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Which teacher or staff member at Graebner Elementary School deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
509
Elementary
DISTRICT 523 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UTICA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 263447007023
Graebner Elementary School
41875 SAAL RD, STERLING HEIGHTS, MI 48313 · (586) 797-5000 · Macomb County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL509 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
270 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 | 69 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 76 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 79 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 59 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (69) is 17% larger than its 6th grade class (59).
Student demographics
53%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
48.9%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
40.3%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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
41.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.8%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Graebner Elementary School
Graebner Elementary School's state test result (41.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graebner Elementary School this school | 509 | 53.0% | 41.6% |
| Pleasant Lake Elementary School WEST BLOOMFIELD | 461 | 48.6% | 43.3% |
| Wilde Elementary School WARREN | 496 | 50.4% | 35.8% |
| Plumbrook Elementary School STERLING HEIGHTS | 445 | 57.3% | 46.4% |
| Endeavour Elementary and Middle School RAY | 595 | 50.6% | 39.5% |
| Wildwood Elementary School WESTLAND | 527 | 54.6% | 22.7% |
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 Graebner Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Macomb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.6% | #669 of 1,085 | #48 of 100 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.3% | #673 of 1,072 | #48 of 98 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.9% | #522 of 1,139 | #37 of 105 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 509 | #260 of 1,630 | #34 of 126 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.1:1 | #978 of 1,424 | #62 of 118 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.4% | #404 of 1,424 | #48 of 118 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.0% | #844 of 1,563 | #66 of 123 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.2% | #511 of 979 | #30 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. 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
509
-30 (-6%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 581
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 18.6:1
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 | 509 | 29.8 | 17.1:1 | 53% (270) |
| 2023-24 | 522 | 29 | 18.0:1 | 55% (285) |
| 2022-23 | 549 | 28.9 | 19.0:1 | 58% (318) |
| 2020-21 | 539 | 29 | 18.6:1 | 49% (263) |
| 2017-18 | 580 | 28.9 | 20.1:1 | 42% (245) |
| 2015-16 | 591 | 32 | 18.5:1 | 37% (218) |
| 2010-11 | 608 | 25 | 24.3:1 | 25% (153) |
| 2000-01 | 670 | 34 | 19.7:1 | 6% (41) |
| 1990-91 | 581 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Graebner Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (580 to 509); teachers up 3% (28.9 to 29.8).
About Graebner Elementary School
Graebner Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school with its address in STERLING HEIGHTS, Michigan. The grade span is pre-K through 6, and enrollment is 509 students. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Michigan is about 369, so this school runs 38% bigger than that.
Graebner Elementary School is part of Utica Community Schools, where 37 schools serve 25,574 students.
White students make up a majority at Graebner Elementary School, at 66%. The remaining shares are 13% Black, 10% multiracial, 6% Asian, and 5% Hispanic. Census estimates put the White share of Macomb County's population at about 75%. Pick two students at random and there is a 53% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at Graebner Elementary School total 29.8 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 17.1:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan. The school counts 270 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 53%. For comparison, public schools in Macomb County average 52%.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 42.8% for Graebner Elementary School. The school posts 41.6%, 1.1 points below the prediction.
In Macomb County (population about 879,853), the median household income is $77,837, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. There are 236 public schools in Macomb County, enrolling about 115,743 students in all.
The nearest other public school, Havel Elementary School, is about 0.5 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Graebner Elementary School ranks 5th of 8 on average proficiency.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
The school enrolled 509 students in 2024-25, 30 fewer than the 539 it had in 2020-21. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 18.6:1 to 17.1:1.
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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 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 HEIGHTS
- Adlai Stevenson High SchoolHigh · 1,881 students
- Henry Ford II High SchoolHigh · 1,663 students
- Sterling Heights Senior HSHigh · 1,262 students
- Bemis Junior High SchoolMiddle · 742 students
- Frank Jeannette Jr High SchoolMiddle · 716 students
- Grissom Middle SchoolMiddle · 703 students
Nearby schools
- Havel Elementary School0.5 mi · 571
- Jack Harvey Elementary School1.0 mi · 429
- Bemis Junior High School1.1 mi · 742
- Browning Elementary School1.1 mi · 368
- Miami Elementary School1.2 mi · 473
- Huron Elementary School1.3 mi · 522
Frequently asked questions
About Graebner Elementary SchoolHow large is Graebner Elementary School?
Graebner Elementary School enrolls approximately 509 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Graebner Elementary School serve?
Graebner Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Graebner Elementary School?
Approximately 17.1:1 students per teacher at Graebner Elementary School.
How diverse is Graebner Elementary School?
Graebner Elementary School reports a student body of 66% White, 5% Hispanic, 13% Black, 6% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Graebner Elementary School public or private?
Graebner 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.