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Sharon J Hardy Elementary School

Q: Is Sharon J Hardy Elementary School a good school?

Sharon J Hardy Elementary School ranks 281 st of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

281^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 81% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Sharon J Hardy Elementary School is a K-5 school in South Lyon, MI, serving 570 students as part of the high-performing South Lyon Community Schools district.

Hardy Elementary stands out for its remarkable academic growth in the upper elementary grades. While 3rd-grade math proficiency was 53.7% in the 2025-2026 school year, 4th-grade students jumped to an impressive 75.7% proficiency—a pattern that repeats across multiple years and subjects. Similarly, English Language Arts proficiency climbs from 40.2% in 3rd grade to 69.9% by 5th grade. This suggests the school has particularly effective instructional strategies that help students thrive as they advance. The school also boasts an exceptionally low chronic absenteeism rate of 10.8%, less than half the state average of 27.9%, indicating strong family engagement. With a favorable student-teacher ratio of 14.3 and the highest per-student spending ($17,793) among comparable schools in the area, Hardy invests heavily in individualized attention. Within its own district, Hardy outperforms Frank E Bartlett School, Salem Elementary School, and Ann L Dolsen Elementary School, ranking 281st in the state.

However, parents should note a few areas of consideration. The school sits in a highly competitive landscape—nearby Northville Public Schools and Novi Community School District schools like Moraine Elementary School and Thornton Creek Elementary School post proficiency rates in the 80-90% range. Hardy also experienced a slight dip in 3rd-grade scores in the most recent year, dropping from 67.9% to 53.7% in math. Additionally, 5th-grade social studies remains a relative weakness at 36.6% proficiency, below the district average. Still, with its consistent 4-star rating over the past decade and strong upper-grade results, Hardy offers a solid, resource-rich education that helps students build momentum as they approach middle school.

570

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,793

Per pupil spending ?

8.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

24650 Collingwood Dr
South Lyon, MI 48178-8091

(248) 573-8650

District: South Lyon Community Schools

Students who attend Sharon J Hardy Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Millennium Middle School
High:	South Lyon East High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

74.7%

Asian:

16.3%

Two or more races:

4.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 81st percentile in 2016 → 81st in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (55% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 19% of Michigan elementary schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school55%

District avg53%

Michigan avg38%

281^st of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 19%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	79.1	281 of 1492	81.2%	★★★★☆
2025	87.5	165 of 1488	88.9%	★★★★☆
2024	85.8	176 of 1486	88.2%	★★★★☆
2023	83.6	201 of 1470	86.3%	★★★★☆
2022	82.9	186 of 1344	86.2%	★★★★☆
2021	75.5	222 of 1153	80.7%	★★★★☆
2019	82.2	191 of 1408	86.4%	★★★★☆
2018	86.0	163 of 1448	88.7%	★★★★☆
2017	81.5	196 of 1466	86.6%	★★★★☆
2016	76.7	301 of 1548	80.6%	★★★★☆
2015	80.6	253 of 1580	84.0%	★★★★☆
2014	86.1	144 of 1533	90.6%	★★★★★
2013	86.5	136 of 1563	91.3%	★★★★★
2012	91.9	55 of 1566	96.5%	★★★★★
2011	86.3	20 of 1552	98.7%	★★★★★
2010	83.4	37 of 1552	97.6%	★★★★★
2009	86.2	54 of 1589	96.6%	★★★★★
2008	83.0	120 of 1577	92.4%	★★★★★
2007	80.0	196 of 1565	87.5%	★★★★☆
2006	80.9	154 of 1545	90.0%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	49.0	55 of 100	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	60.2	45 of 95	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.4	37 of 97	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.4	40 of 84	52.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	69.9	325 of 1343	75.8%	★★★★☆
2025	84.7	156 of 1338	88.3%	★★★★☆
2024	87.0	117 of 1342	91.3%	★★★★★
2023	80.6	185 of 1321	86.0%	★★★★☆
2022	79.4	161 of 1106	85.4%	★★★★☆
2021	64.4	258 of 902	71.4%	★★★★☆
2019	75.7	213 of 1171	81.8%	★★★★☆
2018	78.4	268 of 1443	81.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	71.2	301 of 1397	78.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	80.3	223 of 1372	83.7%	★★★★☆
2025	84.1	179 of 1366	86.9%	★★★★☆
2024	78.2	228 of 1347	83.1%	★★★★☆
2023	80.9	203 of 1334	84.8%	★★★★☆
2022	79.5	184 of 1139	83.8%	★★★★☆
2021	74.1	188 of 915	79.5%	★★★★☆
2019	79.3	192 of 1196	83.9%	★★★★☆
2018	87.2	134 of 1446	90.7%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	63.6	72 of 246	70.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	68.8	334 of 1199	72.1%	★★★★☆
2025	80.1	212 of 1206	82.4%	★★★★☆
2024	77.5	233 of 1204	80.6%	★★★★☆
2023	71.5	298 of 1198	75.1%	★★★★☆
2022	74.8	236 of 1102	78.6%	★★★★☆
2021	67.9	278 of 1005	72.3%	★★★★☆
2019	71.6	274 of 1128	75.7%	★★★★☆
2018	79.1	207 of 1253	83.5%	★★★★☆

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)

Male (2026)84th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2018)78th percentile-10 vs school

Female (2026)76th percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)72nd percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2026)71st percentile-10 vs school

Asian (2026)45th percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Math60%+21 vs state

English Language Arts58%+17 vs state

Science54%+14 vs state

Social Studies37%+9 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
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
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
Deerfield Elementary School	Public	K-4	26500 Wixom Rd	Novi	48374	Oakland County	Novi Community School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 449-1700	459	27	17.1	5.2%	157 (34.2%)	25 (5.4%)	15 (3.3%)	237 (51.6%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	19 (4.1%)	94.1	68^th of 1492 public elementary schools	95.4%		95.1	52^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	96.5%	16	60.7	69.9		72.7	85.0				$17,094	$708	$16,386
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
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
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
Thornton Creek Elementary School	Public	K-5	46180 W 9 Mile Rd	Novi	48374	Oakland County	Northville Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 465-2350	531	34	15.8	4.7%	338 (63.7%)	16 (3.0%)	24 (4.5%)	141 (26.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.3%)	97.6	17^th of 1492 public elementary schools	98.9%		95.8	45^th of 1488 public elementary schools	97.0%	28	78.8	81.6	78.1	83.7	85.2	70.8	68.9	60.4	$17,294	$960	$16,334
Parkview Elementary School	Public	K-4	45825 W 11 Mile Rd	Novi	48374	Oakland County	Novi Community School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 449-1220	515	32	16.2	7.4%	108 (21.0%)	29 (5.6%)	23 (4.5%)	334 (64.9%)	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.3%)	96.9	29^th of 1492 public elementary schools	98.1%		90.4	116^th of 1488 public elementary schools	92.2%	87	78.8	69.8		83.0	80.0				$16,124	$700	$15,423
Novi Woods Elementary School	Public	K-4	25195 Taft Rd	Novi	48374	Oakland County	Novi Community School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 449-1230	496	28	17.5	6.0%	188 (37.9%)	21 (4.2%)	21 (4.2%)	244 (49.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.0%)	94.6	55^th of 1492 public elementary schools	96.3%		96.5	32^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	97.8%	23	72.2	66.0		78.3	70.6				$16,137	$659	$15,477
Salem Elementary School	Public	K-5	7806 Salem Rd	Northville	48168	Wayne County	South Lyon Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 573-8450	371	24	15.4	32.3%	279 (75.2%)	16 (4.3%)	7 (1.9%)	44 (11.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.5%)	54.3	634^th of 1492 public elementary schools	57.5%		64.9	495^th of 1488 public elementary schools	66.7%	139	46.9	39.4	34.8	48.4	50.7	36.4	40.9	24.2	$16,077	$1,080	$14,996

Frequently Asked Questions about Sharon J Hardy Elementary School

Is Sharon J Hardy Elementary School a good school?

Sharon J Hardy Elementary School ranks 281^st of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Sharon J Hardy Elementary School in?

South Lyon Community Schools

What is the racial makeup of Sharon J Hardy Elementary School?

Students at Sharon J Hardy Elementary School are 75% White, 16% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 2% African American.

How many students attend Sharon J Hardy Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 570 students attended Sharon J Hardy Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Sharon J Hardy Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Sharon J Hardy Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Millennium Middle School
High : South Lyon East High School

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