Browning Elementary School

Located at 12400 19 MILE RD, in STERLING HEIGHTS, Michigan, Browning Elementary School is a middle-of-the-pack elementary school that caters to 368 students (grades pre-K through 6), one of the schools within Utica Community Schools.

Utica Community Schools comprises 37 schools with combined enrollment of 25,574 students; Browning Elementary School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Browning Elementary School shows that the largest single group is White, at 78% of enrollment. Other groups include 7% multiracial, 5% Black, 5% Asian, 5% Hispanic. Compared to Macomb County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.5:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 60% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of Macomb County's rate of about 52%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Browning Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 39.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 45.6%.

Around the school, Macomb County reports that median household earnings sit near $77,837, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Macomb County's 236 public schools (combined enrollment of about 115,743 students), Browning Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Bemis Junior High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Browning Elementary School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 42.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Browning Elementary School has fell 4%, going from 383 students in 2018 to 368 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 89% to 78%.

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