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Enrollment
662
Elementary
DISTRICT 391 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARROLLTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 260807004380
Carrollton Elementary School
3211 CARLA DR, SAGINAW, MI 48604 · (989) 754-2425 · Saginaw County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL662 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 12% of Michigan public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
17.1:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.6:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
564 students
DISTRICT 81% · 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 | 112 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 110 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 102 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 90 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 140 | 21% |
| Grade 5 | 108 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (112) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (108).
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
Carrollton Elementary School→Carrollton Middle School
Based on grade levels within Carrollton Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
22.4%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
33.3%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 22 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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
24.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.5%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% 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 Carrollton Elementary School
Carrollton Elementary School's state test result (24.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carrollton Elementary School this school | 662 | 85.2% | 24.6% |
| Pattengill School LANSING | 706 | 88.8% | 25.1% |
| Windemere Park Charter Academy LANSING | 580 | 86.4% | 43.9% |
| Fortis Academy YPSILANTI | 681 | 89.1% | 26.4% |
| West Elementary School WYOMING | 468 | 82.1% | 24.6% |
| Eastwood School STURGIS | 642 | 75.9% | 25.4% |
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 Carrollton Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Saginaw County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.6% | #1,025 of 1,085 | #15 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.3% | #843 of 1,072 | #11 of 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.4% | #1,090 of 1,139 | #15 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 662 | #85 of 1,630 | #4 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.1:1 | #973 of 1,424 | #10 of 27 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.4% | #67 of 1,424 | #6 of 27 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.2% | #267 of 1,563 | #13 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.3% | #689 of 979 | #15 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
662
-91 (-12%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 771
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 20.9:1
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 | 662 | 38.8 | 17.1:1 | 85% (564) |
| 2023-24 | 704 | 37.7 | 18.7:1 | 92% (648) |
| 2022-23 | 688 | 39.7 | 17.4:1 | 83% (571) |
| 2020-21 | 753 | 36 | 20.9:1 | 88% (660) |
| 2017-18 | 714 | 68.1 | 10.5:1 | 86% (616) |
| 2015-16 | 765 | 50 | 15.3:1 | 71% (542) |
| 2010-11 | 721 | 44 | 16.4:1 | 77% (558) |
| 2000-01 | 586 | 39 | 15.0:1 | 0% (0) |
| 1990-91 | 771 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Carrollton Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (714 to 662); teachers down 43% (68.1 to 38.8).
About Carrollton Elementary School
Carrollton Elementary School is a high-enrollment elementary school serving families in SAGINAW, Michigan. There are 662 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 5. The school is 79% bigger than the average for elementary schools in Michigan.
The 4 schools of Carrollton Public Schools, including Carrollton Elementary School, enroll 1,562 students.
No group is above 50% at Carrollton Elementary School; the largest is White, at 36%. The rest of enrollment is 31% Hispanic, 25% Black, and 7% multiracial. Among all residents of Saginaw County, the White share is about 71%. The diversity index for Carrollton Elementary School is 70%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Carrollton Elementary School has 38.8 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.1:1. Across elementary schools in Michigan, the average ratio is 15.8:1. The school has 85% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 26 points above the 59% average for public schools in Saginaw County.
On the allk12 Grade, Carrollton Elementary School lands at D, ahead of 12% of Michigan public elementary schools.
Test results at Carrollton Elementary School are 3.9 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (24.6% actual, 28.5% predicted).
Census data for Saginaw County show median household income comes to about $60,622, about 24% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 14%. The county has 75 public schools and about 25,621 students.
Carrollton Middle School sits less than a tenth of a mile from Carrollton Elementary School. Carrollton Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
Under the NCES locale system, Carrollton Elementary School is Suburb: Mid-size.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 91 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The ratio was 20.9:1 in 2020-21 and 17.1:1 in 2024-25.
People who know Carrollton Elementary School can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Carrollton Public Schools
- Carrollton High SchoolHigh · 431 students
- Carrollton Middle SchoolMiddle · 344 students
- Omni High SchoolHigh · 125 students
- JB GRIFFINElementary
Other schools in SAGINAW
- Heritage High SchoolHigh · 1,313 students
- White Pine Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,019 students
- Saginaw United High SchoolHigh · 981 students
- North Saginaw Charter AcademyElementary · 679 students
- Thompson Middle SchoolMiddle · 585 students
- Sherwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 531 students
Other Carrollton Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 7 states are named Carrollton Elementary. Carrollton Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 7.
- Carrollton Elementary SchoolCarrollton, GA · 1,894 students
- Carrollton Elementary SchoolCarrollton, OH · 804 students
- Carrollton ElementaryCarrollton, VA · 569 students
- Carrollton ElementaryNew Carrollton, MD · 539 students
- Carrollton Elementary SchoolCARROLLTON, TX · 505 students
Nearby schools
- Carrollton Middle School0.0 mi · 344
- Carrollton High School0.3 mi · 431
- Omni High School0.9 mi · 125
- Saginaw ISD Transitions Center1.2 mi · 87
- Zilwaukee School1.5 mi · 194
- Mackinaw High School1.7 mi · 138
Frequently asked questions
About Carrollton Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Carrollton Elementary School?
Carrollton Elementary School enrolls approximately 662 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Carrollton Elementary School serve?
Carrollton Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Carrollton Elementary School?
Approximately 17.1:1 students per teacher at Carrollton Elementary School.
How diverse is Carrollton Elementary School?
Carrollton Elementary School reports a student body of 36% White, 31% Hispanic, 25% Black, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Carrollton Elementary School in?
Carrollton Elementary School is part of Carrollton Public Schools.
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