Enrollment
222
Elementary
STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LIGHT OF THE WORLD ACADEMY·NCES 260109608751
Light of the World Academy
550 E HAMBURG ST, PINCKNEY, MI 48169 · (248) 254-3445 · Livingston County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL222 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 73% 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.
- BBeats 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
13.9:1
16 FTE teachers
STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
68 students
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 | 36 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 23 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 26 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 33 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 29 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 17 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 22 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 19 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 17 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (36) is 112% larger than its 8th grade class (17).
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
44.3%
MI avg 47.7%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The Michigan average is about 48 of 100.
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
56.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.7%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Light of the World Academy
Light of the World Academy's state test result (56.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Light of the World Academy this school | 222 | 30.6% | 56.9% |
| John F FarrellEmmett Elementary School EMMETT | 211 | 30.8% | 57.3% |
| Sycamore Elementary School DORR | 224 | 33.5% | 69.2% |
| PewamoWestphalia Elementary School PEWAMO | 249 | 28.5% | 59.9% |
| Lincoln School PETOSKEY | 237 | 30.4% | 63.8% |
| Palms Elementary School IRA | 245 | 26.5% | 47.8% |
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 Light of the World Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Livingston County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.9% | #271 of 1,085 | #8 of 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.3% | #658 of 1,139 | #15 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 222 | #1,362 of 1,630 | #22 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #253 of 1,424 | #1 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.5% | #1,304 of 1,424 | #22 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.6% | #1,213 of 1,563 | #5 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.4% | #966 of 979 | #13 of 13 |
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
222
-19 (-8%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 20.1:1
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 | 222 | 16 | 13.9:1 | 31% (68) |
| 2023-24 | 232 | 14.2 | 16.3:1 | 30% (69) |
| 2022-23 | 246 | 17.1 | 14.4:1 | 19% (47) |
| 2020-21 | 241 | 12 | 20.1:1 | 18% (44) |
| 2017-18 | 223 | 10.5 | 21.2:1 | 16% (35) |
| 2015-16 | 137 | N/A | N/A | 12% (17) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Light of the World Academy.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (223 to 222); teachers up 52% (10.5 to 16).
About Light of the World Academy
This page covers Light of the World Academy, a low-enrollment elementary school in PINCKNEY, Michigan. Enrolled students number 222 students, in kindergarten through 8. Enrollment is 40% lower than the average for elementary schools in Michigan, which is about 369.
The school serves as its own district in federal records.
Most students at Light of the World Academy are White: 95% of enrollment. Other groups include 3% Black. County-wide, about 94% of residents are White. By the diversity index, Light of the World Academy comes in at 10%.
The teaching staff at Light of the World Academy is 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 13.9:1. That ratio is under the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 31%. On average, public schools in Livingston County report 20%.
Light of the World Academy is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 73% of Michigan public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Light of the World Academy is +4.2 points: 56.9% actual, 52.7% predicted.
Within Livingston County, median household income is about $103,039, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 3% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Livingston County number 48 and enroll about 24,695.
The next-closest public school is Pinckney Community High School, about 0.9 miles away. In all, 6 other public schools sit within five miles of Light of the World Academy. Of 5 schools in the immediate area with test results, Light of the World Academy ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Mid-size, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000. The school is classified as a charter school in federal data.
Enrollment was 241 in 2020-21 and 222 in 2024-25, a decrease of 19 students. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (13.9:1) than in 2020-21 (20.1:1).
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Livingston County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
195,833
Census ACS
Median income
$103,039
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
48
24,695 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PINCKNEY
- Pinckney Community High SchoolHigh · 619 students
- Navigator Upper Elementary SchoolElementary · 491 students
- Pathfinder SchoolMiddle · 473 students
- Farley Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 233 students
- Country Elementary SchoolElementary · 192 students
- The LINK A Pathway to SuccessHigh · 15 students
Nearby schools
- Pinckney Community High School0.9 mi · 619
- Pathfinder School1.8 mi · 473
- The LINK A Pathway to Success1.9 mi · 15
- Navigator Upper Elementary School1.9 mi · 491
- Farley Hill Elementary School2.0 mi · 233
- Country Elementary School2.7 mi · 192
Frequently asked questions
About Light of the World AcademyHow large is Light of the World Academy?
Light of the World Academy enrolls approximately 222 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Light of the World Academy serve?
Light of the World Academy serves grades KG-08.
How many students per teacher at Light of the World Academy?
Approximately 13.9:1 students per teacher at Light of the World Academy.
How diverse is Light of the World Academy?
Light of the World Academy reports a student body of 95% White, 0% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Light of the World Academy?
Light of the World Academy is overseen by Light of the World Academy in Livingston County.
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