The top reported proficiency rate is 49% in Science. The lowest is 45% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Cheyenne Elementary School
Cheyenne Elementary School sits on Heydenreich Road in Macomb Township, a rapidly growing suburban community in Macomb County that has been transitioning from agricultural roots into a landscape of residential subdivisions and commercial corridors. The township has no dense traditional downtown. Civic and commercial life spreads along major roads like Hall Road, also known as M-59, and schools sit on campuses within the subdivisions. The built environment is car-dependent, typical of metro Detroit townships, though the broader county offers an extensive network of non-motorized trails and parkland along the Clinton River and Lake St. Clair. The local economy draws on the county's advanced manufacturing, automotive, defense, healthcare, and retail base.
The school serves pre-kindergarten through fifth grade and is part of Chippewa Valley Schools, a district that recently secured community backing for a broad facilities push. In May 2023, voters approved a bond funding district-wide technology and security upgrades, athletic facility renovations at both district high schools, and replacement of aging school buses. The bond was structured to avoid raising the current debt levy tax rate. Projects began in 2024 and continue through 2026, so families at Cheyenne can expect ongoing improvements to the district's infrastructure and learning tools.
Enrollment sits in the mid-400s, with fairly even distribution across the grade levels. The student body is predominantly white, with smaller Asian, Black, Hispanic, and multiracial populations. About a third of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Data on individualized education program participation and English learner status was not available, so those populations cannot be characterized here.
On Michigan's M-STEP assessments for the 2024-25 school year, Cheyenne's results paint a mixed but generally solid picture. Math proficiency is moderate across the tested grades, with third and fourth graders landing close to half proficient and fifth graders somewhat lower. English language arts shows a clear climb by grade: third and fourth graders sit below half proficient, while fifth graders jump to well above half. Fifth grade science and social studies both land near the midpoint, with roughly half of tested students meeting proficiency. Taken together, the school's overall proficiency index places it in the top quartile relative to districts in Macomb County, above the county median and well above the lowest-performing districts. That is a genuine strength, particularly the fifth grade ELA result and the school's standing among its peers.
Participation rate data was missing across all tested subjects and grades, which limits the picture of how fully the student body was assessed. No multi-year trend data was available either, so it is not possible to say from the data whether these results represent improvement, stability, or decline. A parent may want to ask the school about participation and about trends across recent years to round out the picture.
Because Cheyenne is an elementary school, there is no graduation rate to report, and the county comparison set does not include one for this entity. Chronic absenteeism data was also missing. Civil rights reporting, discipline data, course access information, staffing figures, and attendance data were not provided, so those dimensions of school climate and access cannot be described here.
The housing market around the school reflects the broader suburban growth of the township. Typical home values in the school's zip code sit above the state benchmark and above the national benchmark, with values having risen modestly over the past year. Rents are moderate relative to the area. The county-level market shows active and pending listings both up year over year, while new listings have dipped slightly and median listing prices have eased down a touch. Median days on market have ticked upward but remain well under two months, suggesting a market that is cooling slightly from a hotter stretch but still moving at a reasonable pace for buyers and sellers alike. Estimated monthly mortgage costs run above typical rent, a gap a family weighing purchase versus rental would want to factor in.
For a family considering Cheyenne, the school offers a mainstream public elementary pathway in a growing suburban setting, with peer proficiency results that stand above most of the county and a district investing in facilities without raising the tax rate. The gaps in the public data, particularly around special populations, attendance, and year-over-year trends, are worth probing directly with the school.
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