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Enrollment
450
Elementary
DISTRICT 486 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROCHESTER COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 262994000241
Hamlin Elementary School
270 W HAMLIN RD, ROCHESTER HILLS, MI 48307 · (248) 726-3600 · Oakland County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL450 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 49% of Michigan public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Michigan public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.7:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
69 students
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 55%
Community
5
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 | 87 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 85 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 69 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (87) is 26% larger than its 5th grade class (69).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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
56.9%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
59.9%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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
52.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.5%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 Hamlin Elementary School
Hamlin Elementary School's state test result (52.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamlin Elementary School this school | 450 | 15.3% | 52.7% |
| Uriah H Lawton School ANN ARBOR | 422 | 14.0% | 73.0% |
| Silver Springs Elementary School NORTHVILLE | 403 | 8.9% | 67.2% |
| Hill Elementary School TROY | 363 | 12.7% | 56.6% |
| University Hills Elem School ROCHESTER HILLS | 379 | 8.4% | 65.0% |
| Logan Elementary School ANN ARBOR | 349 | 16.6% | 65.0% |
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 Hamlin Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Oakland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.7% | #345 of 1,085 | #76 of 147 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.9% | #222 of 1,072 | #56 of 144 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.9% | #323 of 1,139 | #69 of 157 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 450 | #445 of 1,630 | #64 of 178 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #436 of 1,424 | #59 of 170 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.4% | #219 of 1,424 | #36 of 170 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 15.3% | #1,453 of 1,563 | #124 of 175 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.4% | #274 of 440 | #33 of 48 |
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
450
-17 (-4%) vs 2020
-17% since 2000-01, when it was 545
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 18.7:1
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 | 450 | 30.5 | 14.8:1 | 15% (69) |
| 2023-24 | 476 | 29.6 | 16.1:1 | 18% (84) |
| 2022-23 | 449 | 25 | 18.0:1 | 18% (80) |
| 2020-21 | 467 | 25 | 18.7:1 | 21% (99) |
| 2017-18 | 427 | 31 | 13.8:1 | 22% (96) |
| 2015-16 | 378 | 26 | 14.5:1 | 19% (72) |
| 2010-11 | 448 | 28 | 16.0:1 | 23% (102) |
| 2000-01 | 545 | 26 | 21.0:1 | 8% (45) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hamlin Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (427 to 450); teachers down 2% (31 to 30.5).
About Hamlin Elementary School
Hamlin Elementary School is a public elementary school run by Rochester Community School District in ROCHESTER HILLS, Michigan. The school counts 450 students across pre-K through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Michigan is about 369 students.
Across its 22 schools, Rochester Community School District enrolls 14,592 students. Hamlin Elementary School is one of those schools.
White students are the majority at Hamlin Elementary School, with 56% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 22% Asian, 11% Hispanic, 6% Black, and 5% multiracial. The school's White share is 14 points below the 69% share among Oakland County residents. Hamlin Elementary School's diversity index is 62%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teacher staffing is 30.5 full-time equivalents, or about 14.8 students per teacher. This ratio sits 1.1 below the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 15%. Across public schools in Oakland County, the average is 32%.
Hamlin Elementary School is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 49% of Michigan public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
In Michigan, Hamlin Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 52.7% actual against a predicted 59.5%.
Federal survey data for Oakland County show that the median household income is $97,760, 51% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. There are 345 public schools in Oakland County, enrolling about 169,926 students in all.
Of nearby public schools, Hampton Elementary School is the closest, at about 0.8 miles. Hamlin Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 63.0%, higher than Hamlin Elementary School's 52.7%.
Hamlin Elementary School is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
Enrollment dropped 4% from its 2020-21 level of 467. The ratio was 18.7:1 in 2020-21 and 14.8:1 in 2024-25.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Oakland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,279,825
Census ACS
Median income
$97,760
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
51%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
345
169,926 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Rochester Community School District
- Rochester High SchoolHigh · 1,682 students
- Rochester Adams High SchoolHigh · 1,521 students
- Stoney Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,478 students
- Hart Middle SchoolHigh · 999 students
- Van Hoosen Middle SchoolHigh · 906 students
- West Middle SchoolHigh · 784 students
Other schools in ROCHESTER HILLS
- Rochester High SchoolHigh · 1,682 students
- Rochester Adams High SchoolHigh · 1,521 students
- Stoney Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,478 students
- Hart Middle SchoolHigh · 999 students
- Van Hoosen Middle SchoolHigh · 906 students
- West Middle SchoolHigh · 784 students
Other Hamlin Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Hamlin Elementary. Hamlin Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- HAMLIN ELEMENTARYWINTER GARDEN, FL · 549 students
- Hamlin Elementary - 09Hayti, SD · 472 students
Nearby schools
- Hampton Elementary School0.8 mi · 567
- John M Schultz Educational Campus1.3 mi · 100
- Rochester Community Schools Virtual Campus1.3 mi · 96
- Brooklands Elementary School1.5 mi · 442
- Diploma and Careers Institute1.6 mi · 475
- Avondale Gifted and Talented Education1.6 mi · 381
Frequently asked questions
About Hamlin Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Hamlin Elementary School?
Hamlin Elementary School enrolls approximately 450 students in grades PK-05.
Is Hamlin Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hamlin Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Hamlin Elementary School have?
Hamlin Elementary School employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
How diverse is Hamlin Elementary School?
Hamlin Elementary School reports a student body of 56% White, 11% Hispanic, 6% Black, 22% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Hamlin Elementary School public or private?
Hamlin Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Rochester Community School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.