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Which teacher or staff member at Beacon Tree Elementary School deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
787
Elementary
DISTRICT 523 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UTICA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 263447001840
Beacon Tree Elementary School
55885 SCHOENHERR RD, SHELBY TOWNSHIP, MI 48315 · (586) 797-7300 · Macomb County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL787 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 35% of Michigan public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Michigan public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
17%
132 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 55%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 138 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 104 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 110 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 111 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 102 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 114 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 108 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (138) is 28% larger than its 6th grade class (108).
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 56% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
56.4%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
44.5%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Michigan schools, those numbers are about 48 and 45.
Source: M-STEP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
48.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.9%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% typical for Michigan schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Michigan's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Beacon Tree Elementary School
Beacon Tree Elementary School's state test result (48.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beacon Tree Elementary School this school | 787 | 16.8% | 48.4% |
| Shawnee Elementary School MACOMB | 662 | 19.0% | 50.4% |
| Charyl Stockwell Academy HOWELL | 696 | 15.1% | 52.3% |
| Freeland Elementary School FREELAND | 755 | 21.1% | 62.5% |
| Orville C Krause Elementary School ARMADA | 778 | 21.5% | 48.9% |
| Dexter Early Elementary Complex DEXTER | 734 | 9.8% | N/A |
Matched among Michigan elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Beacon Tree Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Macomb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.4% | #464 of 1,085 | #21 of 100 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.5% | #570 of 1,072 | #34 of 98 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.4% | #332 of 1,139 | #16 of 105 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 787 | #25 of 1,630 | #2 of 126 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.8:1 | #1,258 of 1,424 | #101 of 118 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.5% | #1,028 of 1,424 | #106 of 118 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 16.8% | #1,434 of 1,563 | #122 of 123 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.6% | #357 of 440 | #35 of 43 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
787
+103 (+15%) vs 2020
+12% since 2010-11, when it was 703
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
was 19.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 787 | 41.8 | 18.8:1 | 17% (132) |
| 2023-24 | 752 | 38.9 | 19.3:1 | 19% (141) |
| 2022-23 | 725 | 36 | 20.1:1 | 15% (109) |
| 2020-21 | 684 | 36 | 19.0:1 | 11% (77) |
| 2017-18 | 767 | 37.2 | 20.6:1 | 8% (58) |
| 2015-16 | 749 | 38 | 19.7:1 | 7% (49) |
| 2010-11 | 703 | 29 | 24.2:1 | 6% (45) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Beacon Tree Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (767 to 787); teachers up 12% (37.2 to 41.8).
About Beacon Tree Elementary School
Beacon Tree Elementary School operates as a high-enrollment elementary school in SHELBY TOWNSHIP, Michigan. A federal count lists 787 students at the school, in pre-K through 6. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Michigan is about 369, so this school runs 113% larger than that.
Across its 37 schools, Utica Community Schools enrolls 25,574 students. Beacon Tree Elementary School is one of those schools.
Beacon Tree Elementary School enrolls a student body that is 88% White. After that, the student body is 4% multiracial, 4% Asian, and 4% Hispanic. Census figures show Macomb County is about 75% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Beacon Tree Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 22%.
Its 41.8 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 18.8:1. That ratio is over the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 17%. The rate at public schools in Macomb County averages 52%, higher than here.
allk12 grades Beacon Tree Elementary School a C+. The grade compares the school only with Michigan public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Beacon Tree Elementary School is 10.5 points below its prediction. Actual: 48.4%. Predicted: 58.9%.
Across Macomb County, median household income is about $77,837, about 28% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Beacon Tree Elementary School is among the 236 public schools in Macomb County.
The closest other public school is Richard J Duncan Elementary, about 0.9 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 52.4% on proficiency, and Beacon Tree Elementary School is below that at 48.4%.
Federal data place Beacon Tree Elementary School in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal counts put enrollment at 684 in 2020-21 and 787 in 2024-25, a 15% increase.
Discussions about Beacon Tree Elementary School may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Macomb County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
879,853
Census ACS
Median income
$77,837
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
236
115,743 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Utica Community Schools
- Adlai Stevenson High SchoolHigh · 1,881 students
- Henry Ford II High SchoolHigh · 1,663 students
- Eisenhower High SchoolHigh · 1,625 students
- Utica High SchoolHigh · 1,391 students
- Malow Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,084 students
- Shelby Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,073 students
Other schools in SHELBY TOWNSHIP
- Eisenhower High SchoolHigh · 1,625 students
- Malow Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,084 students
- Shelby Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,073 students
- Richard J Duncan ElementaryElementary · 716 students
- Crissman Elementary SchoolElementary · 586 students
- Wiley Elementary SchoolElementary · 570 students
Nearby schools
- Richard J Duncan Elementary0.9 mi · 716
- Beck Centennial Elem School1.2 mi · 406
- Crissman Elementary School1.7 mi · 586
- Washington Elementary School2.3 mi · 428
- Shelby Junior High School2.6 mi · 1,073
- Eisenhower High School2.6 mi · 1,625
Frequently asked questions
About Beacon Tree Elementary SchoolHow large is Beacon Tree Elementary School?
Beacon Tree Elementary School enrolls approximately 787 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Beacon Tree Elementary School serve?
Beacon Tree Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Beacon Tree Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Beacon Tree Elementary School is approximately 18.8:1 (42 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Beacon Tree Elementary School?
Beacon Tree Elementary School reports a student body of 88% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Beacon Tree Elementary School in?
Beacon Tree Elementary School is part of Utica Community Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.