Enrollment
360
Elementary
DISTRICT 355 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VAN DYKE PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 263468007050
Marjorie Carlson Elementary School
12355 MRUK AVE, WARREN, MI 48089 · (586) 758-8345 · Macomb County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL360 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 52% 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.
- ABeats 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
11.3:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
336 students
DISTRICT 92% · 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 | 82 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 52 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 53 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (82) is 55% larger than its 5th grade class (53).
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Van Dyke Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
28.6%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
44.9%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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
36.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.9%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% 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 Marjorie Carlson Elementary School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marjorie Carlson Elementary School this school | 360 | 93.3% | 36.8% |
| McKinley Elementary School WARREN | 327 | 95.4% | 31.6% |
| Seminole Academy MOUNT CLEMENS | 407 | 92.4% | N/A |
| Cascades Elementary School JACKSON | 398 | 91.0% | 21.2% |
| LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WARREN | 378 | 97.6% | N/A |
| Lincoln International Studies School KALAMAZOO | 306 | 81.0% | N/A |
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 Marjorie Carlson Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Macomb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.8% | #790 of 1,085 | #66 of 100 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.9% | #562 of 1,072 | #32 of 98 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.6% | #1,007 of 1,139 | #93 of 105 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 360 | #840 of 1,630 | #86 of 126 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #34 of 1,424 | #2 of 118 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.0% | #194 of 1,424 | #14 of 118 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.3% | #107 of 1,563 | #8 of 123 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.3% | #401 of 979 | #22 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
360
+11 (+3%) vs 2020
+25% since 1990-91, when it was 287
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 360 | 32 | 11.3:1 | 93% (336) |
| 2023-24 | 360 | 30.5 | 11.8:1 | 91% (329) |
| 2022-23 | 349 | 32.5 | 10.7:1 | 92% (320) |
| 2020-21 | 349 | 24 | 14.5:1 | 93% (326) |
| 2017-18 | 425 | 29.7 | 14.3:1 | 86% (366) |
| 2015-16 | 474 | 27 | 17.6:1 | 57% (271) |
| 2010-11 | 318 | 21 | 15.1:1 | 82% (260) |
| 2000-01 | 274 | 18 | 15.2:1 | 65% (178) |
| 1990-91 | 287 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Marjorie Carlson Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (425 to 360); teachers up 8% (29.7 to 32).
About Marjorie Carlson Elementary School
Marjorie Carlson Elementary School is the name of a mid-sized elementary school in WARREN, Michigan. It teaches 360 students in pre-K through 5.
Federal data list 6 schools in Van Dyke Public Schools, with 2,026 students enrolled.
At Marjorie Carlson Elementary School, 53% of students are Black. Other students are 23% White, 12% multiracial, 9% Asian, and 3% Hispanic. That is higher than the 13% Black share among all Macomb County residents. The diversity index for Marjorie Carlson Elementary School is 64%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 11.3:1. The school has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 11.3:1 compares with an average of 15.8:1 for elementary schools in Michigan. Federal data show 93% of students (336) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Macomb County averages 52%, lower than here.
Marjorie Carlson Elementary School holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 52% of Michigan public elementary schools.
In Michigan, Marjorie Carlson Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 36.8% actual against a predicted 24.9%.
The county, Macomb County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $77,837 a year, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Macomb County has 236 public schools with about 115,743 students, including Marjorie Carlson Elementary School.
Keith Bovenschen School, about 0.1 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Marjorie Carlson Elementary School places 3rd out of 5 schools in its immediate area.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Mid-size. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 360, up from 349 in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 11.3 students per teacher, compared with 14.5 in 2020-21.
This page is set up for the Marjorie Carlson Elementary School community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 Van Dyke Public Schools
- Lincoln High SchoolHigh · 489 students
- Lincoln Middle SchoolMiddle · 408 students
- LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 378 students
- McKinley Elementary SchoolElementary · 327 students
- Success AcademyHigh · 64 students
Other schools in WARREN
- Warren Mott High SchoolHigh · 1,335 students
- Cousino Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,250 students
- Warren Woods Tower High SchoolHigh · 963 students
- Fitzgerald Senior High SchoolHigh · 861 students
- Academy of WarrenElementary · 817 students
- Great Oaks AcademyElementary · 768 students
Nearby schools
- Keith Bovenschen School0.1 mi · 190
- Academy 210.8 mi · 148
- May V Peck Elementary School1.0 mi · 493
- Wolfe Middle School1.1 mi · 506
- Westwood Elementary School1.2 mi · 512
- Center Line High School1.2 mi · 646
Frequently asked questions
About Marjorie Carlson Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Marjorie Carlson Elementary School?
Marjorie Carlson Elementary School enrolls approximately 360 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Marjorie Carlson Elementary School serve?
Marjorie Carlson Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Marjorie Carlson Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Marjorie Carlson Elementary School is approximately 11.3:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Marjorie Carlson Elementary School?
At Marjorie Carlson Elementary School, the student body is approximately 23% White, 3% Hispanic, 53% Black, 9% Asian, 12% Two or more.
What district is Marjorie Carlson Elementary School in?
Marjorie Carlson Elementary School is part of Van Dyke Public Schools.
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