Enrollment
265
Elementary
DISTRICT 374 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BAY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 260426004101
Mackensen Elementary School
5535 DENNIS DR, BAY CITY, MI 48706 · (989) 684-4941 · Bay County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL265 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 16% of Michigan public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Michigan public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
96 students
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 55%
Community
0
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 | 45 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 32 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 49 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 44 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 49 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (45) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (49).
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · 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
39.8%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
35.0%
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 35 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
37.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.2%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 50% typical for Michigan schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Mackensen Elementary School
Mackensen Elementary School's state test result (37.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mackensen Elementary School this school | 265 | 36.2% | 37.1% |
| Mar Lee School MARSHALL | 295 | 38.3% | 49.5% |
| Kellogg Elementary School HICKORY CORNERS | 278 | 32.7% | N/A |
| Paddock Elementary School MILAN | 279 | 40.1% | N/A |
| Gordon Elementary School MARSHALL | 252 | 40.5% | 53.7% |
| Oakview Elementary School SAINT JOHNS | 313 | 37.1% | 54.7% |
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 Mackensen Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Bay County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.1% | #784 of 1,085 | #7 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #802 of 1,072 | #7 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.8% | #772 of 1,139 | #6 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 265 | #1,212 of 1,630 | #12 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #403 of 1,424 | #6 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.5% | #858 of 1,424 | #9 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.2% | #1,116 of 1,563 | #14 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.7% | #268 of 979 | #4 of 11 |
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
265
+23 (+10%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 309
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 265 | 18.1 | 14.6:1 | 36% (96) |
| 2023-24 | 248 | 15 | 16.5:1 | 40% (99) |
| 2022-23 | 245 | 15.5 | 15.8:1 | 39% (95) |
| 2020-21 | 242 | 16 | 15.1:1 | 31% (76) |
| 2017-18 | 326 | 15.1 | 21.6:1 | 28% (92) |
| 2015-16 | 338 | 15 | 22.5:1 | 26% (87) |
| 2010-11 | 353 | 14 | 25.2:1 | 26% (93) |
| 2000-01 | 306 | 11 | 27.8:1 | 13% (40) |
| 1990-91 | 309 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mackensen Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (326 to 265); teachers up 20% (15.1 to 18.1).
About Mackensen Elementary School
Mackensen Elementary School is the name of a small elementary school in BAY CITY, Michigan. The school counted 265 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 5. That is 28% below the average of about 369 students for elementary schools in Michigan.
Bay City School District runs 13 schools with a combined 6,030 students. Mackensen Elementary School is one of them.
At Mackensen Elementary School, 84% of students are White. The remaining students are 9% Hispanic and 8% multiracial. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 29%.
Based on 18.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, Mackensen Elementary School has a ratio of 14.6:1. Compared with the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan, this school's ratio is lower. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 36%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Bay County is 55%.
Mackensen Elementary School holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 16% of Michigan public elementary schools.
Mackensen Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 37.1%. Schools with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Michigan are predicted to post 50.2%, so the school is 13.2 points behind and in the state's bottom 10%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Bay County show that the median household earns about $61,763 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 22%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Across Bay County, 34 public schools serve about 12,525 students.
Mackensen Elementary School's nearest public school is Kolb Elementary School (about 1.6 miles). Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Mackensen Elementary School is 1st of 5 nearby schools with test data.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Small).
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 265, up from 242 in 2020-21.
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Bay County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
103,008
Census ACS
Median income
$61,763
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
12,525 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bay City School District
- Bay City Western High SchoolHigh · 1,009 students
- Bay City Central High SchoolHigh · 921 students
- Western Middle SchoolMiddle · 681 students
- Handy Middle SchoolMiddle · 598 students
- Auburn Elementary SchoolElementary · 474 students
- Kolb Elementary SchoolElementary · 451 students
Other schools in BAY CITY
- Bay City Central High SchoolHigh · 921 students
- John Glenn High SchoolHigh · 864 students
- Christa McAuliffe Middle SchoolMiddle · 608 students
- Handy Middle SchoolMiddle · 598 students
- Kolb Elementary SchoolElementary · 451 students
- Hampton Elementary SchoolElementary · 399 students
Nearby schools
- Kolb Elementary School1.6 mi · 451
- McAlearSawden Elem School2.0 mi · 378
- Handy Middle School2.2 mi · 598
- MacGregor Elementary School2.4 mi · 290
- John Glenn High School2.7 mi · 864
- Christa McAuliffe Middle School2.7 mi · 608
Frequently asked questions
About Mackensen Elementary SchoolHow large is Mackensen Elementary School?
Mackensen Elementary School enrolls approximately 265 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Mackensen Elementary School serve?
Mackensen Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Mackensen Elementary School?
Approximately 14.6:1 students per teacher at Mackensen Elementary School.
How diverse is Mackensen Elementary School?
Mackensen Elementary School reports a student body of 84% White, 9% Hispanic, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Mackensen Elementary School?
Mackensen Elementary School is overseen by Bay City School District in Bay County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.