Enrollment
289
Elementary
DISTRICT 237 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELK RAPIDS SCHOOLS·NCES 261305005004
Lakeland Elementary School
616 BUCKLEY ST, ELK RAPIDS, MI 49629 · (231) 264-8289 · Antrim County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL289 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 70% 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.
- BBeats 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
16.2:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
86 students
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 55%
Community
0
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 | 46 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 43 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 41 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 48 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 63 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (46) is 27% smaller than its 5th grade class (63).
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · 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
Lakeland Elementary School→Cherryland Middle School
Based on grade levels within Elk Rapids Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
66.4%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
46.0%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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
56.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.1%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Lakeland Elementary School
Lakeland Elementary School's state test result (56.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeland Elementary School this school | 289 | 29.8% | 56.2% |
| Alamo Elementary School KALAMAZOO | 287 | 29.6% | 60.8% |
| Bullock Creek Elementary School MIDLAND | 303 | 30.7% | N/A |
| Bentheim Elementary School HAMILTON | 281 | 26.3% | 57.3% |
| Graveraet Elementary School Marquette | 289 | 29.8% | 53.4% |
| Linden Elementary School LINDEN | 295 | 31.2% | 48.7% |
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 Lakeland Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.2% | #288 of 1,085 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #529 of 1,072 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.4% | #131 of 1,139 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 289 | #1,128 of 1,630 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #785 of 1,424 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.6% | #1,161 of 1,424 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.8% | #1,230 of 1,563 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.7% | #197 of 979 |
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
289
-37 (-11%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 360
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 18.1:1
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 | 289 | 17.8 | 16.2:1 | 30% (86) |
| 2023-24 | 311 | 18 | 17.3:1 | 43% (133) |
| 2022-23 | 313 | 18.5 | 16.9:1 | 42% (131) |
| 2020-21 | 326 | 18 | 18.1:1 | 37% (122) |
| 2017-18 | 369 | 19 | 19.4:1 | 37% (136) |
| 2015-16 | 338 | 17 | 19.9:1 | 33% (113) |
| 2010-11 | 361 | 22 | 16.4:1 | 37% (133) |
| 2000-01 | 352 | 23 | 15.3:1 | 32% (112) |
| 1990-91 | 360 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lakeland Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (369 to 289); teachers down 6% (19 to 17.8).
About Lakeland Elementary School
Lakeland Elementary School is a small elementary school in Michigan, located in ELK RAPIDS. The school runs pre-K through 5 and enrolls 289 students. By comparison, elementary schools in Michigan enroll about 369 students on average.
Elk Rapids Schools has a total of 4 schools and 947 students, Lakeland Elementary School among them.
The share of White students at Lakeland Elementary School is 91%. Other groups include 3% Native American and 3% Hispanic. In Antrim County overall, the White share is about 93%. The diversity index for Lakeland Elementary School is 18%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Lakeland Elementary School has 17.8 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.2:1. The 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan is close to this figure. At Lakeland Elementary School, 30% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The rate at public schools in Antrim County averages 53%, higher than here.
Lakeland Elementary School earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 70% of Michigan public elementary schools.
A school with Lakeland Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Michigan is predicted to score 53.1%. Lakeland Elementary School scores 56.2%, 3.1 points above that line.
The county, Antrim County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $72,054, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. The county's public schools total 13, with about 2,700 students.
Cherryland Middle School, about 0.2 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of Lakeland Elementary School, there are 3 other public schools.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Distant: in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The school shrank from 326 students in 2020-21 to 289 in 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (16.2:1) than in 2020-21 (18.1:1).
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Lakeland Elementary School. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Antrim County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
24,127
Census ACS
Median income
$72,054
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
2,700 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Elk Rapids Schools
- Elk Rapids High SchoolHigh · 360 students
- Cherryland Middle SchoolMiddle · 277 students
- Sunrise AcademyHigh · 21 students
- Mill Creek Elementary SchoolElementary
Other schools in ELK RAPIDS
- Elk Rapids High SchoolHigh · 360 students
- Cherryland Middle SchoolMiddle · 277 students
- Sunrise AcademyHigh · 21 students
Other Lakeland Elementary schools
8 other US public schools in 7 states are named Lakeland Elementary. Lakeland Elementary School is the 8th largest of the 9.
- Lakeland Elementary SchoolCOLDWATER, MI · 375 students
- Lakeland Elementary SchoolLakeland, TN · 1,029 students
- Lakeland Elementary SchoolHUMBLE, TX · 919 students
- Lakeland Elementary SchoolWILLMAR, MN · 623 students
- Lakeland Elementary SchoolLEWISVILLE, TX · 581 students
Nearby schools
- Cherryland Middle School0.2 mi · 277
- Sunrise Academy0.3 mi · 21
- Elk Rapids High School0.3 mi · 360
- Old Mission Peninsula School6.4 mi · 146
- Rapid City Elementary School7.1 mi · 70
- Mill Creek Academy8.5 mi · 233
Frequently asked questions
About Lakeland Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Lakeland Elementary School?
Lakeland Elementary School enrolls approximately 289 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Lakeland Elementary School serve?
Lakeland Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lakeland Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lakeland Elementary School is approximately 16.2:1 (18 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lakeland Elementary School?
At Lakeland Elementary School, the student body is approximately 91% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Lakeland Elementary School public or private?
Lakeland Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Elk Rapids Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.