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Jefferson Elementary School

37555 CAROL DR, STERLING HEIGHTS, MI 48310 · (586) 825-2680 · Macomb County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL408 STUDENTS
Enrollment
408
Elementary
DISTRICT 470 · STATE 369
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
325 students
DISTRICT 69% · 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
Kindergarten6115%
Grade 16817%
Grade 26716%
Grade 36516%
Grade 47017%
Grade 57719%
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 56% · US 70%
White
24059%
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 63% · US 43%
Hispanic
72%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 9% · US 30%
Black
5614%
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 18% · US 15%
Asian
9223%
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 4% · US 6%
Two+
123%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
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
20951%
Female
19949%

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Test scores

M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + Proficient
English Language Arts
39.7%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
45.8%
MI avg 44.8%

What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 40 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
42.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.0%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.9pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 Jefferson Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MichiganIn Macomb County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
42.0%#665 of 1,085#47 of 100
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
45.8%#537 of 1,072#30 of 98
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
39.7%#777 of 1,139#68 of 105
Enrollment
ranked largest first
408#618 of 1,630#73 of 126
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
15.7:1#646 of 1,424#31 of 118
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
58.3%#312 of 1,424#34 of 118
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
79.7%#373 of 1,563#33 of 123
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-12.1%#516 of 979#32 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 2024-25
Enrollment
408
-13 (-3%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 501
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 17.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-254082615.7:180% (325)
2023-2441426.115.9:186% (357)
2022-2341224.616.8:185% (349)
2020-214212417.5:188% (371)
2017-1846424.419.0:182% (382)
2015-164772221.7:170% (334)
2010-114272517.1:161% (262)
2000-013901920.5:119% (76)
1990-91501N/AN/AN/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jefferson Elementary School.

About Jefferson Elementary School

Jefferson Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school with its address in STERLING HEIGHTS, Michigan. It has an enrollment of 408 students in pre-K through 5.

Warren Consolidated Schools (21 schools, 12,338 students) runs Jefferson Elementary School.

The largest group at Jefferson Elementary School is White students, at 59%. Other groups include 23% Asian, 14% Black, and 3% multiracial. By comparison, Macomb County residents are about 75% White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 58%.

Jefferson Elementary School has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.7:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Michigan is similar, at 15.8:1. At Jefferson Elementary School, 80% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Compared with the 52% average for public schools in Macomb County, the school's rate is higher.

Compared with Michigan schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Jefferson Elementary School's results are 10.9 points above predicted: 42.0% against 31.0%.

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 residents live below the federal poverty line. Macomb County counts 236 public schools with about 115,743 students.

Holden Elementary School is the nearest public school to Jefferson Elementary School, about 0.8 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Jefferson Elementary School is ahead of the 36.3% nearby average, ranking 2nd of 8.

Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.

Enrollment was 408 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 421. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 17.5:1 to 15.7:1.

Jefferson Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.

Macomb County at a glance

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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
Jefferson Elementary School
District
Warren Consolidated Schools
Address
37555 CAROL DR, STERLING HEIGHTS, MI 48310
Phone
(586) 825-2680
County
Macomb County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
408
Teachers (FTE)
26
Student–teacher ratio
15.7:1
Free and reduced lunch
325 (80%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
263519007119
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Warren Consolidated Schools
Other schools in STERLING HEIGHTS
Nearby schools

Frequently asked questions

About Jefferson Elementary School
What is the total enrollment at Jefferson Elementary School?
Jefferson Elementary School enrolls approximately 408 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Jefferson Elementary School serve?
Jefferson Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Jefferson Elementary School?
Approximately 15.7:1 students per teacher at Jefferson Elementary School.
How diverse is Jefferson Elementary School?
Jefferson Elementary School reports a student body of 59% White, 2% Hispanic, 14% Black, 23% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Jefferson Elementary School in?
Jefferson Elementary School is part of Warren Consolidated Schools.
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