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Donald J Yacks Elementary School

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Donald J Yacks Elementary School ranks 935 th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

935^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 37% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Donald J Yacks Elementary School is a mid-sized public school in Harrison Township, MI, serving students in grades PK-5 within the L'Anse Creuse Public Schools district.

One of the most significant concerns at Donald J Yacks is its high rate of chronic absenteeism. In the 2024-2025 school year, 37.2% of students were chronically absent, which is notably higher than the district average of 28.7% and the state average of 27.9%. This issue has persisted for several years, with rates consistently above 36% since 2022-2023. The school's overall state ranking has declined in recent years, dropping from the 58th percentile in 2022-2023 to the 37th percentile in 2025-2026, a trend that coincides with the sustained absenteeism problem. Academically, the school shows a pronounced drop-off in 5th-grade proficiency across math, science, and social studies, with scores falling well below both district and state averages. For example, 5th-grade math proficiency was just 20% in 2025-2026, compared to the district average of 39%. However, performance is not uniformly low—there is significant variability from grade to grade and year to year, suggesting that outcomes may be heavily influenced by specific student cohorts.

Compared to its direct peers within the L'Anse Creuse Public Schools district, Donald J Yacks is the weakest performer. Its state rank (935th) is lower than Marie C Graham Elementary School (776th) and Tenniswood Elementary School (1239th), and its test scores are consistently lower than Marie C Graham's. However, when compared to schools in the lower-performing Clintondale Community Schools district, such as Robbie Hall Parker School and Charles C McGlinnen School, Donald J Yacks performs considerably better, with proficiency rates often double or triple those schools. The school also demonstrates a notable strength in serving its African American students, ranking in the 86th percentile statewide for this group in 2024-2025. While the school spends a significant amount per student ($17,256), this investment has not translated into proportionally higher achievement compared to its in-district peers, raising questions about resource efficiency.

300

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,256

Per pupil spending ?

51.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

34700 Union Lake Rd
Harrison Township, MI 48045-3143

(586) 493-5630

District: L'Anse Creuse Public Schools

Students who attend Donald J Yacks Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Middle School South
High:	High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.0%

African American:

23.3%

Two or more races:

10.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 41st percentile in 2016 → 37th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (30% vs 38% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (37% vs 28% Michigan)

!Social Studies scores 12 pts below the Michigan average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school30%

District avg40%

Michigan avg38%

935^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 37%▼ down 4 pts since 2016

From bottom 41% (2016) to bottom 37% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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	34.5	935 of 1492	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.4	859 of 1488	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.9	956 of 1486	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.6	620 of 1470	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.5	510 of 1344	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.5	772 of 1153	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.6	773 of 1408	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.0	666 of 1448	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	45.2	763 of 1466	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	43.2	906 of 1548	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	49.5	843 of 1580	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	70.3	416 of 1533	72.9%	★★★★☆
2013	64.4	545 of 1563	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	74.0	365 of 1566	76.7%	★★★★☆
2011	64.8	628 of 1552	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	49.6	1067 of 1552	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	60.7	786 of 1589	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	54.9	909 of 1577	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	59.5	756 of 1565	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	60.9	698 of 1545	54.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	74.1	52 of 369	85.9%	★★★★☆
2018	58.7	145 of 475	69.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	33.1	856 of 1343	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.0	839 of 1338	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.4	816 of 1342	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.1	542 of 1321	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.8	489 of 1106	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	24.2	726 of 902	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.1	739 of 1171	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.4	676 of 1443	53.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	37.6	826 of 1352	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.5	850 of 1346	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.2	898 of 1381	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	72.7	240 of 1350	82.2%	★★★★☆
2022	66.1	285 of 1099	74.1%	★★★★☆
2021	46.9	384 of 749	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.5	494 of 1134	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.2	314 of 1397	77.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	28.0	963 of 1372	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.7	839 of 1366	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.9	1076 of 1347	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	53.3	583 of 1334	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.7	443 of 1139	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.3	380 of 915	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.9	713 of 1196	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.1	636 of 1446	56.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	31.2	844 of 1199	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	43.2	694 of 1206	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.4	795 of 1204	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.8	604 of 1198	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.3	488 of 1102	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.2	559 of 1005	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.8	610 of 1128	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.9	623 of 1253	50.3%	★★★☆☆

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)

African American (2025)86th percentile+44 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)39th percentile~ school

Female (2026)36th percentile~ school

Male (2026)30th percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)30th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts37%-4 vs state

Math29%-9 vs state

Science29%-11 vs state

Social Studies16%-12 vs state

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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
Donald J Yacks Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	34700 Union Lake Rd	Harrison Township	48045	Macomb County	L'Anse Creuse Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 493-5630	300	19	15.5	51.3%	183 (61.0%)	70 (23.3%)	14 (4.7%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (10.0%)	34.5	935^th of 1492 public elementary schools	37.3%		40.4	859^th of 1488 public elementary schools	42.3%	76			30.8	43.3	33.3			35.9	31.7	20.0			28.9		15.6		$17,256	$1,337	$15,919
Tenniswood Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	23450 Glenwood St	Clinton Township	48035	Macomb County	L'Anse Creuse Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(586) 493-5640	356	21	16.8	71.3%	119 (33.4%)	180 (50.6%)	12 (3.4%)	6 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (10.7%)	16.9	1239^th of 1492 public elementary schools	17.0%		19.5	1171^st of 1488 public elementary schools	21.3%	68			20.9	20.9	23.2			29.9	11.9	19.6			17.9		12.5		$15,476	$1,352	$14,124
Robbie Hall Parker School	Public	PK, KG-5	22055 Quinn Rd	Clinton Township	48035	Macomb County	Clintondale Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 791-6900	337	19	17.5	90.8%	7 (2.1%)	307 (91.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.2%)	6.1	1455^th of 1492 public elementary schools	2.5%		4.8	1477^th of 1488 public elementary schools	0.7%	22			11.1	9.3	15.1			11.5	9.3	5.7			5.7		1461.9		$17,262	$2,255	$15,007
Red Oak Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	22280 E Price Dr	Clinton Twp	48035	Macomb County	Red Oak Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(734) 369-9500	60	6	10.0	98.3%	21 (35.0%)	5 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (55.0%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	53.3	20.0					35.3					1672.8		33.3		33.3	$24,408	$1,140	$23,268
Marie C Graham Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	25555 Crocker Blvd	Harrison Township	48045	Macomb County	L'Anse Creuse Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(586) 783-6460	356	27	12.9	60.4%	215 (60.4%)	93 (26.1%)	8 (2.2%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.6%)	45	776^th of 1492 public elementary schools	48.0%		52.2	684^th of 1488 public elementary schools	54.0%	92			21.9	33.3	54.5			31.3	36.5	38.2			47.3		23.6		$17,938	$1,645	$16,293
Masonic Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	22100 Masonic Blvd	Saint Clair Shores	48082	Macomb County	Lake Shore Public Schools (Macomb)	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 285-8500	466	28	16.7	49.8%	335 (71.9%)	70 (15.0%)	20 (4.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (8.6%)	48.7	718^th of 1492 public elementary schools	51.9%		43.4	818^th of 1488 public elementary schools	45.0%	100			31.6	41.4	47.3			39.2	52.9	28.4			33.8		27.0		$13,052	$766	$12,286
Charles C McGlinnen School	Public	PK, KG-5	21415 Sunnyview St	Clinton Township	48035	Macomb County	Clintondale Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 791-3400	409	23	17.7	80.9%	145 (35.5%)	190 (46.5%)	22 (5.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (12.0%)	18.9	1198^th of 1492 public elementary schools	19.7%		9.1	1373^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	7.7%	175			12.5	38.1	23.1			14.3	27.0	9.8			21.2		11.5		$14,411	$1,767	$12,644
Violet Elementary School	Public	K-5	22020 Violet St	Saint Clair Shores	48082	Macomb County	Lake Shore Public Schools (Macomb)	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 285-8700	471	25	18.5	43.1%	372 (79.0%)	47 (10.0%)	23 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.2%)	43.1	807^th of 1492 public elementary schools	45.9%		35.8	924^th of 1488 public elementary schools	37.9%	117			40.8	30.3	34.7			46.5	43.4	32.0			34.7		16.0		$15,540	$1,238	$14,302
Rainbow Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	33749 Wurfel St	Clinton Twp	48035	Macomb County	Clintondale Community Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(586) 791-3500	24	9	2.7	83.3%	10 (41.7%)	10 (41.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (16.7%)								(n/a)																	$42,422	$5,752	$36,670
Seminole Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	1500 Mulberry St	Mount Clemens	48043	Macomb County	Mount Clemens Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 461-3900	407	21	19.3	92.4%	59 (14.5%)	261 (64.1%)	17 (4.2%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	62 (15.2%)	7.3	1427^th of 1492 public elementary schools	4.4%		6.7	1431^st of 1488 public elementary schools	3.8%	4			4.8	18.0	1465.2			8.1	13.1	1460.3			1470.7		1464.7		$16,339	$2,762	$13,577

Frequently Asked Questions about Donald J Yacks Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Donald J Yacks Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Donald J Yacks Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Middle School South
High : High School

What is the racial makeup of Donald J Yacks Elementary School?

Students at Donald J Yacks Elementary School are 61% White, 23% African American, 10% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic.

Is Donald J Yacks Elementary School a good school?

Donald J Yacks Elementary School ranks 935^th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Donald J Yacks Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 300 students attended Donald J Yacks Elementary School.

What district is Donald J Yacks Elementary School in?

L'Anse Creuse Public Schools

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