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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Thornton Creek Elementary School this year?
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Enrollment
531
Elementary
DISTRICT 467 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTHVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 262598000294
Thornton Creek Elementary School
46180 W 9 MILE RD, NOVI, MI 48374 · (248) 465-2350 · Oakland County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL531 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 92% 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.
- A-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
15.8:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
5%
25 students
DISTRICT 10% · 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 | 74 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 82 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 103 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 105 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 87 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (74) is 15% smaller than its 5th grade class (87).
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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
74.8%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
71.5%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 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
72.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.2%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 Thornton Creek Elementary School
Thornton Creek Elementary School's state test result (72.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thornton Creek Elementary School this school | 531 | 4.7% | 72.6% |
| Musson Elementary School ROCHESTER HILLS | 505 | 4.8% | 79.0% |
| Amerman Elementary School NORTHVILLE | 504 | 4.2% | 79.8% |
| Delta Kelly Elementary School OAKLAND | 643 | 3.1% | 65.8% |
| Workman Elementary School CANTON | 637 | 10.7% | 57.3% |
| Cornell Elementary School OKEMOS | 439 | 12.3% | 61.9% |
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 Thornton Creek Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Oakland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.6% | #48 of 1,085 | #8 of 147 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.5% | #78 of 1,072 | #15 of 144 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.8% | #43 of 1,139 | #8 of 157 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 531 | #205 of 1,630 | #22 of 178 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #676 of 1,424 | #96 of 170 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.1% | #429 of 1,424 | #74 of 170 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 4.7% | #1,556 of 1,563 | #169 of 175 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.5% | #304 of 440 | #42 of 48 |
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
531
+35 (+7%) vs 2020
-8% since 2000-01, when it was 576
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 531 | 33.5 | 15.8:1 | 5% (25) |
| 2023-24 | 509 | 33.8 | 15.1:1 | 8% (39) |
| 2022-23 | 533 | 32.9 | 16.2:1 | 7% (36) |
| 2020-21 | 496 | 31 | 16.0:1 | 3% (14) |
| 2017-18 | 508 | 30 | 16.9:1 | 4% (18) |
| 2015-16 | 492 | 28 | 17.6:1 | 2% (8) |
| 2010-11 | 433 | 27 | 16.0:1 | 3% (12) |
| 2000-01 | 576 | 39 | 14.8:1 | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Thornton Creek Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (508 to 531); teachers up 12% (30 to 33.5).
About Thornton Creek Elementary School
Thornton Creek Elementary School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in NOVI, Michigan. The school teaches kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 531 students. That puts enrollment 44% bigger than the 369-student average for elementary schools in Michigan.
Northville Public Schools has a total of 10 schools and 7,006 students, Thornton Creek Elementary School among them.
More than half of enrollment at Thornton Creek Elementary School is White: 64%. The remaining shares are 27% Asian, 5% Hispanic, 3% Black, and 2% multiracial. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Thornton Creek Elementary School scores 52%.
The school lists 33.5 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.8:1. That is in line with the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 5% of the student body. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Oakland County is 32%.
Among Michigan public elementary schools, Thornton Creek Elementary School outscored 92%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Thornton Creek Elementary School, the prediction is 64.2% and the result is 72.6%.
For the population of Oakland County, the median household earns about $97,760 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 51% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Thornton Creek Elementary School shares Oakland County with 344 other public schools.
Of the public schools around it, Thornton Creek Elementary School is closest to Novi High School, about 1.0 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Thornton Creek Elementary School is 4th of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Small: inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Federal enrollment counts increased from 496 (2020-21) to 531 (2024-25).
The discussion board for Thornton Creek Elementary School is open to topics like athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Northville Public Schools
- Northville High SchoolHigh · 2,441 students
- Hillside Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,024 students
- Meads Mill Middle SchoolMiddle · 615 students
- Winchester Elementary SchoolElementary · 519 students
- Amerman Elementary SchoolElementary · 504 students
- Ridge Wood Elementary SchoolElementary · 468 students
Other schools in NOVI
- Novi High SchoolHigh · 2,141 students
- Novi Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,086 students
- Novi Meadows SchoolMiddle · 1,048 students
- Meadowbrook Elementary SchoolElementary · 518 students
- Parkview Elementary SchoolElementary · 515 students
- Hickory Woods Elementary SchoolElementary · 499 students
Other Thornton Creek Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Thornton Creek Elementary. Thornton Creek Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Thornton Creek Elementary SchoolSEATTLE, WA · 402 students
Nearby schools
- Novi High School1.0 mi · 2,141
- Cooke School1.0 mi · 122
- Moraine Elementary School1.2 mi · 379
- Amerman Elementary School1.4 mi · 504
- Hillside Middle School1.4 mi · 1,024
- Novi Woods Elementary School1.5 mi · 496
Frequently asked questions
About Thornton Creek Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Thornton Creek Elementary School?
Thornton Creek Elementary School enrolls approximately 531 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Thornton Creek Elementary School serve?
Thornton Creek Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Thornton Creek Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Thornton Creek Elementary School is approximately 15.8:1 (34 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Thornton Creek Elementary School?
Thornton Creek Elementary School reports a student body of 64% White, 5% Hispanic, 3% Black, 27% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Thornton Creek Elementary School?
Thornton Creek Elementary School is overseen by Northville Public Schools in Oakland County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.