Enrollment
300
Elementary
DISTRICT 438 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·L'ANSE CREUSE PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 262187005921
Donald J Yacks Elem School
34700 UNION LAKE RD, HARRISON TOWNSHIP, MI 48045 · (586) 493-5630 · Macomb County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL300 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
154 students
DISTRICT 45% · 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 | 55 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 38 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 46 | 15% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
32.9%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
41.3%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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
36.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.5%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% 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 Donald J Yacks Elem School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Macomb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.7% | #792 of 1,085 | #68 of 100 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.3% | #638 of 1,072 | #45 of 98 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.9% | #936 of 1,139 | #86 of 105 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 300 | #1,088 of 1,630 | #107 of 126 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #605 of 1,424 | #29 of 118 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.1% | #354 of 1,424 | #41 of 118 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.3% | #866 of 1,563 | #71 of 123 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.1% | #697 of 979 | #50 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
300
-24 (-7%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 470
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 20.3:1
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 | 300 | 19.3 | 15.5:1 | 51% (154) |
| 2023-24 | 310 | 20.5 | 15.2:1 | 63% (194) |
| 2022-23 | 323 | 19.7 | 16.4:1 | 56% (180) |
| 2020-21 | 324 | 16 | 20.3:1 | 60% (193) |
| 2017-18 | 323 | 15.3 | 21.1:1 | 46% (150) |
| 2015-16 | 367 | 19 | 19.3:1 | 46% (167) |
| 2010-11 | 433 | 19 | 22.8:1 | 37% (159) |
| 2000-01 | 515 | 20 | 25.8:1 | 11% (55) |
| 1990-91 | 470 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Donald J Yacks Elem School.
About Donald J Yacks Elem School
Families in HARRISON TOWNSHIP, Michigan, are served by Donald J Yacks Elem School, a small elementary school. The school covers pre-K through 5 and reported 300 students in 2024-25.
Donald J Yacks Elem School sits within L'Anse Creuse Public Schools, which has 17 schools and 9,090 students.
At Donald J Yacks Elem School, 61% of students are White. It is also 23% Black, 10% multiracial, and 5% Hispanic. For comparison, the population of Macomb County is roughly 75% White. The diversity index for Donald J Yacks Elem School is 56%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Donald J Yacks Elem School reported 19.3 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 15.5:1. The 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan is close to this figure. There are 154 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 51% of enrollment. The figure for public schools in Macomb County is close, at 52%.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Donald J Yacks Elem School would be expected to post about 43.5%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 36.7%.
The school is in Macomb County, where median household income comes to about $77,837, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Macomb County's 236 public schools enroll about 115,743 students and include Donald J Yacks Elem School.
About 0.3 miles separate Donald J Yacks Elem School from the closest public school, Middle School South. The five-mile area around Donald J Yacks Elem School holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 35.6% on proficiency, and Donald J Yacks Elem School is above that at 36.7%.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment fell 7% over 4 years, reaching 300 in 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 20.3:1 to 15.5:1 over the same years.
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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 L'Anse Creuse Public Schools
- High School NorthHigh · 1,545 students
- High SchoolHigh · 1,172 students
- Joseph M Carkenord Elementary SchoolElementary · 656 students
- Middle School EastMiddle · 626 students
- Middle School NorthMiddle · 618 students
- Atwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 612 students
Other schools in HARRISON TOWNSHIP
- High SchoolHigh · 1,172 students
- Middle School CentralMiddle · 601 students
- South River Elementary SchoolElementary · 515 students
- Middle School SouthMiddle · 383 students
- Marie C Graham Elem SchoolElementary · 356 students
- Emma V Lobbestael Elem SchoolElementary · 264 students
Nearby schools
- Middle School South0.3 mi · 383
- Tenniswood Elementary School0.9 mi · 356
- North Lake High School1.0 mi · 124
- Robbie Hall Parker School1.5 mi · 337
- Red Oak Academy1.6 mi · 60
- Kennedy Middle School1.6 mi · 710
Frequently asked questions
About Donald J Yacks Elem SchoolHow many students attend Donald J Yacks Elem School?
Donald J Yacks Elem School enrolls approximately 300 students in grades PK-05.
Is Donald J Yacks Elem School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Donald J Yacks Elem School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Donald J Yacks Elem School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Donald J Yacks Elem School is approximately 15.5:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Donald J Yacks Elem School?
Student demographics at Donald J Yacks Elem School are roughly 61% White, 5% Hispanic, 23% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Donald J Yacks Elem School public or private?
Donald J Yacks Elem School is a public K-12 school, overseen by L'Anse Creuse Public Schools.
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