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Donald J. Yacks Elementary School
34700 Union Lake Rd
Harrison Township MI, 48045, Macomb County
Phone: 586-493-5630
Ranking: 
(1,168 out of 2,530, top 46%)*
(1,168 out of 2,530, top 46%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: L'Anse Creuse Public Schools
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 19 | 18 | 20 | |||
| Total Students: | 440 | 426 | 451 | |||
| Kindergarten: | 69 | 15.7% | 58 | 13.6% | 78 | 17.3% |
| Grade 1: | 64 | 14.5% | 77 | 18.1% | 57 | 12.6% |
| Grade 2: | 83 | 18.9% | 57 | 13.4% | 75 | 16.6% |
| Grade 3: | 64 | 14.5% | 74 | 17.4% | 72 | 16.0% |
| Grade 4: | 82 | 18.6% | 81 | 19.0% | 78 | 17.3% |
| Grade 5: | 78 | 17.7% | 79 | 18.5% | 91 | 20.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||
| Male: | 199 | 45.2% | 194 | 45.5% | 227 | 50.3% |
| Female: | 221 | 50.2% | 209 | 49.1% | 204 | 45.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.9% | 5 | 1.2% | 3 | 0.7% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.4% |
| Hispanic: | 8 | 1.8% | 9 | 2.1% | 10 | 2.2% |
| Black | 33 | 7.5% | 16 | 3.8% | 28 | 6.2% |
| White: | 382 | 86.8% | 378 | 88.7% | 392 | 86.9% |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 132 | 30.0% | 89 | 20.9% | 94 | 20.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 34 | 7.7% | 36 | 8.5% | 28 | 6.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 22.62 | 23.30 | 22.60 | |||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MEAP | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 91.2% | 87% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.9% | 94.7% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 94.8% | 90.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 93.5% | 91.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 94.9% | 94.8% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.5% | 97% | 95.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.3% | 50% | 36.3% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 90.2% | 86.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.9% | 90.5% | 87.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 89% | 86.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 89.7% | 86.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 92.7% | 89.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.6% | 90.6% | 86.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 69.2% | 62.4% |
| 2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 49.5% | 53.8% | 51.5% |
| 2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 49.4% | 63% | 51.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 69.2% | 57.4% |
| 2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.8% | 64.5% | 61.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 87.2% | 81.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 88% | 84.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 91.8% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.8% | 93.6% | 87.9% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.1% | 94.7% | 92.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.5% | 94.3% | 91.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 49.3% | 50.8% | 39.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 89.4% | 83.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 88.4% | 84.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.9% | 90% | 84.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.8% | 88.9% | 82.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 87.7% | 84.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 88.8% | 84.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 76.7% | 67.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.7% | 63.9% | 54.8% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 48.4% | 58.5% | 45.2% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 49.4% | 57.3% | 44.5% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 55% | 55.4% | 44.4% |
| 2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.8% | 58.4% | 47.2% |
| 2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 58.2% | 44.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 85.6% | 73.4% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 87.7% | 75.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 82.4% | 74.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.7% | 86.3% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 86.8% | 79.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 86.2% | 79.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 34.8% | 49.6% | 39.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 87.6% | 80% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 91.8% | 84.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 83.4% | 81.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 88.1% | 81.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 89% | 85.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 90.7% | 85.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 77% | 68.8% |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 81.7% | 76.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 90.1% | 82.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 84.6% | 81.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 88.2% | 83.1% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 87.1% | 81% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 84.3% | 78.1% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 15.7% | 14.7% | 15.3% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 74.9% | 62.9% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.5% | 66.5% | 57.4% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.3% | 64.4% | 58.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.8% | 71% | 63.4% |
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* Donald J. Yacks Elementary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.