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Enrollment
450
Elementary
DISTRICT 483 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTH LYON COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 263225006754
Sayre Elementary School
23000 VALERIE ST, SOUTH LYON, MI 48178 · (248) 573-8500 · Oakland County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL450 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
14%
63 students
DISTRICT 17% · 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 | 79 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 70 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 84 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 69 | 15% |
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 35% · 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
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
61.9%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
58.2%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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
58.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.1%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 →
Where Sayre Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Oakland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.1% | #245 of 1,085 | #57 of 147 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.2% | #260 of 1,072 | #61 of 144 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.9% | #223 of 1,139 | #55 of 157 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 450 | #446 of 1,630 | #65 of 178 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #849 of 1,424 | #116 of 170 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.4% | #936 of 1,424 | #144 of 170 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 14.0% | #1,468 of 1,563 | #131 of 175 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.4% | #356 of 979 | #36 of 118 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
450
-12 (-3%) vs 2020
0% since 1990-91, when it was 448
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 17.8:1
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 | 450 | 27.3 | 16.5:1 | 14% (63) |
| 2023-24 | 475 | 26.8 | 17.7:1 | 16% (77) |
| 2022-23 | 502 | 28 | 17.9:1 | 15% (77) |
| 2020-21 | 462 | 26 | 17.8:1 | 11% (49) |
| 2017-18 | 538 | 33.6 | 16.0:1 | 12% (67) |
| 2015-16 | 611 | 31 | 19.7:1 | 11% (68) |
| 2010-11 | 536 | 23 | 23.3:1 | 19% (102) |
| 2000-01 | 524 | 25 | 21.0:1 | 9% (46) |
| 1990-91 | 448 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sayre Elementary School.
About Sayre Elementary School
Sayre Elementary School is a public elementary school run by South Lyon Community Schools in SOUTH LYON, Michigan. The school reports 450 students in kindergarten through 5. The school's enrollment is 22% larger than the 369 average for elementary schools in Michigan.
South Lyon Community Schools counts 13 schools and 8,231 students, including Sayre Elementary School.
Federal enrollment data show Sayre Elementary School is 86% White. After that, the student body is 6% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, and 3% Asian. Among all residents of Oakland County, the White share is about 69%. Pick two students at random and there is a 25% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Staffing totals 27.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 16.5:1. That matches the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan fairly closely. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 14%. That is 18 points below the 32% average for public schools in Oakland County.
Sayre Elementary School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 58.1% is 1.9 points below the 60.1% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Census Bureau estimates for Oakland County show that the median household income is $97,760, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 51% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. There are 345 public schools in Oakland County, enrolling about 169,926 students in all.
Millennium Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles away. The five-mile area around Sayre Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Sayre Elementary School's average proficiency of 58.1% compares with 57.8% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Sayre Elementary School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Mid-size.
The school enrolled 450 students in 2024-25, 12 fewer than the 462 it had in 2020-21. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 17.8:1 in 2020-21 to 16.5:1 in 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Sayre Elementary School covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Oakland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,279,825
Census ACS
Median income
$97,760
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
51%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
345
169,926 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in South Lyon Community Schools
- South Lyon High SchoolHigh · 1,245 students
- South Lyon East High SchoolHigh · 1,174 students
- Millennium Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,049 students
- Centennial Middle SchoolMiddle · 898 students
- William A Pearson ElementaryElementary · 576 students
- Sharon J Hardy Elementary SchoolElementary · 570 students
Other schools in SOUTH LYON
- South Lyon High SchoolHigh · 1,245 students
- South Lyon East High SchoolHigh · 1,174 students
- Millennium Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,049 students
- Centennial Middle SchoolMiddle · 898 students
- William A Pearson ElementaryElementary · 576 students
- Sharon J Hardy Elementary SchoolElementary · 570 students
Nearby schools
- Millennium Middle School0.5 mi · 1,049
- SPECIAL EDUCATION0.8 mi · 1
- Centennial Middle School0.8 mi · 898
- Frank E Bartlett School1.0 mi · 483
- South Lyon High School1.5 mi · 1,245
- William A Pearson Elementary2.1 mi · 576
Frequently asked questions
About Sayre Elementary SchoolHow large is Sayre Elementary School?
Sayre Elementary School enrolls approximately 450 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Sayre Elementary School serve?
Sayre Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Sayre Elementary School?
Approximately 16.5:1 students per teacher at Sayre Elementary School.
How diverse is Sayre Elementary School?
Sayre Elementary School reports a student body of 86% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Sayre Elementary School?
Sayre Elementary School is overseen by South Lyon Community Schools in Oakland County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.