The bulletin board for America's public schools. Parents, teachers, students, and staff. One community per school.
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·L'ANSE CREUSE PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 262187005915

Green Elementary School

47260 SUGARBUSH RD, CHESTERFIELD, MI 48047 · (586) 493-5280 · Macomb County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL456 STUDENTS
Enrollment
456
Elementary
DISTRICT 438 · STATE 369
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
172 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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten5913%
Grade 18018%
Grade 27316%
Grade 37717%
Grade 48819%
Grade 57917%

This year's kindergarten class (59) is 25% smaller than its 5th grade class (79).

Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 56% · US 70%
White
33173%
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 63% · US 43%
Hispanic
102%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 9% · US 30%
Black
5312%
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 18% · US 15%
Asian
51%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 4% · US 6%
Two+
5512%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
23752%
Female
21948%

Discussions

+ POST

Test scores

M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + Proficient
English Language Arts
46.4%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
41.8%
MI avg 44.8%

What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
42.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.6%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.5pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Green Elementary School

Green Elementary School's state test result (42.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Green Elementary School this school45637.7%42.0%
Erie Elementary School
CLINTON TWP
47436.3%36.7%
Salk Elementary School
CLINTON TOWNSHIP
45537.1%43.4%
South River Elementary School
HARRISON TOWNSHIP
51535.3%44.3%
Seymour Elementary School
FLUSHING
49838.8%49.6%
Hayes Elementary School
WESTLAND
41636.1%50.7%
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 Green Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MichiganIn Macomb County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
42.0%#663 of 1,085#46 of 100
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
41.8%#623 of 1,072#42 of 98
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
46.4%#601 of 1,139#46 of 105
Enrollment
ranked largest first
456#423 of 1,630#55 of 126
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
16.9:1#949 of 1,424#60 of 118
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
44.4%#552 of 1,424#67 of 118
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
37.7%#1,097 of 1,563#94 of 123
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-9.3%#611 of 979#39 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 2024-25
Enrollment
456
-28 (-6%) vs 2020
+30% since 1990-91, when it was 350
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 18.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2545626.916.9:138% (172)
2023-2447424.519.3:137% (177)
2022-2346027.117.0:134% (157)
2020-214842618.6:135% (168)
2017-1850323.921.0:136% (183)
2015-165392819.3:139% (212)
2010-115202322.6:129% (151)
2000-015542225.2:120% (112)
1990-91350N/AN/AN/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Green Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students down 9% (503 to 456); teachers up 13% (23.9 to 26.9).

About Green Elementary School

Green Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in CHESTERFIELD, Michigan. Its grade span covers pre-K through 5, with 456 students on the rolls. On average, elementary schools in Michigan enroll around 369, and this school is 24% larger than that mark.

Green Elementary School is one of 17 schools in L'Anse Creuse Public Schools, which enrolls 9,090 students in total.

The student body at Green Elementary School is 73% White. It is also 12% multiracial, 12% Black, and 2% Hispanic. Among Macomb County residents, the White share is about 75%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 44, compared with 70 nationally.

Green Elementary School lists 26.9 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 16.9 students per teacher. Across elementary schools in Michigan, the average ratio is 15.8:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 38% of the student body. The 52% average for public schools in Macomb County is 14 points higher.

When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Green Elementary School is 7.5 points below its prediction. Actual: 42.0%. Predicted: 49.6%.

In the wider Macomb County area, median household income comes to about $77,837, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Macomb County's 236 public schools enroll about 115,743 students and include Green Elementary School.

Among nearby public schools, Dean A Naldrett School is closest at about 1.0 miles. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. On state test proficiency, Green Elementary School ranks 4th in a group of 7 nearby schools.

NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

In 2024-25, the school enrolled 456, down from 484 in 2020-21. The school's ratio dropped from 18.6:1 to 16.9:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.

This page collects posts and questions about Green Elementary School, such as fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.

Macomb County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
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

School name
Green Elementary School
District
L'Anse Creuse Public Schools
Address
47260 SUGARBUSH RD, CHESTERFIELD, MI 48047
Phone
(586) 493-5280
County
Macomb County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
456
Teachers (FTE)
27
Student–teacher ratio
16.9:1
Free and reduced lunch
172 (38%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
262187005915
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in L'Anse Creuse Public Schools
Other schools in CHESTERFIELD
Other Green Elementary schools

9 other US public schools in 7 states are named Green Elementary. Green Elementary School is the 5th largest of the 10.

Nearby schools

Frequently asked questions

About Green Elementary School
How large is Green Elementary School?
Green Elementary School enrolls approximately 456 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Green Elementary School serve?
Green Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Green Elementary School have?
Green Elementary School employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Green Elementary School?
Student demographics at Green Elementary School are roughly 73% White, 2% Hispanic, 12% Black, 1% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees Green Elementary School?
Green Elementary School is overseen by L'Anse Creuse Public Schools in Macomb County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
+ Post