Enrollment
259
Elementary
DISTRICT 274 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAMPHERE PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 262112005782
Lessenger Elementary School
30150 CAMPBELL RD, MADISON HEIGHTS, MI 48071 · (248) 589-0556 · Oakland County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL259 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
102 students
DISTRICT 53% · 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 | 44 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 35 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 38 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 49 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (44) is 10% smaller than its 5th grade class (49).
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
Based on grade levels within Lamphere Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
56.6%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
42.1%
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 42 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
47.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.8%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Lessenger Elementary School
Lessenger Elementary School's state test result (47.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lessenger Elementary School this school | 259 | 39.4% | 47.4% |
| Lillian G Mason Elementary School GRAND BLANC | 331 | 38.1% | 59.8% |
| Griffin Elementary School GRAND HAVEN | 308 | 41.9% | 58.1% |
| Lake Hills Elementary School SPRING LAKE | 273 | 46.5% | 53.4% |
| Frank E Weiss Elem School WOODHAVEN | 285 | 41.1% | 40.9% |
| Emma V Lobbestael Elem School HARRISON TOWNSHIP | 264 | 35.6% | 47.2% |
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 Lessenger Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Oakland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.4% | #489 of 1,085 | #98 of 147 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.1% | #618 of 1,072 | #112 of 144 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.6% | #327 of 1,139 | #71 of 157 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 259 | #1,242 of 1,630 | #161 of 178 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #450 of 1,424 | #60 of 170 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.5% | #488 of 1,424 | #88 of 170 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.4% | #1,066 of 1,563 | #62 of 175 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.8% | #265 of 979 | #22 of 118 |
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
259
-26 (-9%) vs 2020
+46% since 1990-91, when it was 178
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 16.8:1
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 | 259 | 17.5 | 14.8:1 | 39% (102) |
| 2023-24 | 250 | 18.8 | 13.3:1 | 44% (109) |
| 2022-23 | 242 | 17.7 | 13.7:1 | 40% (98) |
| 2020-21 | 285 | 17 | 16.8:1 | 37% (105) |
| 2017-18 | 319 | 18.8 | 17.0:1 | 41% (130) |
| 2015-16 | 334 | 18 | 18.6:1 | 35% (117) |
| 2010-11 | 273 | 19 | 14.4:1 | 33% (91) |
| 2000-01 | 234 | 16 | 14.6:1 | 12% (29) |
| 1990-91 | 178 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lessenger Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (319 to 259); teachers down 7% (18.8 to 17.5).
About Lessenger Elementary School
Lessenger Elementary School is an elementary school located in MADISON HEIGHTS, Michigan, in Oakland County. It has an enrollment of 259 students in pre-K through 5. Across elementary schools in Michigan, the average enrollment is about 369.
Lamphere Public Schools has 7 schools and 2,416 students, and Lessenger Elementary School is one of those schools.
More than half of the students at Lessenger Elementary School are White (70%). Other reported shares: 13% Black, 6% Asian, 5% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. That is in line with Oakland County, where about 69% of residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 49%.
There are 17.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 14.8:1. Compared with the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan, this school's ratio is lower. On the income side, 39% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Lessenger Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Michigan schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 47.4% and a predicted 48.8%.
Looking at the county, Oakland County, median household income comes to about $97,760, about 51% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. The county has 345 public schools and about 169,926 students.
Churchill Community Ed Center sits about 0.5 miles from Lessenger Elementary School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 6 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Lessenger Elementary School is 3rd on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Lessenger Elementary School is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's student count decreased 9% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. The school's ratio dropped from 16.8:1 to 14.8:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Oakland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,279,825
Census ACS
Median income
$97,760
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
51%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
345
169,926 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lamphere Public Schools
- Lamphere High SchoolHigh · 753 students
- Page Middle SchoolMiddle · 538 students
- Edmonson Elementary SchoolElementary · 305 students
- Hiller Elementary SchoolElementary · 272 students
- Simonds Elementary SchoolElementary · 260 students
- Lamphere CenterHigh · 29 students
Other schools in MADISON HEIGHTS
- Lamphere High SchoolHigh · 753 students
- Page Middle SchoolMiddle · 538 students
- Keys Grace AcademyCombined · 530 students
- Madison Elementary SchoolElementary · 411 students
- Edmonson Elementary SchoolElementary · 305 students
- Hiller Elementary SchoolElementary · 272 students
Nearby schools
- Churchill Community Ed Center0.5 mi · 77
- Oak Ridge Elementary School0.7 mi · 404
- Keller Elementary0.8 mi · 470
- Lamphere High School0.9 mi · 753
- Hiller Elementary School1.2 mi · 272
- Page Middle School1.3 mi · 538
Frequently asked questions
About Lessenger Elementary SchoolHow large is Lessenger Elementary School?
Lessenger Elementary School enrolls approximately 259 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Lessenger Elementary School serve?
Lessenger Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Lessenger Elementary School have?
Lessenger Elementary School employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Lessenger Elementary School?
Student demographics at Lessenger Elementary School are roughly 70% White, 5% Hispanic, 13% Black, 6% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Lessenger Elementary School in?
Lessenger Elementary School is part of Lamphere Public Schools.
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