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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 165 th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

165^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 89% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Sharon J Hardy Elementary School is a public elementary school in South Lyon, Michigan, serving 580 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the South Lyon Community Schools district, which is ranked 56th out of 613 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Sharon J Hardy Elementary consistently outperforms the state average in M-Step assessments across grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 5th-graders achieved 70.4% proficiency in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 44.4%. The school also has strong performance across different student subgroups, with female students ranking 117th and Asian students ranking 37th out of Michigan elementary schools. While chronic absenteeism has increased in recent years, it remains lower than the state average. The school also has a relatively high spending per student of $16,879, compared to the state average.

When compared to other elementary schools in the South Lyon Community Schools district, Sharon J Hardy Elementary generally outperforms its peers in academic assessments. The school serves a more affluent student population, with a low percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Additionally, the school has maintained a relatively low student-teacher ratio, which may contribute to its strong academic performance. Overall, Sharon J Hardy Elementary is a high-performing public school that has consistently earned a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

570

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,879

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: Improving — 84th percentile in 2015 → 89th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (62% vs 39% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of Michigan elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school62%

District avg56%

Michigan avg39%

165^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 11%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From top 16% (2015) to top 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 8Elementary Schools in the South Lyon Community Schools

56^th of 613South 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
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
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
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
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%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
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)

Female (2025)88th percentile~ school

Male (2025)87th percentile~ school

White (2025)82nd percentile-6 vs school

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

Asian (2025)53rd percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Science71%+31 vs state

Math66%+27 vs state

English Language Arts62%+21 vs state

Social Studies42%+12 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
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%)	87.5	165^th of 1488 public elementary schools	88.9%		85.8	176^th of 1486 public elementary schools	88.2%	11	50.5	68.1	70.4	67.9	69.2	60.2	71.4	41.8	$16,879	$1,694	$15,185
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%)	90.7	109^th of 1488 public elementary schools	92.7%		89.8	116^th of 1486 public elementary schools	92.2%	7	57.8	61.0	70.8	66.7	65.7	63.5	68.8	64.6	$13,711	$1,598	$12,113
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%)	95.1	52^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	96.5%		92.5	72^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	95.2%	20	68.4	70.2		73.8	82.4				$15,660	$706	$14,954
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%)	77.3	302^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	79.7%		71.9	376^th of 1486 public elementary schools	74.7%	74	48.6	66.7	62.2	58.6	60.0	40.2	52.4	42.7	$15,087	$2,722	$12,364
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%)	82.7	233^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	84.3%		78.9	266^th of 1486 public elementary schools	82.1%	33	44.0	70.3	71.8	58.7	58.1	57.7	69.0	39.4	$14,104	$1,079	$13,025
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%)	70	411^th of 1488 public elementary schools	72.4%		59.5	559^th of 1486 public elementary schools	62.4%	148	60.5	51.4	45.0	71.6	41.7	31.7	56.7	36.7	$13,849	$1,484	$12,364
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%)	95.8	45^th of 1488 public elementary schools	97.0%		95.1	50^th of 1486 public elementary schools	96.6%	5	72.1	73.8	78.8	65.1	79.6	68.2	76.5	67.1	$16,346	$838	$15,508
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%)	90.4	116^th of 1488 public elementary schools	92.2%		92	79^th of 1486 public elementary schools	94.7%	37	58.6	68.3		68.1	71.3				$16,692	$706	$15,986
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%)	96.5	32^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	97.8%		98.1	10^th of 1486 public elementary schools	99.3%	22	68.8	76.9		77.6	82.0				$14,765	$706	$14,059
Salem Elementary School	Public	K-5	7806 Salem Rd	Northville	48168	Washtenaw 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%)	64.9	495^th of 1488 public elementary schools	66.7%		60.4	545^th of 1486 public elementary schools	63.3%	50	41.7	36.5	50.0	52.5	44.4	51.5	50.0	41.2	$17,651	$2,063	$15,588

Frequently Asked Questions about 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

How many students attend Sharon J Hardy Elementary School?

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

What district is Sharon J Hardy Elementary School in?

South Lyon Community Schools

Is Sharon J Hardy Elementary School a good school?

Sharon J Hardy Elementary School ranks 165^th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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.

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