Chatfield School

Summary:

Chatfield School is a public charter elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Lapeer, Michigan, with 483 students. The school is part of the Lapeer Community Schools district, which is ranked 30th out of 610 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Chatfield School consistently performs well on state assessments, with a significant portion of students scoring proficient or better in core subjects across grade levels, often exceeding state averages. The school excels in supporting various student subgroups, ranking among the top 5% of Michigan elementary schools for low socioeconomic status students. Chatfield School also maintains relatively low chronic absenteeism rates compared to nearby schools in the Davison Community Schools and LakeVille Community School District.

While Chatfield School has a predominantly white student population, its ability to effectively support low-income students is a notable strength. When compared to nearby schools, Chatfield generally outperforms them on academic measures, particularly in English Language Arts and Math. This suggests the school may be providing a more rigorous and effective educational experience for its students. However, there may be opportunities to further improve the school's performance, such as addressing fluctuations in chronic absenteeism, and exploring ways to increase diversity within its student population.


Detail:

Public, Charter PK, KG-8

 231 Lake Dr
       Lapeer, MI  48446-1661


(810) 667-8970

District: Chatfield School

SchoolDigger Rank:
241st of 1,486 Michigan Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,560 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  18.2 Help
Number of students:  483

Racial breakdown:

White:
92.1%
Hispanic:
3.7%
Two or more races:
3.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  30.2% Help


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Compare Details Chatfield School ranks better than 83.8% of elementary schools in Michigan. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 80.67. (See more...)
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Compare Details Chatfield School ranks better than 98.2% of middle schools in Michigan. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 97.26. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (92.1%), Hispanic (3.7%), two or more races (3.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 30.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Chatfield School is 18.2. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Chatfield School is $10,560.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Chatfield School:

SchoolDigger ranks Chatfield School 241st of 1486 Michigan public elementary schools. (See Chatfield School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Chatfield School 16th of 897 Michigan public middle schools. (See Chatfield School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Chatfield School 30th of 610 Michigan school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Chatfield School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Chatfield School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 72.91 346th 1545 77.6%
2007 77.91 245th 1565 84.3%
2008 78.96 239th 1577 84.8%
2009 75.63 329th 1589 79.3%
2010 76.72 257th 1552 83.4%
2011 77.23 278th 1552 82.1%
2012 86.92 135th 1566 91.4%
2013 74.78 346th 1563 77.9%
2014 68.70 453rd 1533 70.5%
2015 77.03 317th 1580 79.9%
2016 70.98 404th 1548 73.9%
2017 70.79 340th 1466 76.8%
2018 68.56 464th 1448 68.0%
2019 73.90 313th 1408 77.8%
2021 76.71 211th 1153 81.7%
2022 88.39 117th 1344 91.3%
2023 85.71 174th 1470 88.2%
2024 80.67 241st 1486 83.8%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Chatfield School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 79.51 179th 1397 87.2%
2021 91.96 18th 749 97.6%
2023 90.23 51st 1350 96.2%
2024 79.72 158th 1381 88.6%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Chatfield School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 73.42 357th 1443 75.3%
2019 72.33 260th 1171 77.8%
2021 77.60 147th 902 83.7%
2022 74.52 215th 1106 80.6%
2023 83.68 152nd 1321 88.5%
2024 70.71 307th 1342 77.1%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Chatfield School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 59.39 576th 1446 60.2%
2019 64.16 379th 1196 68.3%
2021 68.56 230th 915 74.9%
2022 87.66 94th 1139 91.7%
2023 79.88 217th 1334 83.7%
2024 80.22 206th 1347 84.7%
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Rank History for elementary school White students at Chatfield School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.90 519th 1253 58.6%
2019 64.58 360th 1128 68.1%
2021 70.73 245th 1005 75.6%
2022 83.69 129th 1102 88.3%
2023 78.69 213th 1198 82.2%
2024 72.68 285th 1204 76.3%
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Data source: test scores: Michigan Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Chatfield School

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Rank History for all middle school students at Chatfield School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 88.49 29th 806 96.4%
2007 86.24 37th 823 95.5%
2008 81.20 104th 839 87.6%
2009 77.23 154th 847 81.8%
2010 72.67 239th 851 71.9%
2011 81.58 91st 858 89.4%
2012 78.70 157th 900 82.6%
2013 80.82 125th 919 86.4%
2014 83.43 109th 921 88.2%
2015 85.77 89th 919 90.3%
2016 89.45 68th 894 92.4%
2017 86.99 76th 821 90.7%
2018 82.55 126th 838 85.0%
2019 90.48 61st 792 92.3%
2021 87.46 60th 675 91.1%
2022 89.26 66th 776 91.5%
2023 94.00 38th 883 95.7%
2024 97.26 16th 897 98.2%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Chatfield School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 86.19 46th 815 94.4%
2023 87.82 41st 825 95.0%
2024 91.86 26th 836 96.9%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Chatfield School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 69.35 212th 794 73.3%
2019 82.15 83rd 658 87.4%
2021 89.93 40th 521 92.3%
2022 82.39 78th 657 88.1%
2023 93.85 28th 770 96.4%
2024 96.37 16th 771 97.9%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Chatfield School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 89.12 64th 797 92.0%
2019 89.83 57th 639 91.1%
2021 74.89 94th 540 82.6%
2022 83.92 85th 658 87.1%
2023 89.81 68th 776 91.2%
2024 95.87 18th 786 97.7%
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Rank History for middle school White students at Chatfield School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 72.88 147th 678 78.3%
2019 85.25 75th 624 88.0%
2021 83.66 72nd 577 87.5%
2022 85.49 76th 638 88.1%
2023 91.43 41st 688 94.0%
2024 95.96 19th 701 97.3%
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Data source: test scores: Michigan Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Michigan Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Chatfield School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1998 234 1 6 9 0 n/a n/a 0 250
1999 242 1 6 11 0 n/a n/a 0 260
2000 245 0 3 11 1 n/a n/a 0 260
2001 256 1 2 5 2 n/a n/a 0 266
2002 273 2 7 2 4 n/a n/a 0 288
2003 273 2 7 2 4 n/a n/a 0 288
2004 284 4 8 2 4 n/a n/a 0 302
2005 276 5 6 3 2 n/a n/a 0 292
2006 286 2 4 1 0 n/a n/a 0 293
2007 284 4 4 0 0 n/a n/a 0 292
2008 292 3 2 2 n/a n/a n/a 0 299
2009 434 2 3 7 1 n/a n/a 0 447
2010 433 4 3 8 1 n/a n/a 0 449
2011 424 0 4 5 2 0 0 0 435
2012 431 1 5 4 3 0 0 0 444
2013 447 2 8 3 2 1 0 0 463
2014 447 3 11 4 3 1 0 0 469
2015 446 5 13 7 2 0 2 0 475
2016 448 5 11 6 2 0 5 0 477
2017 440 5 11 7 0 1 10 0 474
2018 451 5 7 7 0 1 12 0 483
2019 453 5 6 8 0 1 13 0 486
2020 448 5 6 10 1 0 16 0 486
2021 449 4 5 10 1 0 14 0 483
2022 437 2 5 18 0 0 17 0 479
2023 445 1 4 18 0 0 15 0 483

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Chatfield School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1998 250 9.0 27.8 0
1999 260 12.0 21.7 0
2000 260 13.7 19.0 0
2001 266 10.2 26.1 0
2002 288 13.8 20.9 n/a
2003 288 13.8 20.9 n/a
2004 302 15.8 19.1 n/a
2005 292 14.8 19.7 n/a
2006 293 14.8 19.8 0
2007 292 15.3 19.1 0
2008 299 14.2 21.1 9
2009 447 21.9 20.4 13.4
2010 449 21.7 20.6 14.9
2011 435 22.2 19.5 19.1
2012 444 22.8 19.4 20
2013 463 23.0 20.0 25.3
2014 469 23.2 20.1 31.3
2015 475 25.0 19.0 25.9
2016 477 26.0 18.3 28.3
2017 474 24.9 19.0 21.9
2018 483 25.9 18.6 29
2019 486 26.8 18.1 26.1
2020 486 28.1 17.2 26.1
2021 483 29.2 16.5 27.3
2022 479 27.7 17.2 27.3
2023 483 26.4 18.2 30.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Chatfield School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1998 250 9.0 27.8 0
1999 260 12.0 21.7 0
2000 260 13.7 19.0 0
2001 266 10.2 26.1 0
2002 288 13.8 20.9 n/a
2003 288 13.8 20.9 n/a
2004 302 15.8 19.1 n/a
2005 292 14.8 19.7 n/a
2006 293 14.8 19.8 0
2007 292 15.3 19.1 0
2008 299 14.2 21.1 9
2009 447 21.9 20.4 13.4
2010 449 21.7 20.6 14.9
2011 435 22.2 19.5 19.1
2012 444 22.8 19.4 20
2013 463 23.0 20.0 25.3
2014 469 23.2 20.1 31.3
2015 475 25.0 19.0 25.9
2016 477 26.0 18.3 28.3
2017 474 24.9 19.0 21.9
2018 483 25.9 18.6 29
2019 486 26.8 18.1 26.1
2020 486 28.1 17.2 26.1
2021 483 29.2 16.5 27.3
2022 479 27.7 17.2 27.3
2023 483 26.4 18.2 30.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Chatfield School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $476 (6.3%) $7,101 (93.7%) $7,578
2020 $455 (5.9%) $7,297 (94.1%) $7,753
2021 $900 (12.4%) $6,373 (87.6%) $7,273
2022 $1,235 (11.7%) $9,347 (88.3%) $10,582
2023 $1,146 (10.9%) $9,414 (89.1%) $10,560

Data source: Michigan Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Chatfield School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 313th of 1408 Elementary schoolsRanks 174th of 1470 Elementary schools
 10.4%
Ranks 61st of 792 Middle schoolsRanks 38th of 883 Middle schools
 3.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Chatfield School)64.866.7
 1.9%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Chatfield School)64.866.7
 1.9%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)45.140.9
 4.2%
3rd Grade Math (Chatfield School)70.453.7
 16.7%
   3rd Grade Math (Chatfield School)70.453.7
 16.7%
   3rd Grade Math (Michigan)46.742.9
 3.8%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Chatfield School)64.266.7
 2.5%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Chatfield School)64.266.7
 2.5%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)45.844.3
 1.5%
4th Grade Math (Chatfield School)73.646.3
 27.3%
   4th Grade Math (Chatfield School)73.646.3
 27.3%
   4th Grade Math (Michigan)41.838.6
 3.2%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Chatfield School)51.964.3
 12.4%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Chatfield School)51.964.3
 12.4%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)46.243.9
 2.3%
5th Grade Math (Chatfield School)29.657.1
 27.5%
   5th Grade Math (Chatfield School)29.657.1
 27.5%
   5th Grade Math (Michigan)34.831.5
 3.3%
5th Grade Social Studies (Chatfield School)20.433.9
 13.5%
   5th Grade Social Studies (Chatfield School)20.433.9
 13.5%
   5th Grade Social Studies (Michigan)17.418.6
 1.2%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Chatfield School)62.573.6
 11.1%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Chatfield School)62.573.6
 11.1%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)41.737.5
 4.2%
6th Grade Math (Chatfield School)53.664.2
 10.6%
   6th Grade Math (Chatfield School)53.664.2
 10.6%
   6th Grade Math (Michigan)35.129.6
 5.5%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Chatfield School)6360.7
 2.3%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Chatfield School)6360.7
 2.3%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)42.736.9
 5.8%
7th Grade Math (Chatfield School)51.966.1
 14.2%
   7th Grade Math (Chatfield School)51.966.1
 14.2%
   7th Grade Math (Michigan)35.731
 4.7%
8th Grade Social Studies (Chatfield School)55.638.3
 17.3%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Chatfield School)55.638.3
 17.3%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Michigan)2826.7
 1.3%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Chatfield School)82.278.7
 3.5%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Chatfield School)82.278.7
 3.5%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)61.959.7
 2.2%
8th Grade Mathematics (Chatfield School)75.663.8
 11.8%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Chatfield School)75.663.8
 11.8%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Michigan)41.436.3
 5.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students486483
 0.6%
African American51
 80%
American Indian00
Asian64
 33.3%
Hispanic818
 125%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White453445
 1.8%
Two or More Races1315
 15.4%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients26.1%30.2%
 4.1%


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In the 2022-23 school year, 483 students attended Chatfield School.

Students at Chatfield School are 92% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

Chatfield School ranks 241st of 1486 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.


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