Sayre Elementary School

Sayre Elementary School operates as a mid-sized primary school in SOUTH LYON, Michigan, overseen by South Lyon Community Schools. Current enrollment sits at 450 students spanning grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 369 students per school, that is 22% bigger than typical.

Across the 13 schools in South Lyon Community Schools (8,231 students total), Sayre Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Sayre Elementary School records that 86% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder consists of 6% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, 3% Asian. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 69%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.5:1. The state averages about 15.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 14% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Oakland County (around 32%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Sayre Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 60.1%; this one delivers 58.1%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Oakland County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $97,760 per year, roughly 51% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Oakland County's 345 public schools (combined enrollment of about 169,926 students), Sayre Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Millennium Middle School, around 0.5 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Sayre Elementary School at 4th of 7; the average score across the group is 57.8%.

Sayre Elementary School operates from a bedroom-community location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 16%: 538 students in 2018 compared to 450 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the Sayre Elementary School community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.