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Enrollment
519
Elementary
DISTRICT 499 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHIPPEWA VALLEY SCHOOLS·NCES 260957004459
Ottawa Elementary School
18601 MILLAR RD, CLINTON TWP, MI 48036 · (586) 723-6600 · Macomb County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL519 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.8:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
259 students
DISTRICT 37% · 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 | 70 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 80 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 79 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 114 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 92 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 84 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (70) is 17% smaller than its 5th grade class (84).
Student demographics
59%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
26.0%
MI avg 47.7%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The Michigan average is about 48 of 100.
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
26.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.2%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 44% 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 Ottawa Elementary School
Ottawa Elementary School's state test result (26.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ottawa Elementary School this school | 519 | 49.9% | 26.7% |
| Childs Elementary School YPSILANTI | 493 | 53.3% | 32.7% |
| Miami Elementary School CLINTON TWP | 473 | 53.1% | 36.9% |
| Wildwood Elementary School WESTLAND | 527 | 54.6% | 22.7% |
| Reid Elementary School GRAND BLANC | 433 | 46.0% | 41.1% |
| Ferndale Lower Elementary Campus OAK PARK | 517 | 48.2% | 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 Ottawa Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Macomb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.7% | #993 of 1,085 | #90 of 100 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #1,050 of 1,139 | #99 of 105 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 519 | #229 of 1,630 | #30 of 126 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #1,031 of 1,424 | #69 of 118 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.2% | #284 of 1,424 | #32 of 118 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.9% | #894 of 1,563 | #74 of 123 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +30.1% | #55 of 440 | #6 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
519
+151 (+41%) vs 2020
+11% since 1990-91, when it was 468
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 18.4:1
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 | 519 | 30 | 17.3:1 | 50% (259) |
| 2023-24 | 513 | 26.8 | 19.1:1 | 60% (308) |
| 2022-23 | 500 | 25.5 | 19.6:1 | 58% (288) |
| 2020-21 | 368 | 20 | 18.4:1 | 45% (167) |
| 2017-18 | 399 | 19.4 | 20.6:1 | 46% (185) |
| 2015-16 | 389 | 18 | 21.6:1 | 37% (143) |
| 2010-11 | 395 | 18 | 21.9:1 | 45% (177) |
| 2000-01 | 415 | 22 | 18.9:1 | 17% (71) |
| 1990-91 | 468 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ottawa Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 30% (399 to 519); teachers up 55% (19.4 to 30).
About Ottawa Elementary School
Ottawa Elementary School is an elementary school in CLINTON TWP, Michigan, and it is part of Chippewa Valley Schools. There are 519 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 5. On average, elementary schools in Michigan enroll around 369, and this school is 41% above that mark.
Chippewa Valley Schools includes 20 schools. Together they enroll 14,504 students.
Federal enrollment data show Ottawa Elementary School is 59% White. The remaining shares are 22% Black, 10% multiracial, and 8% Hispanic. Macomb County as a whole is about 75% White, so the school's share is lower. A diversity index of 59% means there is a 59% chance two randomly chosen students at Ottawa Elementary School are from different groups.
The school lists 30 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.3:1. The average for elementary schools in Michigan is 15.8:1, so this school has more students per teacher. A total of 259 students, or 50%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 52% average for public schools in Macomb County.
Ottawa Elementary School ranks in the bottom 10% of Michigan schools after adjusting test results for student poverty. Actual: 26.7%. Predicted: 44.2%. Difference: 17.5 points.
In the wider Macomb County area, median household income comes to about $77,837, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Macomb County's 236 public schools enroll about 115,743 students and include Ottawa Elementary School.
Measured in a straight line, Algonquin Middle School is about 0.4 miles from Ottawa Elementary School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, Ottawa Elementary School is behind the 35.6% nearby average, ranking 5th of 6.
Locale data from NCES put Ottawa Elementary School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
Enrollment was 368 in 2020-21 and 519 in 2024-25. Large swings like this can come from changes to the grades a school serves. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 18.4:1 to 17.3:1.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Ottawa Elementary School. 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 Chippewa Valley Schools
- Dakota High SchoolHigh · 2,476 students
- Chippewa Valley High SchoolHigh · 2,162 students
- Seneca Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,078 students
- Wyandot Middle SchoolMiddle · 844 students
- Iroquois Middle SchoolMiddle · 814 students
- Shawnee Elementary SchoolElementary · 662 students
Other schools in CLINTON TWP
- Chippewa Valley High SchoolHigh · 2,162 students
- Wyandot Middle SchoolMiddle · 844 students
- Algonquin Middle SchoolMiddle · 542 students
- Cherokee Elementary SchoolElementary · 526 students
- Huron Elementary SchoolElementary · 522 students
- Erie Elementary SchoolElementary · 474 students
Other Ottawa Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 2 states are named Ottawa Elementary. Ottawa Elementary School is the largest of the 4.
- Ottawa Elementary SchoolPETOSKEY, MI · 250 students
- Ottawa Elementary SchoolBUCHANAN, MI · 230 students
- Ottawa Elementary SchoolOttawa, OH · 390 students
Nearby schools
- Algonquin Middle School0.4 mi · 542
- Walt Disney Elementary School0.8 mi · 366
- Salk Elementary School1.4 mi · 455
- Macomb Academy1.4 mi · 46
- Wyandot Middle School1.4 mi · 844
- Clintondale Middle School1.5 mi · 269
Frequently asked questions
About Ottawa Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Ottawa Elementary School?
Ottawa Elementary School enrolls approximately 519 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Ottawa Elementary School serve?
Ottawa Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ottawa Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ottawa Elementary School is approximately 17.3:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ottawa Elementary School?
At Ottawa Elementary School, the student body is approximately 59% White, 8% Hispanic, 22% Black, 2% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Ottawa Elementary School public or private?
Ottawa Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Chippewa Valley Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.