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Enrollment
425
Elementary
DISTRICT 438 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·L'ANSE CREUSE PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 262187000630
Francis A Higgins Elem School
29901 24 MILE RD, CHESTERFIELD, MI 48051 · (586) 493-5210 · Macomb County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL425 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
173 students
DISTRICT 45% · 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 | 75 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 77 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 56 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 70 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 18% |
Student demographics
36%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
43.2%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
46.0%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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
42.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.3%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Francis A Higgins Elem School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Macomb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.6% | #648 of 1,085 | #43 of 100 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #531 of 1,072 | #27 of 98 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.2% | #687 of 1,139 | #56 of 105 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 425 | #548 of 1,630 | #69 of 126 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #598 of 1,424 | #28 of 118 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.0% | #692 of 1,424 | #86 of 118 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.7% | #1,044 of 1,563 | #90 of 123 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.7% | #490 of 979 | #27 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
425
-12 (-3%) vs 2020
-51% since 2000-01, when it was 869
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 16.8:1
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 | 425 | 27.4 | 15.5:1 | 41% (173) |
| 2023-24 | 433 | 27.9 | 15.5:1 | 44% (190) |
| 2022-23 | 421 | 28.4 | 14.8:1 | 43% (180) |
| 2020-21 | 437 | 26 | 16.8:1 | 44% (193) |
| 2017-18 | 487 | 27.1 | 17.9:1 | 43% (211) |
| 2015-16 | 465 | 26 | 17.9:1 | 43% (201) |
| 2010-11 | 536 | 26 | 20.6:1 | 42% (225) |
| 2000-01 | 869 | 31 | 28.0:1 | 13% (110) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Francis A Higgins Elem School.
About Francis A Higgins Elem School
Francis A Higgins Elem School is a mid-sized elementary school in CHESTERFIELD, Michigan, under L'Anse Creuse Public Schools. Students in pre-K through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 425 students.
A total of 17 schools make up L'Anse Creuse Public Schools, with 9,090 students enrolled.
Of every 100 students at Francis A Higgins Elem School, about 79 are White. After that, the student body is 8% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, and 6% Black. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 36%.
For every teacher at Francis A Higgins Elem School, there are about 15.5 students; the school has 27.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is in line with the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 41%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Macomb County is 52%.
Francis A Higgins Elem School is 5.6 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (42.6% versus 48.3%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Michigan.
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 the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Macomb County counts 236 public schools with about 115,743 students.
About 0.2 miles separate Francis A Higgins Elem School from the closest public school, Middle School East. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: Francis A Higgins Elem School ranks 3rd of 7 nearby schools, at 42.6% versus a 42.9% average.
Locale data from NCES put Francis A Higgins Elem School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
The school shrank from 437 students in 2020-21 to 425 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 16.8:1 in 2020-21 to 15.5:1 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Francis A Higgins Elem School lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 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
- Dean A Naldrett SchoolElementary · 353 students
Nearby schools
- Middle School East0.2 mi · 626
- Joseph M Carkenord Elementary School1.4 mi · 656
- Great Oaks Elementary School1.5 mi · 468
- Anchor Bay Middle School South2.2 mi · 509
- Dean A Naldrett School2.3 mi · 353
- New Haven High School2.5 mi · 314
Frequently asked questions
About Francis A Higgins Elem SchoolHow large is Francis A Higgins Elem School?
Francis A Higgins Elem School enrolls approximately 425 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Francis A Higgins Elem School serve?
Francis A Higgins Elem School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Francis A Higgins Elem School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Francis A Higgins Elem School is approximately 15.5:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Francis A Higgins Elem School?
At Francis A Higgins Elem School, the student body is approximately 79% White, 7% Hispanic, 6% Black, 0% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Francis A Higgins Elem School public or private?
Francis A Higgins Elem School is a public K-12 school, overseen by L'Anse Creuse Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.