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How has Chatfield School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
483
Elementary
STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHATFIELD SCHOOL·NCES 260015100915
Chatfield School
231 LAKE DR, LAPEER, MI 48446 · (810) 667-8970 · Lapeer County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY31-TOWNCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL483 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.6:1
25 FTE teachers
STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
117 students
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 | 51 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 54 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 54 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 56 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 56 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 56 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 51 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (51) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (51).
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
62.3%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
56.8%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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
62.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.5%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Chatfield School
Chatfield School's state test result (62.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chatfield School this school | 483 | 24.2% | 62.0% |
| Hartland Village Elementary School HARTLAND | 461 | 24.3% | 65.6% |
| Ida Elementary School IDA | 514 | 23.0% | 48.0% |
| Voyager Elementary School HOWELL | 517 | 24.4% | 44.3% |
| Heritage Elementary School HIGHLAND | 448 | 24.1% | 46.9% |
| Laingsburg Elementary School LAINGSBURG | 521 | 26.1% | 51.5% |
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 Chatfield School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Lapeer County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #169 of 1,085 | #2 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.8% | #283 of 1,072 | #3 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.3% | #215 of 1,139 | #2 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 483 | #321 of 1,630 | #2 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.6:1 | #1,320 of 1,424 | #9 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.1% | #1,240 of 1,424 | #11 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.2% | #1,318 of 1,563 | #11 of 11 |
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
483
0 (0%) vs 2020
+82% since 2000-01, when it was 266
Student : Teacher
19.6:1
was 16.7:1
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 | 483 | 24.7 | 19.6:1 | 24% (117) |
| 2023-24 | 482 | 26.6 | 18.1:1 | 34% (165) |
| 2022-23 | 483 | 26.4 | 18.3:1 | 30% (146) |
| 2020-21 | 483 | 29 | 16.7:1 | 27% (132) |
| 2017-18 | 483 | 25.9 | 18.6:1 | 29% (140) |
| 2015-16 | 477 | 25 | 19.1:1 | 28% (135) |
| 2010-11 | 435 | 22 | 19.8:1 | 19% (83) |
| 2000-01 | 266 | 10 | 26.6:1 | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chatfield School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (483 to 483); teachers down 5% (25.9 to 24.7).
About Chatfield School
Chatfield School is an elementary school in LAPEER, Michigan, and it is part of Chatfield School. The grade span is kindergarten through 8, and enrollment is 483 students. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Michigan is about 369, so this school runs 31% above that.
The school serves as its own district in federal records.
Chatfield School enrolls a student body that is 93% White. The school is also 4% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. For comparison, Lapeer County is about 91% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Chatfield School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 14%.
Chatfield School's 24.7 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 19.6:1. That ratio is over the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 24%. The average for public schools in Lapeer County is 42%.
In Michigan, Chatfield School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 62.0% actual against a predicted 55.5%.
In Lapeer County (population about 88,837), median household income is about $77,306, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 20% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Chatfield School is one of 27 public schools in Lapeer County, which together enroll about 10,962 students.
The next-closest public school is Rolland Warner Campus 67, about 0.4 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. On proficiency, Chatfield School is ahead of the 41.7% nearby average, ranking 1st of 5.
Under the NCES locale system, Chatfield School is Town: Fringe. The school is a charter school, funded with public money and operated under a charter agreement.
The school's size has been steady, with 483 students in 2020-21 and 483 in 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 16.7:1 in 2020-21, and 19.6:1 in 2024-25.
Community posts for Chatfield School can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Lapeer County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
88,837
Census ACS
Median income
$77,306
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
27
10,962 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LAPEER
- Lapeer High SchoolHigh · 1,006 students
- Zemmer Campus 89High · 628 students
- Rolland Warner Campus 67Middle · 610 students
- CK Schickler Elementary SchoolElementary · 457 students
- Elva Lynch Elementary SchoolElementary · 390 students
- Turrill Elementary SchoolElementary · 389 students
Nearby schools
- Rolland Warner Campus 670.4 mi · 610
- Center for Innovation0.6 mi · 210
- Zemmer Campus 890.8 mi · 628
- Thumb Correctional Facility1.0 mi · 10
- CK Schickler Elementary School1.0 mi · 457
- Turrill Elementary School1.1 mi · 389
Frequently asked questions
About Chatfield SchoolHow large is Chatfield School?
Chatfield School enrolls approximately 483 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Chatfield School serve?
Chatfield School serves grades KG-08.
How many teachers does Chatfield School have?
Chatfield School employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.6:1.
How diverse is Chatfield School?
Chatfield School reports a student body of 93% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Chatfield School in?
Chatfield School is part of Chatfield School.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.