Enrollment
353
Elementary
DISTRICT 393 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANCHOR BAY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 260279003999
Dean A Naldrett School
47800 SUGARBUSH RD, CHESTERFIELD, MI 48047 · (586) 949-1212 · Macomb County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL353 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 48% 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.
- CBeats 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
14.3:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
96 students
DISTRICT 34% · STATE 55%
Community
0
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 | 67 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 58 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 56 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 51 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is 31% larger than its 5th grade class (51).
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 24% · 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
57.4%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
46.7%
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 47 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
49.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.2%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 Dean A Naldrett School
Dean A Naldrett School's state test result (49.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dean A Naldrett School this school | 353 | 27.2% | 49.6% |
| Cherry Knoll Elementary School TRAVERSE CITY | 333 | 29.7% | 43.8% |
| Ardmore Elementary School SAINT CLAIR SHORES | 370 | 29.5% | 43.1% |
| Lottie M Schmidt Elem School CHESTERFIELD | 338 | 28.4% | 45.9% |
| Sandy Knoll School MARQUETTE | 322 | 26.4% | 59.9% |
| Tobey Elementary School SCOTTS | 379 | 28.0% | 46.7% |
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 Dean A Naldrett School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Macomb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.6% | #429 of 1,085 | #16 of 100 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.7% | #507 of 1,072 | #22 of 98 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.4% | #313 of 1,139 | #14 of 105 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 353 | #873 of 1,630 | #90 of 126 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #328 of 1,424 | #16 of 118 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.2% | #837 of 1,424 | #97 of 118 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.2% | #1,277 of 1,563 | #110 of 123 |
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
353
+180 (+104%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 500
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 11.5:1
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 | 353 | 24.7 | 14.3:1 | 27% (96) |
| 2023-24 | 348 | 25.1 | 13.8:1 | 30% (105) |
| 2022-23 | 338 | 22.2 | 15.3:1 | 30% (101) |
| 2020-21 | 173 | 15 | 11.5:1 | 21% (36) |
| 2017-18 | 173 | 14.2 | 12.2:1 | 24% (41) |
| 2015-16 | 180 | 13 | 13.8:1 | 18% (33) |
| 2010-11 | 284 | 19 | 14.9:1 | 24% (68) |
| 2000-01 | 424 | 27 | 15.7:1 | 21% (88) |
| 1990-91 | 500 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dean A Naldrett School.
Since 2017-18: students up 104% (173 to 353); teachers up 75% (14.2 to 24.7).
About Dean A Naldrett School
Dean A Naldrett School is a mid-sized elementary school for students in CHESTERFIELD, Michigan. Total enrollment is 353 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 5.
Anchor Bay School District has 5,295 students spread across 10 schools.
Of every 100 students at Dean A Naldrett School, about 84 are White. The school is also 9% multiracial, 3% Hispanic, and 3% Black. That is higher than the 75% White share among all Macomb County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 29%.
Dean A Naldrett School has 24.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 14.3:1. Elementary schools in Michigan have an average ratio of 15.8:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 27%. That is lower than the 52% average for public schools in Macomb County.
Dean A Naldrett School holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 48% of Michigan public elementary schools.
Test results at Dean A Naldrett School are 4.6 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (49.6% actual, 54.2% predicted).
American Community Survey estimates for Macomb County show that median household income comes to about $77,837, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. The county's public schools total 236, with about 115,743 students.
Measured in a straight line, Green Elementary School is about 1.0 miles from Dean A Naldrett School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Dean A Naldrett School is 2nd of 9 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.
The school counted 173 students in 2020-21 and 353 in 2024-25. A shift in the grades offered could account for part of the difference. The school's ratio increased from 11.5:1 to 14.3:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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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 Anchor Bay School District
- Anchor Bay High SchoolHigh · 1,740 students
- Anchor Bay Middle School NorthMiddle · 671 students
- Anchor Bay Middle School SouthMiddle · 509 students
- Great Oaks Elementary SchoolElementary · 468 students
- Ashley Elementary SchoolElementary · 441 students
- Lighthouse Elementary SchoolElementary · 441 students
Other schools in CHESTERFIELD
- Joseph M Carkenord Elementary SchoolElementary · 656 students
- Middle School EastMiddle · 626 students
- Anchor Bay Middle School SouthMiddle · 509 students
- Great Oaks Elementary SchoolElementary · 468 students
- Green Elementary SchoolElementary · 456 students
- Francis A Higgins Elem SchoolElementary · 425 students
Nearby schools
- Green Elementary School1.0 mi · 456
- Anchor Bay Middle School South1.0 mi · 509
- Lottie M Schmidt Elem School1.9 mi · 338
- Francis A Higgins Elem School2.3 mi · 425
- Middle School East2.5 mi · 626
- Joseph M Carkenord Elementary School2.5 mi · 656
Frequently asked questions
About Dean A Naldrett SchoolHow large is Dean A Naldrett School?
Dean A Naldrett School enrolls approximately 353 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Dean A Naldrett School serve?
Dean A Naldrett School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Dean A Naldrett School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Dean A Naldrett School is approximately 14.3:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Dean A Naldrett School?
Student demographics at Dean A Naldrett School are roughly 84% White, 3% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Dean A Naldrett School in?
Dean A Naldrett School is part of Anchor Bay School District.
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