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What's the vibe like in the hallways at Onsted Elementary right now?
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Enrollment
536
Elementary
DISTRICT 381 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ONSTED COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 262652001139
Onsted Elementary
10109 SLEE RD, ONSTED, MI 49265 · (517) 467-7046 · Lenawee County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL536 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
265 students
DISTRICT 41% · 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 | 99 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 86 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 82 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 98 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 80 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 91 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (99) is 9% larger than its 5th grade class (91).
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · 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 Onsted Community Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
38.5%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
37.5%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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
39.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.4%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Onsted Elementary
Onsted Elementary's state test result (39.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Onsted Elementary this school | 536 | 49.4% | 39.7% |
| Keewahdin Elementary School FORT GRATIOT | 510 | 52.2% | 31.4% |
| Edgewood Elementary School FRUITPORT | 585 | 46.8% | 33.7% |
| Baldwin Heights School GREENVILLE | 449 | 49.7% | 57.7% |
| HarveySwanson Elementary School ORTONVILLE | 548 | 43.8% | 35.9% |
| Washington Street Elementary School OTSEGO | 448 | 48.0% | 45.6% |
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 Onsted Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Lenawee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.7% | #727 of 1,085 | #3 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.5% | #741 of 1,072 | #3 of 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.5% | #802 of 1,139 | #5 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 536 | #192 of 1,630 | #3 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #265 of 1,424 | #4 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.3% | #1,061 of 1,424 | #9 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.4% | #907 of 1,563 | #8 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.1% | #410 of 440 | #7 of 7 |
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
536
-1 (0%) vs 2020
+19% since 2000-01, when it was 452
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 16.3:1
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 | 536 | 38.5 | 13.9:1 | 49% (265) |
| 2023-24 | 531 | 39.5 | 13.4:1 | 49% (261) |
| 2022-23 | 527 | 36.5 | 14.4:1 | 50% (266) |
| 2020-21 | 537 | 33 | 16.3:1 | 48% (259) |
| 2017-18 | 530 | 34 | 15.6:1 | 43% (226) |
| 2015-16 | 555 | 33 | 16.8:1 | 38% (211) |
| 2010-11 | 657 | 35 | 18.8:1 | 37% (242) |
| 2000-01 | 452 | 23 | 19.6:1 | 9% (39) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Onsted Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (530 to 536); teachers up 13% (34 to 38.5).
About Onsted Elementary
Onsted Elementary is an elementary school in ONSTED, Michigan, according to federal school records. Students in pre-K through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 536 students. For comparison, elementary schools in Michigan average about 369 students.
Onsted Community Schools enrolls 1,144 students in 3 schools, including Onsted Elementary.
Onsted Elementary's enrollment is 88% White. After that, the student body is 8% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. For comparison, Lenawee County is about 87% White. The school's diversity index is 21%, meaning two students picked at random have a 21% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
At Onsted Elementary, 38.5 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 13.9:1. That is lower than the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan. Roughly 49% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch.
The model predicts 44.4% for a school in Michigan with Onsted Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch share. Onsted Elementary posts 39.7%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Lenawee County show that the median household income is $70,518, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 23% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Besides Onsted Elementary, Lenawee County has 46 other public schools.
The next-closest public school is Onsted Community High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 2. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Onsted Elementary is 3rd of 6 on proficiency.
NCES assigns Onsted Elementary the locale Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Federal data show 537 students in 2020-21 and 536 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%. By 2024-25, the school had 13.9 students per teacher, compared with 16.3 in 2020-21.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Lenawee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
98,415
Census ACS
Median income
$70,518
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
47
14,256 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Onsted Community Schools
- Onsted Community High SchoolHigh · 365 students
- Onsted Middle SchoolMiddle · 243 students
Other schools in ONSTED
- Onsted Community High SchoolHigh · 365 students
- Onsted Middle SchoolMiddle · 243 students
Nearby schools
- Onsted Community High School0.1 mi · 365
- Onsted Middle School0.1 mi · 243
- Columbia Upper Elementary School7.8 mi · 406
- Columbia Elementary School7.8 mi · 307
- Addison Elementary School7.8 mi · 328
- Addison High School7.8 mi · 190
Frequently asked questions
About Onsted ElementaryHow many students attend Onsted Elementary?
Onsted Elementary enrolls approximately 536 students in grades PK-05.
Is Onsted Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Onsted Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Onsted Elementary have?
Onsted Elementary employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Onsted Elementary?
Student demographics at Onsted Elementary are roughly 88% White, 8% Hispanic, 0% Black, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Onsted Elementary?
Onsted Elementary is overseen by Onsted Community Schools in Lenawee County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.