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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Violet Elementary School this year?
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Enrollment
471
Elementary
DISTRICT 490 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAKE SHORE PUBLIC SCHOOLS (MACOMB)·NCES 263267006818
Violet Elementary School
22020 VIOLET ST, SAINT CLAIR SHORES, MI 48082 · (586) 285-8700 · Macomb County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL471 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 5% 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.
- FBeats 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
18.6:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
203 students
DISTRICT 46% · 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 | 80 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 80 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 81 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 78 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 79 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (80) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (79).
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 46% · 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
Violet Elementary School→Kennedy Middle School
Based on grade levels within Lake Shore Public Schools (Macomb). Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
34.3%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
30.8%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
31.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.2%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 47% 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 Violet Elementary School
Violet Elementary School's state test result (31.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violet Elementary School this school | 471 | 43.1% | 31.4% |
| Francis A Higgins Elem School CHESTERFIELD | 425 | 40.7% | 42.6% |
| Rodgers Elementary School SAINT CLAIR SHORES | 534 | 44.0% | 32.9% |
| Central Elementary School FLUSHING | 487 | 40.7% | 48.2% |
| Page Elementary School MIDDLEVILLE | 484 | 44.0% | 42.1% |
| Central Elementary School MUSKEGON | 428 | 41.4% | 36.2% |
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 Violet Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Macomb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.4% | #915 of 1,085 | #85 of 100 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.8% | #889 of 1,072 | #80 of 98 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.3% | #890 of 1,139 | #84 of 105 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 471 | #364 of 1,630 | #48 of 126 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.6:1 | #1,239 of 1,424 | #97 of 118 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.0% | #693 of 1,424 | #87 of 118 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.1% | #1,003 of 1,563 | #85 of 123 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +20.5% | #95 of 440 | #10 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
471
+98 (+26%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 504
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
was 17.8:1
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 | 25.3 | 18.6:1 | 43% (203) |
| 2023-24 | 465 | 25.8 | 18.0:1 | 57% (263) |
| 2022-23 | 451 | 24 | 18.8:1 | 57% (259) |
| 2020-21 | 373 | 21 | 17.8:1 | 51% (191) |
| 2017-18 | 391 | 22.8 | 17.2:1 | 44% (173) |
| 2015-16 | 430 | 25 | 17.2:1 | 32% (136) |
| 2010-11 | 443 | 21 | 21.1:1 | 45% (201) |
| 2000-01 | 431 | 21 | 20.5:1 | 12% (53) |
| 1990-91 | 504 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Violet Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 20% (391 to 471); teachers up 11% (22.8 to 25.3).
About Violet Elementary School
Violet Elementary School is a public elementary school run by Lake Shore Public Schools (Macomb) in SAINT CLAIR SHORES, Michigan. The latest federal count shows 471 students in pre-K through 5. Against the 369-student average for elementary schools in Michigan, enrollment here is 28% higher.
Violet Elementary School belongs to Lake Shore Public Schools (Macomb), a district of 6 schools and 3,219 students.
White students make up a majority at Violet Elementary School, at 79%. Next come 10% Black, 6% multiracial, and 5% Hispanic. Violet Elementary School's diversity index is 36%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at Violet Elementary School total 25.3 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 18.6:1. That is 2.7 students per teacher above the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 43%. The average for public schools in Macomb County is 52%.
Violet Elementary School is graded D by allk12, scoring above 5% of Michigan public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Violet Elementary School is 15.8 points below expectations on state tests, given its student poverty level, placing it in the bottom 10% in Michigan.
According to the American Community Survey, in Macomb County, the median household income is $77,837, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 28%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Violet Elementary School is one of 236 public schools in the county.
Of nearby public schools, Lake Shore High School is the closest, at about 0.7 miles. Violet Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The school's 31.4% average proficiency ranks 4th among 4 nearby schools.
NCES assigns Violet Elementary School the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment climbed 26% from its 2020-21 level of 373.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Violet 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 Lake Shore Public Schools (Macomb)
- Lake Shore High SchoolHigh · 914 students
- Kennedy Middle SchoolMiddle · 710 students
- Rodgers Elementary SchoolElementary · 534 students
- Masonic Heights Elementary SchoolElementary · 466 students
- North Lake High SchoolHigh · 124 students
Other schools in SAINT CLAIR SHORES
- Lakeview High SchoolHigh · 1,319 students
- Jefferson Middle SchoolMiddle · 990 students
- Lake Shore High SchoolHigh · 914 students
- Kennedy Middle SchoolMiddle · 710 students
- Princeton Elementary SchoolElementary · 652 students
- Rodgers Elementary SchoolElementary · 534 students
Other Violet Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Violet Elementary. Violet Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Violet Elementary SchoolPickerington, OH · 514 students
Nearby schools
- Lake Shore High School0.7 mi · 914
- Masonic Heights Elementary School0.7 mi · 466
- Rodgers Elementary School1.0 mi · 534
- Kennedy Middle School1.0 mi · 710
- John R Kment Elementary School1.2 mi · 255
- North Lake High School1.6 mi · 124
Frequently asked questions
About Violet Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Violet Elementary School?
Violet Elementary School enrolls approximately 471 students in grades PK-05.
Is Violet Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Violet Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Violet Elementary School have?
Violet Elementary School employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Violet Elementary School?
Student demographics at Violet Elementary School are roughly 79% White, 5% Hispanic, 10% Black, 6% Two or more.
What district is Violet Elementary School in?
Violet Elementary School is part of Lake Shore Public Schools (Macomb).
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.