Enrollment
368
Elementary
DISTRICT 523 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UTICA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 263447007002
Browning Elementary School
12400 19 MILE RD, STERLING HEIGHTS, MI 48313 · (586) 797-4000 · Macomb County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL368 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
221 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 55%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 50 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 48 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 59 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 57 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (50) is 12% smaller than its 6th grade class (57).
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 56% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
52.9%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
46.0%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Michigan schools, those numbers are about 48 and 45.
Source: M-STEP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
45.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.7%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% typical for Michigan schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Michigan's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Browning Elementary School
Browning Elementary School's state test result (45.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Browning Elementary School this school | 368 | 60.1% | 45.6% |
| Bruce Collins Elementary School STERLING HEIGHTS | 426 | 59.6% | 45.2% |
| Dresden Elementary School STERLING HEIGHTS | 420 | 62.4% | 44.7% |
| Plumbrook Elementary School STERLING HEIGHTS | 445 | 57.3% | 46.4% |
| Union City Elementary School UNION CITY | 359 | 62.1% | N/A |
| Arnold Elementary School MICHIGAN CENTER | 321 | 60.7% | N/A |
Matched among Michigan elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Browning Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Macomb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.6% | #553 of 1,085 | #30 of 100 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #533 of 1,072 | #29 of 98 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.9% | #407 of 1,139 | #21 of 105 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 368 | #801 of 1,630 | #82 of 126 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #589 of 1,424 | #27 of 118 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.5% | #666 of 1,424 | #84 of 118 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.1% | #706 of 1,563 | #57 of 123 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.9% | #822 of 979 | #61 of 75 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
368
+26 (+8%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 487
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 14.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 368 | 23.8 | 15.5:1 | 60% (221) |
| 2023-24 | 363 | 24 | 15.1:1 | 57% (207) |
| 2022-23 | 353 | 24.3 | 14.5:1 | 50% (176) |
| 2020-21 | 342 | 24 | 14.3:1 | 47% (160) |
| 2017-18 | 383 | 23.7 | 16.2:1 | 36% (136) |
| 2015-16 | 425 | 25 | 17.0:1 | 25% (106) |
| 2010-11 | 497 | 22 | 22.6:1 | 12% (61) |
| 2000-01 | 471 | 24 | 19.6:1 | 5% (24) |
| 1990-91 | 487 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Browning Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (383 to 368); teachers unchanged (23.7 to 23.8).
About Browning Elementary School
Browning Elementary School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in STERLING HEIGHTS, Michigan. The school runs pre-K through 6 and enrolls 368 students.
Browning Elementary School is one school in a 37-school district, Utica Community Schools, which enrolls 25,574 students.
White students are 78% of those enrolled at Browning Elementary School. The remaining shares are 7% multiracial, 5% Black, 5% Asian, and 5% Hispanic. That is in line with Macomb County, where about 75% of residents are White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 38, compared with 70 nationally.
Browning Elementary School reports a ratio of 15.5 students per teacher, from 23.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. It is about the same as the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan. Lunch program data show 60% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is 8 points above the 52% average for public schools in Macomb County.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 39.7% for Browning Elementary School. The school posts 45.6%, 5.9 points above the prediction.
In the wider Macomb County area, median household income comes to about $77,837, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Macomb County counts 236 public schools with about 115,743 students.
Less than a tenth of a mile separates Browning Elementary School from the closest public school, Bemis Junior High School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 42.5%; Browning Elementary School's is 45.6%, ranking 2nd of 7.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 368, from 342 in 2020-21. The ratio was 14.3:1 in 2020-21 and 15.5:1 in 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to Browning Elementary School can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Macomb County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
879,853
Census ACS
Median income
$77,837
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
236
115,743 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Utica Community Schools
- Adlai Stevenson High SchoolHigh · 1,881 students
- Henry Ford II High SchoolHigh · 1,663 students
- Eisenhower High SchoolHigh · 1,625 students
- Utica High SchoolHigh · 1,391 students
- Malow Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,084 students
- Shelby Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,073 students
Other schools in STERLING HEIGHTS
- Adlai Stevenson High SchoolHigh · 1,881 students
- Henry Ford II High SchoolHigh · 1,663 students
- Sterling Heights Senior HSHigh · 1,262 students
- Bemis Junior High SchoolMiddle · 742 students
- Frank Jeannette Jr High SchoolMiddle · 716 students
- Grissom Middle SchoolMiddle · 703 students
Other Browning Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Browning Elementary. Browning Elementary School is the largest of the 5.
- Browning Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 348 students
- Browning ElementaryMilwaukee, WI · 279 students
- Browning ElementaryBrowning, MT · 258 students
- Browning Elementary SchoolSpringhill, LA · 252 students
Nearby schools
- Bemis Junior High School0.1 mi · 742
- Henry Ford II High School0.5 mi · 1,663
- Jack Harvey Elementary School0.5 mi · 429
- Dresden Elementary School0.7 mi · 420
- Havel Elementary School0.7 mi · 571
- Graebner Elementary School1.1 mi · 509
Frequently asked questions
About Browning Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Browning Elementary School?
Browning Elementary School enrolls approximately 368 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Browning Elementary School serve?
Browning Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Browning Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Browning Elementary School is approximately 15.5:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Browning Elementary School?
At Browning Elementary School, the student body is approximately 78% White, 5% Hispanic, 5% Black, 5% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Browning Elementary School public or private?
Browning Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Utica Community Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.