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Marjorie Carlson Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1200^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Marjorie Carlson Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Warren, Michigan, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 360. The school is part of the Van Dyke Public Schools district, which is ranked 550 out of 613 districts in Michigan and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Marjorie Carlson Elementary School consistently performs below the state and district averages in M-STEP assessments for English Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were significantly lower than the state averages, with 28.6% proficient in 3rd grade ELA (vs. 38.9% state), 21.8% in 4th grade ELA (vs. 42.4% state), and 15.4% in 5th grade ELA (vs. 44.4% state). The school also has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 29.5% to 53.8% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has a very high percentage of students (over 90%) eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

When comparing Marjorie Carlson Elementary to other nearby schools, such as McKinley Elementary, Lincoln Elementary, Macomb Montessori Academy, Briarwood Elementary, and Frontier International Academy Elementary, it is clear that Marjorie Carlson consistently performs worse academically. Despite the school's low academic performance, the per-student spending at Marjorie Carlson is relatively high, ranging from $14,524 to $20,708 over the past few years, raising questions about the effective allocation and utilization of resources to support student learning.

360

Students ?

11.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

93.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12355 Mruk Ave
Warren, MI 48089-1318

(586) 758-8345

District: Van Dyke Public Schools

Students who attend Marjorie Carlson Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Lincoln Middle School
High:	Lincoln High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

53.3%

White:

22.5%

Two or more races:

12.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 24th percentile in 2015 → 19th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (19% vs 39% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (47% vs 28% Michigan)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg18%

Michigan avg39%

1,200^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 24% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Elementary Schools in the Van Dyke Public Schools

550^th of 613Van Dyke 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	17.9	1200 of 1488	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	1183 of 1486	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	1200 of 1470	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.9	1030 of 1344	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	5.2	1131 of 1153	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.5	1168 of 1408	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.6	1073 of 1448	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.0	1250 of 1466	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.9	1167 of 1548	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	27.4	1198 of 1580	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	25.7	1218 of 1533	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	39.8	1030 of 1563	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	56.1	711 of 1566	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	43.0	1129 of 1552	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	50.7	1049 of 1552	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	52.0	999 of 1589	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	46.4	1099 of 1577	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	51.2	977 of 1565	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	55.1	860 of 1545	44.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	35.2	219 of 369	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.2	217 of 348	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.3	200 of 321	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.2	182 of 475	61.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	33.6	868 of 1338	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.1	1056 of 1342	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	1171 of 1321	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.9	887 of 1106	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.6	1178 of 1443	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	24.2	1050 of 1346	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.9	1029 of 1381	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	1086 of 1350	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.6	831 of 1099	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.2	730 of 749	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.9	860 of 1134	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.3	884 of 1397	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	12.8	1212 of 1366	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.7	1175 of 1347	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	1113 of 1334	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.0	853 of 1139	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.4	1006 of 1196	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.2	923 of 1446	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	29.5	170 of 225	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	49.1	601 of 1206	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	29.0	870 of 1204	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.4	902 of 1198	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.9	917 of 1128	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.7	914 of 1253	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

White (2025)50th percentile+31 vs school

African American (2025)41st percentile+21 vs school

Female (2025)35th percentile+16 vs school

Special Education (2024)24th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)11th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Math24%-15 vs state

English Language Arts22%-20 vs state

Science8%-33 vs state

Social Studies8%-22 vs state

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Schools Near Marjorie Carlson Elementary School

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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 Science 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Marjorie Carlson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	12355 Mruk Ave	Warren	48089	Macomb County	Van Dyke Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 758-8345	360	32	11.2	93.3%	81 (22.5%)	192 (53.3%)	9 (2.5%)	34 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (12.2%)	17.9	1200^th of 1488 public elementary schools	19.4%		18.9	1183^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	20.4%	17	28.6	21.8	15.4		44.9	21.8	5.8	7.7	7.7	$00	$00	$00
May V Peck Elementary School	Public	K-5	26201 Lorraine	Center Line	48015	Macomb County	Center Line Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 510-2600	493	31	15.8	68.0%	143 (29.0%)	175 (35.5%)	26 (5.3%)	82 (16.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (13.2%)	18	1196^th of 1488 public elementary schools	19.6%		18.9	1182^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	20.5%	14	35.2	13.2	22.7		29.5	11.6	12.0	17.3	12.0	$16,665	$3,994	$12,671
Westwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	11999 Martin Rd	Warren	48093	Macomb County	Warren Woods Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 439-4406	512	26	19.7	68.4%	244 (47.7%)	123 (24.0%)	17 (3.3%)	77 (15.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (10.0%)	57	608^th of 1488 public elementary schools	59.1%		42.5	807^th of 1486 public elementary schools	45.7%	199	45.3	31.3	58.1		55.8	39.6	36.0	50.0	25.6	$14,373	$1,361	$13,011
Frontier International Academy Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	28111 Imperial Dr	Warren	48093	Macomb County	Frontier International Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(586) 354-2044	395	14	28.2	99.0%	46 (11.6%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	339 (85.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	66.7	469^th of 1488 public elementary schools	68.5%		72.5	366^th of 1486 public elementary schools	75.4%	103	50.0	42.3	50.0		62.2	44.2	41.7	47.2	33.3	$11,056	$2,332	$8,724
Macomb Montessori Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	14057 E 9 Mile Rd	Warren	48089	Macomb County	Macomb Montessori Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(586) 359-2138	255	16	15.9	96.5%	8 (3.1%)	237 (92.9%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)								(n/a)				20.0	8.8					$13,177	$2,394	$10,784
Briarwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	14100 Leisure Dr	Warren	48088	Macomb County	Warren Woods Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 439-4404	347	22	15.5	72.9%	136 (39.2%)	108 (31.1%)	10 (2.9%)	48 (13.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (13.0%)	32.7	972^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	34.7%		27.9	1055^th of 1486 public elementary schools	29.0%	83	42.6	35.4	32.8		37.5	35.4	19.0	24.1	13.8	$19,219	$1,759	$17,460
Michigan Mathematics and Science Academy Lorraine	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	28501 Lorraine Ave	Warren	48093	Macomb County	Michigan Mathematics and Science Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(586) 920-2163	181	20	9.0	100.0%	4 (2.2%)	161 (89.0%)	3 (1.7%)	7 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.3%)	34.1	950^th of 1488 public elementary schools	36.2%		20.9	1159^th of 1486 public elementary schools	22.0%	209	8.3	32.1	52.0		25.0	10.7		48.0	36.0	$15,308	$1,067	$14,242
McKinley Elementary School	Public	K-5	13173 Toepfer Rd	Warren	48089	Macomb County	Van Dyke Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 758-8365	327	22	14.8	95.4%	41 (12.5%)	210 (64.2%)	10 (3.1%)	13 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (16.2%)	29.4	1023^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	31.3%		23.3	1114^th of 1486 public elementary schools	25.0%	91	26.5	10.0	34.3		12.5		23.9	34.8	33.3	$00	$00	$00
Bellview Elementary School	Public	3-5	15800 Bell Ave	Eastpointe	48021	Macomb County	Eastpointe Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 553-3100	202	13	15.2	90.6%	22 (10.9%)	152 (75.2%)	6 (3.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (9.9%)	7	1426^th of 1488 public elementary schools	4.2%		6.1	1437^th of 1486 public elementary schools	3.3%	11	6.8	21.4	11.4		6.8	11.4		10.0	5.7	$16,696	$6,099	$10,597
Crescentwood Elementary School	Public	K-2	14500 Crescentwood Ave	Eastpointe	48021	Macomb County	Eastpointe Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 533-3200	195	14	13.6	93.8%	21 (10.8%)	150 (76.9%)	3 (1.5%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	17 (8.7%)								(n/a)										$16,249	$5,527	$10,722

Frequently Asked Questions about Marjorie Carlson Elementary School

What district is Marjorie Carlson Elementary School in?

Van Dyke Public Schools

What schools do graduates of Marjorie Carlson Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Marjorie Carlson Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lincoln Middle School
High : Lincoln High School

What is the racial makeup of Marjorie Carlson Elementary School?

Students at Marjorie Carlson Elementary School are 53% African American, 23% White, 12% Two or more races, 9% Asian, 3% Hispanic.

How many students attend Marjorie Carlson Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 360 students attended Marjorie Carlson Elementary School.

Is Marjorie Carlson Elementary School a good school?

Marjorie Carlson Elementary School ranks in the bottom 19.4% of Michigan elementary schools.

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