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Sycamore Elementary School

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Sycamore Elementary School ranks 809 th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

809^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 46% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Sycamore Elementary School in Holt, MI, is a K-4 school serving 348 students as part of the Holt Public Schools district, located in a family-friendly community just outside of Lansing.

Sycamore is showing signs of a strong academic rebound. After a challenging year, the school jumped from a 1-star to a 2-star rating, with 3rd-grade reading proficiency climbing from 27.7% to 43.5% and 4th-grade math improving from 16.2% to 27.1% proficiency. This upward trend is encouraging, though 4th-grade math remains an area of concern—it sits about 14 points below both the district and state averages. The school also demonstrates a notable strength in supporting its African American students, who earned a 4-star rating and ranked in the 75th percentile statewide. However, these gains aren't universal; female students continue to score lower than their male peers, suggesting the recent improvements may be driven by specific groups or grade levels.

One of the biggest challenges facing Sycamore is chronic absenteeism. In the 2024-2025 school year, 33.4% of students were chronically absent—higher than the district rate of 30.6% and the state rate of 27.9%. This has been a persistent issue for five years, peaking at 46.5% during the pandemic. When comparing Sycamore to its in-district peers, it ranks below Wilcox Elementary School (73rd percentile) and Horizon Elementary School (57th percentile), despite spending more per student ($19,308) than either school. Nearby Mason Public Schools elementary schools like Alaiedon Elementary School and North Aurelius Elementary School consistently earn 3-4 stars with much lower absenteeism rates. For parents, Sycamore's recent progress is promising, but the school's success will depend on tackling attendance issues and ensuring academic gains reach every student.

348

Students ?

15.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,308

Per pupil spending ?

54.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4429 Sycamore St
Holt, MI 48842-1633

(517) 699-2185

District: Holt Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

47.1%

African American:

18.7%

Two or more races:

16.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 36th percentile in 2016 → 46th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Near the bottom of Holt Public Schools's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school36%

District avg42%

Michigan avg40%

809^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 46%▲ up 10 pts since 2016

From bottom 36% (2016) to bottom 46% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 5Elementary Schools in the Holt Public Schools

296^th of 625Holt Public Schools among Michigan districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	42.9	809 of 1492	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	23.7	1100 of 1488	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.0	988 of 1486	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.2	779 of 1470	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.2	774 of 1344	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.4	840 of 1153	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	55.4	587 of 1408	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.7	783 of 1448	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	42.2	825 of 1466	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	37.3	997 of 1548	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	38.1	1032 of 1580	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	54.1	757 of 1533	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	44.9	932 of 1563	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	42.5	1013 of 1566	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	43.2	1125 of 1552	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	55.8	943 of 1552	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	47.2	1105 of 1589	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	39.8	1200 of 1577	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	46.4	1071 of 1565	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	28.8	1321 of 1545	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	61.6	97 of 388	75.0%	★★★★☆
2023	58.8	90 of 321	72.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	26.8	959 of 1343	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.9	1204 of 1338	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.3	962 of 1342	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.6	771 of 1321	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.3	582 of 1106	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.4	339 of 902	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.0	602 of 1171	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.3	710 of 1443	50.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	64.0	61 of 222	72.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	44.5	695 of 1352	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	16.1	1186 of 1346	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	1130 of 1381	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.9	941 of 1350	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.6	784 of 1099	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.7	503 of 1134	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.8	844 of 1397	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	51.5	623 of 1372	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	33.2	897 of 1366	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.1	987 of 1347	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.6	787 of 1334	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.8	901 of 1139	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.9	880 of 915	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	54.6	516 of 1196	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.9	818 of 1446	43.4%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	38.5	53 of 93	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.4	43 of 81	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2023	34.8	139 of 195	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.8	202 of 403	49.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	36.7	770 of 1199	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	15.7	1070 of 1206	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.8	811 of 1204	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.3	446 of 1198	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.8	509 of 1102	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.4	657 of 1005	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.8	498 of 1128	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.0	657 of 1253	47.6%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2026)75th percentile+29 vs school

Hispanic (2018)73rd percentile+27 vs school

Male (2026)55th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)49th percentile+3 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)43rd percentile+17 vs school

White (2026)36th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2023)29th percentile-18 vs school

Female (2026)29th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts39%~ state avg

Math34%-7 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT English Language Arts (2026)	PSAT Mathematics (2026)	M-Step English Language Arts (2026)					M-Step Math (2026)					M-Step Science (2026)		M-Step Social Studies (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 3rd Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Sycamore Elementary School	Public	K-4	4429 Sycamore St	Holt	48842	Ingham County	Holt Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 699-2185	348	22	15.9	54.3%	164 (47.1%)	65 (18.7%)	51 (14.7%)	11 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (16.4%)	42.9	809^th of 1492 public elementary schools	45.8%		23.7	1100^th of 1488 public elementary schools	26.1%	291			43.5	34.3				41.9	27.1								$19,308	$1,237	$18,072
Elliott Elementary School	Public	K-5	4200 Bond Ave	Holt	48842	Ingham County	Holt Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 699-2106	457	23	19.6	50.8%	223 (48.8%)	82 (17.9%)	76 (16.6%)	14 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (13.6%)	37.9	890^th of 1492 public elementary schools	40.3%		35.8	925^th of 1488 public elementary schools	37.8%	35			31.0	42.5	35.1			36.6	46.6	16.9			29.9		19.5		$13,477	$822	$12,655
Wilcox Elementary School	Public	K-5	1650 Laurelwood Dr	Holt	48842	Ingham County	Holt Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 699-0249	413	22	18.7	48.2%	215 (52.1%)	54 (13.1%)	60 (14.5%)	13 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (17.2%)	70.4	401^st of 1492 public elementary schools	73.1%		57.2	605^th of 1488 public elementary schools	59.3%	204			58.0	57.1	45.8			64.7	54.0	33.3			48.6		31.9		$15,028	$1,213	$13,815
Horizon Elementary School	Public	K-5	5776 Holt Rd	Holt	48842	Ingham County	Holt Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 694-4224	354	19	18.6	35.3%	202 (57.1%)	42 (11.9%)	48 (13.6%)	20 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	41 (11.6%)	53.9	643^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	56.9%		53.6	669^th of 1488 public elementary schools	55.0%	26			34.2	40.0	53.2			38.2	37.5	41.9			46.8		30.6		$31,215	$535	$30,680
North School	Public	K-8	333 E Miller Rd	Lansing	48911	Ingham County	Lansing Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 755-1710	471	21	22.7	90.4%	89 (18.9%)	219 (46.5%)	71 (15.1%)	22 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (14.6%)	8	1410^th of 1492 public elementary schools	5.5%		7.5	1412^th of 1488 public elementary schools	5.1%	2	27.3	15.9	16.2	8.0	10.9	13.7	7.7	7.9	10.0	1454.3	6.9	1653.7	13.0	9.5	1463.1	38.1	$21,550	$3,524	$18,026
North Aurelius Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	115 N Aurelius Rd	Mason	48854	Ingham County	Mason Public Schools (Ingham)	No	No	No	No	(517) 676-6506	371	22	16.9	21.3%	329 (88.7%)	5 (1.3%)	19 (5.1%)	9 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	55.1	625^th of 1492 public elementary schools	58.1%		50.2	715^th of 1488 public elementary schools	51.9%	90			46.9	43.2	45.3			48.1	40.5	37.2			38.4		24.4		$14,539	$691	$13,848
Attwood School	Public	K-8	915 Attwood Dr	Lansing	48911	Ingham County	Lansing Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 755-1210	426	23	18.2	91.5%	71 (16.7%)	215 (50.5%)	56 (13.1%)	10 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (17.4%)	9.3	1384^th of 1492 public elementary schools	7.2%		6.1	1445^th of 1488 public elementary schools	2.9%	61	36.2	343.2	13.3	8.7	20.4	13.1	13.4	17.8	6.7	8.3	8.2	6.0	14.6	10.9	1464.0	26.1	$19,321	$3,276	$16,045
Gardner International School	Public	PK, KG-8	333 Dahlia Dr	Lansing	48911	Ingham County	Lansing Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 755-1121	874	55	15.9	88.3%	126 (14.4%)	420 (48.1%)	135 (15.4%)	157 (18.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.1%)	12.9	1313^th of 1492 public elementary schools	12.0%		8.5	1383^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	7.1%	70	35.2	5.7	14.9	24.3	19.4	19.8	17.6	20.3	21.6	8.7	8.3	8.7	10.8	13.9	8.8	28.7	$19,576	$2,987	$16,589
Cavanaugh School	Public	PK, KG-4	300 W Cavanaugh Rd	Lansing	48910	Ingham County	Lansing Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 755-1250	245	17	14.1	80.8%	55 (22.4%)	78 (31.8%)	62 (25.3%)	7 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (17.6%)	70.4	398^th of 1492 public elementary schools	73.3%					(n/a)			56.1	44.0				56.1	36.0								$23,372	$3,306	$20,066
Alaiedon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1723 Okemos Rd	Mason	48854	Ingham County	Mason Public Schools (Ingham)	No	No	No	No	(517) 676-6499	375	23	16.3	24.0%	297 (79.2%)	3 (0.8%)	45 (12.0%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.4%)	73.6	363^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	75.7%		75.7	326^th of 1488 public elementary schools	78.1%	37			61.3	56.4	60.0			88.0	57.7	29.3			44.0		29.3		$14,632	$642	$13,990

Frequently Asked Questions about Sycamore Elementary School

What district is Sycamore Elementary School in?

Holt Public Schools

How many students attend Sycamore Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 348 students attended Sycamore Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Sycamore Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Sycamore Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Holt Junior High School
High : Holt Senior High School

Is Sycamore Elementary School a good school?

Sycamore Elementary School ranks 809^th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Sycamore Elementary School?

Students at Sycamore Elementary School are 47% White, 19% African American, 16% Two or more races, 15% Hispanic, 3% Asian.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Michigan Department of Education.

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