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What's one thing Beck Centennial Elem School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
406
Elementary
DISTRICT 523 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UTICA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 263447000927
Beck Centennial Elem School
54600 HAYES RD, MACOMB, MI 48042 · (586) 797-3900 · Macomb County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL406 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
138 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 | 80 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 51 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 54 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 61 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (80) is 31% larger than its 6th grade class (61).
Student demographics
25%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
57.3%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
51.2%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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
54.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.2%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 Beck Centennial Elem School
Beck Centennial Elem School's state test result (54.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beck Centennial Elem School this school | 406 | 34.0% | 54.2% |
| Lee Elementary School MIDDLEVILLE | 398 | 34.7% | 56.3% |
| Chapman Elementary School ROCKWOOD | 434 | 32.9% | 47.8% |
| Oakwood Elementary School ORTONVILLE | 371 | 34.5% | 46.5% |
| Long Lake Elementary School TRAVERSE CITY | 364 | 32.4% | 40.9% |
| Emma Murphy Elementary School METAMORA | 374 | 31.0% | 47.7% |
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 Beck Centennial Elem School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Macomb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.2% | #327 of 1,085 | #9 of 100 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.2% | #412 of 1,072 | #14 of 98 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.3% | #316 of 1,139 | #15 of 105 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 406 | #629 of 1,630 | #75 of 126 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #804 of 1,424 | #47 of 118 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.8% | #961 of 1,424 | #104 of 118 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.0% | #1,159 of 1,563 | #103 of 123 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -28.4% | #103 of 979 | #6 of 75 |
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
406
-44 (-10%) vs 2020
-53% since 2000-01, when it was 870
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 18.8:1
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 | 406 | 24.9 | 16.3:1 | 34% (138) |
| 2023-24 | 412 | 26.5 | 15.6:1 | 35% (143) |
| 2022-23 | 460 | 26.7 | 17.2:1 | 32% (145) |
| 2020-21 | 450 | 24 | 18.8:1 | 23% (105) |
| 2017-18 | 567 | 27.6 | 20.5:1 | 19% (109) |
| 2015-16 | 645 | 32 | 20.2:1 | 10% (62) |
| 2010-11 | 644 | 30 | 21.5:1 | 13% (83) |
| 2000-01 | 870 | 38 | 22.9:1 | 2% (15) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Beck Centennial Elem School.
Since 2017-18: students down 28% (567 to 406); teachers down 10% (27.6 to 24.9).
About Beck Centennial Elem School
Beck Centennial Elem School is a public medium-sized elementary school in MACOMB, Michigan. The school serves 406 students in pre-K through 6 in 2024-25.
Utica Community Schools counts 37 schools and 25,574 students, including Beck Centennial Elem School.
The student body at Beck Centennial Elem School is 86% White. Other reported shares: 4% Asian, 4% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 2% Black. Macomb County's residents are about 75% White, 12 points below the school's share. Pick two students at random and there is a 25% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Dividing enrollment by its 24.9 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 16.3:1. That is close to the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan. Eligible students account for 34% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Macomb County is 52%.
Beck Centennial Elem School scores 54.2% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 51.2%.
Across Macomb County, the median household income is $77,837, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Macomb County is home to 236 public schools and about 115,743 public school students.
Richard J Duncan Elementary is the closest public school, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Beck Centennial Elem School ranks 2nd on proficiency.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment at Beck Centennial Elem School declined 10% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 450 to 406 students. Its ratio of students to teachers was 18.8:1 in 2020-21, and 16.3:1 in 2024-25.
The Beck Centennial Elem School community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 MACOMB
- Dakota High SchoolHigh · 2,476 students
- High School NorthHigh · 1,545 students
- Seneca Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,078 students
- Iroquois Middle SchoolMiddle · 814 students
- Floyd Ebeling Elementary SchoolElementary · 711 students
- Shawnee Elementary SchoolElementary · 662 students
Nearby schools
- Richard J Duncan Elementary1.1 mi · 716
- Beacon Tree Elementary School1.2 mi · 787
- Sequoyah Elementary School2.1 mi · 490
- Crissman Elementary School2.7 mi · 586
- Shelby Junior High School3.2 mi · 1,073
- Washington Elementary School3.5 mi · 428
Frequently asked questions
About Beck Centennial Elem SchoolHow many students attend Beck Centennial Elem School?
Beck Centennial Elem School enrolls approximately 406 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Beck Centennial Elem School serve?
Beck Centennial Elem School serves grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Beck Centennial Elem School?
Approximately 16.3:1 students per teacher at Beck Centennial Elem School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Beck Centennial Elem School?
At Beck Centennial Elem School, the student body is approximately 86% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Beck Centennial Elem School public or private?
Beck Centennial Elem School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Utica Community Schools.
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