Enrollment
224
Elementary
DISTRICT 309 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOPKINS PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 261857005543
Sycamore Elementary School
2163 142ND AVE, DORR, MI 49323 · (616) 681-9189 · Allegan County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL224 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 95% of Michigan public elementary schools
- ATest 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
12.6:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
75 students
DISTRICT 33% · 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 | 48 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 36 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 36 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 35 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 33 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 36 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (48) is 33% larger than its 5th grade class (36).
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · 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 Hopkins Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
71.4%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
74.3%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 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
69.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.5%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 51% 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 18 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 Sycamore Elementary School
Sycamore Elementary School's state test result (69.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sycamore Elementary School this school | 224 | 33.5% | 69.2% |
| John F FarrellEmmett Elementary School EMMETT | 211 | 30.8% | 57.3% |
| Light of the World Academy PINCKNEY | 222 | 30.6% | 56.9% |
| Avoca Elementary School KENOCKEE | 243 | 33.3% | 51.6% |
| Lincoln School PETOSKEY | 237 | 30.4% | 63.8% |
| Indian Lake Elementary School VICKSBURG | 265 | 33.2% | 55.7% |
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 Sycamore Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Allegan County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.2% | #78 of 1,085 | #3 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.3% | #53 of 1,072 | #2 of 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.4% | #69 of 1,139 | #1 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 224 | #1,357 of 1,630 | #20 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #110 of 1,424 | #2 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.1% | #1,275 of 1,424 | #21 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.5% | #1,167 of 1,563 | #18 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.6% | #219 of 979 | #5 of 16 |
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
224
-27 (-11%) vs 2020
+49% since 1990-91, when it was 150
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 224 | 17.8 | 12.6:1 | 33% (75) |
| 2023-24 | 244 | 15.4 | 15.8:1 | 39% (96) |
| 2022-23 | 243 | 17.3 | 14.0:1 | 35% (85) |
| 2020-21 | 251 | 16 | 15.7:1 | 31% (79) |
| 2017-18 | 282 | 16.6 | 17.0:1 | 36% (102) |
| 2015-16 | 289 | 15 | 19.3:1 | 29% (83) |
| 2010-11 | 321 | 15 | 21.4:1 | 30% (96) |
| 2000-01 | 288 | 15 | 19.2:1 | 17% (50) |
| 1990-91 | 150 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sycamore Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (282 to 224); teachers up 7% (16.6 to 17.8).
About Sycamore Elementary School
Sycamore Elementary School serves students in DORR, Michigan, as a low-enrollment elementary school. Grades offered run from pre-K through 5, with 224 students enrolled. The average among elementary schools in Michigan is roughly 369 students; this school is 39% smaller than that.
Hopkins Public Schools, which runs Sycamore Elementary School, has 4 schools and 1,415 students.
The student body at Sycamore Elementary School is 94% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 3% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Pick two students at random and there is an 11% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reports 17.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 12.6 students per teacher. That is 3.2 students per teacher below the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 33% of students. Compared with the 43% average for public schools in Allegan County, the school's rate is lower.
Measured against Michigan public elementary schools, Sycamore Elementary School receives an A+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. Sycamore Elementary School beats its 51.5% prediction with 69.2%, a top-10% result in Michigan.
In Allegan County (population about 121,456), the median household income is $83,283, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 27%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Sycamore Elementary School is one of 55 public schools in the county.
Of nearby public schools, Dorr School is the closest, at about 1.9 miles. In all, 2 other public schools sit within five miles of Sycamore Elementary School. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Sycamore Elementary School is 4th of 6 on proficiency.
Its location is classified as Rural: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The school enrolled 224 students in 2024-25, 27 fewer than the 251 it had in 2020-21. Federal data show the ratio falling from 15.7:1 to 12.6:1.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Sycamore Elementary School covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Allegan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
121,456
Census ACS
Median income
$83,283
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
55
17,174 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hopkins Public Schools
- Hopkins High SchoolHigh · 477 students
- Hopkins Elementary SchoolElementary · 393 students
- Hopkins Middle SchoolMiddle · 321 students
Other Sycamore Elementary schools
13 other US public schools in 7 states are named Sycamore Elementary. Sycamore Elementary School is the 14th largest of the 14.
- Sycamore Elementary SchoolHOLT, MI · 348 students
- Sycamore Elementary SchoolSugar Hill, GA · 751 students
- Sycamore Elementary SchoolCorona de Tucson, AZ · 640 students
- Sycamore Elementary SchoolCollierville, TN · 580 students
- Sycamore Elementary SchoolAvon, IN · 512 students
Nearby schools
- Dorr School1.9 mi · 311
- Byron Center Charter School4.9 mi · 199
- Byron Center West Middle School5.6 mi · 729
- Robert L Nickels Intermediate School5.8 mi · 705
- Heritage Elementary School6.0 mi · 398
- Byron Center High School6.5 mi · 1,387
Frequently asked questions
About Sycamore Elementary SchoolHow large is Sycamore Elementary School?
Sycamore Elementary School enrolls approximately 224 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Sycamore Elementary School serve?
Sycamore Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Sycamore Elementary School?
Approximately 12.6:1 students per teacher at Sycamore Elementary School.
How diverse is Sycamore Elementary School?
Sycamore Elementary School reports a student body of 94% White, 3% Hispanic, 3% Two or more.
Is Sycamore Elementary School public or private?
Sycamore Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Hopkins Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.