Plumbrook Elementary School

Plumbrook Elementary School is one of the mid-tier primary schools in STERLING HEIGHTS, Michigan, one of the schools within Utica Community Schools, with 445 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 6. By comparison, Michigan's public schools average about 369 students each, so Plumbrook Elementary School sits 21% larger than that benchmark.

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

In terms of who attends, Plumbrook Elementary School shows that White students make up the majority at 74%. Beyond that, the school lists 7% multiracial, 6% Black, 6% Asian, 5% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Macomb County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, Plumbrook Elementary School lists 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.5:1. The state averages around 15.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 57% of students at Plumbrook Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Plumbrook Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 40.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 46.4%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Macomb County) logs that median household income runs about $77,837, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Plumbrook Elementary School is one of 236 public schools in Macomb County (combined enrollment of about 115,743 students).

Nearest neighbor: Davis Junior High School, around 0.4 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Plumbrook Elementary School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, below the local average of 50.9%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Over the past 7-year window. Plumbrook Elementary School's enrollment has fell 10% since 2018, when it stood at 497 (now 445). White enrollment moved from 86% to 74% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 17.3:1 in 2018 to 14.5:1 in 2025.

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