intermediate School. The five-mile area around Hartland Farms Intermediate School holds at least 8 other public schools. Among 6 nearby schools that report test results, Hartland Farms Intermediate School ranks 3rd on proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Hartland Farms Intermediate School as Suburb: Mid-size.
Enrollment is up 3% from 2020-21, when Hartland Farms Intermediate School had 744 students, to 2024-25, when it had 770.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at Hartland Farms Intermediate School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Livingston County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
195,833
Census ACS
Median income
$103,039
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
48
24,695 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hartland Consolidated Schools
- Hartland High SchoolHigh · 1,610 students
- Hartland MS at Ore CreekMiddle · 752 students
- Hartland Village Elementary SchoolElementary · 461 students
- Hartland Round Elementary SchoolElementary · 460 students
- Hartland Lakes Elementary SchoolElementary · 457 students
- Creekside Elementary SchoolElementary · 408 students
Other schools in BRIGHTON
- Brighton High SchoolHigh · 1,887 students
- Maltby Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 866 students
- Scranton Middle SchoolMiddle · 850 students
- Hornung Elementary SchoolElementary · 558 students
- Hawkins Elementary SchoolElementary · 551 students
- Hilton Road Elementary SchoolElementary · 507 students
Nearby schools
- Hartland Lakes Elementary School0.1 mi · 457
- Charyl Stockwell Academy2.5 mi · 696
- Hartland Virtual Academy2.8 mi · 22
- Legacy High School2.8 mi · 62
- Hilton Road Elementary School3.2 mi · 507
- Hartland High School3.7 mi · 1,610
Frequently asked questions
About Hartland Farms Intermediate SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Hartland Farms Intermediate School?
Hartland Farms Intermediate School enrolls approximately 770 students in grades 04-06.
What age range does Hartland Farms Intermediate School serve?
Hartland Farms Intermediate School serves students from grade 04 through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hartland Farms Intermediate School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hartland Farms Intermediate School is approximately 18.1:1 (43 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hartland Farms Intermediate School?
At Hartland Farms Intermediate School, the student body is approximately 93% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Hartland Farms Intermediate School?
Hartland Farms Intermediate School is overseen by Hartland Consolidated Schools in Livingston County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.