Enrollment
261
Elementary
DISTRICT 274 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROSEVILLE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 263021006619
Fountain Elementary School
16850 WELLINGTON AVE, ROSEVILLE, MI 48066 · (586) 445-5765 · Macomb County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL261 STUDENTS
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allk12 Grade
Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
202 students
DISTRICT 79% · 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 | 39 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 33 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 44 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (39) is 13% smaller than its 5th grade class (45).
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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
Schools most like Fountain Elementary School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fountain Elementary School this school | 261 | 77.4% | N/A |
| John R Kment Elementary School ROSEVILLE | 255 | 80.0% | N/A |
| Hoover Elementary School HAZEL PARK | 280 | 81.1% | N/A |
| Dort Elementary School ROSEVILLE | 215 | 82.8% | N/A |
| Webb Elementary School FERNDALE | 328 | 75.6% | N/A |
| Kaiser Elementary School ROSEVILLE | 215 | 84.7% | 38.3% |
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 Fountain Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Macomb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 261 | #1,236 of 1,630 | #111 of 126 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #181 of 1,424 | #9 of 118 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.2% | #209 of 1,424 | #16 of 118 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.4% | #403 of 1,563 | #36 of 123 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.9% | #154 of 979 | #10 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
261
-5 (-2%) vs 2020
-44% since 1990-91, when it was 468
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 261 | 19.5 | 13.4:1 | 77% (202) |
| 2023-24 | 270 | 19.7 | 13.7:1 | 75% (202) |
| 2022-23 | 289 | 20.2 | 14.3:1 | 74% (213) |
| 2020-21 | 266 | 17 | 15.7:1 | 69% (183) |
| 2017-18 | 343 | 16.7 | 20.5:1 | 77% (263) |
| 2015-16 | 312 | 18 | 17.3:1 | 66% (205) |
| 2010-11 | 393 | 19 | 20.7:1 | 59% (230) |
| 2000-01 | 450 | 20 | 22.5:1 | 31% (138) |
| 1990-91 | 468 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fountain Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (343 to 261); teachers up 16% (16.7 to 19.5).
About Fountain Elementary School
Fountain Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school with an address in ROSEVILLE, Michigan. It offers pre-K through 5 and has 261 students enrolled. That is 29% below the average of about 369 students for elementary schools in Michigan.
Fountain Elementary School is one of 10 schools in Roseville Community Schools, which enrolls 4,060 students in total.
The largest group at Fountain Elementary School is Black students, at 44%. Smaller groups are 41% White, 9% multiracial, 3% Asian, and 2% Hispanic. For comparison, the population of Macomb County is roughly 13% Black. The diversity index for Fountain Elementary School is 63%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Fountain Elementary School has 19.5 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.4:1. The gap from the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan is 2.5 students per teacher. At Fountain Elementary School, 77% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That is 25 points above the 52% average for public schools in Macomb County.
Census data for Macomb County show median household income comes to about $77,837, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 28%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. There are 236 public schools in the county, enrolling about 115,743, Fountain Elementary School among them.
Roseville Middle School is the nearest public school to Fountain Elementary School, about 0.4 miles away. Fountain Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles.
Fountain Elementary School falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment went from 266 in 2020-21 to 261 in 2024-25, a change of 5 students. The ratio was 15.7:1 in 2020-21 and 13.4:1 in 2024-25.
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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 Roseville Community Schools
- Roseville High SchoolHigh · 1,211 students
- Roseville Middle SchoolMiddle · 620 students
- Ruth H Green Elementary SchoolElementary · 440 students
- Joseph G Steenland Elementary SchoolElementary · 362 students
- Eastland Middle SchoolMiddle · 310 students
- John R Kment Elementary SchoolElementary · 255 students
Other schools in ROSEVILLE
- Roseville High SchoolHigh · 1,211 students
- Roseville Middle SchoolMiddle · 620 students
- Reach Charter AcademyElementary · 528 students
- Ruth H Green Elementary SchoolElementary · 440 students
- Joseph G Steenland Elementary SchoolElementary · 362 students
- Mark Twain Elementary SchoolElementary · 339 students
Other Fountain Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Fountain Elementary. Fountain Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Fountain Elementary SchoolForest Park, GA · 437 students
Nearby schools
- Roseville Middle School0.4 mi · 620
- Joseph G Steenland Elementary School0.5 mi · 362
- Michigan Collegiate Elementary0.6 mi · 232
- Kaiser Elementary School1.0 mi · 215
- Roseville High School1.2 mi · 1,211
- Mark Twain Elementary School1.2 mi · 339
Frequently asked questions
About Fountain Elementary SchoolHow large is Fountain Elementary School?
Fountain Elementary School enrolls approximately 261 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Fountain Elementary School serve?
Fountain Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Fountain Elementary School?
Approximately 13.4:1 students per teacher at Fountain Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Fountain Elementary School?
Student demographics at Fountain Elementary School are roughly 41% White, 2% Hispanic, 44% Black, 3% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Fountain Elementary School public or private?
Fountain Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Roseville Community Schools.
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