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What's the most underrated thing about Lorenz C List School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
479
Elementary
DISTRICT 450 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRANKENMUTH SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 261476005173
Lorenz C List School
805 E GENESEE ST, FRANKENMUTH, MI 48734 · (989) 652-6187 · Saginaw County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL479 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 61% 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.
- C+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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
19.6:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.9:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
85 students
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 55%
Community
5
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 | 102 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 91 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 95 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 105 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 86 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (102) is 19% larger than its 4th grade class (86).
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · 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 Frankenmuth School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
52.1%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
59.0%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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
56.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.4%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Lorenz C List School
Lorenz C List School's state test result (56.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lorenz C List School this school | 479 | 17.7% | 56.0% |
| North Creek Elementary School CHELSEA | 485 | 16.3% | N/A |
| Edgerton Trails Elementary ROCKFORD | 454 | 17.6% | N/A |
| Bird Elementary School PLYMOUTH | 476 | 17.6% | 61.4% |
| Buchanan Elementary School LIVONIA | 483 | 20.5% | 71.0% |
| Clear Lake Elementary School OXFORD | 425 | 17.6% | 48.9% |
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 Lorenz C List School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Saginaw County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #291 of 1,085 | #5 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #239 of 1,072 | #4 of 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.1% | #431 of 1,139 | #6 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 479 | #333 of 1,630 | #6 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.6:1 | #1,321 of 1,424 | #22 of 27 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.5% | #1,024 of 1,424 | #21 of 27 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 17.7% | #1,420 of 1,563 | #30 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +25.1% | #73 of 440 | #1 of 10 |
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
479
+34 (+8%) vs 2020
+64% since 1990-91, when it was 292
Student : Teacher
19.6:1
was 17.1:1
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 | 479 | 24.5 | 19.6:1 | 18% (85) |
| 2023-24 | 480 | 23.5 | 20.4:1 | 23% (110) |
| 2022-23 | 481 | 24.8 | 19.4:1 | 25% (118) |
| 2020-21 | 445 | 26 | 17.1:1 | 22% (96) |
| 2017-18 | 383 | 19.8 | 19.3:1 | 27% (103) |
| 2015-16 | 363 | 19 | 19.1:1 | 23% (82) |
| 2010-11 | 372 | 19 | 19.6:1 | 18% (68) |
| 2000-01 | 378 | 24 | 15.8:1 | 8% (29) |
| 1990-91 | 292 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lorenz C List School.
Since 2017-18: students up 25% (383 to 479); teachers up 23% (19.8 to 24.5).
About Lorenz C List School
Lorenz C List School operates as a medium-sized elementary school in FRANKENMUTH, Michigan. A total of 479 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 4. The average for elementary schools in Michigan is about 369 students, so this school is 30% above average.
Lorenz C List School falls under Frankenmuth School District, which has 3 schools enrolling 1,351 students.
White students are the large majority at Lorenz C List School, with 88% of enrollment. The next largest groups are 7% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. In Saginaw County overall, about 71% of residents are White. Lorenz C List School has a diversity index of 23%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Dividing enrollment by its 24.5 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 19.6:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Michigan is 15.8:1, lower than at this school. Lorenz C List School reports 18% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Saginaw County, the average is 59%.
Measured against Michigan public elementary schools, Lorenz C List School receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Lorenz C List School is 2.4 points below its prediction. Actual: 56.0%. Predicted: 58.4%.
Federal survey data for Saginaw County show that median household income is about $60,622, about 24% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 14%. A total of 75 public schools operate in Saginaw County, serving about 25,621 students.
Frankenmuth High School is located about 0.2 miles from Lorenz C List School. Other public schools within five miles: 2. Nearby schools with test data average 42.1% proficiency; Lorenz C List School posts 56.0%.
Lorenz C List School is coded as Town: Fringe in federal locale data.
Federal counts put enrollment at 445 in 2020-21 and 479 in 2024-25, an 8% gain. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 17.1:1 in 2020-21 to 19.6:1 in 2024-25.
Discussions about Lorenz C List School may include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Saginaw County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
188,665
Census ACS
Median income
$60,622
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
75
25,621 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Frankenmuth School District
- Frankenmuth High SchoolHigh · 504 students
- EF Rittmueller Middle SchoolMiddle · 368 students
Other schools in FRANKENMUTH
- Frankenmuth High SchoolHigh · 504 students
- EF Rittmueller Middle SchoolMiddle · 368 students
Nearby schools
- Frankenmuth High School0.2 mi · 504
- EF Rittmueller Middle School0.2 mi · 368
- Marshall Greene Middle School6.5 mi · 548
- North Elementary School7.0 mi · 682
- Birch Run Progressive High School7.2 mi · 38
- Birch Run High School7.2 mi · 538
Frequently asked questions
About Lorenz C List SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Lorenz C List School?
Lorenz C List School enrolls approximately 479 students in grades PK-04.
Is Lorenz C List School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lorenz C List School is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lorenz C List School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lorenz C List School is approximately 19.6:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Lorenz C List School?
Student demographics at Lorenz C List School are roughly 88% White, 7% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Lorenz C List School in?
Lorenz C List School is part of Frankenmuth School District.
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