Messmore Elementary School

Messmore Elementary School operates as an average-sized primary school in STERLING HEIGHTS, Michigan, part of Utica Community Schools. Current enrollment sits at 332 students spanning grades pre-K through 6.

Across the 37 schools in Utica Community Schools (25,574 students total), Messmore Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Messmore Elementary School shows that 61% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder comes out to 30% Asian, 5% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. By comparison, Macomb County as a whole is about 75% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.8:1, putting Messmore Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. About 16% 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.

After controlling for student poverty, Messmore Elementary School sits in the top 10% of Michigan schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 59.3%; actual is 73.1%, +13.8 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Macomb County put median household earnings sit near $77,837, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Messmore Elementary School is one of 236 public schools in Macomb County (combined enrollment of about 115,743 students).

Davis Junior High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Messmore Elementary School at 1st of 6; the average score across the group is 45.3%.

Messmore Elementary School operates from a commuter-belt location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Messmore Elementary School has remained close to its prior level, going from 328 students in 2018 to 332 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 19.3:1 in 2018 to 17.1:1 in 2025.

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