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What do students at Indian Hills Elementary School actually talk about outside of class?
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Enrollment
456
Elementary
DISTRICT 456 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROMEO COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 263009006596
Indian Hills Elementary School
8401 29 MILE RD, WASHINGTON, MI 48095 · (586) 752-0290 · Macomb County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL456 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
80 students
DISTRICT 24% · 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 | 77 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 84 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 70 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 81 | 18% |
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Romeo Community Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
60.3%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
59.0%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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
57.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.5%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% 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 →
Where Indian Hills Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Macomb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.4% | #262 of 1,085 | #6 of 100 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #240 of 1,072 | #5 of 98 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.3% | #262 of 1,139 | #9 of 105 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 456 | #425 of 1,630 | #56 of 126 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #888 of 1,424 | #53 of 118 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.2% | #771 of 1,424 | #91 of 118 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 17.5% | #1,425 of 1,563 | #121 of 123 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.4% | #178 of 440 | #17 of 43 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
456
+26 (+6%) vs 2020
-1% since 1990-91, when it was 460
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 17.2:1
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 | 456 | 27.4 | 16.6:1 | 18% (80) |
| 2023-24 | 434 | 27.9 | 15.6:1 | 22% (97) |
| 2022-23 | 432 | 27.2 | 15.9:1 | 21% (89) |
| 2020-21 | 430 | 25 | 17.2:1 | 18% (79) |
| 2017-18 | 413 | 22.6 | 18.3:1 | 18% (73) |
| 2015-16 | 559 | 26 | 21.5:1 | 19% (105) |
| 2010-11 | 538 | 25 | 21.5:1 | 25% (136) |
| 2000-01 | 471 | 24 | 19.6:1 | 9% (44) |
| 1990-91 | 460 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Indian Hills Elementary School.
About Indian Hills Elementary School
As a medium-sized elementary school, Indian Hills Elementary School serves students in WASHINGTON, Michigan. The grade span is kindergarten through 5, and enrollment is 456 students. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Michigan) has about 369 students.
Indian Hills Elementary School is part of Romeo Community Schools, where 7 schools serve 5,293 students.
About 81% of the student body at Indian Hills Elementary School is White. Smaller groups are 14% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Indian Hills Elementary School's diversity index is 32%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 16.6:1, with 27.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is higher than the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Indian Hills Elementary School is 18%. Public schools in Macomb County average 52%.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Indian Hills Elementary School is 58.5%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 57.4%.
Macomb County has about 879,853 residents, and the median household income is $77,837, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. In all, Macomb County has 236 public schools and roughly 115,743 students.
Nearby, Romeo High School is about 1.1 miles away. Within five miles of Indian Hills Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Indian Hills Elementary School places 1st out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
Federal data place Indian Hills Elementary School in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school enrolled 456 students in 2024-25, 26 more than the 430 it had in 2020-21.
The Indian Hills Elementary School community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 Romeo Community Schools
- Romeo High SchoolHigh · 1,817 students
- Romeo Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,196 students
- HamiltonParsons Elementary SchoolElementary · 498 students
- Amanda Moore Elementary SchoolElementary · 457 students
- Hevel ElementaryElementary · 441 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 428 students
Other schools in WASHINGTON
- Romeo High SchoolHigh · 1,817 students
- Hevel ElementaryElementary · 441 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 428 students
Nearby schools
- Romeo High School1.1 mi · 1,817
- Hevel Elementary1.4 mi · 441
- Washington Elementary School2.4 mi · 428
- Romeo Middle School3.2 mi · 1,196
- Amanda Moore Elementary School3.5 mi · 457
- Richard J Duncan Elementary4.0 mi · 716
Frequently asked questions
About Indian Hills Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Indian Hills Elementary School?
Indian Hills Elementary School enrolls approximately 456 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Indian Hills Elementary School serve?
Indian Hills Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Indian Hills Elementary School?
Approximately 16.6:1 students per teacher at Indian Hills Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Indian Hills Elementary School?
Student demographics at Indian Hills Elementary School are roughly 81% White, 14% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Indian Hills Elementary School in?
Indian Hills Elementary School is part of Romeo Community Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.