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What's one thing Dekeyser Elementary School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
512
Elementary
DISTRICT 523 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UTICA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 263447007021
Dekeyser Elementary School
38397 GLADSTONE DR, STERLING HTS, MI 48312 · (586) 797-4400 · Macomb County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL512 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
252 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 | 64 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 74 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 70 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 79 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 70 | 14% |
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · 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
55.4%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
47.5%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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
47.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.5%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 →
Where Dekeyser Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Macomb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.7% | #479 of 1,085 | #22 of 100 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.5% | #491 of 1,072 | #18 of 98 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.4% | #353 of 1,139 | #17 of 105 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 512 | #254 of 1,630 | #32 of 126 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.8:1 | #1,250 of 1,424 | #99 of 118 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.7% | #828 of 1,424 | #96 of 118 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.2% | #911 of 1,563 | #76 of 123 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.7% | #762 of 979 | #56 of 75 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
512
+7 (+1%) vs 2020
+16% since 1990-91, when it was 440
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
was 20.2:1
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 | 512 | 27.3 | 18.8:1 | 49% (252) |
| 2023-24 | 550 | 27.9 | 19.7:1 | 53% (289) |
| 2022-23 | 525 | 25.5 | 20.6:1 | 48% (251) |
| 2020-21 | 505 | 25 | 20.2:1 | 46% (234) |
| 2017-18 | 543 | 25 | 21.7:1 | 39% (214) |
| 2015-16 | 527 | 24 | 22.0:1 | 37% (194) |
| 2000-01 | 360 | 22 | 16.4:1 | 4% (14) |
| 1990-91 | 440 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dekeyser Elementary School.
About Dekeyser Elementary School
This page covers Dekeyser Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school in STERLING HTS, Michigan. A federal count lists 512 students at the school, in pre-K through 6. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Michigan) has about 369 students.
The district, Utica Community Schools, operates 37 schools serving 25,574 students.
At Dekeyser Elementary School, White students make up 83% of the student body. Smaller groups are 5% multiracial, 5% Black, 3% Asian, and 3% Hispanic. County-wide, 75% of Macomb County residents are White. By the diversity index, Dekeyser Elementary School comes in at 30%.
Dividing enrollment by its 27.3 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 18.8:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Michigan is 15.8:1, lower than at this school. Dekeyser Elementary School reports 49% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is close to the 52% average for public schools in Macomb County.
On BeatsExpectations, Dekeyser Elementary School is 3.2 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Michigan schools.
County data help place the school in context: in Macomb County, median household income is about $77,837, about 28% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Dekeyser Elementary School is among the 236 public schools in Macomb County.
Nearest public school: Oakbrook Elementary School, about 0.7 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Dekeyser Elementary School ranks 3rd of 6 on average proficiency.
Federal data place Dekeyser Elementary School in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 505 to 512. The number of students per teacher fell from 20.2 to 18.8 over 4 years.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Dekeyser Elementary School covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Utica Community Schools
- Adlai Stevenson High SchoolHigh · 1,881 students
- Henry Ford II High SchoolHigh · 1,663 students
- Eisenhower High SchoolHigh · 1,625 students
- Utica High SchoolHigh · 1,391 students
- Malow Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,084 students
- Shelby Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,073 students
Other schools in STERLING HTS
- Davis Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,061 students
- Huron Academy Grades K2Combined · 273 students
- New Dawn Academy of WarrenCombined · 256 students
- Warren Consolidated Community High SchoolHigh · 103 students
Nearby schools
- Oakbrook Elementary School0.7 mi · 535
- Heritage Junior High School0.8 mi · 431
- Davis Junior High School0.9 mi · 1,061
- Adlai Stevenson High School1.0 mi · 1,881
- Huron Academy Grades K21.0 mi · 273
- Bruce Collins Elementary School1.0 mi · 426
Frequently asked questions
About Dekeyser Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Dekeyser Elementary School?
Dekeyser Elementary School enrolls approximately 512 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Dekeyser Elementary School serve?
Dekeyser Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Dekeyser Elementary School?
Approximately 18.8:1 students per teacher at Dekeyser Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Dekeyser Elementary School?
At Dekeyser Elementary School, the student body is approximately 83% White, 3% Hispanic, 5% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Dekeyser Elementary School public or private?
Dekeyser Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Utica Community Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.