Brewster Elementary School

Located at 1535 BREWSTER RD, in ROCHESTER HILLS, Michigan, Brewster Elementary School is a middle-of-the-pack primary school that serves 377 students (grades pre-K through 5), part of Rochester Community School District.

Rochester Community School District comprises 22 schools with combined enrollment of 14,592 students; Brewster Elementary School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Brewster Elementary School logs that 67% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 19% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, Brewster Elementary School records 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.8:1, putting Brewster Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 5% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Oakland County (around 32%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Brewster Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 64.2%, the actual is 66.8%, a residual of +2.6 points.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Oakland County) reports that median household income runs about $97,760, roughly 51% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Brewster Elementary School is one of 345 public schools in Oakland County (combined enrollment of about 169,926 students).

Nearest neighbor: Van Hoosen Middle School, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Brewster Elementary School at 5th of 7; the average score across the group is 68.6%.

Brewster Elementary School operates from a commuter-belt location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 6%: 403 students in 2018 compared to 377 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 76% to 67% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 14.2:1 today.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.