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How has Sandusky Elementary School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
471
Elementary
DISTRICT 466 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SANDUSKY COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 263084008424
Sandusky Elementary School
395 S SANDUSKY RD, SANDUSKY, MI 48471 · (810) 648-2488 · Sanilac County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL471 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.3:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
254 students
DISTRICT 54% · 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 | 53 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 73 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 79 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 61 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (53) is 13% smaller than its 6th grade class (61).
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 13% · 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
Sandusky Elementary School→Sandusky JuniorSenior High School
Based on grade levels within Sandusky Community School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
50.2%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
40.4%
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 40 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
42.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.4%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Sandusky Elementary School
Sandusky Elementary School's state test result (42.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandusky Elementary School this school | 471 | 53.9% | 42.5% |
| Williams Elementary School JONESVILLE | 512 | 54.5% | 39.6% |
| Cass City Elementary CASS CITY | 459 | 56.4% | 54.9% |
| Clara B Bolen Elementary School TAWAS CITY | 433 | 55.2% | 41.4% |
| Springport Elementary School SPRINGPORT | 437 | 56.1% | 32.3% |
| Emerson School OWOSSO | 421 | 53.7% | 35.0% |
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 Sandusky Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Sanilac County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.5% | #650 of 1,085 | #6 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.4% | #668 of 1,072 | #6 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.2% | #481 of 1,139 | #4 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 471 | #363 of 1,630 | #1 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #592 of 1,424 | #3 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.4% | #1,225 of 1,424 | #6 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.9% | #823 of 1,563 | #7 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.5% | #198 of 979 | #2 of 6 |
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
471
-82 (-15%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
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 | 471 | 30.4 | 15.5:1 | 54% (254) |
| 2023-24 | 504 | 31.2 | 16.2:1 | 64% (321) |
| 2022-23 | 511 | 30.2 | 16.9:1 | 65% (331) |
| 2020-21 | 553 | 30 | 18.4:1 | 60% (331) |
| 2017-18 | 600 | 30.3 | 19.8:1 | 56% (335) |
| 2015-16 | 568 | 28 | 20.3:1 | 50% (284) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sandusky Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (600 to 471); teachers unchanged (30.3 to 30.4).
About Sandusky Elementary School
Sandusky Elementary School sits in SANDUSKY, Michigan, and is classified as an elementary school. A total of 471 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 6. The average for elementary schools in Michigan is about 369 students, so this school is 28% above average.
Sandusky Elementary School is part of a district of 2 schools: Sandusky Community School District, with 931 students.
Federal enrollment data show Sandusky Elementary School is 92% White. It is also 4% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. That is close to the 93% White share among all Sanilac County residents. Sandusky Elementary School's diversity index is 14%, against a US figure of 70%.
Sandusky Elementary School operates with 30.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 15.5:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Michigan average 15.8:1. About 54% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Sandusky Elementary School is within a point of the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 42.5% actual, 42.4% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Michigan.
According to the American Community Survey, in Sanilac County, the median household income is $58,863, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 17% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. There are 20 public schools in Sanilac County, enrolling about 5,377 students in all.
The closest other public school is Sandusky JuniorSenior High School, about 0.4 miles away. Sandusky Elementary School has 2 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Sandusky Elementary School at 2nd of 4.
Its location is classified as Rural: Remote by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment declined 15% from its 2020-21 level of 553. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 18.4:1 to 15.5:1.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Sanilac County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
40,462
Census ACS
Median income
$58,863
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
5,377 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sandusky Community School District
- Sandusky JuniorSenior High SchoolHigh · 460 students
Other schools in SANDUSKY
- Sandusky JuniorSenior High SchoolHigh · 460 students
- Sanilac ISD Special Education ServicesCombined · 55 students
Other Sandusky Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Sandusky Elementary. Sandusky Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Sandusky ElementaryLynchburg, VA · 316 students
Nearby schools
- Sandusky JuniorSenior High School0.4 mi · 460
- Sanilac ISD Special Education Services0.8 mi · 55
- CarsonvillePort Sanilac Elementary School8.1 mi · 165
- Deckerville Elementary School9.5 mi · 288
- Deckerville Community High School9.5 mi · 219
- CarsonvillePort Sanilac HS10.1 mi · 187
Frequently asked questions
About Sandusky Elementary SchoolHow large is Sandusky Elementary School?
Sandusky Elementary School enrolls approximately 471 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Sandusky Elementary School serve?
Sandusky Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Sandusky Elementary School?
Approximately 15.5:1 students per teacher at Sandusky Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sandusky Elementary School?
At Sandusky Elementary School, the student body is approximately 92% White, 4% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Sandusky Elementary School?
Sandusky Elementary School is overseen by Sandusky Community School District in Sanilac County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.