Ojibwa Elementary School

Ojibwa Elementary School is an elementary school of expansive scale in MACOMB, Michigan, overseen by Chippewa Valley Schools, caters to 622 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 69% bigger than the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 369 students.

Chippewa Valley Schools comprises 20 schools with combined enrollment of 14,504 students; Ojibwa Elementary School is among them.

Demographically, Ojibwa Elementary School records that 64% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 15% Black, 11% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, 4% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 75% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.6:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.8:1, putting Ojibwa Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 43% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Macomb County runs at roughly 52%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Ojibwa Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 47.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 37.9%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Macomb County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $77,837 per year, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Ojibwa Elementary School is one of 236 public schools in Macomb County (combined enrollment of about 115,743 students).

The closest other public school is Glen H Peters School, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Ojibwa Elementary School at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 43.3%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 8%: 679 students in 2018 compared to 622 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 77% to 64%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 20.3:1 in 2018 to 18.6:1 today.

On the community side, members of the Ojibwa Elementary School community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.