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Alumni: what's one memory from Hawkins Elementary School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
551
Elementary
DISTRICT 531 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BRIGHTON AREA SCHOOLS·NCES 260687004285
Hawkins Elementary School
8900 LEE RD, BRIGHTON, MI 48116 · (810) 299-3900 · Livingston County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL551 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.5:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
12%
65 students
DISTRICT 14% · 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 | 118 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 119 | 22% |
| Grade 2 | 100 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 111 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 103 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (118) is 15% larger than its 4th grade class (103).
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · 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 Brighton Area Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
47.6%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
58.2%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 48 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
52.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.0%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% 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 Hawkins Elementary School
Hawkins Elementary School's state test result (52.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawkins Elementary School this school | 551 | 11.8% | 52.8% |
| Hoover Elementary School LIVONIA | 524 | 11.5% | 68.9% |
| Hornung Elementary School BRIGHTON | 558 | 9.1% | 72.0% |
| Spencer Road Elementary School BRIGHTON | 507 | 14.0% | 71.2% |
| Springfield Plains Elem School CLARKSTON | 495 | 11.5% | 62.0% |
| Bailey Lake Elementary School CLARKSTON | 522 | 12.1% | 63.5% |
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 Hawkins Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Livingston County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.8% | #341 of 1,085 | #10 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.2% | #259 of 1,072 | #8 of 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.6% | #557 of 1,139 | #14 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 551 | #173 of 1,630 | #5 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.2:1 | #1,002 of 1,424 | #13 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.3% | #1,118 of 1,424 | #5 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 11.8% | #1,493 of 1,563 | #20 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.0% | #242 of 440 | #5 of 10 |
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
551
+189 (+52%) vs 2020
+10% since 1990-91, when it was 501
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
was 11.3:1
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 | 551 | 32.1 | 17.2:1 | 12% (65) |
| 2023-24 | 551 | 31.6 | 17.4:1 | 14% (79) |
| 2022-23 | 549 | 31.6 | 17.4:1 | 15% (80) |
| 2020-21 | 362 | 32 | 11.3:1 | 13% (48) |
| 2017-18 | 515 | 29 | 17.8:1 | 20% (105) |
| 2015-16 | 494 | 30 | 16.5:1 | 19% (95) |
| 2010-11 | 501 | 25 | 20.0:1 | 17% (83) |
| 2000-01 | 527 | 27 | 19.5:1 | 5% (27) |
| 1990-91 | 501 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hawkins Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (515 to 551); teachers up 11% (29 to 32.1).
About Hawkins Elementary School
At 8900 LEE RD in BRIGHTON, Michigan, Hawkins Elementary School operates as a mid-sized elementary school. The school covers kindergarten through 4 and reported 551 students in 2024-25. On average, elementary schools in Michigan enroll around 369, and this school is 49% bigger than that mark.
Brighton Area Schools runs Hawkins Elementary School along with 7 other schools, enrolling 5,796 students in total.
White students are 90% of those enrolled at Hawkins Elementary School. The rest of enrollment is 4% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 2% Asian. That is in line with Livingston County, where about 94% of residents are White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 19%.
Hawkins Elementary School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.2:1, with 32.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan, this school's ratio is higher. The school has 12% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Hawkins Elementary School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 52.8% is 8.3 points below the 61.0% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
In the wider Livingston County area, median household income comes to about $103,039, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 3% of people live in poverty. Livingston County's 48 public schools enroll about 24,695 students and include Hawkins Elementary School.
Hawkins Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Scranton Middle School, about 0.8 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 66.0% on proficiency, and Hawkins Elementary School is below that at 52.8%.
Hawkins Elementary School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Mid-size.
The 2020-21 count was 362 students and the 2024-25 count was 551. A difference that large may reflect a change in which grades the school serves. The ratio was 11.3:1 in 2020-21 and 17.2:1 in 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to Hawkins Elementary School can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Brighton Area Schools
- Brighton High SchoolHigh · 1,887 students
- Maltby Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 866 students
- Scranton Middle SchoolMiddle · 850 students
- Hornung Elementary SchoolElementary · 558 students
- Hilton Road Elementary SchoolElementary · 507 students
- Spencer Road Elementary SchoolElementary · 507 students
Other schools in BRIGHTON
- Brighton High SchoolHigh · 1,887 students
- Maltby Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 866 students
- Scranton Middle SchoolMiddle · 850 students
- Hartland Farms Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 770 students
- Hornung Elementary SchoolElementary · 558 students
- Hilton Road Elementary SchoolElementary · 507 students
Other Hawkins Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 5 states are named Hawkins Elementary. Hawkins Elementary School is the largest of the 6.
- Hawkins Elementary SchoolHAWKINS, TX · 378 students
- Hawkins Elementary SchoolToledo, OH · 355 students
- Hawkins ElementaryHATTIESBURG, MS · 283 students
- Hawkins ElementaryRogersville, TN · 270 students
- Hawkins Elementary SchoolEL PASO, TX · 256 students
Nearby schools
- Scranton Middle School0.8 mi · 850
- Bridge Alternative High School1.6 mi · 70
- Brighton High School1.9 mi · 1,887
- Charyl Stockwell Academy High School2.7 mi · 334
- Charyl Stockwell Academy Middle School2.7 mi · 282
- Spencer Road Elementary School2.8 mi · 507
Frequently asked questions
About Hawkins Elementary SchoolHow large is Hawkins Elementary School?
Hawkins Elementary School enrolls approximately 551 students in grades KG-04.
Is Hawkins Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hawkins Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-04.
How many teachers does Hawkins Elementary School have?
Hawkins Elementary School employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.2:1.
How diverse is Hawkins Elementary School?
Hawkins Elementary School reports a student body of 90% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Hawkins Elementary School?
Hawkins Elementary School is overseen by Brighton Area Schools in Livingston County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.