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Bennett Woods Elementary School

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Bennett Woods Elementary School ranks 228 th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

228^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 85% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Bennett Woods Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Okemos, Michigan, serving grades PK-4 with a total enrollment of 486 students. The school is part of the Okemos Public Schools district, which is ranked 29th out of 613 districts in Michigan and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Bennett Woods Elementary consistently performs well on the M-Step assessments, with a higher percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and Math compared to the state average. In 2024-2025, 50.4% of 3rd graders and 63.3% of 4th graders at Bennett Woods Elementary were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state averages of 38.9% and 42.4%, respectively. In the same year, 61.1% of 3rd graders and 67.3% of 4th graders at Bennett Woods were proficient or better in Math, compared to the state averages of 42.7% and 39.4%. However, the school's performance is slightly below the Okemos Public Schools district averages in ELA and Math.

While Bennett Woods has a diverse student population, with 24.5% Asian, 55.1% White, and 10.3% Multi-racial students, the school's Asian and Multi-racial student subgroups consistently perform at a high level, ranking in the top 10-25 among Michigan elementary schools in these categories. The school's White student subgroup also performs well, ranking in the top 300 among Michigan elementary schools. However, the school's Special Education and Low Socioeconomic Status (SES) student subgroups have lower performance, ranking in the bottom half or bottom third of Michigan elementary schools. Additionally, Bennett Woods has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism rates, rising from 15.5% in 2022-2023 to 29.5% in 2023-2024, which is higher than the state average and the nearby East Lansing and Haslett school districts.

476

Students ?

15.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,287

Per pupil spending ?

14.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2650 Bennett Rd
Okemos, MI 48864-2464

(517) 706-5100

District: Okemos Public Schools

Students who attend Bennett Woods Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Chippewa Middle School
	Kinawa School
High:	Okemos High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

60.9%

Asian:

19.1%

Two or more races:

11.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 97th percentile in 2015 → 85th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (60% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 15% of Michigan elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2015

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

!Near the bottom of Okemos Public Schools's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school60%

District avg62%

Michigan avg41%

228^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 15%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From top 3% (2015) to top 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Elementary Schools in the Okemos Public Schools

29^th of 613Okemos 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
2025	83.3	228 of 1488	84.7%	★★★★☆
2024	81.8	231 of 1486	84.5%	★★★★☆
2023	82.2	225 of 1470	84.7%	★★★★☆
2022	90.2	101 of 1344	92.5%	★★★★★
2021	83.0	150 of 1153	87.0%	★★★★☆
2019	93.6	51 of 1408	96.4%	★★★★★
2018	94.3	47 of 1448	96.8%	★★★★★
2017	86.3	122 of 1466	91.7%	★★★★★
2016	93.3	60 of 1548	96.1%	★★★★★
2015	93.5	53 of 1580	96.6%	★★★★★
2014	90.0	74 of 1533	95.2%	★★★★★
2013	90.9	69 of 1563	95.6%	★★★★★
2012	93.6	37 of 1566	97.6%	★★★★★
2011	81.8	126 of 1552	91.9%	★★★★★
2010	78.4	197 of 1552	87.3%	★★★★☆
2009	85.5	66 of 1589	95.8%	★★★★★
2008	85.9	51 of 1577	96.8%	★★★★★
2007	88.4	21 of 1565	98.7%	★★★★★
2006	81.7	139 of 1545	91.0%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	83.6	10 of 95	89.5%	★★★★★
2024	71.8	30 of 97	69.1%	★★★★☆
2018	74.8	23 of 101	77.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	80.8	208 of 1338	84.5%	★★★★☆
2024	80.8	194 of 1342	85.5%	★★★★☆
2023	80.3	188 of 1321	85.8%	★★★★☆
2022	94.1	26 of 1106	97.6%	★★★★★
2021	87.8	52 of 902	94.2%	★★★★★
2019	92.4	42 of 1171	96.4%	★★★★★
2018	90.0	88 of 1443	93.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	56.4	517 of 1346	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	30.7	990 of 1381	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.6	898 of 1350	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	67.9	262 of 1099	76.2%	★★★★☆
2019	95.8	11 of 1134	99.0%	★★★★★
2018	84.5	120 of 1397	91.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	79.3	249 of 1366	81.8%	★★★★☆
2024	77.1	242 of 1347	82.0%	★★★★☆
2023	78.9	230 of 1334	82.8%	★★★★☆
2022	82.1	157 of 1139	86.2%	★★★★☆
2021	69.4	222 of 915	75.7%	★★★★☆
2019	93.8	33 of 1196	97.2%	★★★★★
2018	95.2	29 of 1446	98.0%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	58.6	25 of 93	73.1%	★★★★☆
2023	81.3	13 of 81	84.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	41.6	141 of 252	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.5	158 of 225	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.2	95 of 195	51.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	72.6	292 of 1206	75.8%	★★★★☆
2024	76.2	245 of 1204	79.7%	★★★★☆
2023	80.3	191 of 1198	84.1%	★★★★☆
2022	89.4	72 of 1102	93.5%	★★★★★
2021	73.6	210 of 1005	79.1%	★★★★☆
2019	93.1	38 of 1128	96.6%	★★★★★
2018	95.3	21 of 1253	98.3%	★★★★★

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)

Asian (2025)89th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)84th percentile~ school

Male (2025)82nd percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)76th percentile-9 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)73rd percentile-12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)62nd percentile-23 vs school

Special Education (2025)44th percentile-41 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Math64%+23 vs state

English Language Arts56%+16 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				M-Step English Language Arts (2025)			M-Step Math (2025)			M-Step Science (2025)	M-Step Social Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	M-Step English Language Arts 3rd Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bennett Woods Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	2650 Bennett Rd	Okemos	48864	Ingham County	Okemos Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 706-5100	476	30	15.8	14.7%	290 (60.9%)	38 (8.0%)	3 (0.6%)	91 (19.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (11.3%)	83.3	228^th of 1488 public elementary schools	84.7%		81.8	231^st of 1486 public elementary schools	84.5%	3	50.4	63.3		61.1	67.3				$14,287	$721	$13,566
Okemos Public MontessoriCentral	Public	PK, KG-4	4406 Okemos Rd	Okemos	48864	Ingham County	Okemos Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 706-5400	326	21	15.6	10.7%	144 (44.2%)	12 (3.7%)	10 (3.1%)	124 (38.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (10.7%)	97.3	21^st of 1488 public elementary schools	98.6%		94.4	56^th of 1486 public elementary schools	96.2%	35	80.7	77.2		83.9	73.7				$16,729	$1,057	$15,673
Hiawatha Elementary School	Public	K-4	1900 Jolly Rd	Okemos	48864	Ingham County	Okemos Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 706-4500	441	28	15.7	23.1%	246 (55.8%)	41 (9.3%)	3 (0.7%)	97 (22.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (11.8%)	75.6	330^th of 1488 public elementary schools	77.8%		80.1	244^th of 1486 public elementary schools	83.6%	86	51.3	60.2		58.2	47.4				$14,922	$1,243	$13,679
Cornell Elementary School	Public	K-4	4371 Cornell Rd	Okemos	48864	Ingham County	Okemos Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 706-5300	439	26	16.8	12.3%	254 (57.9%)	13 (3.0%)	3 (0.7%)	105 (23.9%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (13.4%)	86.3	186^th of 1488 public elementary schools	87.5%		82.2	224^th of 1486 public elementary schools	84.9%	38	57.9	62.9		63.9	63.0				$14,656	$675	$13,980
Red Cedar School	Public	PK, KG-5	1110 Narcissus Dr	East Lansing	48823	Ingham County	East Lansing School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 333-5060	189	21	8.9	43.4%	77 (40.7%)	29 (15.3%)	24 (12.7%)	41 (21.7%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (8.5%)	55.3	642^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	56.9%		59.4	561^st of 1486 public elementary schools	62.2%	81	28.6	40.9	79.2	37.1	22.7	58.3	70.8	25.0	$20,814	$1,447	$19,367
Marble School	Public	PK, KG-5	729 N Hagadorn Rd	East Lansing	48823	Ingham County	East Lansing School District	No	No	No	No	(517) 333-7860	306	20	15.4	35.6%	175 (57.2%)	49 (16.0%)	35 (11.4%)	8 (2.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (12.4%)	71.7	390^th of 1488 public elementary schools	73.8%		68.2	436^th of 1486 public elementary schools	70.7%	46	37.7	57.7	60.8	45.3	53.8	53.8	48.1	44.2	$13,669	$608	$13,061
Forest View School	Public	PK, KG-4	3119 Stoneleigh Dr	Lansing	48910	Ingham County	Lansing Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 755-1330	262	21	12.5	83.2%	72 (27.5%)	87 (33.2%)	44 (16.8%)	9 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (19.1%)	23.2	1107^th of 1488 public elementary schools	25.6%		26.7	1073^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	27.8%	34	25.0	27.5		27.1	25.0				$20,208	$6,358	$13,850
Glencairn School	Public	PK, KG-5	939 N Harrison Rd	East Lansing	48823	Ingham County	East Lansing School District	No	No	No	No	(517) 333-7930	298	18	16.1	23.8%	186 (62.4%)	30 (10.1%)	32 (10.7%)	12 (4.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	36 (12.1%)	77.3	300^th of 1488 public elementary schools	79.8%		77.2	298^th of 1486 public elementary schools	79.9%	2	49.0	68.2	66.0	52.9	51.2	41.5	64.2	39.6	$13,027	$617	$12,410
Donley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2961 E Lake Lansing Rd	East Lansing	48823	Ingham County	East Lansing School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 333-7370	262	20	12.9	57.3%	100 (38.2%)	68 (26.0%)	38 (14.5%)	19 (7.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (13.7%)	44.9	794^th of 1488 public elementary schools	46.6%		48.3	725^th of 1486 public elementary schools	51.2%	69	35.0	54.8	31.3	50.0	38.1	22.9	27.1	33.3	$16,952	$1,572	$15,380
Vera Ralya Elementary School	Public	2-5	5645 School St	Haslett	48840	Ingham County	Haslett Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 339-8202	391	24	16.2	24.6%	282 (72.1%)	20 (5.1%)	45 (11.5%)	11 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.2%)	73.6	358^th of 1488 public elementary schools	75.9%		77.3	297^th of 1486 public elementary schools	80.0%	61	48.0	52.0	50.0	57.7	58.2	39.6	50.0	54.2	$14,951	$653	$14,298

Frequently Asked Questions about Bennett Woods Elementary School

Is Bennett Woods Elementary School a good school?

Bennett Woods Elementary School ranks 228^th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Bennett Woods Elementary School in?

Okemos Public Schools

How many students attend Bennett Woods Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 476 students attended Bennett Woods Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Bennett Woods Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Bennett Woods Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Chippewa Middle School
Middle : Kinawa School
High : Okemos High School

What is the racial makeup of Bennett Woods Elementary School?

Students at Bennett Woods Elementary School are 61% White, 19% Asian, 11% Two or more races, 8% African American.

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