Enrollment
326
Elementary
DISTRICT 421 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OKEMOS PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 262628001681
Okemos Public MontessoriCentral
4406 OKEMOS RD, OKEMOS, MI 48864 · (517) 706-5400 · Ingham County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL326 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 98% of Michigan public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
15.6:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
11%
35 students
DISTRICT 15% · 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 | 82 | 25% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (82) is 39% larger than its 4th grade class (59).
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
Okemos Public MontessoriCentral→Kinawa School
Based on grade levels within Okemos Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
79.0%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
78.8%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 79 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
78.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.5%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 79% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 62% typical for Michigan schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 17 points, placing it in Michigan's top 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 Okemos Public MontessoriCentral
Okemos Public MontessoriCentral's state test result (78.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okemos Public MontessoriCentral this school | 326 | 10.7% | 78.9% |
| Martell Elementary School TROY | 348 | 11.5% | 62.4% |
| Leonard Elementary School TROY | 400 | 8.0% | 72.5% |
| Barnard Elementary School TROY | 400 | 17.8% | 64.3% |
| Hamilton Elementary School TROY | 460 | 9.3% | 77.7% |
| Ridge Wood Elementary School NORTHVILLE | 468 | 6.6% | 65.8% |
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 Okemos Public MontessoriCentral ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Ingham County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 78.9% | #16 of 1,085 | #1 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 78.8% | #26 of 1,072 | #1 of 29 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 79.0% | #17 of 1,139 | #2 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 326 | #986 of 1,630 | #28 of 50 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #627 of 1,424 | #22 of 44 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.6% | #181 of 1,424 | #22 of 44 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 10.7% | #1,509 of 1,563 | #48 of 48 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.3% | #974 of 979 | #25 of 25 |
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
326
+21 (+7%) vs 2020
+30% since 2010-11, when it was 250
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 326 | 20.9 | 15.6:1 | 11% (35) |
| 2023-24 | 323 | 20.7 | 15.6:1 | 11% (37) |
| 2022-23 | 310 | 20.4 | 15.2:1 | 13% (41) |
| 2020-21 | 305 | 18 | 16.9:1 | 14% (42) |
| 2017-18 | 327 | 20.4 | 16.1:1 | 8% (25) |
| 2015-16 | 323 | 18 | 17.9:1 | 8% (27) |
| 2010-11 | 250 | 17 | 14.7:1 | 8% (21) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Okemos Public MontessoriCentral.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (327 to 326); teachers up 3% (20.4 to 20.9).
About Okemos Public MontessoriCentral
The public elementary school Okemos Public MontessoriCentral is located in OKEMOS, Michigan. Its enrollment is 326 students, spread over pre-K through 4.
Okemos Public MontessoriCentral is one of 7 schools in Okemos Public Schools, which enrolls 4,639 students in total.
No group is above 50% at Okemos Public MontessoriCentral; the largest is White, at 44%. The school is also 38% Asian, 11% multiracial, 4% Black, and 3% Hispanic. The White share of the county population is higher, at 69%. The diversity index for Okemos Public MontessoriCentral is 65%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Okemos Public MontessoriCentral reports a ratio of 15.6 students per teacher, from 20.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan is close to this figure. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Okemos Public MontessoriCentral, 11% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The 49% average for public schools in Ingham County is 38 points higher.
Okemos Public MontessoriCentral holds an A+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 98% of Michigan public elementary schools.
Okemos Public MontessoriCentral is in the top 10% of Michigan schools on the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure. Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 61.5%. The school's actual rate is 78.9%, 17.4 points higher.
In the wider Ingham County area, the median household earns about $65,526 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 41% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Okemos Public MontessoriCentral shares Ingham County with 99 other public schools.
The closest school to Okemos Public MontessoriCentral is Chippewa Middle School, located about 0.9 miles away. Okemos Public MontessoriCentral is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools average 60.5% on proficiency, and Okemos Public MontessoriCentral is above that at 78.9%.
For locale, NCES codes Okemos Public MontessoriCentral as Suburb: Large.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased 7%. The school's ratio dropped from 16.9:1 to 15.6:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The Okemos Public MontessoriCentral discussion page is a place for open houses, carpools, and field trips. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Ingham County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
283,913
Census ACS
Median income
$65,526
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
100
37,914 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Okemos Public Schools
- Okemos High SchoolHigh · 1,496 students
- Kinawa SchoolMiddle · 735 students
- Chippewa Middle SchoolMiddle · 726 students
- Bennett Woods Elementary SchoolElementary · 476 students
- Hiawatha Elementary SchoolElementary · 441 students
- Cornell Elementary SchoolElementary · 439 students
Other schools in OKEMOS
- Michigan Connections AcademyCombined · 1,589 students
- Okemos High SchoolHigh · 1,496 students
- Kinawa SchoolMiddle · 735 students
- Chippewa Middle SchoolMiddle · 726 students
- Bennett Woods Elementary SchoolElementary · 476 students
- Hiawatha Elementary SchoolElementary · 441 students
Nearby schools
- Chippewa Middle School0.9 mi · 726
- Michigan Connections Academy1.1 mi · 1,589
- Kinawa School1.1 mi · 735
- Bennett Woods Elementary School1.2 mi · 476
- Great Lakes Learning Academy Alternative HS1.4 mi · 163
- Great Lakes Learning Academy MSHS1.4 mi · 760
Frequently asked questions
About Okemos Public MontessoriCentralHow many students attend Okemos Public MontessoriCentral?
Okemos Public MontessoriCentral enrolls approximately 326 students in grades PK-04.
Is Okemos Public MontessoriCentral an elementary, middle, or high school?
Okemos Public MontessoriCentral is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many students per teacher at Okemos Public MontessoriCentral?
Approximately 15.6:1 students per teacher at Okemos Public MontessoriCentral.
How diverse is Okemos Public MontessoriCentral?
Okemos Public MontessoriCentral reports a student body of 44% White, 3% Hispanic, 4% Black, 38% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is Okemos Public MontessoriCentral public or private?
Okemos Public MontessoriCentral is a public K-12 school, overseen by Okemos Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.