Leota Fiedler Elementary School

As a mid-tier 6-8 campus in FLINT, Michigan, Leota Fiedler Elementary School educates 431 students from grades 4 through 6, part of Kearsley Community School District.

Leota Fiedler Elementary School is one of 7 schools operated by Kearsley Community School District, a district that caters to 2,834 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Leota Fiedler Elementary School reports that 67% of the student body identifies as White; the rest consists of 12% Hispanic, 11% Black, 9% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.9:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting Leota Fiedler Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 82% of students at Leota Fiedler Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably above Genesee County's rate of about 61%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Leota Fiedler Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 30.1%, the actual is 30.5%, a residual of +0.4 points.

In the broader community, census data for Genesee County shows median household income runs about $62,281, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. In all, Genesee County runs 158 public schools (combined enrollment of about 58,534 students), of which Leota Fiedler Elementary School is one.

Armstrong Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 11%: 483 students in 2018 compared to 431 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 80% to 67% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 21.1:1 in 2018 to 18.9:1 today.

On this page, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.