William A Pearson Elementary

Located at 57900 11 MILE RD, in SOUTH LYON, Michigan, William A Pearson Elementary is a high-enrollment elementary school that teaches 576 students (grades K through 5), part of South Lyon Community Schools. Compared to the state average of about 369 students per school, that is 56% bigger than typical.

South Lyon Community Schools comprises 13 schools with combined enrollment of 8,231 students; William A Pearson Elementary is among them.

On demographics, William A Pearson Elementary reports that 77% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school reports 9% Asian, 6% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% Black.

On the resource side, William A Pearson Elementary records 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.6:1. The state averages around 15.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 16% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Oakland County runs at roughly 32%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), William A Pearson Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 59.2%, the actual is 65.1%, a residual of +5.9 points.

In the surrounding community, census data for Oakland County shows the typical household earns roughly $97,760 per year, 51% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Oakland County's 345 public schools (combined enrollment of about 169,926 students), William A Pearson Elementary is one campus in the mix.

South Lyon High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.5 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), William A Pearson Elementary ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 56.0%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at William A Pearson Elementary has stayed largely flat, going from 580 students in 2018 to 576 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 84% to 77%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 20.7:1 in 2018 to 17.6:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.