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Dean A Naldrett School

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Dean A Naldrett School ranks 375 th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

375^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 75% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Dean A Naldrett School is an elementary school in Chesterfield, MI, serving 353 students in grades PK through 4 as part of the Anchor Bay School District.

This school stands out for its remarkable success with students who often face the greatest challenges. In the most recent school year, students from low socio-economic backgrounds ranked in the 93rd percentile statewide—a dramatic jump from the 68th percentile just two years prior. This is a standout achievement, especially when compared to nearby schools like Joseph M Carkenord Elementary and Francis A Higgins Elementary in the L'Anse Creuse Public Schools district, which serve similar demographics but don't show the same pattern of high achievement. The school also excels in supporting special education students, who ranked in the 79th percentile statewide. Perhaps most telling is the school's chronic absenteeism rate of just 9.3%—less than half the district average and dramatically lower than Green Elementary (20.2%) just a mile away. This high attendance suggests a school culture where students want to be, which likely fuels academic success.

Dean A Naldrett invests more per student ($17,461) than any comparable school in the area, which supports a lower student-teacher ratio of 14.2 and enables targeted resources for its successful support programs. The school's overall performance has earned it a 4-star rating, ranking in the 75th percentile statewide. While 3rd-grade math and ELA proficiency rates (56.7% and 50%) significantly outpace district and state averages, scores by 4th grade begin to converge with district averages—suggesting the school's greatest strength lies in building strong foundational skills in the early grades. For parents seeking a school that prioritizes individual attention and delivers exceptional results for students who need extra support, Dean A Naldrett is a standout choice in the region.

353

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,461

Per pupil spending ?

27.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

47800 Sugarbush Rd
Chesterfield, MI 48047-2246

(586) 949-1212

District: Anchor Bay School District

Students who attend Dean A Naldrett School usually attend:

Middle:	Anchor Bay Middle School South
High:	Anchor Bay High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

83.6%

Two or more races:

8.8%

Hispanic:

3.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 66th percentile in 2016 → 75th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (52% vs 40% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Michigan median (75th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school52%

District avg45%

Michigan avg40%

375^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 25%▲ up 9 pts since 2016

From top 34% (2016) to top 25% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 6Elementary Schools in the Anchor Bay School District

191^st of 625Anchor Bay School District 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	72.6	375 of 1492	74.9%	★★★★☆
2025	66.7	471 of 1488	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.5	334 of 1486	77.5%	★★★★☆
2023	61.4	529 of 1470	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.0	530 of 1344	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.0	424 of 1153	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.1	404 of 1408	71.3%	★★★★☆
2018	72.9	387 of 1448	73.3%	★★★★☆
2017	58.0	540 of 1466	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	64.0	525 of 1548	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	60.5	618 of 1580	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	72.6	376 of 1533	75.5%	★★★★☆
2013	56.8	712 of 1563	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	42.3	1015 of 1566	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	57.4	846 of 1552	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	74.9	333 of 1552	78.5%	★★★★☆
2009	61.6	763 of 1589	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	51.1	1013 of 1577	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	59.8	748 of 1565	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	50.1	966 of 1545	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	68.8	343 of 1343	74.5%	★★★★☆
2025	56.5	527 of 1338	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.3	391 of 1342	70.9%	★★★★☆
2023	51.8	578 of 1321	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.2	264 of 1106	76.1%	★★★★☆
2018	69.8	418 of 1443	71.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	85.8	100 of 1352	92.6%	★★★★★
2025	79.7	164 of 1346	87.8%	★★★★☆
2024	61.4	441 of 1381	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.0	532 of 1350	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.7	375 of 1099	65.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	66.2	417 of 1372	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	66.6	421 of 1366	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.7	264 of 1347	80.4%	★★★★☆
2023	60.7	486 of 1334	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.1	610 of 1139	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.1	390 of 1196	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	77.3	296 of 1446	79.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	69.1	52 of 246	78.9%	★★★★☆
2025	77.9	35 of 252	86.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	62.8	404 of 1199	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.4	475 of 1206	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.0	393 of 1204	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.4	578 of 1198	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.8	545 of 1102	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.3	444 of 1005	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.8	441 of 1128	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.8	412 of 1253	67.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)93rd percentile+18 vs school

Special Education (2026)79th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)74th percentile~ school

Male (2026)70th percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)66th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Math56%+15 vs state

English Language Arts48%+9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				M-Step English Language Arts (2026)			M-Step Math (2026)			M-Step Science (2026)	M-Step Social Studies (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th 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
Dean A Naldrett School	Public	PK, KG-4	47800 Sugarbush Rd	Chesterfield	48047	Macomb County	Anchor Bay School District	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 949-1212	353	25	14.2	27.2%	295 (83.6%)	11 (3.1%)	12 (3.4%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (8.8%)	72.6	375^th of 1492 public elementary schools	74.9%		66.7	471^st of 1488 public elementary schools	68.3%	96	50.0	46.8		56.7	54.8				$17,461	$1,756	$15,705
Green Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	47260 Sugarbush Rd	Chesterfield	48047	Macomb County	L'Anse Creuse Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(586) 493-5280	456	27	16.9	37.7%	331 (72.6%)	53 (11.6%)	10 (2.2%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	55 (12.1%)	53.3	654^th of 1492 public elementary schools	56.2%		58.1	594^th of 1488 public elementary schools	60.1%	60	36.8	28.4	49.4	44.7	32.1	45.8	47.0	30.1	$14,809	$996	$13,812
Lottie M Schmidt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	33700 Hooker Rd	Chesterfield	48047	Macomb County	Anchor Bay School District	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 725-7541	338	21	16.0	28.4%	279 (82.5%)	14 (4.1%)	22 (6.5%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.9%)	46.8	747^th of 1492 public elementary schools	49.9%		60.4	558^th of 1488 public elementary schools	62.5%	189	47.2	45.0		30.2	30.0				$15,812	$1,720	$14,092
Francis A Higgins Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	29901 24 Mile Rd	Chesterfield	48051	Macomb County	L'Anse Creuse Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 493-5210	425	27	15.4	40.7%	336 (79.1%)	24 (5.6%)	28 (6.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.5%)	52.8	660^th of 1492 public elementary schools	55.8%		58.6	584^th of 1488 public elementary schools	60.8%	76	40.7	35.8	45.1	50.0	49.3	40.8	38.0	18.3	$16,416	$1,198	$15,218
Joseph M Carkenord Elementary School	Public	K-5	27100 24 Mile Rd	Chesterfield	48051	Macomb County	L'Anse Creuse Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 493-5230	656	35	18.9	41.2%	458 (69.8%)	93 (14.2%)	27 (4.1%)	11 (1.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (9.9%)	52	669^th of 1492 public elementary schools	55.2%		44.9	793^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	46.7%	124	40.7	37.2	44.4	44.7	31.0	29.6	50.0	32.4	$13,834	$1,073	$12,761
Great Oaks Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	32900 24 Mile Rd	Chesterfield	48047	Macomb County	Anchor Bay School District	No	No	No	No	(586) 725-2038	468	26	18.1	18.2%	417 (89.1%)	19 (4.1%)	11 (2.4%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.6%)	81.3	247^th of 1492 public elementary schools	83.4%		85.3	202^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	86.4%	45	52.9	59.6		55.1	61.8				$14,084	$1,286	$12,798
Atwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	45690 North Ave	Macomb	48042	Macomb County	L'Anse Creuse Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(586) 493-5250	612	33	18.5	35.6%	464 (75.8%)	59 (9.6%)	23 (3.8%)	9 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	55 (9.0%)	72.8	371^st of 1492 public elementary schools	75.1%		63.9	507^th of 1488 public elementary schools	65.9%	136	43.0	56.1	56.6	49.5	50.9	53.3	50.8	34.4	$14,514	$921	$13,593
Lighthouse Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	51880 Washington St	New Baltimore	48047	Macomb County	Anchor Bay School District	No	No	No	No	(586) 725-6404	441	26	17.1	26.5%	394 (89.3%)	7 (1.6%)	11 (2.5%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.4%)	49.3	706^th of 1492 public elementary schools	52.7%		70	410^th of 1488 public elementary schools	72.4%	296	38.0	42.3		42.3	36.6				$15,019	$1,171	$13,848
Ashley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	52347 Ashley St	New Baltimore	48047	Macomb County	Anchor Bay School District	No	No	No	No	(586) 725-2801	441	26	16.6	20.4%	390 (88.4%)	11 (2.5%)	21 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.9%)	66.4	467^th of 1492 public elementary schools	68.7%		83.8	222^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	85.1%	245	49.3	46.8		50.7	46.8				$15,892	$1,192	$14,700
Shawnee Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	21555 Vesper Dr	Macomb	48044	Macomb County	Chippewa Valley Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(586) 723-6800	662	35	18.8	19.0%	587 (88.7%)	15 (2.3%)	23 (3.5%)	13 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (3.5%)	70	408^th of 1492 public elementary schools	72.7%		72.8	373^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	74.9%	35	48.3	48.4	58.8	60.3	50.8	38.2	40.2	39.2	$14,167	$782	$13,385

Frequently Asked Questions about Dean A Naldrett School

What district is Dean A Naldrett School in?

Anchor Bay School District

Is Dean A Naldrett School a good school?

Dean A Naldrett School ranks 375^th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Dean A Naldrett School attend?

Students who attend Dean A Naldrett School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Anchor Bay Middle School South
High : Anchor Bay High School

What is the racial makeup of Dean A Naldrett School?

Students at Dean A Naldrett School are 84% White, 9% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 3% African American.

How many students attend Dean A Naldrett School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 353 students attended Dean A Naldrett School.

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