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What's one thing Sequoyah Elementary School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
490
Elementary
DISTRICT 499 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHIPPEWA VALLEY SCHOOLS·NCES 260957007482
Sequoyah Elementary School
18500 24 MILE RD, MACOMB, MI 48042 · (586) 723-7000 · Macomb County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL490 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.8:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
97 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 | 64 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 80 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 92 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 86 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 97 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is 34% smaller than its 5th grade class (97).
Student demographics
22%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
60.7%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
56.1%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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
52.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.5%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Sequoyah Elementary School
Sequoyah Elementary School's state test result (52.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sequoyah Elementary School this school | 490 | 19.8% | 52.1% |
| Eastern Elementary School TRAVERSE CITY | 475 | 20.2% | 51.5% |
| Country Oaks Elementary School COMMERCE TOWNSHIP | 488 | 21.1% | 47.2% |
| Commerce Elementary School COMMERCE TOWNSHIP | 534 | 18.2% | 61.5% |
| Keith Elementary School WEST BLOOMFIELD | 542 | 19.9% | 50.1% |
| Loon Lake Elementary School WIXOM | 496 | 18.3% | 55.5% |
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 Sequoyah Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Macomb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.1% | #364 of 1,085 | #11 of 100 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.1% | #298 of 1,072 | #9 of 98 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.7% | #252 of 1,139 | #7 of 105 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 490 | #303 of 1,630 | #41 of 126 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.5:1 | #1,068 of 1,424 | #75 of 118 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.9% | #1,049 of 1,424 | #107 of 118 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.8% | #1,393 of 1,563 | #118 of 123 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.4% | #94 of 979 | #4 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
490
-97 (-17%) vs 2020
-40% since 2010-11, when it was 816
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
was 19.6:1
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 | 490 | 28 | 17.5:1 | 20% (97) |
| 2023-24 | 517 | 27 | 19.1:1 | 24% (123) |
| 2022-23 | 524 | 25 | 21.0:1 | 23% (118) |
| 2020-21 | 587 | 30 | 19.6:1 | 19% (110) |
| 2017-18 | 694 | 30.6 | 22.7:1 | 15% (103) |
| 2015-16 | 746 | 33 | 22.6:1 | 6% (48) |
| 2010-11 | 816 | 34 | 24.0:1 | 11% (92) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sequoyah Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 29% (694 to 490); teachers down 8% (30.6 to 28).
About Sequoyah Elementary School
Sequoyah Elementary School is an elementary school located in MACOMB, Michigan, in Macomb County. Federal data show 490 students enrolled in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. Elementary schools in Michigan average about 369 students, which makes this school 33% above average.
Chippewa Valley Schools is the district for Sequoyah Elementary School. It has 20 schools and 14,504 students.
White students account for 88% of the school's enrollment. After that, the student body is 4% Asian, 3% Hispanic, and 3% Black. Among all residents of Macomb County, the White share is about 75%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 22%.
There are 28 full-time-equivalent teachers at Sequoyah Elementary School, giving a ratio of 17.5:1. Elementary schools in Michigan average 15.8:1, 1.7 fewer students per teacher than here. A total of 97 students, or 20%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Macomb County report 52%.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Sequoyah Elementary School, the prediction is 57.5% and the result is 52.1%.
In the surrounding county, Macomb County, median household income comes to about $77,837, about 28% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. The county's public schools total 236, with about 115,743 students.
Iroquois Middle School is the nearest public school to Sequoyah Elementary School, about 1.9 miles away. Within five miles of Sequoyah Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 52.1% is above the 48.5% average for nearby schools.
Sequoyah Elementary School falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's student count fell 17% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 19.6:1 to 17.5:1.
Sequoyah Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 MACOMB
- Dakota High SchoolHigh · 2,476 students
- High School NorthHigh · 1,545 students
- Seneca Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,078 students
- Iroquois Middle SchoolMiddle · 814 students
- Floyd Ebeling Elementary SchoolElementary · 711 students
- Shawnee Elementary SchoolElementary · 662 students
Other Sequoyah Elementary schools
7 other US public schools in 5 states are named Sequoyah Elementary. Sequoyah Elementary School is the 4th largest of the 8.
- Sequoyah Elementary SchoolClaremore, OK · 637 students
- SEQUOYAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLRUSSELLVILLE, AR · 542 students
- Sequoyah ElementaryKnoxville, TN · 524 students
- Sequoyah ElementaryDerwood, MD · 460 students
- Sequoyah Elementary SchoolTulsa, OK · 392 students
Nearby schools
- Iroquois Middle School1.9 mi · 814
- Mohawk Elementary School2.1 mi · 463
- Beck Centennial Elem School2.1 mi · 406
- Shawnee Elementary School2.2 mi · 662
- Floyd Ebeling Elementary School2.6 mi · 711
- Cheyenne Elementary School2.6 mi · 440
Frequently asked questions
About Sequoyah Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Sequoyah Elementary School?
Sequoyah Elementary School enrolls approximately 490 students in grades PK-05.
Is Sequoyah Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sequoyah Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Sequoyah Elementary School have?
Sequoyah Elementary School employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Sequoyah Elementary School?
Student demographics at Sequoyah Elementary School are roughly 88% White, 3% Hispanic, 3% Black, 4% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Sequoyah Elementary School?
Sequoyah Elementary School is overseen by Chippewa Valley Schools in Macomb County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.