Lillian G Mason Elementary School

Located at 4455 E COOK RD, in GRAND BLANC, Michigan, Lillian G Mason Elementary School is a moderately sized primary school that instructs 331 students (grades 3 through 5), overseen by Grand Blanc Community Schools.

Across the 13 schools in Grand Blanc Community Schools (7,457 students total), Lillian G Mason Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Lillian G Mason Elementary School logs that the largest single group is White, at 64% of enrollment. The remainder reads as 17% Black, 8% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, 5% Asian. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 72%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Lillian G Mason Elementary School has 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.4:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 38% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is lower than Genesee County's rate of about 61%.

After controlling for student poverty, Lillian G Mason Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 49.4%; this one delivers 59.8%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Genesee County put 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%. Across Genesee County's 158 public schools (combined enrollment of about 58,534 students), Lillian G Mason Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Cook Elementary School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Lillian G Mason Elementary School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 46.9%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 9%: 365 students in 2018 compared to 331 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 71% to 64% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 20.5:1 in 2018 to 16.4:1 today.

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