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Green Acres Elementary School
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 77 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 86 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 86 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 96 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 75 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (77) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (75).
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientWhat 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 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Michigan schools, those numbers are about 48 and 45.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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%.
Schools most like Green Acres Elementary School
Green Acres Elementary School's state test result (29.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Acres Elementary School this school | 496 | 72.6% | 29.9% |
| Westwood Elementary School WARREN | 512 | 68.4% | 42.1% |
| Cromie Elementary School WARREN | 598 | 72.1% | 29.9% |
| Willow Woods Elementary School STERLING HEIGHTS | 362 | 74.0% | 27.3% |
| Black Elementary School STERLING HEIGHTS | 458 | 62.9% | 32.2% |
| Jefferson Elementary School STERLING HEIGHTS | 408 | 79.7% | 42.0% |
Where Green Acres Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Macomb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.9% | #945 of 1,085 | #87 of 100 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.6% | #942 of 1,072 | #88 of 98 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.6% | #940 of 1,139 | #87 of 105 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 496 | #290 of 1,630 | #36 of 126 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.8:1 | #1,124 of 1,424 | #79 of 118 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.5% | #201 of 1,424 | #15 of 118 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.6% | #473 of 1,563 | #44 of 123 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.4% | #934 of 979 | #74 of 75 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 496 | 27.9 | 17.8:1 | 73% (360) |
| 2023-24 | 513 | 28.1 | 18.3:1 | 77% (396) |
| 2022-23 | 486 | 26.6 | 18.3:1 | 74% (360) |
| 2020-21 | 491 | 28 | 17.5:1 | 70% (345) |
| 2017-18 | 503 | 27.1 | 18.6:1 | 65% (325) |
| 2015-16 | 537 | 25 | 21.5:1 | 58% (312) |
| 2010-11 | 508 | 24 | 21.2:1 | 50% (256) |
| 2000-01 | 462 | 22 | 21.0:1 | 14% (65) |
| 1990-91 | 366 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (503 to 496); teachers up 3% (27.1 to 27.9).
About Green Acres Elementary School
Green Acres Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in WARREN, Michigan, one of the schools in Warren Consolidated Schools. Students in pre-K through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 496 students. For comparison, elementary schools in Michigan average about 369 students.
Warren Consolidated Schools counts 21 schools and 12,338 students, including Green Acres Elementary School.
By race and ethnicity, Green Acres Elementary School is 54% White. The rest of enrollment is 19% Black, 18% Asian, 6% multiracial, and 3% Hispanic. Census estimates put the White share of Macomb County's population at about 75%. Green Acres Elementary School has a diversity index of 64%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Dividing enrollment by its 27.9 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 17.8:1. Among elementary schools in Michigan, the typical ratio is 15.8:1. Eligible students account for 73% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. Public schools in Macomb County average 52%.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Green Acres Elementary School is 4.2 points below its prediction. Actual: 29.9%. Predicted: 34.1%.
Macomb County has these Census figures: median household income is about $77,837, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. The public schools of Macomb County number 236 and enroll about 115,743.
The nearest other public school, Michigan Collegiate MiddleHigh School, is about 0.4 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Green Acres Elementary School. Green Acres Elementary School places 5th of 5 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The school's locale code, City: Mid-size, means it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 491 in 2020-21, 496 in 2024-25.
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