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What's the most underrated thing about Laingsburg Elementary School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
521
Elementary
DISTRICT 371 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAINGSBURG COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 262055005726
Laingsburg Elementary School
117 PROSPECT ST, LAINGSBURG, MI 48848 · (517) 651-5067 · Shiawassee County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL521 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 53% of Michigan public elementary schools
- BTest 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
16.8:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
136 students
DISTRICT 24% · 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 | 98 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 86 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 88 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 83 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 86 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (98) is 14% larger than its 5th grade class (86).
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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 Laingsburg Community Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
52.5%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
47.2%
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 47 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
51.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.7%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Laingsburg Elementary School
Laingsburg Elementary School's state test result (51.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laingsburg Elementary School this school | 521 | 26.1% | 51.5% |
| Voyager Elementary School HOWELL | 517 | 24.4% | 44.3% |
| Chatfield School LAPEER | 483 | 24.2% | 62.0% |
| Ida Elementary School IDA | 514 | 23.0% | 48.0% |
| West Shore Elementary School FENTON | 505 | 27.9% | N/A |
| Schoolcraft Elementary School SCHOOLCRAFT | 583 | 26.6% | 47.2% |
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 Laingsburg Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Shiawassee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.5% | #385 of 1,085 | #1 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.2% | #496 of 1,072 | #2 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.5% | #419 of 1,139 | #1 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 521 | #224 of 1,630 | #1 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #924 of 1,424 | #7 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.2% | #1,237 of 1,424 | #8 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.1% | #1,298 of 1,563 | #11 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.8% | #295 of 440 | N/A |
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
521
+39 (+8%) vs 2020
+18% since 1990-91, when it was 442
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 17.9:1
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 | 521 | 31 | 16.8:1 | 26% (136) |
| 2023-24 | 521 | 30.2 | 17.3:1 | 33% (171) |
| 2022-23 | 511 | 29.5 | 17.3:1 | 33% (170) |
| 2020-21 | 482 | 27 | 17.9:1 | 30% (144) |
| 2017-18 | 497 | 25 | 19.9:1 | 33% (162) |
| 2015-16 | 499 | 25 | 20.0:1 | 29% (147) |
| 2010-11 | 520 | 23 | 22.6:1 | 22% (116) |
| 2000-01 | 601 | 29 | 20.7:1 | 11% (64) |
| 1990-91 | 442 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Laingsburg Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (497 to 521); teachers up 24% (25 to 31).
About Laingsburg Elementary School
Laingsburg Elementary School is a public elementary school in LAINGSBURG, Michigan. The school's 521 students are in pre-K through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in Michigan average about 369 students each.
A total of 3 schools make up Laingsburg Community Schools, with 1,112 students enrolled.
Federal enrollment data show Laingsburg Elementary School is 93% White. It is also 4% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. That is close to the 94% White share among all Shiawassee County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 14% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Staffing totals 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 16.8:1. On average, elementary schools in Michigan have 15.8:1, compared with 16.8:1 here. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Laingsburg Elementary School is 26%. The rate at public schools in Shiawassee County averages 45%, higher than here.
allk12 grades Laingsburg Elementary School a B-. The grade compares the school only with Michigan public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Laingsburg Elementary School would be expected to post about 54.7%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 51.5%.
County data help place the school in context: in Shiawassee County, the median household income is $67,404, about 20% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. In all, Shiawassee County has 31 public schools and roughly 10,105 students.
Laingsburg Middle School is the closest public school, about 0.5 miles away in a straight line. In all, 2 other public schools sit within five miles of Laingsburg Elementary School. Of the 4 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Laingsburg Elementary School is 1st on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Distant. That means it sits in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Over 4 years, Laingsburg Elementary School's enrollment climbed 8%, to 521. The number of students per teacher fell from 17.9 to 16.8 over 4 years.
The Laingsburg Elementary School community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Shiawassee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
67,991
Census ACS
Median income
$67,404
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
31
10,105 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Laingsburg Community Schools
- Laingsburg High SchoolHigh · 340 students
- Laingsburg Middle SchoolMiddle · 251 students
Other schools in LAINGSBURG
- Laingsburg High SchoolHigh · 340 students
- Laingsburg Middle SchoolMiddle · 251 students
Nearby schools
- Laingsburg Middle School0.5 mi · 251
- Laingsburg High School1.4 mi · 340
- Bath High School7.1 mi · 307
- Bath Middle School7.3 mi · 241
- Bath Elementary School7.4 mi · 473
- OvidElsie Comm EdAlt HS7.9 mi · 30
Frequently asked questions
About Laingsburg Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Laingsburg Elementary School?
Laingsburg Elementary School enrolls approximately 521 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Laingsburg Elementary School serve?
Laingsburg Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Laingsburg Elementary School have?
Laingsburg Elementary School employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Laingsburg Elementary School?
Student demographics at Laingsburg Elementary School are roughly 93% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is Laingsburg Elementary School in?
Laingsburg Elementary School is part of Laingsburg Community Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.