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Enrollment
597
Elementary
DISTRICT 523 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UTICA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 263447006992
Schwarzkoff Elementary School
8401 CONSTITUTION BLVD, STERLING HEIGHTS, MI 48313 · (586) 797-6300 · Macomb County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL597 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 49% 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
17.3:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
455 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 | 88 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 93 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 91 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 84 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 89 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (88) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (89).
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · 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
48.5%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
39.3%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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
39.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.5%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Schwarzkoff Elementary School
Schwarzkoff Elementary School's state test result (39.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schwarzkoff Elementary School this school | 597 | 76.2% | 39.6% |
| Burr Elementary School STERLING HEIGHTS | 490 | 81.0% | 26.2% |
| Custer Elementary School MONROE | 769 | 74.3% | 24.6% |
| Snow Elementary School DEARBORN | 465 | 74.4% | 46.2% |
| West Utica Elementary School SHELBY TOWNSHIP | 522 | 79.9% | 23.3% |
| Clio Elementary CLIO | 726 | 70.0% | 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 Schwarzkoff Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Macomb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.6% | #728 of 1,085 | #54 of 100 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.3% | #696 of 1,072 | #53 of 98 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.5% | #529 of 1,139 | #39 of 105 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 597 | #128 of 1,630 | #15 of 126 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #1,033 of 1,424 | #70 of 118 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.6% | #518 of 1,424 | #63 of 118 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.2% | #420 of 1,563 | #39 of 123 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +17.5% | #116 of 440 | #13 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
597
+79 (+15%) vs 2020
+17% since 1990-91, when it was 512
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 17.9:1
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 | 597 | 34.5 | 17.3:1 | 76% (455) |
| 2023-24 | 554 | 34 | 16.3:1 | 79% (436) |
| 2022-23 | 580 | 39 | 14.9:1 | 74% (430) |
| 2020-21 | 518 | 29 | 17.9:1 | 74% (384) |
| 2017-18 | 508 | 29.8 | 17.1:1 | 68% (343) |
| 2015-16 | 516 | 32 | 16.1:1 | 58% (298) |
| 2010-11 | 663 | 31 | 21.4:1 | 35% (235) |
| 2000-01 | 705 | 34 | 20.7:1 | 11% (79) |
| 1990-91 | 512 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Schwarzkoff Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 18% (508 to 597); teachers up 16% (29.8 to 34.5).
About Schwarzkoff Elementary School
Schwarzkoff Elementary School is a large elementary school found in STERLING HEIGHTS, Michigan. A federal count lists 597 students at the school, in pre-K through 6. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Michigan) has about 369 students.
Utica Community Schools operates 37 schools. Combined enrollment is 25,574 students.
Schwarzkoff Elementary School's enrollment is 71% White. Enrollment also includes 14% Black, 6% Asian, 5% multiracial, and 3% Hispanic. The county population is about 75% White, within a few points of the school. Schwarzkoff Elementary School has a diversity index of 47%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Schwarzkoff Elementary School operates with 34.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 17.3:1. That ratio is over the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan. Schwarzkoff Elementary School reports 76% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The gap from the 52% average for public schools in Macomb County is 24 points.
allk12 grades Schwarzkoff Elementary School a B-. The grade compares the school only with Michigan public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Compared with Michigan schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Schwarzkoff Elementary School's results are 7.1 points above predicted: 39.6% against 32.5%.
Among Macomb County residents, 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. Schwarzkoff Elementary School is one of 236 public schools in Macomb County, which together enroll about 115,743 students.
Nearest public school: UCS Alternative Learning Center, about 0.5 miles away. The five-mile area around Schwarzkoff Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: Schwarzkoff Elementary School ranks 5th of 6 nearby schools, at 39.6% versus a 49.2% average.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment was 518 in 2020-21 and 597 in 2024-25, a increase of 79 students.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Schwarzkoff Elementary School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 Utica Community Schools
- Adlai Stevenson High SchoolHigh · 1,881 students
- Henry Ford II High SchoolHigh · 1,663 students
- Eisenhower High SchoolHigh · 1,625 students
- Utica High SchoolHigh · 1,391 students
- Malow Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,084 students
- Shelby Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,073 students
Other schools in STERLING HEIGHTS
- Adlai Stevenson High SchoolHigh · 1,881 students
- Henry Ford II High SchoolHigh · 1,663 students
- Sterling Heights Senior HSHigh · 1,262 students
- Bemis Junior High SchoolMiddle · 742 students
- Frank Jeannette Jr High SchoolMiddle · 716 students
- Grissom Middle SchoolMiddle · 703 students
Nearby schools
- UCS Alternative Learning Center0.5 mi · 245
- Plumbrook Elementary School0.6 mi · 445
- Adlai Stevenson High School0.7 mi · 1,881
- Davis Junior High School1.0 mi · 1,061
- Henry Ford II High School1.0 mi · 1,663
- Messmore Elementary School1.1 mi · 332
Frequently asked questions
About Schwarzkoff Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Schwarzkoff Elementary School?
Schwarzkoff Elementary School enrolls approximately 597 students in grades PK-06.
Is Schwarzkoff Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Schwarzkoff Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Schwarzkoff Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Schwarzkoff Elementary School is approximately 17.3:1 (35 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Schwarzkoff Elementary School?
At Schwarzkoff Elementary School, the student body is approximately 71% White, 3% Hispanic, 14% Black, 6% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Schwarzkoff Elementary School public or private?
Schwarzkoff Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Utica Community Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.