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Joseph M Carkenord Elementary School

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Joseph M Carkenord Elementary School ranks 669 th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

669^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 55% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Joseph M Carkenord Elementary School is a K-5 public school in Chesterfield, MI, serving 656 students as part of the L'Anse Creuse Public Schools district.

Carkenord has shown a positive turnaround recently, climbing to the 55th percentile statewide (a 3-star rating) in the 2025-2026 school year after a dip in prior years. The school's biggest academic strengths are in science and social studies, where 5th graders outperform both district and state averages. For example, 50% of 5th graders are proficient in science, compared to 40% statewide. The school also does notably well with specific student groups, including multi-racial and African American students, who have ranked in the 62nd to 78th percentiles in recent years. Chronic absenteeism, while still high at 21.4%, is significantly better than the district average of 28.7% and the state average of 27.9%, suggesting a relatively supportive environment for attendance.

However, math is a clear area of concern. Only 29.6% of 5th graders and 31% of 4th graders are proficient in math, both well below state averages. This gap is especially visible when compared to Atwood Elementary School, a same-district peer that ranks in the 75th percentile and posts math proficiency rates of 49.5% to 53.3% across grades. Carkenord also trails high-performing neighbors like Great Oaks Elementary School (83rd percentile) and Dean A Naldrett School (75th percentile) in the Anchor Bay School District. While Carkenord serves a higher proportion of students from low-income households (41% free/reduced lunch) than those Anchor Bay schools, the recent improvement in overall ranking is encouraging. For parents, this means a school with clear strengths in science and social studies, a supportive attendance culture, but one where math instruction may need extra attention at home.

656

Students ?

18.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,834

Per pupil spending ?

41.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

27100 24 Mile Rd
Chesterfield, MI 48051-1677

(586) 493-5230

District: L'Anse Creuse Public Schools

Students who attend Joseph M Carkenord Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Middle School East
High:	High School North

Racial breakdown:

White:

69.8%

African American:

14.2%

Two or more races:

9.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 41st percentile in 2016 → 55th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Michigan median (55th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school39%

District avg40%

Michigan avg38%

669^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 45%▲ up 14 pts since 2016

From bottom 41% (2016) to top 45% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 9Elementary Schools in the L'Anse Creuse Public Schools

255^th of 625L'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
2026	52.0	669 of 1492	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	44.9	793 of 1488	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.1	765 of 1486	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.5	808 of 1470	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.1	630 of 1344	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.4	581 of 1153	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.2	701 of 1408	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.3	788 of 1448	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	35.2	947 of 1466	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	43.0	911 of 1548	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	67.4	494 of 1580	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	69.9	429 of 1533	72.0%	★★★★☆
2013	66.3	512 of 1563	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	66.7	500 of 1566	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	55.5	886 of 1552	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	61.7	799 of 1552	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	67.0	611 of 1589	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	59.2	789 of 1577	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	64.9	592 of 1565	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	56.5	820 of 1545	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	51.0	146 of 388	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.5	204 of 348	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.7	189 of 475	60.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	51.4	585 of 1343	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.8	680 of 1338	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.3	701 of 1342	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.1	823 of 1321	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.3	619 of 1106	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.1	469 of 902	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.1	696 of 1171	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.6	848 of 1443	41.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	42.2	743 of 1352	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.4	776 of 1346	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.6	941 of 1381	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.4	890 of 1350	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.7	671 of 1099	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.9	530 of 749	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.6	740 of 1134	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.8	910 of 1397	34.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	42.8	755 of 1372	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.4	876 of 1366	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.6	868 of 1347	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.3	792 of 1334	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.7	648 of 1139	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.3	629 of 915	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.6	672 of 1196	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.2	702 of 1446	51.5%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	55.2	37 of 104	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	68.2	20 of 93	78.5%	★★★★☆
2018	65.7	23 of 81	71.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	43.4	137 of 252	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.0	155 of 195	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.2	270 of 403	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	50.3	579 of 1199	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	44.9	669 of 1206	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.0	593 of 1204	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.6	672 of 1198	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.6	549 of 1102	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.2	446 of 1005	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.2	675 of 1128	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.3	762 of 1253	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2026)64th percentile+9 vs school

African American (2026)62nd percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)56th percentile~ school

White (2026)52nd percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)46th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)45th percentile-10 vs school

Male (2026)45th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Science50%+10 vs state

English Language Arts41%~ state avg

Math35%-3 vs state

Social Studies32%+5 vs state

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by a parent
Sunday, September 29, 2019

This is our first year at this school, so far we love it the staff is so great, and helpful amazing teachers, the principle is always there to help and everyone is helping my daughter adjust easily she loves it comes home happy everyday talking about all the new things they did today, I love that this school supports parent involvement, I would very much recommend this school Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT English Language Arts (2026)	PSAT Mathematics (2026)	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	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
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
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
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
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
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
Endeavour Elementary and Middle School	Public	K-8	22505 26 Mile Rd	Ray	48048	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%)	38.3	885^th of 1492 public elementary schools	40.7%		44.5	799^th of 1488 public elementary schools	46.3%	86	65.5	25.5	47.1	43.9	35.2	45.0	39.8	55.9	41.5	8.4	21.3	25.2	32.4	27.5	10.3	47.7	$10,613	$1,000	$9,614
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
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%)	28.6	1023^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	31.4%		26.1	1062^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	28.6%	39			31.6	32.9				22.4	28.2								$16,961	$1,147	$15,813
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Joseph M Carkenord Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Joseph M Carkenord Elementary School?

Students at Joseph M Carkenord Elementary School are 70% White, 14% African American, 10% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

Is Joseph M Carkenord Elementary School a good school?

Joseph M Carkenord Elementary School ranks 669^th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Joseph M Carkenord Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Joseph M Carkenord Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Middle School East
High : High School North

How many students attend Joseph M Carkenord Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 656 students attended Joseph M Carkenord Elementary School.

What district is Joseph M Carkenord Elementary School in?

L'Anse Creuse Public Schools

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