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North Hill Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

78^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 95% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

North Hill Elementary School is a public elementary school in Rochester Hills, Michigan, serving 511 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Rochester Community School District, which is ranked 38th out of 613 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

North Hill Elementary School consistently outperforms the district and the state of Michigan in academic proficiency across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 75.9% of 3rd graders, 80.5% of 4th graders, and 62% of 5th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the district's 61.6%, 67.9%, and 67.7%, respectively, and the state's 38.9%, 42.4%, and 44.4%. The school also excels in the performance of specific student subgroups, ranking 6th out of 209 Michigan elementary schools for Hispanic students in English Language Arts proficiency and 30th out of 225 Michigan elementary schools for special education students in the same subject.

While North Hill Elementary School has seen an increase in chronic absenteeism over the past few years, its rates are still lower than the state average. The school also has a relatively high spending per student, with $17,209 spent per student in the 2023-2024 school year, compared to the state average of around $12,000 per student. When compared to nearby schools within the Rochester Community School District, Brewster Elementary School and Hamlin Elementary School also demonstrate strong academic performance, though not quite at the same level as North Hill Elementary School. In comparison to schools in the Utica Community Schools district, North Hill Elementary School consistently outperforms Switzer Elementary School and Roberts Elementary School across all subject areas and grade levels.

512

Students ?

15.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,209

Per pupil spending ?

10.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1385 Mahaffy Ave
Rochester Hills, MI 48307-1507

(248) 726-4300

District: Rochester Community School District

Students who attend North Hill Elementary School usually attend:

High:	Hart Middle School
	Stoney Creek High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.8%

Asian:

13.7%

Hispanic:

9.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 98th percentile in 2015 → 95th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (69% vs 39% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 5% of Michigan elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Rochester Community School District

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school69%

District avg63%

Michigan avg39%

78^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 5%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From top 2% (2015) to top 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 13Elementary Schools in the Rochester Community School District

38^th of 613Rochester Community School District among Michigan districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	93.0	78 of 1488	94.8%	★★★★★
2024	91.4	91 of 1486	93.9%	★★★★★
2023	92.9	66 of 1470	95.5%	★★★★★
2022	94.6	45 of 1344	96.7%	★★★★★
2021	84.2	137 of 1153	88.1%	★★★★☆
2019	89.4	97 of 1408	93.1%	★★★★★
2018	93.0	63 of 1448	95.6%	★★★★★
2017	95.4	28 of 1466	98.1%	★★★★★
2016	95.3	34 of 1548	97.8%	★★★★★
2015	96.4	24 of 1580	98.5%	★★★★★
2014	94.7	23 of 1533	98.5%	★★★★★
2013	94.9	20 of 1563	98.7%	★★★★★
2012	95.7	15 of 1566	99.0%	★★★★★
2011	82.8	94 of 1552	93.9%	★★★★★
2010	84.8	9 of 1552	99.4%	★★★★★
2009	85.9	58 of 1589	96.3%	★★★★★
2008	88.9	14 of 1577	99.1%	★★★★★
2007	87.6	29 of 1565	98.1%	★★★★★
2006	88.7	22 of 1545	98.6%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	69.7	36 of 97	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	80.6	10 of 84	88.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	91.6	71 of 1338	94.7%	★★★★★
2024	90.9	67 of 1342	95.0%	★★★★★
2023	87.9	97 of 1321	92.7%	★★★★★
2022	92.0	44 of 1106	96.0%	★★★★★
2021	71.7	188 of 902	79.2%	★★★★☆
2019	89.9	60 of 1171	94.9%	★★★★★
2018	92.4	53 of 1443	96.3%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	91.8	6 of 209	97.1%	★★★★★
2024	91.8	7 of 201	96.5%	★★★★★
2023	89.5	5 of 188	97.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	79.5	167 of 1346	87.6%	★★★★☆
2024	81.9	135 of 1381	90.2%	★★★★★
2022	73.3	188 of 1099	82.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	91.1	82 of 1366	94.0%	★★★★★
2024	87.6	117 of 1347	91.3%	★★★★★
2023	93.6	50 of 1334	96.3%	★★★★★
2022	93.6	41 of 1139	96.4%	★★★★★
2021	85.2	87 of 915	90.5%	★★★★★
2019	82.9	141 of 1196	88.2%	★★★★☆
2018	90.7	77 of 1446	94.7%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	70.7	52 of 252	79.4%	★★★★☆
2024	79.2	30 of 225	86.7%	★★★★☆
2018	81.1	32 of 403	92.1%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	87.0	122 of 1206	89.9%	★★★★☆
2024	89.8	74 of 1204	93.9%	★★★★★
2023	90.4	67 of 1198	94.4%	★★★★★
2022	94.5	28 of 1102	97.5%	★★★★★
2021	79.7	149 of 1005	85.2%	★★★★☆
2019	86.2	107 of 1128	90.5%	★★★★★
2018	90.2	68 of 1253	94.6%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2025)97th percentile~ school

Female (2025)95th percentile~ school

Male (2025)94th percentile~ school

White (2025)90th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)88th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2025)79th percentile-15 vs school

Asian (2024)63rd percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Math75%+36 vs state

English Language Arts73%+31 vs state

Science65%+24 vs state

Social Studies48%+18 vs state

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Schools Near North Hill Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				M-Step English Language Arts (2025)				M-Step Math (2025)				M-Step Science (2025)	M-Step Social Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	M-Step English Language Arts 3rd Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
North Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1385 Mahaffy Ave	Rochester Hills	48307	Oakland County	Rochester Community School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 726-4300	512	32	15.7	10.7%	352 (68.8%)	14 (2.7%)	46 (9.0%)	70 (13.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (5.7%)	93	78^th of 1488 public elementary schools	94.8%		91.4	91^st of 1486 public elementary schools	93.9%	13	75.9	80.5	62.0		83.3	78.6	60.8		64.6	48.1	$17,209	$1,024	$16,184
McGregor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1101 1st St	Rochester	48307	Oakland County	Rochester Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 726-4000	443	26	17.2	34.3%	241 (54.4%)	16 (3.6%)	85 (19.2%)	61 (13.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.6%)	66.7	470^th of 1488 public elementary schools	68.4%		73.6	345^th of 1486 public elementary schools	76.8%	125	52.3	55.1	47.1		59.4	48.7	38.6		42.9	34.3	$16,062	$1,894	$14,167
Long Meadow Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	450 Allston Dr	Rochester Hills	48309	Oakland County	Rochester Community School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 726-3900	528	32	16.4	10.2%	393 (74.4%)	14 (2.7%)	33 (6.3%)	55 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	31 (5.9%)	93.1	76^th of 1488 public elementary schools	94.9%		83.7	208^th of 1486 public elementary schools	86.0%	132	60.2	70.6	73.3		79.6	73.5	55.8		72.1	58.1	$14,814	$765	$14,050
Hugger Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5050 Sheldon Rd	Rochester	48306	Oakland County	Rochester Community School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 726-3800	512	27	19.0	7.8%	420 (82.0%)	5 (1.0%)	27 (5.3%)	36 (7.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.5%)	88.7	142^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	90.5%		89.9	114^th of 1486 public elementary schools	92.3%	28	58.8	66.7	66.3		74.1	58.3	61.1		61.7	49.5	$14,277	$566	$13,711
University Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	600 Croydon Rd	Rochester Hills	48309	Oakland County	Rochester Community School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 726-4400	379	25	15.1	8.4%	247 (65.2%)	14 (3.7%)	27 (7.1%)	80 (21.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)	91.9	92^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	93.8%		85.7	180^th of 1486 public elementary schools	87.9%	88	72.7	73.5	68.2		75.8	66.2	56.1		62.1	53.0	$16,594	$1,461	$15,134
Roberts Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2400 Belle View Dr	Shelby Township	48316	Macomb County	Utica Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 797-6100	534	31	17.4	63.9%	306 (57.3%)	7 (1.3%)	164 (30.7%)	18 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.3%)	49.8	718^th of 1488 public elementary schools	51.7%		45.2	763^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	48.7%	45	29.2	44.6	47.7	48.2	34.4	24.6	35.3	34.1	42.6	32.4	$15,845	$1,708	$14,137
Brewster Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1535 Brewster Rd	Rochester Hills	48306	Oakland County	Rochester Community School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 726-3300	377	27	14.1	4.8%	252 (66.8%)	5 (1.3%)	27 (7.2%)	73 (19.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.0%)	92.6	85^th of 1488 public elementary schools	94.3%		89.5	124^th of 1486 public elementary schools	91.7%	39	68.3	79.7	67.5		73.0	78.3	53.8		67.9	52.6	$16,475	$791	$15,684
Hamlin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	270 W Hamlin Rd	Rochester Hills	48307	Oakland County	Rochester Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 726-3600	450	30	14.7	15.3%	250 (55.6%)	25 (5.6%)	51 (11.3%)	99 (22.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	23 (5.1%)	76.8	311^th of 1488 public elementary schools	79.1%		86.7	167^th of 1486 public elementary schools	88.8%	144	60.9	51.2	59.7		73.2	59.0	47.1		52.9	29.4	$15,368	$886	$14,482
Meadow Brook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2350 Munster Rd	Rochester Hills	48309	Oakland County	Rochester Community School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 726-4100	428	24	17.5	11.0%	299 (69.9%)	14 (3.3%)	40 (9.3%)	48 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	25 (5.8%)	85.8	192^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	87.1%		93.9	64^th of 1486 public elementary schools	95.7%	128	52.0	75.5	65.9		54.7	69.8	62.4		65.9	43.5	$16,388	$619	$15,770
Hampton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	530 Hampton Cir	Rochester Hills	48307	Oakland County	Rochester Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 726-3700	567	37	15.2	15.2%	181 (31.9%)	40 (7.1%)	58 (10.2%)	274 (48.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.9%)	80.6	267^th of 1488 public elementary schools	82.1%		81.6	233^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	84.3%	34	52.4	56.4	57.8		65.4	71.8	53.7		50.0	41.0	$15,505	$1,871	$13,634

Frequently Asked Questions about North Hill Elementary School

How many students attend North Hill Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 512 students attended North Hill Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of North Hill Elementary School attend?

Students who attend North Hill Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Hart Middle School
High : Stoney Creek High School

Is North Hill Elementary School a good school?

Yes. North Hill Elementary School ranks in the top 5.2% of Michigan elementary schools.

What district is North Hill Elementary School in?

Rochester Community School District

What is the racial makeup of North Hill Elementary School?

Students at North Hill Elementary School are 69% White, 14% Asian, 9% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 3% African American.

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