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Best kept secret at McGregor Elementary School?
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Enrollment
443
Elementary
DISTRICT 486 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROCHESTER COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 262994006570
McGregor Elementary School
1101 1ST ST, ROCHESTER, MI 48307 · (248) 726-4000 · Oakland County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL443 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.7:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
152 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 | 93 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 80 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 71 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (93) is 31% larger than its 5th grade class (71).
Student demographics
64%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
51.7%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
48.6%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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
46.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.1%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 McGregor Elementary School
McGregor Elementary School's state test result (46.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| McGregor Elementary School this school | 443 | 34.3% | 46.3% |
| Delta Center Elementary School LANSING | 528 | 33.3% | 51.2% |
| Wixom Elementary School WIXOM | 438 | 30.4% | 46.5% |
| Mary Helen Guest Elementary School WALLED LAKE | 337 | 36.2% | 55.4% |
| Carpenter Elem School LAKE ORION | 467 | 30.6% | 55.5% |
| Haisley Elementary School ANN ARBOR | 400 | 27.5% | 48.0% |
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 McGregor Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Oakland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.3% | #534 of 1,085 | #107 of 147 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.6% | #465 of 1,072 | #98 of 144 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.7% | #442 of 1,139 | #97 of 157 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 443 | #469 of 1,630 | #71 of 178 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #1,028 of 1,424 | #135 of 170 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.0% | #197 of 1,424 | #28 of 170 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.3% | #1,155 of 1,563 | #70 of 175 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.3% | #775 of 979 | #95 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 2024-25Enrollment
443
-10 (-2%) vs 2020
+13% since 1990-91, when it was 391
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 443 | 25.6 | 17.3:1 | 34% (152) |
| 2023-24 | 451 | 27.2 | 16.6:1 | 34% (152) |
| 2022-23 | 450 | 24.5 | 18.4:1 | 37% (166) |
| 2020-21 | 453 | 31 | 14.6:1 | 36% (163) |
| 2017-18 | 468 | 32 | 14.6:1 | 37% (171) |
| 2015-16 | 449 | 30 | 15.0:1 | 36% (162) |
| 2010-11 | 461 | 26 | 17.7:1 | 33% (151) |
| 2000-01 | 272 | 18 | 15.1:1 | 4% (11) |
| 1990-91 | 391 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for McGregor Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (468 to 443); teachers down 20% (32 to 25.6).
About McGregor Elementary School
McGregor Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school found in ROCHESTER, Michigan. A total of 443 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 5. The average for elementary schools in Michigan is about 369 students, so this school is 20% larger than average.
A total of 22 schools make up Rochester Community School District, with 14,592 students enrolled.
White students are the majority at McGregor Elementary School, with 54% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 19% Hispanic, 14% Asian, 9% multiracial, and 4% Black. The school's White share is 15 points below the 69% share among Oakland County residents. McGregor Elementary School's diversity index is 64%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal data list 25.6 full-time-equivalent teachers at McGregor Elementary School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 17.3:1. That is higher than the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan. The lunch program counts 34% of students at McGregor Elementary School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That tracks the 32% average for public schools in Oakland County.
McGregor Elementary School is 4.8 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (46.3% versus 51.1%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Michigan.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Oakland County show that the median household income is $97,760, roughly 51% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. McGregor Elementary School is one of 345 public schools in the county.
The closest public school to McGregor Elementary School is Rochester High School, about 0.4 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, McGregor Elementary School is behind the 63.8% nearby average, ranking 7th of 7.
The federal government classifies McGregor Elementary School's location as Suburb: Large.
McGregor Elementary School had 453 students in 2020-21 and 443 in 2024-25, nearly the same. The ratio of students to teachers went from 14.6:1 to 17.3:1 over the same years.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- Baldwin Elementary SchoolElementary · 534 students
- Hugger Elementary SchoolElementary · 512 students
Other McGregor Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named McGregor Elementary. McGregor Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 5.
- McGregor Elementary SchoolMCGREGOR, TX · 455 students
- Mcgregor Elementary SchoolToledo, OH · 377 students
- MCGREGOR ELEM.SPRINGFIELD, MO · 286 students
- McGregor ElementaryMCGREGOR, MN · 220 students
Nearby schools
- Rochester High School0.4 mi · 1,682
- University Hills Elem School0.9 mi · 379
- Long Meadow Elementary School1.0 mi · 528
- West Middle School1.3 mi · 784
- North Hill Elementary School1.5 mi · 512
- Hamlin Elementary School1.6 mi · 450
Frequently asked questions
About McGregor Elementary SchoolHow large is McGregor Elementary School?
McGregor Elementary School enrolls approximately 443 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does McGregor Elementary School serve?
McGregor Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does McGregor Elementary School have?
McGregor Elementary School employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at McGregor Elementary School?
At McGregor Elementary School, the student body is approximately 54% White, 19% Hispanic, 4% Black, 14% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees McGregor Elementary School?
McGregor Elementary School is overseen by Rochester Community School District in Oakland County.
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