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Kent Lake Elementary School

Q: Is Kent Lake Elementary School a good school?

Kent Lake Elementary School ranks 306 th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

306^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 79% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Kent Lake Elementary School is a K-5 public school in South Lyon, MI, serving 518 students as part of the highly-rated South Lyon Community Schools district. The school has consistently earned a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger and ranks in the 79th to 83rd percentile statewide, making it a solid, dependable choice for families in the area.

One of the most notable things about Kent Lake is its economic diversity. About 24% of its students qualify for free or reduced lunch, which is significantly higher than nearby district schools like Sharon J Hardy Elementary School (8%) or Sayre Elementary School (14%). Despite serving a more diverse population, Kent Lake actually spends less per student ($14,457) than several of its peers, including Sharon J Hardy ($17,793) and Ann L Dolsen Elementary School ($16,419). This means the school achieves strong results with comparatively fewer resources, which is worth noting for parents who value efficiency and equity.

Kent Lake shows a real strength in supporting students with special needs—these students ranked in the 73rd and 80th percentiles statewide in recent years, a standout achievement. However, there are a couple of areas to watch. Fourth-grade scores took a notable dip in the most recent school year (44% in English Language Arts and 49% in Math), which is unusual since the same students performed well in 3rd grade. Math proficiency in upper grades has also trended downward, from 61% in 5th grade in 2023-2024 to 46% in 2025-2026. Additionally, while the school excels with special education students, performance among low-income students has slipped from the 66th percentile to the mid-40s in recent years. Compared to top-rated neighbors like Spencer Road Elementary School in Brighton Area Schools, Kent Lake faces a more challenging demographic profile, making its overall solid performance all the more impressive.

518

Students ?

17.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,457

Per pupil spending ?

24.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

30181 Kent Lake Rd
South Lyon, MI 48178-9278

(248) 573-8350

District: South Lyon Community Schools

Students who attend Kent Lake Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Centennial Middle School
High:	South Lyon High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

83.0%

Asian:

6.6%

Hispanic:

6.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 85th percentile in 2016 → 79th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (52% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of Michigan elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school52%

District avg53%

Michigan avg38%

306^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 21%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From top 15% (2016) to top 21% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 8Elementary Schools in the South Lyon Community Schools

73^rd of 625South Lyon Community 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	77.0	306 of 1492	79.5%	★★★★☆
2025	76.9	308 of 1488	79.3%	★★★★☆
2024	79.4	258 of 1486	82.6%	★★★★☆
2023	77.5	289 of 1470	80.3%	★★★★☆
2022	73.4	300 of 1344	77.7%	★★★★☆
2021	60.6	387 of 1153	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.6	509 of 1408	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.8	392 of 1448	72.9%	★★★★☆
2017	75.2	274 of 1466	81.3%	★★★★☆
2016	81.1	236 of 1548	84.8%	★★★★☆
2015	80.9	246 of 1580	84.4%	★★★★☆
2014	79.5	260 of 1533	83.0%	★★★★☆
2013	82.6	199 of 1563	87.3%	★★★★☆
2012	91.9	54 of 1566	96.6%	★★★★★
2011	81.9	121 of 1552	92.2%	★★★★★
2010	81.2	110 of 1552	92.9%	★★★★★
2009	83.6	113 of 1589	92.9%	★★★★★
2008	81.0	175 of 1577	88.9%	★★★★☆
2007	80.6	188 of 1565	88.0%	★★★★☆
2006	78.8	202 of 1545	86.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	75.6	259 of 1343	80.7%	★★★★☆
2025	78.5	229 of 1338	82.9%	★★★★☆
2024	71.0	301 of 1342	77.6%	★★★★☆
2023	76.4	236 of 1321	82.1%	★★★★☆
2022	68.5	276 of 1106	75.0%	★★★★☆
2021	57.7	319 of 902	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.1	424 of 1171	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.8	328 of 1443	77.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	79.3	27 of 209	87.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	45.4	685 of 1352	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.9	730 of 1346	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.9	471 of 1381	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.5	505 of 1350	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.5	357 of 1134	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.0	685 of 1397	51.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	70.0	362 of 1372	73.6%	★★★★☆
2025	67.6	403 of 1366	70.5%	★★★★☆
2024	76.5	255 of 1347	81.1%	★★★★☆
2023	69.0	365 of 1334	72.6%	★★★★☆
2022	69.5	299 of 1139	73.7%	★★★★☆
2021	47.7	444 of 915	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.2	566 of 1196	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.0	456 of 1446	68.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	65.0	67 of 246	72.8%	★★★★☆
2024	71.5	45 of 225	80.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	64.5	387 of 1199	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	67.1	365 of 1206	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.1	302 of 1204	74.9%	★★★★☆
2023	71.0	303 of 1198	74.7%	★★★★☆
2022	69.7	296 of 1102	73.1%	★★★★☆
2021	55.2	408 of 1005	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.4	539 of 1128	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.6	417 of 1253	66.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)87th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2026)81st percentile~ school

Male (2026)74th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2026)73rd percentile-7 vs school

White (2026)68th percentile-12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)49th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts57%+16 vs state

Science53%+13 vs state

Math52%+14 vs state

Social Studies39%+11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				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	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
Kent Lake Elementary School	Public	K-5	30181 Kent Lake Rd	South Lyon	48178	Oakland County	South Lyon Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 573-8350	518	30	17.1	24.1%	430 (83.0%)	5 (1.0%)	32 (6.2%)	34 (6.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.9%)	77	306^th of 1492 public elementary schools	79.5%		76.9	308^th of 1488 public elementary schools	79.3%	2	57.3	44.2	66.3	62.7	49.4	45.9	53.1	38.8	$14,457	$586	$13,872
Ann L Dolsen Elementary School	Public	K-5	56775 Rice St	New Hudson	48165	Oakland County	South Lyon Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 573-8400	427	27	16.1	12.2%	242 (56.7%)	30 (7.0%)	10 (2.3%)	124 (29.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.9%)	75.9	325^th of 1492 public elementary schools	78.2%		77.3	302^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	79.7%	23	43.9	68.3	60.0	64.9	52.4	35.7	57.1	35.7	$16,419	$946	$15,472
William A Pearson Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	57900 11 Mile Rd	South Lyon	48178	Oakland County	South Lyon Community Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(248) 573-8750	576	33	17.6	16.0%	442 (76.7%)	15 (2.6%)	34 (5.9%)	52 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.7%)	90	135^th of 1492 public elementary schools	91.0%		90.7	109^th of 1488 public elementary schools	92.7%	26	56.7	65.7	68.2	65.6	67.6	56.4	62.7	51.8	$13,748	$930	$12,818
Frank E Bartlett School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	350 School St	South Lyon	48178	Oakland County	South Lyon Community Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(248) 573-8300	483	28	17.4	18.2%	384 (79.5%)	12 (2.5%)	28 (5.8%)	45 (9.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.7%)	69.2	420^th of 1492 public elementary schools	71.8%		70	411^th of 1488 public elementary schools	72.4%	9	44.1	60.5	50.0	52.2	62.2	37.8	44.6	32.4	$13,775	$812	$12,963
William A Brummer Elementary School	Public	K-5	9919 N Rushton Rd	South Lyon	48178	Oakland County	South Lyon Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 573-8520	469	28	17.0	16.2%	419 (89.3%)	7 (1.5%)	16 (3.4%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.5%)	79.4	271^st of 1492 public elementary schools	81.8%		83	229^th of 1488 public elementary schools	84.6%	42	51.2	54.0	59.0	57.1	58.7	48.7	59.0	39.7	$13,780	$775	$13,004
Sayre Elementary School	Public	K-5	23000 Valerie St	South Lyon	48178	Oakland County	South Lyon Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 573-8500	450	27	16.4	14.0%	387 (86.0%)	5 (1.1%)	20 (4.4%)	12 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.8%)	79.2	275^th of 1492 public elementary schools	81.6%		82.7	233^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	84.3%	42	57.5	53.4	63.2	63.8	50.7	43.4	55.3	39.5	$14,386	$502	$13,884
Spencer Road Elementary School	Public	K-4	10639 Spencer Rd	Brighton	48114	Livingston County	Brighton Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 299-4350	507	29	17.3	14.0%	473 (93.3%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.4%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.2%)	92.3	97^th of 1492 public elementary schools	93.5%		92.1	90^th of 1488 public elementary schools	94.0%	7	58.1	68.6		74.3	74.5				$14,482	$673	$13,809
Sharon J Hardy Elementary School	Public	K-5	24650 Collingwood Dr	South Lyon	48178	Oakland County	South Lyon Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 573-8650	570	40	14.3	8.2%	426 (74.7%)	9 (1.6%)	15 (2.6%)	93 (16.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.2%)	79.1	281^st of 1492 public elementary schools	81.2%		87.5	165^th of 1488 public elementary schools	88.9%	116	40.2	60.7	69.9	53.7	75.7	46.2	53.8	36.6	$17,793	$1,006	$16,787
Hawkins Elementary School	Public	K-4	8900 Lee Rd	Brighton	48116	Livingston County	Brighton Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 299-3900	551	32	17.1	11.8%	494 (89.7%)	3 (0.5%)	22 (4.0%)	12 (2.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.3%)	79.8	265^th of 1492 public elementary schools	82.2%		72.1	384^th of 1488 public elementary schools	74.2%	119	61.0	48.6		61.9	57.0				$14,856	$572	$14,284
Hilton Road Elementary School	Public	K-4	9600 Hilton Rd	Brighton	48114	Livingston County	Brighton Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 299-3950	507	29	17.6	7.3%	454 (89.5%)	4 (0.8%)	23 (4.5%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.6%)	92.7	91^st of 1492 public elementary schools	93.9%		87.2	170^th of 1488 public elementary schools	88.6%	79	63.2	64.0		75.8	73.0				$14,950	$655	$14,294

Frequently Asked Questions about Kent Lake Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Kent Lake Elementary School?

Students at Kent Lake Elementary School are 83% White, 7% Asian, 6% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Kent Lake Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Kent Lake Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Centennial Middle School
High : South Lyon High School

What district is Kent Lake Elementary School in?

South Lyon Community Schools

How many students attend Kent Lake Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 518 students attended Kent Lake Elementary School.

Is Kent Lake Elementary School a good school?

Kent Lake Elementary School ranks 306^th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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