Enrollment
288
Elementary
DISTRICT 254 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DECKERVILLE COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 261170004627
Deckerville Elementary School
2633 BLACK RIVER ST, DECKERVILLE, MI 48427 · (810) 376-9785 · Sanilac County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL288 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
192 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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 | 41 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 39 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 40 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 36 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 36 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 43 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (41) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (43).
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · 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
Deckerville Elementary School→Deckerville Community High School
Based on grade levels within Deckerville Community School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
52.1%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
56.2%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
55.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.8%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 37% typical for Michigan schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 18 points, placing it in Michigan's top 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 Deckerville Elementary School
Deckerville Elementary School's state test result (55.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deckerville Elementary School this school | 288 | 66.7% | 55.2% |
| Lakeview Elementary School LAKEVIEW | 306 | 66.0% | 62.9% |
| Lillian Fletcher Elem School HOMER | 319 | 66.5% | 30.2% |
| Pine River Area Elementary School LEROY | 270 | 68.1% | 35.7% |
| Fulton Elementary School MIDDLETON | 261 | 64.0% | 44.5% |
| Southeastern Elementary School HASTINGS | 261 | 64.8% | 40.5% |
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 Deckerville Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Sanilac County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.2% | #311 of 1,085 | #3 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.2% | #294 of 1,072 | #2 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.1% | #429 of 1,139 | #3 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 288 | #1,132 of 1,630 | #5 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #169 of 1,424 | #1 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.6% | #1,201 of 1,424 | #5 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.7% | #567 of 1,563 | #4 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.5% | #724 of 979 | #6 of 6 |
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
288
-3 (-1%) vs 2020
-47% since 1990-91, when it was 546
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 288 | 21.7 | 13.3:1 | 67% (192) |
| 2023-24 | 285 | 22.9 | 12.4:1 | 69% (196) |
| 2022-23 | 298 | 23 | 13.0:1 | 69% (206) |
| 2020-21 | 291 | 19 | 15.3:1 | 58% (169) |
| 2017-18 | 308 | 18.9 | 16.3:1 | 67% (205) |
| 2015-16 | 325 | 17 | 19.1:1 | 67% (219) |
| 2010-11 | 327 | 17 | 19.2:1 | 63% (207) |
| 2000-01 | 451 | 25 | 18.0:1 | 60% (269) |
| 1990-91 | 546 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Deckerville Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (308 to 288); teachers up 15% (18.9 to 21.7).
About Deckerville Elementary School
Deckerville Elementary School is a public small elementary school in DECKERVILLE, Michigan. The school enrolls 288 students, from pre-K through 6. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Michigan is about 369, so this school runs 22% smaller than that.
Deckerville Elementary School is one school in Deckerville Community School District, a system of 2 schools with 507 students.
Federal enrollment data show Deckerville Elementary School is 92% White. After that, the student body is 6% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. That is close to the 93% White share among all Sanilac County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 16% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school employs the equivalent of 21.7 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 13.3:1. That is lower than the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 67%. That is 10 points above the 57% average for public schools in Sanilac County.
Schools in Michigan with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to post an average proficiency rate on state tests near 36.8%. Deckerville Elementary School posts 55.2%, 18.4 points above that, which places it in the top 10% statewide on BeatsExpectations.
Census Bureau estimates for Sanilac County show that the median household income is $58,863, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 17% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. There are 20 public schools in Sanilac County, enrolling about 5,377 students in all.
Nearby, Deckerville Community High School is less than a tenth of a mile away. Within ten miles of Deckerville Elementary School, there are 7 other public schools. Deckerville Elementary School is 2nd of 5 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
In the federal locale system, Deckerville Elementary School is coded Rural: Remote, for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 291 in 2020-21, 288 in 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 13.3 students per teacher, compared with 15.3 in 2020-21.
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Sanilac County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
40,462
Census ACS
Median income
$58,863
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
5,377 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Deckerville Community School District
- Deckerville Community High SchoolHigh · 219 students
Other schools in DECKERVILLE
- Deckerville Community High SchoolHigh · 219 students
Nearby schools
- Deckerville Community High School0.0 mi · 219
- CarsonvillePort Sanilac Elementary School7.6 mi · 165
- CarsonvillePort Sanilac Learning Center8.3 mi · 53
- CarsonvillePort Sanilac HS8.3 mi · 187
- Sanilac ISD Special Education Services8.7 mi · 55
- Sandusky JuniorSenior High School9.2 mi · 460
Frequently asked questions
About Deckerville Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Deckerville Elementary School?
Deckerville Elementary School enrolls approximately 288 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Deckerville Elementary School serve?
Deckerville Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Deckerville Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Deckerville Elementary School is approximately 13.3:1 (22 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Deckerville Elementary School?
Deckerville Elementary School reports a student body of 92% White, 6% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Deckerville Elementary School?
Deckerville Elementary School is overseen by Deckerville Community School District in Sanilac County.
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