Enrollment
356
Elementary
DISTRICT 438 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·L'ANSE CREUSE PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 262187005913
Marie C Graham Elem School
25555 CROCKER BLVD, HARRISON TOWNSHIP, MI 48045 · (586) 783-6460 · Macomb County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL356 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 36% 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.
- B-Beats 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
13.0:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
215 students
DISTRICT 45% · 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 | 65 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 65 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (65) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (65).
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
44.9%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
36.2%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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
39.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.5%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Marie C Graham Elem School
Marie C Graham Elem School's state test result (39.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marie C Graham Elem School this school | 356 | 60.4% | 39.2% |
| Albert Schweitzer Elementary School WESTLAND | 407 | 61.9% | N/A |
| Clinton Valley Elementary School MOUNT CLEMENS | 322 | 57.5% | N/A |
| Harmon Elementary School SAINT CLAIR SHORES | 317 | 57.1% | 36.2% |
| Edgemont Elementary School BELLEVILLE | 358 | 55.6% | 25.2% |
| Thomas A Edison Elem School FRASER | 378 | 52.6% | 40.9% |
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 Marie C Graham Elem School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Macomb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.2% | #742 of 1,085 | #57 of 100 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.2% | #768 of 1,072 | #63 of 98 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.9% | #637 of 1,139 | #49 of 105 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 356 | #861 of 1,630 | #88 of 126 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #149 of 1,424 | #7 of 118 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.7% | #360 of 1,424 | #42 of 118 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.4% | #699 of 1,563 | #56 of 123 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.2% | #897 of 979 | #67 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
356
+4 (+1%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 545
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 356 | 27.4 | 13.0:1 | 60% (215) |
| 2023-24 | 326 | 27.2 | 12.0:1 | 70% (229) |
| 2022-23 | 334 | 23.9 | 14.0:1 | 63% (210) |
| 2020-21 | 352 | 22 | 16.0:1 | 62% (217) |
| 2017-18 | 364 | 21.3 | 17.1:1 | 54% (195) |
| 2015-16 | 349 | 23 | 15.2:1 | 53% (186) |
| 2010-11 | 400 | 19 | 21.1:1 | 53% (211) |
| 2000-01 | 418 | 18 | 23.2:1 | 20% (84) |
| 1990-91 | 545 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Marie C Graham Elem School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (364 to 356); teachers up 29% (21.3 to 27.4).
About Marie C Graham Elem School
Marie C Graham Elem School is a medium-sized elementary school based in HARRISON TOWNSHIP, Michigan. Classes run from pre-K through 5, and the school has 356 students.
Across its 17 schools, L'Anse Creuse Public Schools enrolls 9,090 students. Marie C Graham Elem School is one of those schools.
White students account for 60% of enrollment at Marie C Graham Elem School. Smaller groups are 26% Black, 10% multiracial, and 2% Hispanic. For comparison, the population of Macomb County is roughly 75% White. Marie C Graham Elem School has a diversity index of 56%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Its 27.4 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 13.0:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Michigan is 15.8:1, higher than at this school. The school's lunch program data list 60% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The rate at public schools in Macomb County averages 52%, lower than here.
allk12 grades Marie C Graham Elem School a C+. The grade compares the school only with Michigan public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Marie C Graham Elem School is 39.5%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 39.2%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Macomb County show that median household income is about $77,837, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 28%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Marie C Graham Elem School is one of 236 public schools in Macomb County, which together enroll about 115,743 students.
Middle School Central is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 39.2% is above the 38.2% average for 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.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 356, close to the 352 recorded in 2020-21. Students per teacher fell from 16.0 in 2020-21 to 13.0 in 2024-25.
Community posts for Marie C Graham Elem School can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 L'Anse Creuse Public Schools
- High School NorthHigh · 1,545 students
- High SchoolHigh · 1,172 students
- Joseph M Carkenord Elementary SchoolElementary · 656 students
- Middle School EastMiddle · 626 students
- Middle School NorthMiddle · 618 students
- Atwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 612 students
Other schools in HARRISON TOWNSHIP
- High SchoolHigh · 1,172 students
- Middle School CentralMiddle · 601 students
- South River Elementary SchoolElementary · 515 students
- Middle School SouthMiddle · 383 students
- Donald J Yacks Elem SchoolElementary · 300 students
- Emma V Lobbestael Elem SchoolElementary · 264 students
Nearby schools
- Middle School Central0.1 mi · 601
- High School0.4 mi · 1,172
- Neil E Reid High School0.9 mi · 81
- Tenniswood Elementary School1.6 mi · 356
- South River Elementary School1.6 mi · 515
- Donald J Yacks Elem School1.8 mi · 300
Frequently asked questions
About Marie C Graham Elem SchoolHow many students attend Marie C Graham Elem School?
Marie C Graham Elem School enrolls approximately 356 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Marie C Graham Elem School serve?
Marie C Graham Elem School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Marie C Graham Elem School?
Approximately 13.0:1 students per teacher at Marie C Graham Elem School.
How diverse is Marie C Graham Elem School?
Marie C Graham Elem School reports a student body of 60% White, 2% Hispanic, 26% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Marie C Graham Elem School?
Marie C Graham Elem School is overseen by L'Anse Creuse Public Schools in Macomb County.
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