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Which teacher or staff member at Leota Fiedler Elementary School deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
431
Middle
DISTRICT 544 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KEARSLEY COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 262007005691
Leota Fiedler Elementary School
6317 NIGHTINGALE DR, FLINT, MI 48506 · (810) 591-9925 · Genesee County
GRADES 04–06MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL431 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 34% of Michigan public middle schools
- DTest 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.4:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
352 students
DISTRICT 77% · STATE 55%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 208 | 48% |
| Grade 5 | 223 | 52% |
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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
36.2%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
28.2%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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
30.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.1%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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 Leota Fiedler Elementary School
Leota Fiedler Elementary School's state test result (30.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leota Fiedler Elementary School this school | 431 | 81.7% | 30.5% |
| Holland Woods Middle School PORT HURON | 404 | 78.7% | 42.9% |
| Oakley W Best Middle School DEARBORN HEIGHTS | 557 | 76.8% | 25.3% |
| Handy Middle School BAY CITY | 598 | 78.8% | 26.6% |
| Mt Morris Middle School MOUNT MORRIS | 297 | 81.1% | N/A |
| Armstrong Middle School FLINT | 656 | 75.9% | 31.1% |
Matched among Michigan middle 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 Leota Fiedler Elementary School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Genesee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.5% | #346 of 397 | #14 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.2% | #275 of 380 | #11 of 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.2% | #263 of 377 | #10 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 431 | #289 of 491 | #14 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.9:1 | #339 of 436 | #15 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.6% | #117 of 437 | #7 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.7% | #47 of 477 | #6 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.8% | #204 of 339 | #11 of 16 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
431
+33 (+8%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 441
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
was 22.1:1
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 | 431 | 22.8 | 18.9:1 | 82% (352) |
| 2023-24 | 425 | 23 | 18.4:1 | 82% (350) |
| 2022-23 | 422 | 22 | 19.2:1 | 86% (364) |
| 2020-21 | 398 | 18 | 22.1:1 | 92% (368) |
| 2017-18 | 483 | 22.9 | 21.1:1 | 73% (354) |
| 2015-16 | 402 | 19 | 21.2:1 | 66% (267) |
| 2010-11 | 296 | 12 | 24.7:1 | 46% (135) |
| 2000-01 | 378 | 17 | 22.2:1 | 13% (50) |
| 1990-91 | 441 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Leota Fiedler Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (483 to 431); teachers unchanged (22.9 to 22.8).
About Leota Fiedler Elementary School
Leota Fiedler Elementary School is a medium-sized middle-grades school serving families in FLINT, Michigan. It serves 431 students in grades 4 through 6.
Kearsley Community School District runs 7 schools with a combined 2,834 students. Leota Fiedler Elementary School is one of them.
At Leota Fiedler Elementary School, White students make up 67% of the student body. The next largest groups are 12% Hispanic, 11% Black, and 9% multiracial. The school's diversity index is 52%, meaning two students picked at random have a 52% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The teaching staff at Leota Fiedler Elementary School is 22.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 18.9:1. This ratio sits 1.3 above the 17.5:1 average for middle schools in Michigan. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 82%. That is 21 points above the 61% average for public schools in Genesee County.
allk12 grades Leota Fiedler Elementary School a C. The grade compares the school only with Michigan public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Leota Fiedler Elementary School would be expected to post about 30.1%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 30.5%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Genesee County show that the median household income is $62,281, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Leota Fiedler Elementary School is one of 158 public schools in the county.
Armstrong Middle School is the public school closest to Leota Fiedler Elementary School, about 0.8 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.
The federal government classifies Leota Fiedler Elementary School's location as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment is up 8% from 2020-21, when Leota Fiedler Elementary School had 398 students, to 2024-25, when it had 431. The ratio was 22.1:1 in 2020-21 and 18.9:1 in 2024-25.
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Genesee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
403,305
Census ACS
Median income
$62,281
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
158
58,534 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Kearsley Community School District
- Kearsley High SchoolHigh · 836 students
- Armstrong Middle SchoolMiddle · 656 students
- Kate Dowdall Elementary SchoolElementary · 405 students
- Weston Elementary SchoolElementary · 380 students
- Kearsley Virtual AcademyHigh · 83 students
- Thelma Buffey ElementaryElementary · 43 students
Other schools in FLINT
- International Academy of Flint K12Combined · 939 students
- CarmanAinsworth High SchoolHigh · 914 students
- The New Standard AcademyCombined · 859 students
- Kearsley High SchoolHigh · 836 students
- Linden Charter AcademyElementary · 789 students
- Armstrong Middle SchoolMiddle · 656 students
Nearby schools
- Armstrong Middle School0.8 mi · 656
- Kate Dowdall Elementary School1.2 mi · 405
- Kearsley High School1.3 mi · 836
- Kearsley Virtual Academy1.3 mi · 83
- Thelma Buffey Elementary2.1 mi · 43
- Richfield Public School Academy Early Learning Center PK22.3 mi · 216
Frequently asked questions
About Leota Fiedler Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Leota Fiedler Elementary School?
Leota Fiedler Elementary School enrolls approximately 431 students in grades 04-06.
What grades does Leota Fiedler Elementary School serve?
Leota Fiedler Elementary School serves grades 04-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Leota Fiedler Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Leota Fiedler Elementary School is approximately 18.9:1 (23 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Leota Fiedler Elementary School?
Leota Fiedler Elementary School reports a student body of 67% White, 12% Hispanic, 11% Black, 0% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Leota Fiedler Elementary School in?
Leota Fiedler Elementary School is part of Kearsley Community School District.
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