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Ann L Dolsen Elementary School

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Ann L Dolsen Elementary School ranks 302 nd of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

302^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 80% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Ann L Dolsen Elementary School is a public elementary school located in New Hudson, Michigan, serving 441 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the South Lyon Community Schools district, which is ranked 56th out of 613 districts in Michigan and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ann L Dolsen Elementary School consistently outperforms the state average in M-Step/English Language Arts, M-Step/Math, M-Step/Science, and M-Step/Social Studies across grades 3-5. The school's strongest performance is in 4th grade English Language Arts, where it has consistently scored over 60% proficient or better, significantly higher than the state and district averages. The school also performs well for English Language Learner students, ranking in the top 45-59 Michigan elementary schools in this category. However, the school's performance for male students and white students is more average, ranking in the middle 300s to 500s among Michigan elementary schools.

Despite the school's strong academic performance, it faces challenges with increasing chronic absenteeism, which has risen from 13.2% in 2020-2021 to 29.5% in 2023-2024, significantly higher than the state average and the South Lyon Community Schools district average. Compared to nearby schools, such as Wixom Elementary and Sharon J Hardy Elementary, Ann L Dolsen Elementary School performs similarly or better in most academic areas, but some schools, like William A Pearson Elementary, consistently outperform it.

427

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,087

Per pupil spending ?

12.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

56775 Rice St
New Hudson, MI 48165-8530

(248) 573-8400

District: South Lyon Community Schools

Students who attend Ann L Dolsen Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Centennial Middle School
High:	South Lyon East High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.7%

Asian:

29.0%

African American:

7.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 59th percentile in 2022 → 80th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (53% vs 39% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 20% of Michigan elementary schools

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 80th (2025) from a 59th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school53%

District avg56%

Michigan avg39%

302^nd of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 20%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From top 13% (2015) to top 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th 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	77.3	302 of 1488	79.7%	★★★★☆
2024	71.9	376 of 1486	74.7%	★★★★☆
2023	69.5	397 of 1470	73.0%	★★★★☆
2022	55.5	551 of 1344	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.3	459 of 1153	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.9	527 of 1408	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.1	541 of 1448	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	72.1	321 of 1466	78.1%	★★★★☆
2016	78.3	284 of 1548	81.7%	★★★★☆
2015	83.1	212 of 1580	86.6%	★★★★☆
2014	82.1	201 of 1533	86.9%	★★★★☆
2013	81.7	223 of 1563	85.7%	★★★★☆
2012	82.1	218 of 1566	86.1%	★★★★☆
2011	73.5	391 of 1552	74.8%	★★★★☆
2010	73.5	387 of 1552	75.1%	★★★★☆
2009	66.7	622 of 1589	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	58.3	815 of 1577	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	62.1	686 of 1565	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	74.4	306 of 1545	80.2%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	93.2	16 of 475	96.6%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	63.5	40 of 95	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.2	43 of 97	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.7	48 of 84	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	68.6	45 of 173	74.0%	★★★★☆
2024	63.9	59 of 184	67.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	73.7	288 of 1338	78.5%	★★★★☆
2024	70.8	306 of 1342	77.2%	★★★★☆
2023	72.3	278 of 1321	79.0%	★★★★☆
2022	58.7	398 of 1106	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.5	374 of 902	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.1	376 of 1171	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.5	502 of 1443	65.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	74.2	243 of 1381	82.4%	★★★★☆
2023	52.3	580 of 1350	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.1	856 of 1397	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	72.5	338 of 1366	75.3%	★★★★☆
2024	64.0	439 of 1347	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.3	557 of 1334	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.4	564 of 1139	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.8	331 of 915	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.7	586 of 1196	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.3	577 of 1446	60.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	37.4	247 of 403	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	63.2	412 of 1206	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.1	588 of 1204	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.5	485 of 1198	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.2	635 of 1102	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.4	492 of 1005	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.7	678 of 1128	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.9	738 of 1253	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2018)97th percentile+34 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)82nd percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)78th percentile~ school

Male (2025)75th percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)74th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)66th percentile-14 vs school

Asian (2025)58th percentile-22 vs school

Special Education (2018)39th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts59%+17 vs state

Science52%+12 vs state

Math52%+14 vs state

Social Studies43%+13 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, January 12, 2011

This school is extremly poorly ran. There is no expierence in the staff. I have a child enrolled there and have tried to get him transfered from the second week of school. I WILL NOT SEND MY OTHER KIDS THERE! Close Quote

Schools Near Ann L Dolsen Elementary School

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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
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
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
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%)	76.9	308^th of 1488 public elementary schools	79.3%		79.4	258^th of 1486 public elementary schools	82.6%	50	43.6	53.3	60.9	54.4	53.8	59.1	57.0	41.9	$14,488	$1,189	$13,299
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
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
Wixom Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	301 N Wixom Rd	Wixom	48393	Oakland County	Walled Lake Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 956-3400	438	26	16.9	30.4%	242 (55.3%)	63 (14.4%)	57 (13.0%)	49 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.2%)	65.5	485^th of 1488 public elementary schools	67.4%		73	356^th of 1486 public elementary schools	76.0%	129	43.2	57.6	40.0	58.4	63.9	38.6	42.3	35.7	$12,774	$748	$12,025
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
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
Johnson Elementary School	Public	K-5	515 General Motors Rd	Milford	48381	Oakland County	Huron Valley Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 684-8020	419	25	16.6	39.1%	316 (75.4%)	13 (3.1%)	57 (13.6%)	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.2%)	55.9	633^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	57.5%		68.7	428^th of 1486 public elementary schools	71.2%	205	30.6	56.9	48.5	32.9	45.5	40.0	55.4	27.7	$14,696	$1,019	$13,677
William A Brummer Elementary School	Public	K-5	9919 N Rushton Rd	South Lyon	48178	Livingston 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%)	83	229^th of 1488 public elementary schools	84.6%		72.8	360^th of 1486 public elementary schools	75.8%	131	53.2	54.8	64.4	64.5	54.8	48.9	63.3	51.1	$13,393	$994	$12,399

Frequently Asked Questions about Ann L Dolsen Elementary School

How many students attend Ann L Dolsen Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 427 students attended Ann L Dolsen Elementary School.

What district is Ann L Dolsen Elementary School in?

South Lyon Community Schools

What schools do graduates of Ann L Dolsen Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Ann L Dolsen Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Centennial Middle School
High : South Lyon East High School

What is the racial makeup of Ann L Dolsen Elementary School?

Students at Ann L Dolsen Elementary School are 57% White, 29% Asian, 7% African American, 5% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

Is Ann L Dolsen Elementary School a good school?

Ann L Dolsen Elementary School ranks 302^nd of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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