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Enrollment
778
Elementary
DISTRICT 427 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ARMADA AREA SCHOOLS·NCES 260324001375
Orville C Krause Elementary School
23900 ARMADA CENTER RD, ARMADA, MI 48005 · (586) 784-2600 · Macomb County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL778 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 41% of Michigan public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
16.8:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
167 students
DISTRICT 23% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 140 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 123 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 130 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 133 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 123 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 129 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (140) is 9% larger than its 5th grade class (129).
Student demographics
8%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 8% · 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
Orville C Krause Elementary School→Armada Middle School
Based on grade levels within Armada Area Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
49.5%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
47.6%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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
48.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.8%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 Orville C Krause Elementary School
Orville C Krause Elementary School's state test result (48.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orville C Krause Elementary School this school | 778 | 21.5% | 48.9% |
| Freeland Elementary School FREELAND | 755 | 21.1% | 62.5% |
| Shawnee Elementary School MACOMB | 662 | 19.0% | 50.4% |
| Charyl Stockwell Academy HOWELL | 696 | 15.1% | 52.3% |
| Mattawan Later Elem School MATTAWAN | 808 | 25.2% | 62.6% |
| Beacon Tree Elementary School SHELBY TOWNSHIP | 787 | 16.8% | 48.4% |
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 Orville C Krause Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Macomb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.9% | #449 of 1,085 | #18 of 100 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.6% | #489 of 1,072 | #17 of 98 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.5% | #505 of 1,139 | #34 of 105 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 778 | #27 of 1,630 | #3 of 126 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #923 of 1,424 | #57 of 118 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 7.5% | #1,332 of 1,424 | #115 of 118 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.5% | #1,363 of 1,563 | #116 of 123 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.2% | #180 of 440 | #18 of 43 |
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
778
+76 (+11%) vs 2020
+81% since 2010-11, when it was 431
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 16.7:1
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 | 778 | 46.3 | 16.8:1 | 21% (167) |
| 2023-24 | 758 | 46.3 | 16.4:1 | 26% (200) |
| 2022-23 | 752 | 50.3 | 14.9:1 | 26% (199) |
| 2020-21 | 702 | 42 | 16.7:1 | 26% (183) |
| 2017-18 | 706 | 39.3 | 17.9:1 | 24% (168) |
| 2015-16 | 371 | 17 | 21.8:1 | 18% (68) |
| 2010-11 | 431 | 19 | 22.7:1 | 23% (98) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Orville C Krause Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (706 to 778); teachers up 18% (39.3 to 46.3).
About Orville C Krause Elementary School
Orville C Krause Elementary School is a large elementary school based in ARMADA, Michigan. It teaches 778 students in pre-K through 5. Elementary schools in Michigan have about 369 students on average; enrollment here is 111% higher.
In Armada Area Schools, 4 schools enroll a combined 1,707 students.
Orville C Krause Elementary School is 96% White by enrollment. That compares with about 75% White among all Macomb County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 8%.
Its ratio of 16.8:1 is based on 46.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in Michigan average 15.8:1, 1.0 fewer students per teacher than here. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 21%. Public schools in Macomb County average 52%.
Among Michigan public elementary schools, Orville C Krause Elementary School outscored 41%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
Test results at Orville C Krause Elementary School are 7.8 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (48.9% actual, 56.8% predicted).
Looking at the county, Macomb County, median household income comes to about $77,837, about 28% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. The county has 236 public schools and about 115,743 students.
Measured in a straight line, Armada High School is about 0.1 miles from Orville C Krause Elementary School. The five-mile area around Orville C Krause Elementary School holds 3 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 48.1% proficiency; Orville C Krause Elementary School posts 48.9%.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Distant. That means it sits in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The school's student count increased 11% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
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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 Armada Area Schools
- Armada High SchoolHigh · 533 students
- Armada Middle SchoolMiddle · 383 students
- Armada Continuing Education CenterHigh · 13 students
Other schools in ARMADA
- Armada High SchoolHigh · 533 students
- Armada Middle SchoolMiddle · 383 students
- Armada Continuing Education CenterHigh · 13 students
Nearby schools
- Armada High School0.1 mi · 533
- Armada Middle School0.1 mi · 383
- Armada Continuing Education Center0.4 mi · 13
- Memphis JuniorSenior High School5.8 mi · 388
- Memphis Elementary School6.0 mi · 321
- Richmond Community High School6.6 mi · 490
Frequently asked questions
About Orville C Krause Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Orville C Krause Elementary School?
Orville C Krause Elementary School enrolls approximately 778 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Orville C Krause Elementary School serve?
Orville C Krause Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Orville C Krause Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Orville C Krause Elementary School is approximately 16.8:1 (46 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Orville C Krause Elementary School?
At Orville C Krause Elementary School, the student body is approximately 96% White, 1% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Orville C Krause Elementary School?
Orville C Krause Elementary School is overseen by Armada Area Schools in Macomb County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.