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Enrollment
422
Elementary
DISTRICT 464 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAKE FENTON COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 262067005732
Torrey Hill Intermediate School
12410 TORREY RD, FENTON, MI 48430 · (810) 591-3617 · Genesee County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL422 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 64% of Michigan public elementary schools
- B+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
18.8:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.6:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
106 students
DISTRICT 25% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 140 | 33% |
| Grade 4 | 130 | 31% |
| Grade 5 | 152 | 36% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Lake Fenton Community Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
58.4%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
59.9%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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
55.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.1%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Torrey Hill Intermediate School
Torrey Hill Intermediate School's state test result (55.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Torrey Hill Intermediate School this school | 422 | 25.1% | 55.2% |
| Heritage Elementary School HIGHLAND | 448 | 24.1% | 46.9% |
| Holmes Elementary School SPRING LAKE | 409 | 23.0% | 80.5% |
| State Road Elementary School FENTON | 396 | 24.0% | 60.2% |
| Hartland Village Elementary School HARTLAND | 461 | 24.3% | 65.6% |
| Whiteford Elementary School OTTAWA LAKE | 380 | 23.7% | 49.8% |
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 Torrey Hill Intermediate School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Genesee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.2% | #312 of 1,085 | #9 of 33 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.9% | #221 of 1,072 | #5 of 33 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.4% | #292 of 1,139 | #6 of 39 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 422 | #561 of 1,630 | #17 of 71 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.8:1 | #1,251 of 1,424 | #43 of 60 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.9% | #1,126 of 1,424 | #54 of 60 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.1% | #1,306 of 1,563 | #66 of 69 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.8% | #560 of 979 | #31 of 50 |
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
422
+5 (+1%) vs 2020
+3% since 1990-91, when it was 411
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
was 19.9:1
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 | 422 | 22.5 | 18.8:1 | 25% (106) |
| 2023-24 | 406 | 22.5 | 18.0:1 | 37% (150) |
| 2022-23 | 420 | 23.5 | 17.9:1 | 34% (141) |
| 2020-21 | 417 | 21 | 19.9:1 | 31% (131) |
| 2017-18 | 473 | 20.5 | 23.1:1 | 31% (145) |
| 2015-16 | 451 | 21 | 21.5:1 | 20% (92) |
| 2010-11 | 417 | 17 | 24.5:1 | 31% (130) |
| 2000-01 | 408 | 21 | 19.4:1 | 7% (30) |
| 1990-91 | 411 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Torrey Hill Intermediate School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (473 to 422); teachers up 10% (20.5 to 22.5).
About Torrey Hill Intermediate School
FENTON, Michigan, is home to Torrey Hill Intermediate School, a mid-sized elementary school. The school counted 422 students in 2024-25, covering grades 3 through 5.
Federal data list 4 schools in Lake Fenton Community Schools, with 2,017 students enrolled.
Roughly 90% of students at Torrey Hill Intermediate School are White. Other groups make up 5% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. County-wide, 72% of Genesee County residents are White. The diversity index for Torrey Hill Intermediate School is 19%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school's 22.5 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.8:1. Elementary schools in Michigan average 15.8:1, 2.9 fewer students per teacher than here. Income data for the school show 25% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Genesee County averages 61%, higher than here.
Torrey Hill Intermediate School holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 64% of Michigan public elementary schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Torrey Hill Intermediate School is within a point of its prediction. Actual: 55.2%. Predicted: 55.1%.
Looking at the county, Genesee County, median household income comes to about $62,281, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 23% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 12%. The county has 158 public schools and about 58,534 students.
West Shore Elementary School is about 0.1 miles from Torrey Hill Intermediate School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 6 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Torrey Hill Intermediate School is 4th on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Torrey Hill Intermediate School is coded Town: Fringe, for schools in a town close to an urbanized area.
Enrollment at Torrey Hill Intermediate School was 417 in 2020-21 and 422 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 19.9:1; by 2024-25 it was 18.8:1.
The discussion board for Torrey Hill Intermediate School is open to topics like athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Genesee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
403,305
Census ACS
Median income
$62,281
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
158
58,534 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lake Fenton Community Schools
- Lake Fenton High SchoolHigh · 646 students
- West Shore Elementary SchoolElementary · 505 students
- Lake Fenton Middle SchoolMiddle · 444 students
Other schools in FENTON
- Fenton Senior High SchoolHigh · 982 students
- Andrew G Schmidt Middle SchoolMiddle · 718 students
- West Shore Elementary SchoolElementary · 505 students
- Lake Fenton Middle SchoolMiddle · 444 students
- State Road Elementary SchoolElementary · 396 students
- TomekEastern Elem SchoolElementary · 380 students
Nearby schools
- West Shore Elementary School0.1 mi · 505
- Lake Fenton High School1.0 mi · 646
- Lake Fenton Middle School1.0 mi · 444
- North Road Elementary School3.0 mi · 351
- TomekEastern Elem School3.4 mi · 380
- Linden Elementary School3.5 mi · 295
Frequently asked questions
About Torrey Hill Intermediate SchoolHow many students attend Torrey Hill Intermediate School?
Torrey Hill Intermediate School enrolls approximately 422 students in grades 03-05.
What age range does Torrey Hill Intermediate School serve?
Torrey Hill Intermediate School serves students from grade 03 through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Torrey Hill Intermediate School?
Approximately 18.8:1 students per teacher at Torrey Hill Intermediate School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Torrey Hill Intermediate School?
At Torrey Hill Intermediate School, the student body is approximately 90% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is Torrey Hill Intermediate School public or private?
Torrey Hill Intermediate School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lake Fenton Community Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.