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Enrollment
494
Elementary
DISTRICT 470 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WARREN CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS·NCES 263519007100
Siersma Elementary School
3100 DONNA AVE, WARREN, MI 48091 · (586) 698-4369 · Macomb County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL494 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 28% of Michigan public elementary schools
- C-Test 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
14.8:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
381 students
DISTRICT 69% · 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 | 96 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 89 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 63 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 92 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 79 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (96) is 22% larger than its 5th grade class (79).
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
38.0%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
34.6%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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
32.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.1%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 Siersma Elementary School
Siersma Elementary School's state test result (32.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Siersma Elementary School this school | 494 | 77.1% | 32.6% |
| Mark C Roose Elementary School WARREN | 369 | 75.9% | 35.8% |
| Lean Elementary School WARREN | 619 | 79.8% | 42.7% |
| Harwood Elementary School STERLING HEIGHTS | 498 | 80.3% | 45.3% |
| Dickinson West Elementary School HAMTRAMCK | 422 | 85.5% | 15.2% |
| Davison ElementaryMiddle School DETROIT | 765 | 89.3% | 31.8% |
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 Siersma Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Macomb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.6% | #888 of 1,085 | #81 of 100 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.6% | #820 of 1,072 | #71 of 98 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #813 of 1,139 | #74 of 105 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 494 | #298 of 1,630 | #39 of 126 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #448 of 1,424 | #22 of 118 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.6% | #100 of 1,424 | #7 of 118 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.1% | #409 of 1,563 | #37 of 123 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.9% | #292 of 440 | #29 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
494
+75 (+18%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 591
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 494 | 33.3 | 14.8:1 | 77% (381) |
| 2023-24 | 459 | 31.6 | 14.5:1 | 82% (378) |
| 2022-23 | 426 | 30.7 | 13.9:1 | 83% (352) |
| 2020-21 | 419 | 29 | 14.4:1 | 77% (323) |
| 2017-18 | 471 | 26.9 | 17.5:1 | 66% (310) |
| 2015-16 | 476 | 24 | 19.8:1 | 64% (306) |
| 2010-11 | 520 | 30 | 17.3:1 | 58% (303) |
| 2000-01 | 482 | 22 | 21.9:1 | 20% (95) |
| 1990-91 | 591 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Siersma Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (471 to 494); teachers up 24% (26.9 to 33.3).
About Siersma Elementary School
Siersma Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in WARREN, Michigan. Students in pre-K through 6 attend the school, which enrolls 494 students. For comparison, elementary schools in Michigan average about 369 students.
Federal data list 21 schools in Warren Consolidated Schools, with 12,338 students enrolled.
Enrollment at Siersma Elementary School is mixed, with Asian students the largest group at 44%. The rest of enrollment is 27% White, 22% Black, 4% multiracial, and 3% Hispanic. Census estimates put the Asian share of Macomb County's population at about 5%. The chance that two students picked at random at Siersma Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 69%.
Siersma Elementary School employs 33.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 14.8:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Michigan is 15.8:1, higher than at this school. Siersma Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 77%. That is 25 points above the 52% average for public schools in Macomb County.
Siersma Elementary School is graded C by allk12, scoring above 28% of Michigan public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Siersma Elementary School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 32.6% is within a point of the 32.1% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Macomb County show that median household income is about $77,837, about 28% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Siersma Elementary School is one of 236 public schools in Macomb County, which together enroll about 115,743 students.
The closest public school to Siersma Elementary School is Michigan Mathematics and Science Academy Dequindre, about 0.7 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 30.9% proficiency; Siersma Elementary School posts 32.6%.
The school's locale code, City: Mid-size, means it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The student count in 2024-25 was 494, 18% above the 419 of 2020-21.
The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 Warren Consolidated Schools
- Warren Mott High SchoolHigh · 1,335 students
- Sterling Heights Senior HSHigh · 1,262 students
- Cousino Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,250 students
- Grissom Middle SchoolMiddle · 703 students
- Carter Middle SchoolMiddle · 679 students
- Beer Middle SchoolMiddle · 665 students
Other schools in WARREN
- Warren Mott High SchoolHigh · 1,335 students
- Cousino Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,250 students
- Warren Woods Tower High SchoolHigh · 963 students
- Fitzgerald Senior High SchoolHigh · 861 students
- Academy of WarrenElementary · 817 students
- Great Oaks AcademyElementary · 768 students
Nearby schools
- Michigan Mathematics and Science Academy Dequindre0.7 mi · 573
- Beer Middle School0.8 mi · 665
- Westview Elementary School1.0 mi · 446
- Middle School Mathematics Science Technology Center1.0 mi · 61
- PD Chatterton Middle School1.0 mi · 409
- Madison Elementary School1.1 mi · 411
Frequently asked questions
About Siersma Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Siersma Elementary School?
Siersma Elementary School enrolls approximately 494 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Siersma Elementary School serve?
Siersma Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Siersma Elementary School?
Approximately 14.8:1 students per teacher at Siersma Elementary School.
How diverse is Siersma Elementary School?
Siersma Elementary School reports a student body of 27% White, 3% Hispanic, 22% Black, 44% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Siersma Elementary School?
Siersma Elementary School is overseen by Warren Consolidated Schools in Macomb County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.