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Alumni: what's one memory from Kent Lake Elementary School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
518
Elementary
DISTRICT 483 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTH LYON COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 263225001401
Kent Lake Elementary School
30181 KENT LAKE RD, SOUTH LYON, MI 48178 · (248) 573-8350 · Oakland County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL518 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 55% 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
17.1:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
125 students
DISTRICT 17% · 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 | 89 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 85 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 77 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 81 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 94 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 92 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (89) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (92).
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 35% · 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
53.0%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
55.8%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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
52.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.6%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Kent Lake Elementary School
Kent Lake Elementary School's state test result (52.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kent Lake Elementary School this school | 518 | 24.1% | 52.6% |
| Adams Elementary School MIDLAND | 479 | 28.0% | 57.9% |
| Switzer Elementary School SHELBY TOWNSHIP | 495 | 25.9% | 46.8% |
| Marshall Elementary School BYRON CENTER | 463 | 23.3% | 86.3% |
| Woodcrest Elementary School MIDLAND | 600 | 27.7% | 64.0% |
| Loon Lake Elementary School WIXOM | 496 | 18.3% | 55.5% |
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 Kent Lake Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Oakland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.6% | #348 of 1,085 | #78 of 147 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.8% | #308 of 1,072 | #70 of 144 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #403 of 1,139 | #89 of 157 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 518 | #232 of 1,630 | #29 of 178 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.1:1 | #997 of 1,424 | #132 of 170 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.2% | #817 of 1,424 | #130 of 170 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.1% | #1,319 of 1,563 | #94 of 175 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.1% | #287 of 440 | #37 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
518
+17 (+3%) vs 2020
-6% since 2010-11, when it was 554
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 16.7:1
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 | 518 | 30.2 | 17.1:1 | 24% (125) |
| 2023-24 | 524 | 32.6 | 16.1:1 | 24% (125) |
| 2022-23 | 509 | 29.5 | 17.3:1 | 24% (121) |
| 2020-21 | 501 | 30 | 16.7:1 | 23% (114) |
| 2017-18 | 493 | 30.8 | 16.0:1 | 27% (133) |
| 2015-16 | 604 | 32 | 18.9:1 | 21% (129) |
| 2010-11 | 554 | 26 | 21.3:1 | 23% (126) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kent Lake Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (493 to 518); teachers down 2% (30.8 to 30.2).
About Kent Lake Elementary School
Kent Lake Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school serving families in SOUTH LYON, Michigan. The school runs kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 518 students. Elementary schools in Michigan have about 369 students on average; enrollment here is 40% higher.
South Lyon Community Schools enrolls 8,231 students, and its 13 schools include Kent Lake Elementary School.
A large majority of enrollment at Kent Lake Elementary School is White, at 83%. The school is also 7% Asian, 6% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. The White share of the county population is lower, at 69%. The diversity index for Kent Lake Elementary School is 30%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school's 30.2 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.1:1. The average for elementary schools in Michigan is 15.8:1, so this school has more students per teacher. At Kent Lake Elementary School, 24% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. On average, public schools in Oakland County report 32%.
Among Michigan public elementary schools, Kent Lake Elementary School outscored 55%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
In Michigan, Kent Lake Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 52.6% actual against a predicted 55.6%.
In the surrounding county, Oakland County, the median household earns about $97,760 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 51%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Oakland County has 345 public schools with about 169,926 students, including Kent Lake Elementary School.
Kent Lake Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Ann L Dolsen Elementary School, about 2.4 miles away. Within five miles of Kent Lake Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 7 nearby schools with scores, Kent Lake Elementary School ranks 6th on average proficiency.
Locale: Rural: Fringe. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
The school grew from 501 students in 2020-21 to 518 in 2024-25.
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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 South Lyon Community Schools
- South Lyon High SchoolHigh · 1,245 students
- South Lyon East High SchoolHigh · 1,174 students
- Millennium Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,049 students
- Centennial Middle SchoolMiddle · 898 students
- William A Pearson ElementaryElementary · 576 students
- Sharon J Hardy Elementary SchoolElementary · 570 students
Other schools in SOUTH LYON
- South Lyon High SchoolHigh · 1,245 students
- South Lyon East High SchoolHigh · 1,174 students
- Millennium Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,049 students
- Centennial Middle SchoolMiddle · 898 students
- William A Pearson ElementaryElementary · 576 students
- Sharon J Hardy Elementary SchoolElementary · 570 students
Nearby schools
- Ann L Dolsen Elementary School2.4 mi · 427
- South Lyon High School2.6 mi · 1,245
- William A Pearson Elementary3.0 mi · 576
- Frank E Bartlett School3.2 mi · 483
- William A Brummer Elementary School3.8 mi · 469
- Sayre Elementary School4.0 mi · 450
Frequently asked questions
About Kent Lake Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Kent Lake Elementary School?
Kent Lake Elementary School enrolls approximately 518 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Kent Lake Elementary School serve?
Kent Lake Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Kent Lake Elementary School have?
Kent Lake Elementary School employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Kent Lake Elementary School?
Student demographics at Kent Lake Elementary School are roughly 83% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 7% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Kent Lake Elementary School in?
Kent Lake Elementary School is part of South Lyon Community Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.