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Enrollment
445
Elementary
DISTRICT 523 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UTICA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 263447006999
Plumbrook Elementary School
39660 SPALDING DR, STERLING HEIGHTS, MI 48313 · (586) 797-6000 · Macomb County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL445 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 60% of Michigan public elementary schools
- B-Test 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
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
255 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 | 80 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 49 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 74 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 73 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (80) is 10% larger than its 6th grade class (73).
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · 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
49.2%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
41.2%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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
46.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.9%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Plumbrook Elementary School
Plumbrook Elementary School's state test result (46.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plumbrook Elementary School this school | 445 | 57.3% | 46.4% |
| Bruce Collins Elementary School STERLING HEIGHTS | 426 | 59.6% | 45.2% |
| Browning Elementary School STERLING HEIGHTS | 368 | 60.1% | 45.6% |
| Dresden Elementary School STERLING HEIGHTS | 420 | 62.4% | 44.7% |
| Graebner Elementary School STERLING HEIGHTS | 509 | 53.0% | 41.6% |
| Morrish Elementary School SWARTZ CREEK | 435 | 53.1% | N/A |
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 Plumbrook Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Macomb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.4% | #531 of 1,085 | #26 of 100 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.2% | #642 of 1,072 | #46 of 98 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.2% | #513 of 1,139 | #36 of 105 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 445 | #461 of 1,630 | #59 of 126 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #366 of 1,424 | #18 of 118 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.1% | #575 of 1,424 | #72 of 118 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.3% | #753 of 1,563 | #63 of 123 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.5% | #576 of 979 | #37 of 75 |
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
445
-44 (-9%) vs 2020
+2% since 1990-91, when it was 438
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 18.1:1
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 | 445 | 30.7 | 14.5:1 | 57% (255) |
| 2023-24 | 456 | 29.5 | 15.5:1 | 61% (277) |
| 2022-23 | 461 | 29.5 | 15.6:1 | 59% (273) |
| 2020-21 | 489 | 27 | 18.1:1 | 60% (295) |
| 2017-18 | 497 | 28.8 | 17.3:1 | 58% (287) |
| 2015-16 | 486 | 29 | 16.8:1 | 45% (218) |
| 2010-11 | 478 | 27 | 17.7:1 | 36% (170) |
| 2000-01 | 499 | 28 | 17.8:1 | 12% (62) |
| 1990-91 | 438 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Plumbrook Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (497 to 445); teachers up 7% (28.8 to 30.7).
About Plumbrook Elementary School
Plumbrook Elementary School is an elementary school in STERLING HEIGHTS, Michigan, according to federal school records. The student body numbers 445 students, from pre-K through 6. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Michigan) has about 369 students.
Enrollment across the 37 schools in Utica Community Schools totals 25,574 students.
At Plumbrook Elementary School, White students make up 74% of the student body. Next come 7% multiracial, 6% Black, 6% Asian, and 5% Hispanic. County-wide, about 75% of residents are White. 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.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.5:1 at Plumbrook Elementary School, with 30.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. On average, elementary schools in Michigan have 15.8:1, compared with 14.5:1 here. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 57% of enrollment.
Plumbrook Elementary School is graded B by allk12, scoring above 60% of Michigan public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
In Michigan, Plumbrook Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 46.4% actual against a predicted 40.9%.
In the county around the school, Macomb County, the median household income is $77,837, about 28% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Macomb County is home to 236 public schools and about 115,743 public school students.
The shortest distance from Plumbrook Elementary School to another public school is about 0.4 miles, to Davis Junior High School. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Plumbrook Elementary School ranks 3rd in a group of 5 nearby schools.
Plumbrook Elementary School falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Plumbrook Elementary School's enrollment declined from 489 in 2020-21 to 445 in 2024-25. Students per teacher fell from 18.1 in 2020-21 to 14.5 in 2024-25.
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Macomb County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
879,853
Census ACS
Median income
$77,837
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
236
115,743 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Utica Community Schools
- Adlai Stevenson High SchoolHigh · 1,881 students
- Henry Ford II High SchoolHigh · 1,663 students
- Eisenhower High SchoolHigh · 1,625 students
- Utica High SchoolHigh · 1,391 students
- Malow Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,084 students
- Shelby Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,073 students
Other schools in STERLING HEIGHTS
- Adlai Stevenson High SchoolHigh · 1,881 students
- Henry Ford II High SchoolHigh · 1,663 students
- Sterling Heights Senior HSHigh · 1,262 students
- Bemis Junior High SchoolMiddle · 742 students
- Frank Jeannette Jr High SchoolMiddle · 716 students
- Grissom Middle SchoolMiddle · 703 students
Nearby schools
- Davis Junior High School0.4 mi · 1,061
- Adlai Stevenson High School0.4 mi · 1,881
- Messmore Elementary School0.6 mi · 332
- Schwarzkoff Elementary School0.6 mi · 597
- UCS Alternative Learning Center1.0 mi · 245
- Heritage Junior High School1.2 mi · 431
Frequently asked questions
About Plumbrook Elementary SchoolHow large is Plumbrook Elementary School?
Plumbrook Elementary School enrolls approximately 445 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Plumbrook Elementary School serve?
Plumbrook Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many teachers does Plumbrook Elementary School have?
Plumbrook Elementary School employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Plumbrook Elementary School?
At Plumbrook Elementary School, the student body is approximately 74% White, 5% Hispanic, 6% Black, 6% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Plumbrook Elementary School public or private?
Plumbrook Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Utica Community Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.