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What's the most underrated thing about Lee Elementary School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
398
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·THORNAPPLE KELLOGG SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 263381006925
Lee Elementary School
840 W MAIN ST, MIDDLEVILLE, MI 49333 · (269) 795-9747 · Barry County
GRADES 02–03ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL398 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 74% 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.
- B+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
15.5:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
138 students
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 55%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 2 | 202 | 51% |
| Grade 3 | 196 | 49% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · 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
Lee Elementary School→Page Elementary School→Thornapple Kellogg Middle School→Thornapple Kellogg High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Thornapple Kellogg School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
57.1%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
55.4%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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
56.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.9%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 Lee Elementary School
Lee Elementary School's state test result (56.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Elementary School this school | 398 | 34.7% | 56.3% |
| Columbia Upper Elementary School BROOKLYN | 406 | 37.2% | 51.6% |
| Jennings Elementary School QUINCY | 408 | 36.8% | 36.0% |
| Fern Persons Elementary School OLIVET | 374 | 35.0% | 45.9% |
| Long Lake Elementary School TRAVERSE CITY | 364 | 32.4% | 40.9% |
| Westwood Elementary School PORTLAND | 423 | 37.6% | 37.3% |
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 Lee Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Barry County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.3% | #286 of 1,085 | #1 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.4% | #319 of 1,072 | #3 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.1% | #321 of 1,139 | #1 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 398 | #664 of 1,630 | #4 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #606 of 1,424 | #4 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.2% | #1,119 of 1,424 | #5 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.7% | #1,145 of 1,563 | #9 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.1% | #410 of 979 | #3 of 6 |
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
398
-73 (-15%) vs 2020
+6% since 1990-91, when it was 377
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
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 | 398 | 25.6 | 15.5:1 | 35% (138) |
| 2023-24 | 435 | 26.2 | 16.6:1 | 37% (160) |
| 2022-23 | 484 | 27.6 | 17.5:1 | 42% (203) |
| 2020-21 | 471 | 26 | 18.1:1 | 40% (187) |
| 2017-18 | 469 | 22.3 | 21.0:1 | 37% (172) |
| 2015-16 | 411 | 20 | 20.6:1 | 41% (168) |
| 2010-11 | 437 | 21 | 20.8:1 | 32% (142) |
| 2000-01 | 402 | 21 | 19.1:1 | 17% (70) |
| 1990-91 | 377 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lee Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (469 to 398); teachers up 15% (22.3 to 25.6).
About Lee Elementary School
Students in MIDDLEVILLE, Michigan, attend Lee Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school. It reported 398 students in grades 2 through 3 in 2024-25.
The district for Lee Elementary School is Thornapple Kellogg School District, with 5 schools and 3,063 students.
Roughly 90% of students at Lee Elementary School are White. The remaining students are 4% multiracial and 4% Hispanic. Barry County residents are about 93% White, a similar share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Lee Elementary School scores 19%.
Lee Elementary School has 25.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 15.5:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Michigan is similar, at 15.8:1. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 35% at Lee Elementary School. That is lower than the 43% average for public schools in Barry County.
On the allk12 Grade, Lee Elementary School lands at B+, ahead of 74% of Michigan public elementary schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 56.3%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 50.9%.
American Community Survey estimates for Barry County show that median household income comes to about $77,500, roughly 25% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Barry County counts 22 public schools with about 8,041 students.
McFall Elementary School is about 0.3 miles from Lee Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around Lee Elementary School holds 4 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 61.6%, higher than Lee Elementary School's 56.3%.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Fringe.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Lee Elementary School had a net loss of 73 students, or 15%. The school's ratio dropped from 18.1:1 to 15.5:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Barry County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
63,409
Census ACS
Median income
$77,500
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
8,041 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Thornapple Kellogg School District
- Thornapple Kellogg High SchoolHigh · 982 students
- Thornapple Kellogg Middle SchoolMiddle · 693 students
- McFall Elementary SchoolElementary · 506 students
- Page Elementary SchoolElementary · 484 students
- TK Early Childhood CenterElementary
Other schools in MIDDLEVILLE
- Thornapple Kellogg High SchoolHigh · 982 students
- Thornapple Kellogg Middle SchoolMiddle · 693 students
- McFall Elementary SchoolElementary · 506 students
- Page Elementary SchoolElementary · 484 students
- TK Early Childhood CenterElementary
Other Lee Elementary schools
12 other US public schools in 9 states are named Lee Elementary. Lee Elementary School is the 8th largest of the 13.
- Lee Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 780 students
- Lee Elementary SchoolIRVING, TX · 717 students
- Lee Elementary SchoolChicago, IL · 581 students
- Lee ElementaryEast Wenatchee, WA · 522 students
- Lee Elementary SchoolCollege Park, GA · 438 students
Nearby schools
- McFall Elementary School0.3 mi · 506
- Thornapple Kellogg High School0.5 mi · 982
- Page Elementary School0.6 mi · 484
- Thornapple Kellogg Middle School0.8 mi · 693
- Caledonia Elementary School5.6 mi · 378
- Duncan Lake Middle School5.6 mi · 696
Frequently asked questions
About Lee Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Lee Elementary School?
Lee Elementary School enrolls approximately 398 students in grades 02-03.
What age range does Lee Elementary School serve?
Lee Elementary School serves students from grade 02 through grade 03.
How many teachers does Lee Elementary School have?
Lee Elementary School employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
How diverse is Lee Elementary School?
Lee Elementary School reports a student body of 90% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Lee Elementary School?
Lee Elementary School is overseen by Thornapple Kellogg School District in Barry County.
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