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Sayre Elementary School

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Sayre Elementary School ranks 233 rd of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

233^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 84% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Sayre Elementary School is a public elementary school in South Lyon Community Schools district, serving 475 students in grades K-5. The school consistently performs above the state average in academic assessments, ranking in the top 25% of Michigan elementary schools in recent years.

Sayre Elementary's strong academic performance is evident across grades, with 4th and 5th-grade students outperforming the district and state in both English Language Arts and Math assessments. The school's 5th-grade students also achieved high proficiency rates in Science and Social Studies, significantly exceeding state averages. However, the school faces challenges with rising chronic absenteeism, which has increased from 8.9% to 29.5% in the past few years, higher than the state average.

While Sayre Elementary consistently outperforms other South Lyon Community Schools elementary schools, some nearby schools, such as Thornton Creek Elementary in Northville Public Schools and Deerfield Elementary in Novi Community School District, have even higher academic achievement and statewide rankings. The school's lower performance for students from low socioeconomic backgrounds suggests an area for potential improvement.

450

Students ?

16.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,104

Per pupil spending ?

14%

Free/discounted lunch ?

23000 Valerie St
South Lyon, MI 48178-1660

(248) 573-8500

District: South Lyon Community Schools

Students who attend Sayre Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

86.0%

Two or more races:

5.8%

Hispanic:

4.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 55th percentile in 2019 → 84th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (59% vs 39% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 16% of Michigan elementary schools

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 84th (2025) from a 55th-percentile low (2019)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school59%

District avg56%

Michigan avg39%

233^rd of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 16%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

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

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	82.7	233 of 1488	84.3%	★★★★☆
2024	78.9	266 of 1486	82.1%	★★★★☆
2023	76.7	303 of 1470	79.4%	★★★★☆
2022	66.0	394 of 1344	70.7%	★★★★☆
2021	53.4	468 of 1153	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.1	627 of 1408	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.2	341 of 1448	76.5%	★★★★☆
2017	74.9	279 of 1466	81.0%	★★★★☆
2016	82.9	204 of 1548	86.8%	★★★★☆
2015	85.0	171 of 1580	89.2%	★★★★☆
2014	82.0	204 of 1533	86.7%	★★★★☆
2013	91.6	59 of 1563	96.2%	★★★★★
2012	91.8	59 of 1566	96.2%	★★★★★
2011	78.0	248 of 1552	84.0%	★★★★☆
2010	79.0	170 of 1552	89.0%	★★★★☆
2009	84.4	89 of 1589	94.4%	★★★★★
2008	81.7	150 of 1577	90.5%	★★★★★
2007	83.2	115 of 1565	92.7%	★★★★★
2006	79.3	192 of 1545	87.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	76.4	256 of 1338	80.9%	★★★★☆
2024	80.0	206 of 1342	84.6%	★★★★☆
2023	80.6	184 of 1321	86.1%	★★★★☆
2022	70.9	250 of 1106	77.4%	★★★★☆
2021	50.7	404 of 902	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.1	619 of 1171	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	78.8	262 of 1443	81.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	59.9	462 of 1346	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.1	833 of 1350	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	16.7	1234 of 1397	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	80.4	234 of 1366	82.9%	★★★★☆
2024	69.8	365 of 1347	72.9%	★★★★☆
2023	64.5	431 of 1334	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.2	464 of 1139	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.6	504 of 915	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.6	630 of 1196	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	68.2	439 of 1446	69.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	37.9	245 of 403	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	76.1	256 of 1206	78.8%	★★★★☆
2024	71.0	303 of 1204	74.8%	★★★★☆
2023	73.0	284 of 1198	76.3%	★★★★☆
2022	54.8	477 of 1102	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.1	447 of 1005	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.5	671 of 1128	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	67.1	385 of 1253	69.3%	★★★☆☆

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)

Male (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)81st percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)79th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)66th percentile-19 vs school

Special Education (2018)39th percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Science69%+29 vs state

English Language Arts62%+20 vs state

Math58%+20 vs state

Social Studies39%+10 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Ridge Wood Elementary School	Public	K-5	49775 6 Mile Rd	Northville	48168	Wayne County	Northville Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 465-2200	468	27	17.1	6.6%	243 (51.9%)	11 (2.4%)	9 (1.9%)	185 (39.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.1%)	91.1	106^th of 1488 public elementary schools	92.9%		93.1	68^th of 1486 public elementary schools	95.4%	38	68.3	68.1	61.0	85.7	77.8	54.5	59.7	58.4	$15,756	$493	$15,263

Frequently Asked Questions about Sayre Elementary School

How many students attend Sayre Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 450 students attended Sayre Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Sayre Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Sayre Elementary School usually go on to attend:

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

What district is Sayre Elementary School in?

South Lyon Community Schools

What is the racial makeup of Sayre Elementary School?

Students at Sayre Elementary School are 86% White, 6% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 1% African American.

Is Sayre Elementary School a good school?

Sayre Elementary School ranks 233^rd of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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