Elementary · Regular · Grades K to 8

Laurus Academy, Southfield, MI

Charter schoolCEP schoolLaurus Academy is a public elementary school in Southfield, part of Laurus Academy. It enrolled 791 students in 2024-25, with 18.0 students per full-time teacher.

Enrollment and teachers

Students: 791
Teachers (FTE): 44.0
Students per teacher: 18.0
Grades: K to 8

This school's ratio is about the same as the district figure of 18.0. The Michigan average across schools is 16.9. Ratios count all teachers, including specialists, so they are lower than typical class sizes.

This school18.0

District18.0

Michigan16.9

United States15.3

School details

Address: 24590 Lahser Rd, Southfield, MI 48033
Phone: (248)799-8401
District: Laurus Academy
County: Oakland County
Level: Elementary
Type: Regular
Status: Open
Charter: Yes
Virtual: No
Locale: City: Small
NCES school ID: 260029601728

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School meals

Counts of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, as reported to NCES.

Free lunch: 587
Reduced-price lunch: 73
Free or reduced-price lunch: 66083.4% of enrollment.
Community Eligibility Provision: Yes (CEP school)

Schools in the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) serve free meals to all students, so their free lunch counts often reflect direct certification or total enrollment. Free and reduced lunch shares are not comparable between CEP and non-CEP schools.

Related schools

Elementary schools elsewhere in Southfield

Thompson K8 International Academy Southfield Public School District
Adlai Stevenson Elementary School Southfield Public School District
Dr Joseph F Pollack Academic Center of Excellence Dr. Joseph F. Pollack Academic Center of Excellence
Alice M Birney K8 School Southfield Public School District
Morris Adler Elementary School Southfield Public School District
Crescent Academy Elementary Crescent Academy
Crescent Academy PK2 Crescent Academy
McIntyre Elementary School Southfield Public School District
Faxon Academy Faxon Academy

We publish official enrollment and staffing data, not ratings or test scores.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.