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Dekeyser Elementary School

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Dekeyser Elementary School ranks 426 th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

426^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 71% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Dekeyser Elementary School is a public elementary school in Sterling Heights, Michigan, serving around 550 students in grades PK-6. It is part of the Utica Community Schools district, which is ranked 155 out of 613 school districts in the state.

Dekeyser Elementary consistently outperforms the district and state in academic achievement, with its 6th-grade students scoring 61.4% proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 53.6% for the district and 38.6% for the state. The school also demonstrates strong performance across diverse student subgroups, with its female, male, white, and English Language Learner students all ranking well above the state average. Notably, Dekeyser's low-income students rank in the top 10% of Michigan elementary schools, suggesting a focus on equity and inclusion that benefits all learners.

While Dekeyser Elementary's academic success is impressive, the school has seen a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 14.9% to 29.5% in recent years. Additionally, a nearby school, Messmore Elementary, stands out as an exceptional performer, ranking in the top 5% of Michigan elementary schools and significantly outpacing Dekeyser in many areas. Nevertheless, Dekeyser's relatively high spending per student, at $13,801 compared to the state average of $12,000, may be contributing to its overall academic success.

512

Students ?

18.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,801

Per pupil spending ?

49.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

38397 Gladstone Dr
Sterling Heights, MI 48312-1503

(586) 797-4400

District: Utica Community Schools

Students who attend Dekeyser Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Davis Junior High School
High:	Adlai Stevenson High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

83.4%

Two or more races:

5.5%

African American:

5.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 67th percentile in 2015 → 71st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (49% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Above the Michigan median (71st percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg46%

Michigan avg38%

426^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 29%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From top 33% (2015) to top 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 25Elementary Schools in the Utica Community Schools

155^th of 613Utica Community Schools among Michigan districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	68.8	426 of 1488	71.4%	★★★★☆
2024	75.2	324 of 1486	78.2%	★★★★☆
2023	84.4	188 of 1470	87.2%	★★★★☆
2022	85.6	152 of 1344	88.7%	★★★★☆
2021	67.1	307 of 1153	73.4%	★★★★☆
2019	84.8	155 of 1408	89.0%	★★★★☆
2018	76.6	337 of 1448	76.7%	★★★★☆
2017	67.9	385 of 1466	73.7%	★★★★☆
2016	66.2	480 of 1548	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	65.2	527 of 1580	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	67.7	474 of 1533	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	80.5	247 of 1563	84.2%	★★★★☆
2012	77.4	311 of 1566	80.1%	★★★★☆
2011	68.3	527 of 1552	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	79.8	148 of 1552	90.5%	★★★★★
2009	83.6	110 of 1589	93.1%	★★★★★
2008	83.5	105 of 1577	93.3%	★★★★★
2007	78.1	237 of 1565	84.9%	★★★★☆
2006	72.4	362 of 1545	76.6%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2023	56.1	70 of 180	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.3	72 of 270	73.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	65.4	394 of 1338	70.6%	★★★★☆
2024	70.6	308 of 1342	77.0%	★★★★☆
2023	74.3	252 of 1321	80.9%	★★★★☆
2022	76.3	197 of 1106	82.2%	★★★★☆
2021	54.6	363 of 902	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	83.4	123 of 1171	89.5%	★★★★☆
2018	78.2	271 of 1443	81.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	69.8	305 of 1346	77.3%	★★★★☆
2024	82.5	127 of 1381	90.8%	★★★★★
2023	87.7	75 of 1350	94.4%	★★★★★
2022	89.8	31 of 1099	97.2%	★★★★★
2021	73.5	124 of 749	83.4%	★★★★☆
2019	86.0	65 of 1134	94.3%	★★★★★
2018	69.9	315 of 1397	77.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	63.9	464 of 1366	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.9	340 of 1347	74.8%	★★★★☆
2023	84.0	155 of 1334	88.4%	★★★★☆
2022	85.1	120 of 1139	89.5%	★★★★☆
2021	68.5	231 of 915	74.8%	★★★★☆
2019	78.7	200 of 1196	83.3%	★★★★☆
2018	69.3	416 of 1446	71.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	47.7	190 of 403	52.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	61.3	434 of 1206	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.9	317 of 1204	73.7%	★★★★☆
2023	78.6	214 of 1198	82.1%	★★★★☆
2022	83.5	132 of 1102	88.0%	★★★★☆
2021	63.2	321 of 1005	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	81.8	153 of 1128	86.4%	★★★★☆
2018	64.4	418 of 1253	66.6%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2014	80.9	130 of 921	85.9%	★★★★☆
2013	80.3	132 of 919	85.6%	★★★★☆
2012	88.1	70 of 900	92.2%	★★★★★
2011	77.0	157 of 858	81.7%	★★★★☆
2010	80.7	101 of 851	88.1%	★★★★☆
2009	90.7	7 of 847	99.2%	★★★★★
2008	90.9	9 of 839	98.9%	★★★★★
2007	81.6	97 of 823	88.2%	★★★★☆
2006	90.2	14 of 806	98.3%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)77th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)71st percentile~ school

Male (2025)66th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)64th percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)61st percentile-26 vs school

Special Education (2018)53rd percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts55%+14 vs state

Math47%+11 vs state

Science45%+5 vs state

Social Studies31%~ state avg

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by a parent
Saturday, February 16, 2019

DeKeyser is an excellent Utica Community School. The principal and teachers care very much for the students. It's all about the kids.......:) Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				M-Step English Language Arts (2025)				M-Step Math (2025)				M-Step Science (2025)	M-Step Social Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	M-Step English Language Arts 3rd Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Dekeyser Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	38397 Gladstone Dr	Sterling Heights	48312	Macomb County	Utica Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 797-4400	512	27	18.7	49.2%	427 (83.4%)	27 (5.3%)	13 (2.5%)	17 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.5%)	68.8	426^th of 1488 public elementary schools	71.4%		75.2	324^th of 1486 public elementary schools	78.2%	102	46.2	53.6	60.8	61.4	57.7	33.3	35.0	64.3	45.0	31.3	$13,801	$1,328	$12,473
Oakbrook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	12060 Greenway Dr	Sterling Heights	48312	Macomb County	Utica Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 797-5900	535	28	19.2	61.3%	362 (67.7%)	66 (12.3%)	11 (2.1%)	61 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.5%)	72	385^th of 1488 public elementary schools	74.1%		73.5	347^th of 1486 public elementary schools	76.6%	38	54.4	63.6	48.4	71.6	49.4	45.5	42.1	50.0	46.3	33.7	$14,597	$1,591	$13,007
Bruce Collins Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	12900 Grand Haven Dr	Sterling Heights	48312	Macomb County	Utica Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 797-4200	426	26	16.2	59.6%	333 (78.2%)	30 (7.0%)	9 (2.1%)	29 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.9%)	66.6	472^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	68.3%		73.9	341^st of 1486 public elementary schools	77.1%	131	48.3	51.7	56.5	37.1	53.4	49.2	48.4	35.5	43.5	35.5	$14,753	$2,003	$12,750
Messmore Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	8742 Dill Dr	Sterling Heights	48312	Macomb County	Utica Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(586) 797-5600	332	19	17.1	15.7%	203 (61.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.9%)	99 (29.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.1%)	96.2	38^th of 1488 public elementary schools	97.4%		96.6	26^th of 1486 public elementary schools	98.3%	12	58.7	90.2	82.6	82.9	71.7	70.7	73.9	75.6	73.9	69.6	$16,092	$1,279	$14,814
Plumbrook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	39660 Spalding Dr	Sterling Heights	48313	Macomb County	Utica Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 797-6000	445	31	14.4	57.3%	331 (74.4%)	28 (6.3%)	24 (5.4%)	27 (6.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (7.4%)	66.7	468^th of 1488 public elementary schools	68.5%		60.9	539^th of 1486 public elementary schools	63.7%	71	30.9	58.5	63.1	47.3	31.9	52.8	40.3	42.7	51.5	44.8	$18,653	$1,756	$16,897
Schwarzkoff Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	8401 Constitution Blvd	Sterling Heights	48313	Macomb County	Utica Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 797-6300	597	35	17.3	76.2%	425 (71.2%)	85 (14.2%)	20 (3.4%)	37 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (4.9%)	52.7	676^th of 1488 public elementary schools	54.6%		55.8	622^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	58.1%	54	48.1	47.7	40.5	57.1	55.1	37.1	21.3	43.0	18.9	18.7	$15,530	$2,080	$13,449
Jack Harvey Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	41700 Montroy Dr	Sterling Heights	48313	Macomb County	Utica Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 797-5100	429	30	14.5	64.6%	254 (59.2%)	22 (5.1%)	76 (17.7%)	26 (6.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (11.7%)	47	761^st of 1488 public elementary schools	48.9%		41.2	833^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	43.9%	72	46.9	38.9	52.6	39.2	38.0	26.4	31.6	18.9	45.6	28.1	$14,641	$1,719	$12,921
Havel Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	41855 Schoenherr Rd	Sterling Heights	48313	Macomb County	Utica Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 797-5200	571	32	17.8	47.8%	433 (75.8%)	62 (10.9%)	24 (4.2%)	20 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.6%)	53.1	672^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	54.8%		60.7	541^st of 1486 public elementary schools	63.6%	131	46.9	46.3	39.3	68.6	51.9	12.2	14.8	48.8	29.5	21.3	$14,986	$1,508	$13,477
Willow Woods Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11001 Daniel Dr	Sterling Heights	48312	Macomb County	Warren Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 825-2850	362	24	15.0	74.0%	211 (58.3%)	73 (20.2%)	6 (1.7%)	56 (15.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.1%)	19.4	1174^th of 1488 public elementary schools	21.1%		35.9	921^st of 1486 public elementary schools	38.0%	253	25.8	29.1	30.5		28.8	16.4	13.8		17.2	12.1	$21,068	$1,903	$19,165
Graebner Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	41875 Saal Rd	Sterling Heights	48313	Macomb County	Utica Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 797-5000	509	30	17.0	53.0%	335 (65.8%)	68 (13.4%)	24 (4.7%)	32 (6.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (9.6%)	58.6	585^th of 1488 public elementary schools	60.7%		56.3	611^th of 1486 public elementary schools	58.9%	26	37.7	58.8	48.1	53.3	44.2	47.1	29.5	41.7	38.5	28.2	$14,773	$1,434	$13,339

Frequently Asked Questions about Dekeyser Elementary School

Is Dekeyser Elementary School a good school?

Dekeyser Elementary School ranks 426^th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Dekeyser Elementary School in?

Utica Community Schools

What schools do graduates of Dekeyser Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Dekeyser Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Davis Junior High School
High : Adlai Stevenson High School

How many students attend Dekeyser Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 512 students attended Dekeyser Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Dekeyser Elementary School?

Students at Dekeyser Elementary School are 83% White, 5% Two or more races, 5% African American, 3% Asian, 3% Hispanic.

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