Hiller Elementary School

Hiller Elementary School, a tight-knit K-5 school in MADISON HEIGHTS, Michigan, one of the schools within Lamphere Public Schools, works with 272 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 26% smaller than the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 369 students.

Hiller Elementary School is one of 7 schools operated by Lamphere Public Schools, a district that educates 2,416 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Hiller Elementary School shows that the most-represented group is White (42%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school records 23% Black, 19% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 7% multiracial. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 69%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 71% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Oakland County runs at roughly 32%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Hiller Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 35.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 36.3%.

Around the school, census data for Oakland County shows median household income runs about $97,760, roughly 51% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Oakland County's 345 public schools (combined enrollment of about 169,926 students), Hiller Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Lamphere Center, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Hiller Elementary School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 41.8%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 6%: 257 students in 2018 compared to 272 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 72% to 42%. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 10.4:1 in 2018 to 12.9:1 today.

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