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Hartland Lakes Elementary School

687 TAYLOR RD, BRIGHTON, MI 48114 · (810) 626-2700 · Livingston County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL457 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 83% 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.
  • B+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

Enrollment
457
Elementary
DISTRICT 447 · STATE 369
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
12%
53 students
DISTRICT 22% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten10723%
Grade 17516%
Grade 29020%
Grade 38018%
Grade 410523%

This year's kindergarten class (107) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (105).

Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 56% · US 70%
White
43395%
DISTRICT 93% · STATE 63% · US 43%
Hispanic
112%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 9% · US 30%
Asian
41%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 4% · US 6%
Two+
92%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 5% · US 5%
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
Male
25155%
Female
20645%

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Test scores

M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + Proficient
English Language Arts
62.9%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
69.9%
MI avg 44.8%

What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
66.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.1%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.1pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 Lakes Elementary School

Hartland Lakes Elementary School's state test result (66.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Hartland Lakes Elementary School this school45711.6%66.3%
Willow Hill Elementary School
TRAVERSE CITY
42914.0%56.5%
Murray Lake Elementary
LOWELL
43313.9%69.8%
Independence Elementary School
CLARKSTON
44611.4%68.6%
Crestwood Elementary School
ROCKFORD
46912.4%75.7%
Spencer Road Elementary School
BRIGHTON
50714.0%71.2%
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 Hartland Lakes Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MichiganIn Livingston County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
66.3%#108 of 1,085#5 of 20
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
69.9%#98 of 1,072#5 of 19
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
62.9%#201 of 1,139#7 of 20
Enrollment
ranked largest first
457#418 of 1,630#17 of 23
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
15.5:1#595 of 1,424#8 of 22
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
10.1%#1,292 of 1,424#21 of 22
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
11.6%#1,494 of 1,563#21 of 23
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-2.1%#903 of 979#11 of 13
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 2024-25
Enrollment
457
-30 (-6%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 474
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 16.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2545729.515.5:112% (53)
2023-2446429.515.7:115% (71)
2022-2349028.517.2:116% (77)
2020-214873016.2:112% (58)
2017-1846726.517.6:112% (57)
2015-164752717.6:18% (40)
2010-115402720.0:114% (78)
2000-015813218.2:13% (20)
1990-91474N/AN/AN/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hartland Lakes Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students down 2% (467 to 457); teachers up 11% (26.5 to 29.5).

About Hartland Lakes Elementary School

Hartland Lakes Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school. Its address is in BRIGHTON, Michigan. Enrollment stands at 457 students, covering kindergarten through 4. That puts enrollment 24% above the 369-student average for elementary schools in Michigan.

Hartland Consolidated Schools (9 schools, 5,002 students) runs Hartland Lakes Elementary School.

The share of White students at Hartland Lakes Elementary School is 95%. Next come 2% Hispanic. In Livingston County overall, the White share is about 94%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Hartland Lakes Elementary School scores 10%.

The school lists 29.5 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.5:1. It is about the same as the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan. A total of 53 students, or 12%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.

Among Michigan public elementary schools, Hartland Lakes Elementary School outscored 83%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.

Compared with Michigan schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Hartland Lakes Elementary School's results are 5.1 points above predicted: 66.3% against 61.1%.

The school's county is Livingston County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $103,039 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 40% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 3%. Public schools in Livingston County number 48, with about 24,695 students.

Measured in a straight line, Hartland Farms Intermediate School is about 0.1 miles from Hartland Lakes Elementary School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 5 schools in the immediate area with test results, Hartland Lakes Elementary School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.

Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Mid-size: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.

Enrollment was 457 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 487.

Hartland Lakes Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.

Livingston County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Hartland Lakes Elementary School
District
Hartland Consolidated Schools
Address
687 TAYLOR RD, BRIGHTON, MI 48114
Phone
(810) 626-2700
County
Livingston County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–04
Total enrollment
457
Teachers (FTE)
30
Student–teacher ratio
15.5:1
Free and reduced lunch
53 (12%)
Locale
22-Suburb: Mid-size
NCES ID
261791005462
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Hartland Consolidated Schools
Other schools in BRIGHTON
Nearby schools

Frequently asked questions

About Hartland Lakes Elementary School
How large is Hartland Lakes Elementary School?
Hartland Lakes Elementary School enrolls approximately 457 students in grades KG-04.
What grades does Hartland Lakes Elementary School serve?
Hartland Lakes Elementary School serves grades KG-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hartland Lakes Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hartland Lakes Elementary School is approximately 15.5:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hartland Lakes Elementary School?
At Hartland Lakes Elementary School, the student body is approximately 95% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Hartland Lakes Elementary School?
Hartland Lakes Elementary School is overseen by Hartland Consolidated Schools in Livingston County.
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