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Hugger Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

142^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 90% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Hugger Elementary School is a public elementary school in Rochester, Michigan, serving 511 students in grades PK-5. As part of the Rochester Community School District, which is ranked 38th out of 613 districts in the state, Hugger Elementary consistently outperforms both the district and state averages in academic performance.

Hugger Elementary's standout metrics include exceptional academic achievement, with 3rd-grade English Language Arts proficiency rates reaching 58.8% in 2024-2025, compared to 61.6% for the district and 38.9% for the state. The school also boasts an impressive ranking for its special education students, placing 25th out of 252 Michigan elementary schools in 2024-2025. Additionally, Hugger's male students excel, ranking in the top 6% of Michigan elementary schools, while the female students perform well in the top 20%. The school maintains relatively low chronic absenteeism rates and has a very low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a stable and affluent student population.

When compared to nearby schools within the Rochester Community School District, such as McGregor Elementary, Delta Kelly Elementary, and Musson Elementary, Hugger Elementary consistently outperforms them in academic achievement across all grade levels and subjects. When compared to schools in the neighboring Utica Community Schools district, such as Roberts Elementary and Switzer Elementary, Hugger Elementary significantly outperforms these schools as well.

512

Students ?

19.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,277

Per pupil spending ?

7.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5050 Sheldon Rd
Rochester, MI 48306-2117

(248) 726-3800

District: Rochester Community School District

Students who attend Hugger Elementary School usually attend:

High:	Hart Middle School
	Stoney Creek High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.0%

Asian:

7.0%

Hispanic:

5.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 93rd percentile in 2015 → 90th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (62% vs 39% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 10% of Michigan elementary schools

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school62%

District avg63%

Michigan avg39%

142^nd of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 10%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th 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	88.7	142 of 1488	90.5%	★★★★★
2024	89.9	114 of 1486	92.3%	★★★★★
2023	86.6	157 of 1470	89.3%	★★★★☆
2022	85.6	149 of 1344	88.9%	★★★★☆
2021	85.6	124 of 1153	89.2%	★★★★☆
2019	92.4	64 of 1408	95.5%	★★★★★
2018	90.7	98 of 1448	93.2%	★★★★★
2017	90.8	67 of 1466	95.4%	★★★★★
2016	91.4	83 of 1548	94.6%	★★★★★
2015	89.4	107 of 1580	93.2%	★★★★★
2014	90.8	65 of 1533	95.8%	★★★★★
2013	89.1	93 of 1563	94.0%	★★★★★
2012	90.0	83 of 1566	94.7%	★★★★★
2011	79.8	196 of 1552	87.4%	★★★★☆
2010	78.6	189 of 1552	87.8%	★★★★☆
2009	84.9	78 of 1589	95.1%	★★★★★
2008	85.1	70 of 1577	95.6%	★★★★★
2007	84.3	91 of 1565	94.2%	★★★★★
2006	84.3	82 of 1545	94.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	78.3	235 of 1338	82.4%	★★★★☆
2024	82.0	181 of 1342	86.5%	★★★★☆
2023	78.4	208 of 1321	84.3%	★★★★☆
2022	73.4	227 of 1106	79.5%	★★★★☆
2021	83.1	100 of 902	88.9%	★★★★☆
2019	89.9	62 of 1171	94.7%	★★★★★
2018	88.9	102 of 1443	92.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	91.1	85 of 1366	93.8%	★★★★★
2024	91.0	80 of 1347	94.1%	★★★★★
2023	89.7	80 of 1334	94.0%	★★★★★
2022	86.7	102 of 1139	91.0%	★★★★★
2021	77.0	157 of 915	82.8%	★★★★☆
2019	89.9	70 of 1196	94.1%	★★★★★
2018	89.7	90 of 1446	93.8%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	82.1	25 of 252	90.1%	★★★★★
2018	90.5	15 of 403	96.3%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	81.6	193 of 1206	84.0%	★★★★☆
2024	84.5	139 of 1204	88.5%	★★★★☆
2023	80.4	189 of 1198	84.2%	★★★★☆
2022	82.6	143 of 1102	87.0%	★★★★☆
2021	80.3	143 of 1005	85.8%	★★★★☆
2019	89.2	74 of 1128	93.4%	★★★★★
2018	84.7	137 of 1253	89.1%	★★★★☆

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)

Male (2025)94th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)90th percentile~ school

White (2025)84th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2025)82nd percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Math64%+26 vs state

English Language Arts64%+22 vs state

Science62%+21 vs state

Social Studies50%+20 vs state

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Schools Near Hugger 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
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
Baldwin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4325 Bannister Rd	Rochester	48306	Oakland County	Rochester Community School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 726-3200	534	28	18.9	3.6%	440 (82.4%)	7 (1.3%)	20 (3.7%)	32 (6.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.4%)	89.6	128^th of 1488 public elementary schools	91.4%		90.5	100^th of 1486 public elementary schools	93.3%	28	54.7	67.5	76.0		68.4	57.5	67.0		71.0	48.0	$13,728	$997	$12,731
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
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
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
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
Delta Kelly Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3880 Adams Rd	Oakland	48363	Oakland County	Rochester Community School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 726-3500	643	36	17.9	3.1%	347 (54.0%)	15 (2.3%)	54 (8.4%)	191 (29.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.1%)	92.1	91^st of 1488 public elementary schools	93.9%		88.3	146^th of 1486 public elementary schools	90.2%	55	62.4	66.0	71.1		74.6	75.5	73.0		66.2	47.1	$14,190	$1,003	$13,187
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
Musson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3500 Dutton Rd	Rochester Hills	48306	Oakland County	Rochester Community School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 726-4200	505	26	19.4	4.8%	312 (61.8%)	10 (2.0%)	26 (5.1%)	140 (27.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.4%)	98.2	10^th of 1488 public elementary schools	99.3%		93.9	63^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	95.8%	53	79.5	83.3	88.5		89.2	83.3	81.6		79.3	57.5	$14,991	$779	$14,212
Switzer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	53200 Shelby Rd	Shelby Township	48316	Macomb County	Utica Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(586) 797-6400	495	25	20.0	25.9%	420 (84.8%)	11 (2.2%)	24 (4.8%)	18 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.4%)	69.3	418^th of 1488 public elementary schools	71.9%		56.6	606^th of 1486 public elementary schools	59.2%	188	47.4	52.6	62.2	48.3	51.7	35.5	50.0	39.1	54.4	31.1	$13,794	$1,198	$12,596

Frequently Asked Questions about Hugger Elementary School

How many students attend Hugger Elementary School?

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

Is Hugger Elementary School a good school?

Yes. Hugger Elementary School ranks in the top 9.5% of Michigan elementary schools.

What district is Hugger Elementary School in?

Rochester Community School District

What is the racial makeup of Hugger Elementary School?

Students at Hugger Elementary School are 82% White, 7% Asian, 5% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Hugger Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Hugger Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Hart Middle School
High : Stoney Creek High School

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