Beacon Tree Elementary School

Beacon Tree Elementary School operates as a sizable primary school in SHELBY TOWNSHIP, Michigan, operated by Utica Community Schools. Current enrollment sits at 787 students spanning grades pre-K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 113% larger than the state mean of about 369.

Utica Community Schools comprises 37 schools with combined enrollment of 25,574 students; Beacon Tree Elementary School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Beacon Tree Elementary School logs that 88% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 4% multiracial, 4% Asian, 4% Hispanic. By comparison, Macomb County as a whole is about 75% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.8:1, putting Beacon Tree Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 17% of students at Beacon Tree Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Macomb County runs at roughly 52%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Beacon Tree Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 58.9%; this one delivers 48.4%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Macomb County indicate median household earnings sit near $77,837, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Beacon Tree Elementary School is one of 236 public schools in Macomb County (combined enrollment of about 115,743 students).

The closest other public school is Richard J Duncan Elementary, roughly 0.9 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Beacon Tree Elementary School at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 52.4%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Looking at the recent track record. Beacon Tree Elementary School's enrollment has climbed 3% since 2018, when it stood at 767 (now 787). White enrollment moved from 92% to 88% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 20.6:1 in 2018 to 18.8:1 today.

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