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Enrollment
517
Elementary
DISTRICT 587 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOWELL PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 261872001067
Voyager Elementary School
1450 BYRON RD, HOWELL, MI 48843 · (517) 552-7500 · Livingston County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL517 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
126 students
DISTRICT 27% · 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 | 91 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 84 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 90 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 83 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 95 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (91) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (95).
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
Voyager Elementary School→Highlander Way Middle School
Based on grade levels within Howell Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
48.5%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
49.4%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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
44.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.5%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% 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 Voyager Elementary School
Voyager Elementary School's state test result (44.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Voyager Elementary School this school | 517 | 24.4% | 44.3% |
| Laingsburg Elementary School LAINGSBURG | 521 | 26.1% | 51.5% |
| Ida Elementary School IDA | 514 | 23.0% | 48.0% |
| Chatfield School LAPEER | 483 | 24.2% | 62.0% |
| Hartland Village Elementary School HARTLAND | 461 | 24.3% | 65.6% |
| Schoolcraft Elementary School SCHOOLCRAFT | 583 | 26.6% | 47.2% |
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 Voyager Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Livingston County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.3% | #593 of 1,085 | #15 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.4% | #449 of 1,072 | #13 of 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.5% | #527 of 1,139 | #12 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 517 | #235 of 1,630 | #8 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.7:1 | #1,109 of 1,424 | #19 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.8% | #1,284 of 1,424 | #19 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.4% | #1,315 of 1,563 | #8 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.6% | #799 of 979 | #9 of 13 |
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
517
+14 (+3%) vs 2020
-18% since 2000-01, when it was 628
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
was 20.1:1
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 | 517 | 29.2 | 17.7:1 | 24% (126) |
| 2023-24 | 521 | 29.7 | 17.6:1 | 25% (132) |
| 2022-23 | 566 | 32.5 | 17.4:1 | 26% (148) |
| 2020-21 | 503 | 25 | 20.1:1 | 24% (122) |
| 2017-18 | 542 | 26.7 | 20.3:1 | 30% (161) |
| 2015-16 | 497 | 25 | 19.9:1 | 28% (140) |
| 2010-11 | 543 | 27 | 20.1:1 | 27% (145) |
| 2000-01 | 628 | 31 | 20.3:1 | 8% (53) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Voyager Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (542 to 517); teachers up 9% (26.7 to 29.2).
About Voyager Elementary School
Voyager Elementary School is an elementary school in HOWELL, Michigan, reachable at (517) 552-7500. It reports enrollment of 517 students in pre-K through 5. On average, elementary schools in Michigan enroll around 369, and this school is 40% above that mark.
Voyager Elementary School is in Howell Public Schools, a district with 7,045 students across 10 schools.
White students are 94% of those enrolled at Voyager Elementary School. Other reported shares: 3% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. That is in line with Livingston County, where about 94% of residents are White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 11%.
There are about 17.7 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Voyager Elementary School, which has 29.2. The school's 17.7:1 compares with an average of 15.8:1 for elementary schools in Michigan. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 24%.
In Michigan, Voyager Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 44.3% actual against a predicted 55.5%.
For Livingston County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $103,039 a year, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Livingston County number 48, with about 24,695 students.
Voyager Elementary School is about 0.3 miles from Howell High School, its nearest public school. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Voyager Elementary School is ahead of the 43.6% nearby average, ranking 3rd of 5.
NCES describes the area around Voyager Elementary School as Suburb: Mid-size, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment rose 3% over 4 years, reaching 517 in 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 20.1:1 in 2020-21, and 17.7:1 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Voyager Elementary School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Livingston County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
195,833
Census ACS
Median income
$103,039
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
48
24,695 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Howell Public Schools
- Howell High SchoolHigh · 1,964 students
- Parker Middle SchoolElementary · 1,011 students
- Highlander Way Middle SchoolMiddle · 789 students
- Three Fires ElementaryElementary · 753 students
- Southwest Elementary SchoolElementary · 526 students
- Challenger Elementary SchoolElementary · 465 students
Other schools in HOWELL
- Howell High SchoolHigh · 1,964 students
- Parker Middle SchoolElementary · 1,011 students
- Highlander Way Middle SchoolMiddle · 789 students
- Three Fires ElementaryElementary · 753 students
- Charyl Stockwell AcademyElementary · 696 students
- Southwest Elementary SchoolElementary · 526 students
Other Voyager Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Voyager Elementary. Voyager Elementary School is the largest of the 3.
- Voyager ElementaryALEXANDRIA, MN · 446 students
- Voyager ElementaryGig Harbor, WA · 443 students
Nearby schools
- Howell High School0.3 mi · 1,964
- Challenger Elementary School0.6 mi · 465
- Highlander Way Middle School0.6 mi · 789
- Northwest Elementary School0.6 mi · 418
- Adult Transition Services0.8 mi · 76
- Pathway School0.8 mi · 55
Frequently asked questions
About Voyager Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Voyager Elementary School?
Voyager Elementary School enrolls approximately 517 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Voyager Elementary School serve?
Voyager Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Voyager Elementary School?
Approximately 17.7:1 students per teacher at Voyager Elementary School.
How diverse is Voyager Elementary School?
Voyager Elementary School reports a student body of 94% White, 3% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Voyager Elementary School public or private?
Voyager Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Howell Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.