Enrollment
379
Elementary
DISTRICT 486 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROCHESTER COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 262994006578
University Hills Elem School
600 CROYDON RD, ROCHESTER HILLS, MI 48309 · (248) 726-4400 · Oakland County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL379 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 79% of Michigan public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
15.1:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.7:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
8%
32 students
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 55%
Community
0
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 | 66 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 43 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 67 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 69 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (69).
Student demographics
52%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
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M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
71.5%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
66.0%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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
65.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.5%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 University Hills Elem School
University Hills Elem School's state test result (65.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| University Hills Elem School this school | 379 | 8.4% | 65.0% |
| Brewster Elementary School ROCHESTER HILLS | 377 | 4.8% | 66.8% |
| Silver Springs Elementary School NORTHVILLE | 403 | 8.9% | 67.2% |
| Hill Elementary School TROY | 363 | 12.7% | 56.6% |
| Uriah H Lawton School ANN ARBOR | 422 | 14.0% | 73.0% |
| Cornell Elementary School OKEMOS | 439 | 12.3% | 61.9% |
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 University Hills Elem School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Oakland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #128 of 1,085 | #32 of 147 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #138 of 1,072 | #35 of 144 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.5% | #68 of 1,139 | #19 of 157 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 379 | #745 of 1,630 | #113 of 178 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #505 of 1,424 | #70 of 170 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.3% | #426 of 1,424 | #73 of 170 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 8.4% | #1,531 of 1,563 | #156 of 175 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.7% | #243 of 979 | #21 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
379
-71 (-16%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 587
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 19.6:1
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 | 379 | 25.1 | 15.1:1 | 8% (32) |
| 2023-24 | 403 | 24.8 | 16.2:1 | 11% (44) |
| 2022-23 | 397 | 21.3 | 18.6:1 | 12% (48) |
| 2020-21 | 450 | 23 | 19.6:1 | 10% (45) |
| 2017-18 | 472 | 25.9 | 18.2:1 | 7% (35) |
| 2015-16 | 458 | 26 | 17.6:1 | 6% (28) |
| 2010-11 | 408 | 22 | 18.6:1 | 10% (40) |
| 2000-01 | 528 | 28 | 18.9:1 | 1% (6) |
| 1990-91 | 587 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for University Hills Elem School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (472 to 379); teachers down 3% (25.9 to 25.1).
About University Hills Elem School
A medium-sized elementary school in ROCHESTER HILLS, Michigan, University Hills Elem School is part of Rochester Community School District. The student body numbers 379 students, from pre-K through 5.
The district, Rochester Community School District, operates 22 schools serving 14,592 students.
A majority of students at University Hills Elem School, 65%, are White. The remaining shares are 21% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 4% Black, and 3% multiracial. By the diversity index, University Hills Elem School comes in at 52%.
Teachers at University Hills Elem School total 25.1 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 15.1:1. The 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan is higher than this school's figure. The school counts 32 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 8%. The 32% average for public schools in Oakland County is 24 points higher.
Measured against Michigan public elementary schools, University Hills Elem School receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 65.0%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 62.5%.
In Oakland County (population about 1,279,825), median household income is about $97,760, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 51% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. University Hills Elem School is one of 345 public schools in Oakland County, which together enroll about 169,926 students.
The school nearest to University Hills Elem School is West Middle School, at a distance of about 0.6 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 7 closest schools with test data, this one included, University Hills Elem School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
Federal counts put enrollment at 450 in 2020-21 and 379 in 2024-25, a 16% decrease. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 19.6:1 to 15.1:1.
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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 HILLS
- 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 University Hills Elementary schools
One other US public school is named University Hills Elementary. University Hills Elem School is the largest of the 2.
- UNIVERSITY HILLS ELEMENTARYLAS CRUCES, NM · 363 students
Nearby schools
- West Middle School0.6 mi · 784
- Rochester High School0.8 mi · 1,682
- McGregor Elementary School0.9 mi · 443
- Meadow Brook Elementary School0.9 mi · 428
- Long Meadow Elementary School1.3 mi · 528
- Hamlin Elementary School1.7 mi · 450
Frequently asked questions
About University Hills Elem SchoolHow large is University Hills Elem School?
University Hills Elem School enrolls approximately 379 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does University Hills Elem School serve?
University Hills Elem School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at University Hills Elem School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at University Hills Elem School is approximately 15.1:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at University Hills Elem School?
At University Hills Elem School, the student body is approximately 65% White, 7% Hispanic, 4% Black, 21% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is University Hills Elem School in?
University Hills Elem School is part of Rochester Community School District.
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