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Enrollment
570
Elementary
DISTRICT 483 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTH LYON COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 263225001687
Sharon J Hardy Elementary School
24650 COLLINGWOOD DR, SOUTH LYON, MI 48178 · (248) 573-8650 · Oakland County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL570 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 70% 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.
- B-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
14.4:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
8%
47 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 | 83 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 79 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 92 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 117 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 97 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 102 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (83) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (102).
Student demographics
41%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
62.4%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
65.8%
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 66 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
61.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.6%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 Sharon J Hardy Elementary School
Sharon J Hardy Elementary School's state test result (61.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sharon J Hardy Elementary School this school | 570 | 8.2% | 61.8% |
| Moorsbridge Elementary School PORTAGE | 591 | 11.3% | 61.4% |
| North Hill Elementary School ROCHESTER HILLS | 512 | 10.7% | 67.8% |
| Long Meadow Elementary School ROCHESTER HILLS | 528 | 10.2% | 67.6% |
| Way Elementary School BLOOMFIELD HILLS | 506 | 10.9% | 68.0% |
| Bennett Woods Elementary School OKEMOS | 476 | 14.7% | 60.4% |
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 Sharon J Hardy Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Oakland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.8% | #173 of 1,085 | #44 of 147 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.8% | #143 of 1,072 | #36 of 144 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.4% | #214 of 1,139 | #51 of 157 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 570 | #150 of 1,630 | #10 of 178 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #341 of 1,424 | #46 of 170 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.2% | #603 of 1,424 | #98 of 170 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 8.2% | #1,533 of 1,563 | #157 of 175 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.8% | #668 of 979 | #77 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. 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
570
-18 (-3%) vs 2020
-17% since 2010-11, when it was 687
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 15.5:1
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 | 570 | 39.7 | 14.4:1 | 8% (47) |
| 2023-24 | 580 | 36.2 | 16.0:1 | 11% (65) |
| 2022-23 | 599 | 39.5 | 15.2:1 | 10% (60) |
| 2020-21 | 588 | 38 | 15.5:1 | 9% (55) |
| 2017-18 | 618 | 37.1 | 16.7:1 | 11% (66) |
| 2015-16 | 667 | 36 | 18.5:1 | 20% (135) |
| 2010-11 | 687 | 35 | 19.6:1 | 14% (99) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sharon J Hardy Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (618 to 570); teachers up 7% (37.1 to 39.7).
About Sharon J Hardy Elementary School
Sharon J Hardy Elementary School is a large elementary school in SOUTH LYON, Michigan, (ZIP code 48178). School enrollment was 570 students in 2024-25, in kindergarten through 5. The average among elementary schools in Michigan is roughly 369 students; this school is 54% bigger than that.
Sharon J Hardy Elementary School is one of 13 schools in South Lyon Community Schools, which enrolls 8,231 students in total.
At Sharon J Hardy Elementary School, White students make up 75% of the student body. It is also 16% Asian, 4% multiracial, and 3% Hispanic. Sharon J Hardy Elementary School's diversity index is 41%, against a US figure of 70%.
The teaching staff at Sharon J Hardy Elementary School is 39.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 14.4:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan. About 8% of students, or 47, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Oakland County average 32%.
The allk12 Grade for Sharon J Hardy Elementary School is B+. Compared with Michigan public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 70% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The model predicts 62.6% for a school in Michigan with Sharon J Hardy Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Sharon J Hardy Elementary School posts 61.8%.
Federal survey data for Oakland County show that the median household income is $97,760, roughly 51% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 345 public schools in Oakland County, enrolling about 169,926 students in all.
The school nearest to Sharon J Hardy Elementary School is South Lyon East High School, at a distance of about 0.9 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. On average proficiency, Sharon J Hardy Elementary School is 4th of 7 nearby schools with test data.
Locale: Suburb: Mid-size. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment at Sharon J Hardy Elementary School declined 3% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 588 to 570 students. The ratio of students to teachers went from 15.5:1 to 14.4:1 over the same years.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
- Kent Lake Elementary SchoolElementary · 518 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
- Kent Lake Elementary SchoolElementary · 518 students
Nearby schools
- South Lyon East High School0.9 mi · 1,174
- William A Pearson Elementary2.0 mi · 576
- Deerfield Elementary School2.8 mi · 459
- Novi Middle School2.8 mi · 1,086
- Ann L Dolsen Elementary School3.3 mi · 427
- Sayre Elementary School3.3 mi · 450
Frequently asked questions
About Sharon J Hardy Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Sharon J Hardy Elementary School?
Sharon J Hardy Elementary School enrolls approximately 570 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Sharon J Hardy Elementary School serve?
Sharon J Hardy Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Sharon J Hardy Elementary School have?
Sharon J Hardy Elementary School employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sharon J Hardy Elementary School?
At Sharon J Hardy Elementary School, the student body is approximately 75% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Black, 16% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Sharon J Hardy Elementary School public or private?
Sharon J Hardy Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by South Lyon Community Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.