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Long Meadow Elementary School

450 ALLSTON DR, ROCHESTER HILLS, MI 48309 · (248) 726-3900 · Oakland County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL528 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 86% of Michigan public elementary schools
  • ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • B+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

Enrollment
528
Elementary
DISTRICT 486 · STATE 369
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.7:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
10%
54 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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten10520%
Grade 16512%
Grade 28917%
Grade 311321%
Grade 46913%
Grade 58716%

This year's kindergarten class (105) is 21% larger than its 5th grade class (87).

Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 56% · US 70%
White
39374%
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 63% · US 43%
Hispanic
336%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 9% · US 30%
Black
143%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 18% · US 15%
Asian
5510%
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 4% · US 6%
Two+
316%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Pacific Islander
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
26450%
Female
26450%

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Test scores

M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + Proficient
English Language Arts
67.0%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
70.4%
MI avg 44.8%

What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
67.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.8%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.8pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 Long Meadow Elementary School

Long Meadow Elementary School's state test result (67.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Long Meadow Elementary School this school52810.2%67.6%
Way Elementary School
BLOOMFIELD HILLS
50610.9%68.0%
Harvest Elementary School
SALINE
43910.3%75.5%
North Hill Elementary School
ROCHESTER HILLS
51210.7%67.8%
Wines Elementary School
ANN ARBOR
4659.7%69.8%
William A Pearson Elementary
SOUTH LYON
57616.0%65.1%
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 Long Meadow Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MichiganIn Oakland County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
67.6%#93 of 1,085#20 of 147
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
70.4%#91 of 1,072#19 of 144
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
67.0%#121 of 1,139#28 of 157
Enrollment
ranked largest first
528#213 of 1,630#24 of 178
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
16.4:1#838 of 1,424#115 of 170
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
42.7%#579 of 1,424#95 of 170
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
10.2%#1,513 of 1,563#150 of 175
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-10.7%#566 of 979#65 of 118
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 2024-25
Enrollment
528
-35 (-6%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 545
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 17.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2552832.116.4:110% (54)
2023-2454431.617.2:113% (73)
2022-2357129.719.3:117% (96)
2020-215633217.6:114% (81)
2017-185913516.9:19% (53)
2015-165823218.2:18% (47)
2010-115773019.2:19% (53)
2000-014032218.3:12% (7)
1990-91545N/AN/AN/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Long Meadow Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students down 11% (591 to 528); teachers down 8% (35 to 32.1).

About Long Meadow Elementary School

Long Meadow Elementary School is classified as an elementary school. It is located in ROCHESTER HILLS, Michigan. The school had 528 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Michigan) has about 369 students.

In Rochester Community School District, 22 schools enroll a combined 14,592 students.

At Long Meadow Elementary School, White students make up 74% of the student body. After that, the student body is 10% Asian, 6% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 3% Black. The school's diversity index is 43%, meaning two students picked at random have a 43% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

Dividing enrollment by its 32.1 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 16.4:1. That is close to the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan. Eligible students account for 10% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. For comparison, public schools in Oakland County average 32%.

Measured against Michigan public elementary schools, Long Meadow Elementary School receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.

In Michigan, Long Meadow Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 67.6% actual against a predicted 61.8%.

Census estimates describe Oakland County this way: the median household income is $97,760, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 51% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. In all, Oakland County has 345 public schools and roughly 169,926 students.

Rochester High School is located about 0.6 miles from Long Meadow Elementary School. The five-mile area around Long Meadow Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 62.6% proficiency; Long Meadow Elementary School posts 67.6%.

For locale, NCES codes Long Meadow Elementary School as Suburb: Large.

Long Meadow Elementary School's enrollment dropped from 563 in 2020-21 to 528 in 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 16.4:1, from 17.6:1.

If you have questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Long Meadow Elementary School, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.

Oakland County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Long Meadow Elementary School
District
Rochester Community School District
Address
450 ALLSTON DR, ROCHESTER HILLS, MI 48309
Phone
(248) 726-3900
County
Oakland County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
528
Teachers (FTE)
32
Student–teacher ratio
16.4:1
Free and reduced lunch
54 (10%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
262994006575
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Rochester Community School District
Other schools in ROCHESTER HILLS
Other Long Meadow Elementary schools

One other US public school is named Long Meadow Elementary. Long Meadow Elementary School is the largest of the 2.

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Frequently asked questions

About Long Meadow Elementary School
What is the total enrollment at Long Meadow Elementary School?
Long Meadow Elementary School enrolls approximately 528 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Long Meadow Elementary School serve?
Long Meadow Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Long Meadow Elementary School have?
Long Meadow Elementary School employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Long Meadow Elementary School?
Student demographics at Long Meadow Elementary School are roughly 74% White, 6% Hispanic, 3% Black, 10% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Long Meadow Elementary School in?
Long Meadow Elementary School is part of Rochester Community School District.
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