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Enrollment
619
Elementary
DISTRICT 470 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WARREN CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS·NCES 263519007099
Lean Elementary School
2825 GIRARD DR, WARREN, MI 48092 · (586) 574-3230 · Macomb County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL619 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
494 students
DISTRICT 69% · 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 | 127 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 106 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 95 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 111 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 88 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 92 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (127) is 38% larger than its 5th grade class (92).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
44.9%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
46.8%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 45 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
42.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.9%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 Lean Elementary School
Lean Elementary School's state test result (42.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lean Elementary School this school | 619 | 79.8% | 42.7% |
| Siersma Elementary School WARREN | 494 | 77.1% | 32.6% |
| Mark C Roose Elementary School WARREN | 369 | 75.9% | 35.8% |
| Harwood Elementary School STERLING HEIGHTS | 498 | 80.3% | 45.3% |
| Dickinson West Elementary School HAMTRAMCK | 422 | 85.5% | 15.2% |
| Davison ElementaryMiddle School DETROIT | 765 | 89.3% | 31.8% |
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 Lean Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Macomb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.7% | #646 of 1,085 | #42 of 100 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.8% | #506 of 1,072 | #21 of 98 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.9% | #641 of 1,139 | #50 of 105 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 619 | #113 of 1,630 | #11 of 126 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.7:1 | #1,114 of 1,424 | #77 of 118 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.0% | #231 of 1,424 | #21 of 118 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.8% | #370 of 1,563 | #31 of 123 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.2% | #203 of 440 | #19 of 43 |
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
619
+61 (+11%) vs 2020
+30% since 1990-91, when it was 475
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
was 18.6:1
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 | 619 | 34.9 | 17.7:1 | 80% (494) |
| 2023-24 | 624 | 37.1 | 16.8:1 | 82% (514) |
| 2022-23 | 558 | 33 | 16.9:1 | 83% (462) |
| 2020-21 | 558 | 30 | 18.6:1 | 82% (455) |
| 2017-18 | 567 | 28.6 | 19.8:1 | 70% (398) |
| 2015-16 | 630 | 32 | 19.7:1 | 60% (375) |
| 2010-11 | 498 | 27 | 18.4:1 | 46% (230) |
| 2000-01 | 508 | 24 | 21.2:1 | 16% (81) |
| 1990-91 | 475 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lean Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (567 to 619); teachers up 22% (28.6 to 34.9).
About Lean Elementary School
Lean Elementary School, a large elementary school, is located in WARREN, Michigan. The school offers pre-K through 5 and enrolls 619 students. The school is 68% bigger than the average for elementary schools in Michigan.
Warren Consolidated Schools runs 21 schools with a combined 12,338 students. Lean Elementary School is one of them.
The largest group at Lean Elementary School is White students, at 43%. It is also 43% Asian, 8% Black, 4% multiracial, and 2% Hispanic. For comparison, the population of Macomb County is roughly 75% White. The diversity index for Lean Elementary School is 62%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are about 17.7 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Lean Elementary School, which has 34.9. The school's 17.7:1 compares with an average of 15.8:1 for elementary schools in Michigan. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 80%. The gap from the 52% average for public schools in Macomb County is 28 points.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 30.9% at Lean Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 42.7%.
In Macomb County, home to about 879,853 people, the median household earns about $77,837 a year, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Lean Elementary School shares Macomb County with 235 other public schools.
Michigan Collegiate MiddleHigh School is about 0.6 miles from Lean Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around Lean Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. The school's 42.7% average proficiency ranks 1st among 6 nearby schools.
The school's locale code, City: Mid-size, means it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 11%, from 558 to 619.
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Macomb County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
879,853
Census ACS
Median income
$77,837
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
236
115,743 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Warren Consolidated Schools
- Warren Mott High SchoolHigh · 1,335 students
- Sterling Heights Senior HSHigh · 1,262 students
- Cousino Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,250 students
- Grissom Middle SchoolMiddle · 703 students
- Carter Middle SchoolMiddle · 679 students
- Beer Middle SchoolMiddle · 665 students
Other schools in WARREN
- Warren Mott High SchoolHigh · 1,335 students
- Cousino Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,250 students
- Warren Woods Tower High SchoolHigh · 963 students
- Fitzgerald Senior High SchoolHigh · 861 students
- Academy of WarrenElementary · 817 students
- Great Oaks AcademyElementary · 768 students
Nearby schools
- Michigan Collegiate MiddleHigh School0.6 mi · 560
- Warren Mott High School0.7 mi · 1,335
- Simonds Elementary School0.8 mi · 260
- Green Acres Elementary School1.0 mi · 496
- Lamphere Center1.3 mi · 29
- Page Middle School1.3 mi · 538
Frequently asked questions
About Lean Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Lean Elementary School?
Lean Elementary School enrolls approximately 619 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Lean Elementary School serve?
Lean Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lean Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lean Elementary School is approximately 17.7:1 (35 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lean Elementary School?
At Lean Elementary School, the student body is approximately 43% White, 2% Hispanic, 8% Black, 43% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Lean Elementary School?
Lean Elementary School is overseen by Warren Consolidated Schools in Macomb County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.