USA.com / Michigan / Oakland County / Drayton Plains, MI / Public Schools / Sandburg Elementary School
Sandburg Elementary School
1355 Merry Rd
Waterford MI, 48328, Oakland County
Phone: 248-674-0221
Ranking:
(1,956 out of 2,213, bottom 12%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Waterford School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 15 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | |||||||
Total Students: | 249 | 239 | 274 | 278 | 280 | 287 | 293 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Kindergarten: | 53 | 21.3% | 44 | 18.4% | 46 | 16.8% | 49 | 17.6% | 53 | 18.9% | 55 | 19.2% | 45 | 15.4% |
Grade 1: | 40 | 16.1% | 36 | 15.1% | 51 | 18.6% | 52 | 18.7% | 54 | 19.3% | 57 | 19.9% | 43 | 14.7% |
Grade 2: | 34 | 13.7% | 40 | 16.7% | 50 | 18.2% | 54 | 19.4% | 45 | 16.1% | 40 | 13.9% | 49 | 16.7% |
Grade 3: | 31 | 12.4% | 43 | 18.0% | 50 | 18.2% | 38 | 13.7% | 39 | 13.9% | 47 | 16.4% | 48 | 16.4% |
Grade 4: | 45 | 18.1% | 40 | 16.7% | 42 | 15.3% | 37 | 13.3% | 52 | 18.6% | 45 | 15.7% | 45 | 15.4% |
Grade 5: | 46 | 18.5% | 36 | 15.1% | 35 | 12.8% | 48 | 17.3% | 37 | 13.2% | 43 | 15.0% | 63 | 21.5% |
Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 138 | 55.4% | 137 | 57.3% | 149 | 54.4% | 154 | 55.4% | 145 | 51.8% | 143 | 49.8% | 143 | 48.8% |
Female: | 111 | 44.6% | 102 | 42.7% | 125 | 45.6% | 124 | 44.6% | 127 | 45.4% | 136 | 47.4% | 146 | 49.8% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.8% | 4 | 1.7% | 7 | 2.6% | 5 | 1.8% | 5 | 1.8% | 2 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.3% |
Asian: | 15 | 6.0% | 18 | 7.5% | 13 | 4.7% | 13 | 4.7% | 10 | 3.6% | 9 | 3.1% | 8 | 2.7% |
Hispanic: | 53 | 21.3% | 54 | 22.6% | 59 | 21.5% | 60 | 21.6% | 57 | 20.4% | 55 | 19.2% | 48 | 16.4% |
Black: | 56 | 22.5% | 54 | 22.6% | 67 | 24.5% | 61 | 21.9% | 59 | 21.1% | 66 | 23.0% | 51 | 17.4% |
White: | 119 | 47.8% | 108 | 45.2% | 128 | 46.7% | 139 | 50.0% | 149 | 53.2% | 155 | 54.0% | 185 | 63.1% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 4 | 1.6% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 184 | 73.9% | 174 | 72.8% | 195 | 71.2% | 186 | 66.9% | 185 | 66.1% | 182 | 63.4% | 106 | 36.2% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 22 | 8.8% | 23 | 9.6% | 28 | 10.2% | 22 | 7.9% | 24 | 8.6% | 41 | 14.3% | 36 | 12.3% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.60 | 13.37 | 16.41 | 16.07 | 16.28 | 15.60 | 18.50 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MEAP | ||||||
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 86.1% | 87% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 88.8% | 87.9% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 90.9% | 90.2% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 90.3% | 91.3% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 94.7% | 94.8% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 93.8% | 95.3% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 14.6% | 31.8% | 36.3% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 7.1% | 34.7% | 40.9% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 88.8% | 86.6% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 90.2% | 87.4% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 88.2% | 86.4% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 86.6% | 86.4% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 91.5% | 89.8% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.8% | 84.7% | 86.8% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.2% | 62.5% | 62.4% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51.2% | 65.3% | 66.5% |
2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.3% | 49.8% | 51.5% |
2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45.3% | 55% | 51.8% |
2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 37.5% | 57.7% | 57.4% |
2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48.9% | 59.5% | 61.1% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 84.6% | 81.6% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 84.4% | 84.6% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 86.4% | 85.8% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 89.1% | 87.9% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 94.6% | 92.3% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 90.9% | 91.5% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 26.2% | 31.6% | 39.9% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 28.9% | 42.7% | 44.9% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 88.3% | 83.2% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 87.1% | 84.9% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 85.7% | 84.5% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 84.7% | 82.8% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 86.7% | 84.1% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 83.6% | 84.1% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 66.1% | 67.7% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.6% | 66.5% | 68.1% |
2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 37.5% | 56.7% | 54.8% |
2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 36.2% | 43.9% | 45.2% |
2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 48.4% | 44.5% |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 31% | 46.5% | 44.4% |
2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 30.6% | 44.2% | 47.2% |
2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 26.2% | 37.5% | 44.5% |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 26.3% | 41.5% | 46.7% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 74% | 73.4% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.2% | 75.7% | 75.9% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 73% | 73.4% | 74.2% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.1% | 75% | 76.8% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 80.3% | 79.5% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 79.9% | 79.9% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 22.6% | 36.9% | 39.6% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 31.4% | 42.1% | 45.7% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 84.9% | 80% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 87.5% | 84.1% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 80.3% | 81.6% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 85.4% | 81.5% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 73% | 88.3% | 85.2% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 84.1% | 85.1% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.2% | 70.6% | 68.8% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.2% | 69.1% | 70.4% |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 85.6% | 76.8% |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 89% | 82.8% |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 84.7% | 81.7% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 87.3% | 83.1% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 86.3% | 81% |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 79.9% | 78.1% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 2.9% | 13.1% | 15.3% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 5.4% | 9.5% | 13.1% |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 66.5% | 62.9% |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.2% | 55.3% | 57.4% |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.7% | 54.8% | 58.8% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.1% | 64.3% | 63.4% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Sandburg Elementary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.