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If you could change one rule at New Lothrop Elementary School, what would it be?
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Enrollment
505
Elementary
DISTRICT 452 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW LOTHROP AREA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 262529006187
New Lothrop Elementary School
9387 GENESEE ST, NEW LOTHROP, MI 48460 · (810) 638-5026 · Shiawassee County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL505 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 46% 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
16.4:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.5:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
186 students
DISTRICT 36% · 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 | 73 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 84 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 64 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 79 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (73) is 8% smaller than its 6th grade class (79).
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · 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
New Lothrop Elementary School→New Lothrop High School
Based on grade levels within New Lothrop Area Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
47.8%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
50.9%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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
47.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.0%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 New Lothrop Elementary School
New Lothrop Elementary School's state test result (47.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Lothrop Elementary School this school | 505 | 36.8% | 47.0% |
| HT Smith Elementary School FOWLERVILLE | 494 | 37.4% | N/A |
| McFall Elementary School MIDDLEVILLE | 506 | 37.9% | N/A |
| HanoverHorton Elementary School HANOVER | 462 | 37.2% | 47.5% |
| Blissfield Elementary BLISSFIELD | 528 | 34.7% | 33.4% |
| Cedar View Elementary School CEDAR SPRINGS | 466 | 35.2% | 43.5% |
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 New Lothrop Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Shiawassee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #509 of 1,085 | #3 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.9% | #419 of 1,072 | #1 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.8% | #549 of 1,139 | #2 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 505 | #272 of 1,630 | #2 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #823 of 1,424 | #6 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.5% | #1,244 of 1,424 | #9 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.8% | #1,111 of 1,563 | #10 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.4% | #212 of 440 | N/A |
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
505
+49 (+11%) vs 2020
+4% since 1990-91, when it was 484
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 18.2:1
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 | 505 | 30.8 | 16.4:1 | 37% (186) |
| 2023-24 | 508 | 28.8 | 17.6:1 | 36% (182) |
| 2022-23 | 476 | 27.9 | 17.1:1 | 33% (158) |
| 2020-21 | 456 | 25 | 18.2:1 | 29% (131) |
| 2017-18 | 466 | 23.6 | 19.8:1 | 29% (136) |
| 2015-16 | 475 | 25 | 19.0:1 | 23% (108) |
| 2010-11 | 484 | 21 | 23.1:1 | 28% (135) |
| 2000-01 | 431 | 22 | 19.6:1 | 9% (37) |
| 1990-91 | 484 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for New Lothrop Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (466 to 505); teachers up 31% (23.6 to 30.8).
About New Lothrop Elementary School
New Lothrop Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school. Its address is in NEW LOTHROP, Michigan. The school's 505 students are in pre-K through 6. Enrollment is 37% higher than the average for elementary schools in Michigan, which is about 369.
New Lothrop Area Public Schools (2 schools, 903 students) runs New Lothrop Elementary School.
At New Lothrop Elementary School, White students make up 93% of the student body. Smaller groups are 5% Hispanic. The county population is about 94% White, within a few points of the school. By the diversity index, New Lothrop Elementary School comes in at 13%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.4:1 at New Lothrop Elementary School, with 30.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in Michigan average about 15.8:1, a similar figure. The school counts 186 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 37%. It compares with 45% for public schools in Shiawassee County.
allk12 grades New Lothrop Elementary School a B-. The grade compares the school only with Michigan public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
New Lothrop Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (47.0%) and its predicted rate (50.0%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Michigan schools.
In the county around the school, Shiawassee County, median household income is about $67,404, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 20% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. A total of 31 public schools operate in Shiawassee County, serving about 10,105 students.
The shortest distance from New Lothrop Elementary School to another public school is about 0.1 miles, to New Lothrop High School. A ten-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. New Lothrop Elementary School places 3rd of 5 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Under the NCES locale system, New Lothrop Elementary School is Rural: Fringe.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count grew from 456 to 505. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 16.4:1, from 18.2:1.
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Shiawassee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
67,991
Census ACS
Median income
$67,404
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
31
10,105 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in New Lothrop Area Public Schools
- New Lothrop High SchoolHigh · 398 students
Nearby schools
- New Lothrop High School0.1 mi · 398
- Montrose Alternative Education Center5.7 mi · 199
- Carter Elementary School5.9 mi · 367
- HillMcCloy High School6.1 mi · 449
- KuehnHaven Middle School6.1 mi · 420
- Raider Virtual Academy7.1 mi · 98
Frequently asked questions
About New Lothrop Elementary SchoolHow large is New Lothrop Elementary School?
New Lothrop Elementary School enrolls approximately 505 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does New Lothrop Elementary School serve?
New Lothrop Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
How many teachers does New Lothrop Elementary School have?
New Lothrop Elementary School employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
What is the student diversity at New Lothrop Elementary School?
Student demographics at New Lothrop Elementary School are roughly 93% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is New Lothrop Elementary School in?
New Lothrop Elementary School is part of New Lothrop Area Public Schools.
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