State/Public Elementary Open

Dekeyser Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 39600 Atkinson Dr, Sterling Heights, Macomb County, 48313

525
Pupils
20.6
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Dekeyser Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Sterling Heights, Macomb County. The school has 525 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Utica Community Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 25.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.6:1. 55% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Utica Community Schools

Enrollment & staffing

Dekeyser Elementary School enrolls 525 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“6. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 25.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.6:1.

Male students
277 (53%)
Female students
248 (47%)
Teachers (FTE)
25.5
Student-teacher ratio
20.6:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“6

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 84% White, 5.1% Two or more races and 4.8% Asian.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White44084%
Two or more races275.1%
Asian254.8%
Black or African American244.6%
Hispanic or Latino91.7%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

251 of the school's 525 students (48%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 220 qualify for free lunch and 31 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Suburb, LargeGrades Pre-Kโ€“6Title I

Dekeyser Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MI At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 10, state house district 25.

School district: Utica Community Schools

Dekeyser Elementary School is one of 38 schools in Utica Community Schools, based in STERLING HEIGHTS, Michigan. The district serves 25,297 students district-wide and employs 1,414 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 525 students, Dekeyser Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 666 students per school.

25,297
District students
38
Schools
1,414
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

55%
Reading proficient
42%
Math proficient
12%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Suburb - Large

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