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Francis A Higgins Elementary School

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Francis A Higgins Elementary School ranks 584 th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

584^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 61% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Francis A Higgins Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Chesterfield, Michigan, serving 433 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the L'Anse Creuse Public Schools district, which is ranked 275 out of 613 districts in Michigan and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Francis A Higgins Elementary School has consistently performed above the district and state averages in M-Step English Language Arts and Math assessments across grades 3-5. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 5th-grade students scored 46.3% proficient or better in M-Step ELA, compared to 45.5% for the district and 44.4% for the state. In M-Step Math, the school's 3rd-grade students scored 57.1% proficient or better, significantly higher than the district's 41.8% and the state's 42.7%. However, the school has experienced higher chronic absenteeism rates compared to the state average, ranging from 17.6% to 30.8% over the past few years, which is an area of concern.

When compared to other nearby schools in the L'Anse Creuse Public Schools district, Francis A Higgins Elementary School generally performs better on M-Step assessments, particularly in Math. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 3rd-grade students scored 57.1% proficient or better in M-Step Math, compared to 43.2% at Green Elementary and 35.5% at Joseph M Carkenord Elementary. The school's increased per-student spending and relatively stable student-teacher ratio suggest a commitment to providing adequate resources and support for student learning.

425

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,416

Per pupil spending ?

40.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

29901 24 Mile Rd
Chesterfield, MI 48051-1760

(586) 493-5210

District: L'Anse Creuse Public Schools

Students who attend Francis A Higgins Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Middle School East
High:	High School North

Racial breakdown:

White:

79.1%

Two or more races:

8.5%

Hispanic:

6.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 79th percentile in 2015 → 61st in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Michigan median (61st percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg39%

Michigan avg39%

584^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 39%▼ down 19 pts since 2015

From top 21% (2015) to top 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 9Elementary Schools in the L'Anse Creuse Public Schools

275^th of 613L'Anse Creuse Public 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	58.6	584 of 1488	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.6	587 of 1486	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.7	604 of 1470	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.1	570 of 1344	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.6	507 of 1153	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.8	706 of 1408	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.3	661 of 1448	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	49.9	691 of 1466	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	61.9	568 of 1548	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	76.8	324 of 1580	79.5%	★★★★☆
2014	69.2	445 of 1533	71.0%	★★★★☆
2013	66.2	513 of 1563	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	71.4	415 of 1566	73.5%	★★★★☆
2011	74.8	354 of 1552	77.2%	★★★★☆
2010	68.9	566 of 1552	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	76.1	321 of 1589	79.8%	★★★★☆
2008	80.5	193 of 1577	87.8%	★★★★☆
2007	80.6	187 of 1565	88.1%	★★★★☆
2006	80.2	174 of 1545	88.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	41.5	746 of 1338	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.7	581 of 1342	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.8	577 of 1321	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.5	456 of 1106	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.3	512 of 902	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.2	483 of 1171	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.5	593 of 1443	58.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	59.7	466 of 1346	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.5	480 of 1381	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.8	757 of 1350	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.2	682 of 1099	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.4	424 of 749	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.7	531 of 1134	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.1	684 of 1397	51.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	62.5	481 of 1366	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.8	608 of 1347	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.4	650 of 1334	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.9	679 of 1139	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.4	415 of 915	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.9	756 of 1196	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.5	727 of 1446	49.7%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	36.5	46 of 81	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	44.3	678 of 1206	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.8	688 of 1204	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.6	585 of 1198	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.4	456 of 1102	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.6	428 of 1005	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.1	716 of 1128	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.3	651 of 1253	48.0%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2025)65th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)65th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)44th percentile-17 vs school

White (2025)44th percentile-17 vs school

Multi-racial (2018)43rd percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Science49%+8 vs state

Math46%+8 vs state

English Language Arts43%~ state avg

Social Studies29%~ state avg

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Schools Near Francis A Higgins Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT Mathematics (2025)	M-Step English Language Arts (2025)					M-Step Math (2025)					M-Step Science (2025)		M-Step Social Studies (2025)		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	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	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	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 English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	58.6	584^th of 1488 public elementary schools	60.8%		57.6	587^th of 1486 public elementary schools	60.5%	3			37.1	45.7	46.3			57.1	34.3	46.3			48.8		28.8		$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%)	44.9	793^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	46.7%		45.1	765^th of 1486 public elementary schools	48.5%	28			33.6	39.7	47.4			35.5	32.8	30.2			44.0		25.9		$13,834	$1,073	$12,761
Great Oaks Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	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%)	85.3	202^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	86.4%		89.1	132^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	91.1%	70			62.8	61.8	59.5			62.8	63.2	55.7			68.4		40.5		$14,084	$1,286	$12,798
Dean A Naldrett School	Public	PK, KG-5	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%)	66.7	471^st of 1488 public elementary schools	68.3%		74.5	334^th of 1486 public elementary schools	77.5%	137			54.4	67.2	50.0			49.1	50.0	40.4			40.4		28.8		$17,461	$1,756	$15,705
New Haven Elementary School	Public	K-4	57701 River Oaks Dr	New Haven	48048	Macomb County	New Haven Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 749-8360	458	25	18.4	62.2%	300 (65.5%)	77 (16.8%)	18 (3.9%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (12.2%)	26.1	1062^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	28.6%		34.1	948^th of 1486 public elementary schools	36.2%	114			36.0	28.2				29.2	11.8								$16,961	$1,147	$15,813
Lottie M Schmidt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	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%)	60.4	558^th of 1488 public elementary schools	62.5%		74.5	333^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	77.6%	225			50.9	49.1	49.1			36.4	28.3	39.6			56.6		39.6		$15,812	$1,720	$14,092
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%)	58.1	594^th of 1488 public elementary schools	60.1%		67.5	449^th of 1486 public elementary schools	69.8%	145			36.5	48.3	53.9			43.2	44.8	36.8			39.5		36.8		$14,809	$996	$13,812
Lighthouse Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	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%)	70	410^th of 1488 public elementary schools	72.4%		81.2	237^th of 1486 public elementary schools	84.1%	173			36.1	60.0	68.0			34.7	47.1	42.7			68.0		44.0		$15,019	$1,171	$13,848
Ashley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	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%)	83.8	222^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	85.1%		84.8	187^th of 1486 public elementary schools	87.4%	35			53.5	60.0	65.8			64.8	57.1	53.4			56.2		49.3		$15,892	$1,192	$14,700
Endeavour Elementary and Middle School	Public	K-8	22505 26 Mile Rd	Ray	48096	Macomb County	New Haven Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 749-8067	595	36	16.3	50.6%	427 (71.8%)	100 (16.8%)	25 (4.2%)	20 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.9%)	44.5	799^th of 1488 public elementary schools	46.3%		48.9	716^th of 1486 public elementary schools	51.8%	83	73.0	20.0	35.7	39.3	54.3	42.9	47.8	42.9	25.0	16.4	21.4	36.5	43.5	37.0	20.9	50.0	$10,613	$1,000	$9,614

Frequently Asked Questions about Francis A Higgins Elementary School

Is Francis A Higgins Elementary School a good school?

Francis A Higgins Elementary School ranks 584^th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Francis A Higgins Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Francis A Higgins Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Middle School East
High : High School North

How many students attend Francis A Higgins Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 425 students attended Francis A Higgins Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Francis A Higgins Elementary School?

Students at Francis A Higgins Elementary School are 79% White, 8% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic, 6% African American.

What district is Francis A Higgins Elementary School in?

L'Anse Creuse Public Schools

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