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University Hills Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

111^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 93% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

University Hills Elementary School in Rochester Hills, MI, is a highly regarded public school serving 379 students in grades PK through 5 within the top-rated Rochester Community School District.

University Hills stands out for its consistent academic growth. While many schools see proficiency decline in upper grades, University Hills students actually improve as they advance—5th graders scored 19 percentage points higher in English Language Arts than 3rd graders. In 2025-2026, 5th-grade science proficiency hit 60.3% and social studies reached 48.5%, both far exceeding state averages. The school also made remarkable progress reducing chronic absenteeism from 22.3% to 13.9% in just two years, now less than half the state average. This improvement correlates with a rebound in statewide ranking from the 88th to the 93rd percentile. The school invests heavily in its students at $17,710 per pupil, notably more than nearby Brooklands Elementary School ($13,876) and Long Meadow Elementary School ($15,114), and achieves stronger outcomes than Deerfield Elementary School, which spends even more per student.

Compared to nearby schools, University Hills holds its own but faces stiff competition. North Hill Elementary School currently leads the district in several metrics, and Brewster Elementary School—the most demographically similar neighbor—edges out University Hills in 3rd-grade scores. However, University Hills' historical record includes top-20 statewide finishes between 2015 and 2019, demonstrating its capacity for excellence. The contrast with McGregor Elementary School, less than a mile away, is stark: McGregor has a 22.2% chronic absenteeism rate and significantly lower test scores. University Hills also shows strong support for English Language Learners and special education students, ranking in the 80th and 83rd percentiles respectively. While female students outperform males by 13 percentile points statewide, the school's overall trajectory—improving attendance, rising rankings, and effective resource use—makes it a consistently strong choice for families.

379

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,710

Per pupil spending ?

8.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Michigan receive free school meals.

97.7%

Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines (2025-26)

Exemptions: 2.3% (any vaccine)

600 Croydon Rd
Rochester Hills, MI 48309-2590

(248) 726-4400

District: Rochester Community School District

Students who attend University Hills Elementary School usually attend:

High:	Rochester High School
	West Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

65.2%

Asian:

21.1%

Hispanic:

7.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 99th percentile in 2016 → 93rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (64% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of Michigan elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school64%

District avg65%

Michigan avg38%

111^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 7%▼ down 6 pts since 2016

From top 1% (2016) to top 7% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 13Elementary Schools in the Rochester Community School District

27^th of 625Rochester 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
2026	91.4	111 of 1492	92.6%	★★★★★
2025	91.9	92 of 1488	93.8%	★★★★★
2024	85.7	180 of 1486	87.9%	★★★★☆
2023	86.1	165 of 1470	88.8%	★★★★☆
2022	92.3	70 of 1344	94.8%	★★★★★
2021	88.0	90 of 1153	92.2%	★★★★★
2019	96.4	22 of 1408	98.4%	★★★★★
2018	96.9	19 of 1448	98.7%	★★★★★
2017	98.2	10 of 1466	99.3%	★★★★★
2016	96.8	17 of 1548	98.9%	★★★★★
2015	96.3	25 of 1580	98.4%	★★★★★
2014	95.2	18 of 1533	98.8%	★★★★★
2013	93.8	38 of 1563	97.6%	★★★★★
2012	95.6	17 of 1566	98.9%	★★★★★
2011	87.3	13 of 1552	99.2%	★★★★★
2010	80.4	129 of 1552	91.7%	★★★★★
2009	83.8	104 of 1589	93.5%	★★★★★
2008	86.1	45 of 1577	97.1%	★★★★★
2007	83.1	120 of 1565	92.3%	★★★★★
2006	83.0	107 of 1545	93.1%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	67.0	39 of 100	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	73.4	28 of 95	70.5%	★★★★☆
2024	66.7	41 of 97	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.1	35 of 84	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.1	45 of 101	55.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	76.6	36 of 184	80.4%	★★★★☆
2018	79.6	42 of 270	84.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	94.9	39 of 1343	97.1%	★★★★★
2025	88.5	103 of 1338	92.3%	★★★★★
2024	85.6	131 of 1342	90.2%	★★★★★
2023	87.3	106 of 1321	92.0%	★★★★★
2022	93.1	34 of 1106	96.9%	★★★★★
2021	83.3	97 of 902	89.2%	★★★★☆
2019	95.7	17 of 1171	98.5%	★★★★★
2018	96.1	21 of 1443	98.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	81.1	216 of 1372	84.3%	★★★★☆
2025	89.9	104 of 1366	92.4%	★★★★★
2024	77.5	236 of 1347	82.5%	★★★★☆
2023	78.6	233 of 1334	82.5%	★★★★☆
2022	85.0	124 of 1139	89.1%	★★★★☆
2021	77.3	153 of 915	83.3%	★★★★☆
2019	94.9	26 of 1196	97.8%	★★★★★
2018	96.1	20 of 1446	98.6%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	73.5	38 of 225	83.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	90.0	89 of 1199	92.6%	★★★★★
2025	84.1	148 of 1206	87.7%	★★★★☆
2024	79.7	203 of 1204	83.1%	★★★★☆
2023	81.6	176 of 1198	85.3%	★★★★☆
2022	88.3	82 of 1102	92.6%	★★★★★
2021	86.8	76 of 1005	92.4%	★★★★★
2019	95.2	23 of 1128	98.0%	★★★★★
2018	96.1	16 of 1253	98.7%	★★★★★

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)

Female (2026)97th percentile+5 vs school

White (2026)93rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)84th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2024)83rd percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)80th percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2026)61st percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts69%+28 vs state

Math67%+29 vs state

Science60%+20 vs state

Social Studies48%+21 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				M-Step English Language Arts (2026)			M-Step Math (2026)			M-Step Science (2026)	M-Step Social Studies (2026)	Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	Vaccination: Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	91.4	111^th of 1492 public elementary schools	92.6%		91.9	92^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	93.8%	19	57.1	69.7	76.5	65.3	70.1	64.7	60.3	48.5	97.7%	2.3%	$17,710	$455	$17,255
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%)	85.3	193^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	87.1%		85.8	192^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	87.1%	1	45.9	57.1	85.2	57.4	55.8	75.9	63.0	64.8	92.5%	3%	$16,046	$576	$15,470
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%)	84.2	217^th of 1492 public elementary schools	85.5%		66.7	470^th of 1488 public elementary schools	68.4%	253	68.9	63.3	63.9	73.8	55.0	46.5	59.2	36.6	89.5%	3.5%	$17,048	$1,060	$15,988
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%)	92.8	88^th of 1492 public elementary schools	94.1%		93.1	76^th of 1488 public elementary schools	94.9%	12	61.2	73.7	80.0	69.4	65.8	60.0	67.1	51.4	93.3%	4.5%	$15,114	$437	$14,678
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%)	83.9	221^st of 1492 public elementary schools	85.2%		76.8	311^th of 1488 public elementary schools	79.1%	90	59.0	61.4	60.2	65.6	69.6	47.6	59.5	38.1	86.1%	10.1%	$17,143	$630	$16,513
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%)	96.2	39^th of 1492 public elementary schools	97.4%		93	78^th of 1488 public elementary schools	94.8%	39	66.3	90.1	72.0	72.1	82.7	79.3	65.9	64.6	84.3%	8.6%	$16,963	$632	$16,331
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%)	82.5	234^th of 1492 public elementary schools	84.3%		80.6	267^th of 1488 public elementary schools	82.1%	33	50.6	60.4	55.3	72.5	70.8	54.8	53.6	35.3	87.5%	3.8%	$15,813	$481	$15,332
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%)	94.2	63^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	95.8%		92.6	85^th of 1488 public elementary schools	94.3%	22	77.8	58.3	75.0	79.4	72.1	68.1	68.5	52.1	94.1%	5.9%	$17,905	$393	$17,512
Deerfield Elementary School	Public	K-5	3600 Crooks Rd	Rochester Hills	48309	Oakland County	Avondale School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 537-6700	333	23	14.3	31.8%	174 (52.3%)	74 (22.2%)	41 (12.3%)	40 (12.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	59.9	557^th of 1492 public elementary schools	62.7%		72.9	370^th of 1488 public elementary schools	75.1%	187	59.6	58.9	44.0	70.2	35.7	30.0	32.0	26.0	90%	6.7%	$19,240	$745	$18,495
Brooklands Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	490 E Auburn Rd	Rochester Hills	48307	Oakland County	Rochester Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 726-3400	442	28	15.8	20.8%	295 (66.7%)	9 (2.0%)	32 (7.2%)	74 (16.7%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (0.9%)	26 (5.9%)	86	184^th of 1492 public elementary schools	87.7%		84.1	220^th of 1488 public elementary schools	85.2%	36	61.6	59.5	60.6	60.3	57.1	59.1	63.6	47.0	90.6%	4.7%	$13,876	$598	$13,278

Frequently Asked Questions about University Hills Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of University Hills Elementary School?

Students at University Hills Elementary School are 65% White, 21% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 4% African American, 3% Two or more races.

Is University Hills Elementary School a good school?

Yes. University Hills Elementary School ranks in the top 7.4% of Michigan elementary schools.

What district is University Hills Elementary School in?

Rochester Community School District

How many students attend University Hills Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 379 students attended University Hills Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of University Hills Elementary School attend?

Students who attend University Hills Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Rochester High School
High : West Middle School

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