Indian Hills Elementary School

Located at 8401 29 MILE RD, in WASHINGTON, Michigan, Indian Hills Elementary School is a reasonably sized primary school that caters to 456 students (grades K through 5), overseen by Romeo Community Schools. Compared to the state average of about 369 students per school, that is 24% bigger than typical.

Across the 7 schools in Romeo Community Schools (5,293 students total), Indian Hills Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Indian Hills Elementary School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (81%). Other groups include 14% Hispanic, 4% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Indian Hills Elementary School has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.6:1. The state averages around 15.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 18% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Macomb County (around 52%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Indian Hills Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 58.5%, the actual is 57.4%, a residual of -1.1 points.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Macomb County indicate median household income runs about $77,837, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Indian Hills Elementary School is one of 236 public schools in Macomb County (combined enrollment of about 115,743 students).

The closest other public school is Romeo High School, roughly 1.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Indian Hills Elementary School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 45.8%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Indian Hills Elementary School has increased 10%, going from 413 students in 2018 to 456 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 85% to 81% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 18.3:1 in 2018 to 16.6:1 today.

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