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Best kept secret at Big Rock Elementary School?
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Enrollment
393
Elementary
DISTRICT 344 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHESANING UNION SCHOOLS·NCES 260915004445
Big Rock Elementary School
920 E BROAD ST, CHESANING, MI 48616 · (989) 845-2430 · Saginaw County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL393 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 65% 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.
- B+Beats 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
15.7:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
224 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 55%
Community
1
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 | 103 | 26% |
| Grade 1 | 95 | 24% |
| Grade 2 | 95 | 24% |
| Grade 3 | 100 | 25% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Big Rock Elementary School→Chesaning Middle School
Based on grade levels within Chesaning Union Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
42.3%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
53.8%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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
48.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.0%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Big Rock Elementary School
Big Rock Elementary School's state test result (48.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Rock Elementary School this school | 393 | 57.0% | 48.0% |
| Patterson Elementary School HOLLY | 408 | 56.9% | 39.7% |
| Elva Lynch Elementary School LAPEER | 390 | 54.4% | 32.1% |
| North Elementary School NEWPORT | 366 | 56.3% | 25.1% |
| Keicher Elementary School MICHIGAN CENTER | 402 | 55.5% | 34.7% |
| East Jordan Elementary School EAST JORDAN | 393 | 57.8% | 42.3% |
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 Big Rock Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Saginaw County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #468 of 1,085 | #6 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.8% | #352 of 1,072 | #6 of 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.3% | #717 of 1,139 | #9 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 393 | #684 of 1,630 | #9 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #654 of 1,424 | #4 of 27 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.7% | #1,133 of 1,424 | #24 of 27 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.0% | #762 of 1,563 | #22 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.2% | #192 of 979 | #5 of 19 |
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
393
-62 (-14%) vs 2020
-1% since 1990-91, when it was 397
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 17.5:1
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 | 393 | 25 | 15.7:1 | 57% (224) |
| 2023-24 | 394 | 25.7 | 15.3:1 | 66% (261) |
| 2022-23 | 417 | 30.5 | 13.7:1 | 62% (260) |
| 2020-21 | 455 | 26 | 17.5:1 | 55% (248) |
| 2017-18 | 505 | 31.1 | 16.3:1 | 58% (295) |
| 2015-16 | 495 | 28 | 17.7:1 | 58% (289) |
| 2010-11 | 606 | 33 | 18.4:1 | 54% (325) |
| 2000-01 | 425 | 23 | 18.5:1 | 31% (132) |
| 1990-91 | 397 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Big Rock Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (505 to 393); teachers down 19% (31.1 to 25).
About Big Rock Elementary School
The public elementary school Big Rock Elementary School is located in CHESANING, Michigan. Students in pre-K through 3 attend, and enrollment is 393 students.
Big Rock Elementary School is one of 4 schools in Chesaning Union Schools, which enrolls 1,377 students in total.
The large majority of students at Big Rock Elementary School, 90%, are White. The remaining shares are 7% Hispanic. Saginaw County as a whole is about 71% White, so the school's share is higher. The chance that two students picked at random at Big Rock Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 19%.
Teacher staffing is 25 full-time equivalents, or about 15.7 students per teacher. Across elementary schools in Michigan, the average ratio is about 15.8:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 57%. That is close to the 59% average for public schools in Saginaw County.
allk12 grades Big Rock Elementary School a B+. The grade compares the school only with Michigan public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 48.0%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 41.0%.
Saginaw County has these Census figures: median household income is about $60,622, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 24% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 14%. The public schools of Saginaw County number 75 and enroll about 25,621.
Nearest public school: Chesaning Middle School, about 1.5 miles away. The five-mile area around Big Rock Elementary School holds 3 other public schools. Local comparison: Big Rock Elementary School ranks 2nd of 5 nearby schools, at 48.0% versus a 47.8% average.
Locale data from NCES put Big Rock Elementary School in rural territory some distance from an urban area (Rural: Distant).
The number of students declined from 455 to 393 over 4 years. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 17.5:1 to 15.7:1.
To ask about school safety, transportation, and start times, start a discussion on this page. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Saginaw County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
188,665
Census ACS
Median income
$60,622
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
75
25,621 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Chesaning Union Schools
- Chesaning Middle SchoolMiddle · 584 students
- Chesaning Union High SchoolHigh · 381 students
- Chesaning Union Schools Alternative EducationHigh · 19 students
Other schools in CHESANING
- Chesaning Middle SchoolMiddle · 584 students
- Chesaning Union High SchoolHigh · 381 students
- Chesaning Union Schools Alternative EducationHigh · 19 students
Nearby schools
- Chesaning Middle School1.5 mi · 584
- Chesaning Union High School1.5 mi · 381
- Chesaning Union Schools Alternative Education1.5 mi · 19
- New Lothrop High School7.7 mi · 398
- New Lothrop Elementary School7.8 mi · 505
- St Charles Virtual School8.3 mi · 60
Frequently asked questions
About Big Rock Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Big Rock Elementary School?
Big Rock Elementary School enrolls approximately 393 students in grades PK-03.
What grades does Big Rock Elementary School serve?
Big Rock Elementary School serves grades PK-03.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Big Rock Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Big Rock Elementary School is approximately 15.7:1 (25 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Big Rock Elementary School?
Big Rock Elementary School reports a student body of 90% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Big Rock Elementary School?
Big Rock Elementary School is overseen by Chesaning Union Schools in Saginaw County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.