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Plumbrook Elementary School

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Plumbrook Elementary School ranks 468 th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

468^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 69% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Plumbrook Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Sterling Heights, Michigan, serving grades PK-6 with a student population of 456. It is part of the Utica Community Schools district, which is ranked 155 out of 613 districts in Michigan and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Plumbrook Elementary has consistently ranked in the middle to lower range of Michigan elementary schools, with a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger in recent years, its student performance has shown some bright spots. Compared to the district and state averages, Plumbrook's 4th and 5th-grade students have performed stronger in English Language Arts. However, the school's overall proficiency rates in M-Step/English Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies are generally lower, especially in the lower grade levels. Additionally, Plumbrook has experienced high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 18.7% to 30.8% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the desired target of 10% or less.

Interestingly, Plumbrook's performance is generally on par with or slightly lower than the other Utica Community Schools elementary schools in the area, such as Havel, Browning, and Schwarzkoff. However, Messmore Elementary, which is located very close to Plumbrook, consistently outperforms Plumbrook and the other nearby schools, ranking among the top 5% of Michigan elementary schools. While Plumbrook's resources and staffing ratios are relatively strong, these factors have not yet resulted in substantial improvements in student achievement, and addressing the chronic absenteeism issue may be a key focus area for the school to improve its overall performance.

445

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,653

Per pupil spending ?

57.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

39660 Spalding Dr
Sterling Heights, MI 48313-4870

(586) 797-6000

District: Utica Community Schools

Students who attend Plumbrook Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Adlai Stevenson High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

74.4%

Two or more races:

7.4%

African American:

6.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 53rd percentile in 2015 → 69th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (46% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Michigan median (69th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg46%

Michigan avg38%

468^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 31%▲ up 16 pts since 2015

From top 47% (2015) to top 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 25Elementary Schools in the Utica Community Schools

155^th of 613Utica Community Schools 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	66.7	468 of 1488	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.9	539 of 1486	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.5	484 of 1470	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.6	591 of 1344	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.4	646 of 1153	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.0	662 of 1408	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.0	777 of 1448	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	43.9	792 of 1466	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	71.3	398 of 1548	74.3%	★★★★☆
2015	53.4	745 of 1580	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	62.3	593 of 1533	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	57.9	687 of 1563	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	63.7	545 of 1566	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	65.8	600 of 1552	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	66.0	664 of 1552	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	66.3	629 of 1589	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	56.7	858 of 1577	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	57.0	820 of 1565	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	55.5	854 of 1545	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	36.0	110 of 173	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.6	81 of 184	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	19.4	255 of 270	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	64.5	406 of 1338	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.4	495 of 1342	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.4	429 of 1321	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.1	464 of 1106	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	32.6	634 of 902	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.3	671 of 1171	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.7	856 of 1443	40.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	67.9	336 of 1346	75.0%	★★★★☆
2024	56.7	521 of 1381	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.2	378 of 1350	72.0%	★★★★☆
2022	61.3	354 of 1099	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.2	524 of 749	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.5	578 of 1134	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.5	718 of 1397	48.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	59.3	523 of 1366	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.8	582 of 1347	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.9	537 of 1334	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.0	589 of 1139	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.1	610 of 915	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.7	559 of 1196	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.1	662 of 1446	54.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	73.1	40 of 225	82.2%	★★★★☆
2018	36.2	258 of 403	36.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	54.6	526 of 1206	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.3	575 of 1204	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.0	476 of 1198	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.2	606 of 1102	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.1	643 of 1005	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.7	738 of 1128	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.6	860 of 1253	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2024)82nd percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)75th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)70th percentile~ school

Male (2025)62nd percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)56th percentile-12 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)36th percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Science52%+11 vs state

English Language Arts49%+8 vs state

Social Studies45%+15 vs state

Math41%+5 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, March 13, 2020

The PEP group is fantastic. They provide many off-site and on-site activities for students and families to participate in. My experience started off good, but then Dr. Labadie was hired as the principal. She is horrible to the staff, thus teacher morale is low. Most of the teachers are effective, however there are too many students in each class. The teachers do not have support from Dr. Labadie for student misbehavior. The district has cut funding, thus leaving teachers without supplies. I spoke with administration at the board level, however found myself getting no where.
Leadership at the school: Dr. Labadie does not return calls and/or emails. Does not enforce punishment for bad behavior. She was quick to come in and change processes instead of easing into change. Students are disrespectful to her. She rarely follows thru with what she says she will do. As a parent, I do not feel as though she has created a positive learning environment.
Bullying is prevelent in this school.I filed a few complaints with the principal and teachers and had little assistance with coming to a resolution. After years of dealing with Dr. Labadie, I found she is the lead bully which she has repeatedly proven by the way she treats the staff and the students. I found that other districts are taking time train their faculty and staff to effectively work with students to help them better understand and navigate their own mental health by teaching units such as student growth and well-being Close Quote

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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
Plumbrook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	39660 Spalding Dr	Sterling Heights	48313	Macomb County	Utica Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 797-6000	445	31	14.4	57.3%	331 (74.4%)	28 (6.3%)	24 (5.4%)	27 (6.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (7.4%)	66.7	468^th of 1488 public elementary schools	68.5%		60.9	539^th of 1486 public elementary schools	63.7%	71	30.9	58.5	63.1	47.3	31.9	52.8	40.3	42.7	51.5	44.8	$18,653	$1,756	$16,897
Messmore Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	8742 Dill Dr	Sterling Heights	48312	Macomb County	Utica Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(586) 797-5600	332	19	17.1	15.7%	203 (61.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.9%)	99 (29.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.1%)	96.2	38^th of 1488 public elementary schools	97.4%		96.6	26^th of 1486 public elementary schools	98.3%	12	58.7	90.2	82.6	82.9	71.7	70.7	73.9	75.6	73.9	69.6	$16,092	$1,279	$14,814
Schwarzkoff Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	8401 Constitution Blvd	Sterling Heights	48313	Macomb County	Utica Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 797-6300	597	35	17.3	76.2%	425 (71.2%)	85 (14.2%)	20 (3.4%)	37 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (4.9%)	52.7	676^th of 1488 public elementary schools	54.6%		55.8	622^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	58.1%	54	48.1	47.7	40.5	57.1	55.1	37.1	21.3	43.0	18.9	18.7	$15,530	$2,080	$13,449
Dekeyser Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	38397 Gladstone Dr	Sterling Heights	48312	Macomb County	Utica Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 797-4400	512	27	18.7	49.2%	427 (83.4%)	27 (5.3%)	13 (2.5%)	17 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.5%)	68.8	426^th of 1488 public elementary schools	71.4%		75.2	324^th of 1486 public elementary schools	78.2%	102	46.2	53.6	60.8	61.4	57.7	33.3	35.0	64.3	45.0	31.3	$13,801	$1,328	$12,473
Oakbrook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	12060 Greenway Dr	Sterling Heights	48312	Macomb County	Utica Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 797-5900	535	28	19.2	61.3%	362 (67.7%)	66 (12.3%)	11 (2.1%)	61 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.5%)	72	385^th of 1488 public elementary schools	74.1%		73.5	347^th of 1486 public elementary schools	76.6%	38	54.4	63.6	48.4	71.6	49.4	45.5	42.1	50.0	46.3	33.7	$14,597	$1,591	$13,007
Jack Harvey Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	41700 Montroy Dr	Sterling Heights	48313	Macomb County	Utica Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 797-5100	429	30	14.5	64.6%	254 (59.2%)	22 (5.1%)	76 (17.7%)	26 (6.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (11.7%)	47	761^st of 1488 public elementary schools	48.9%		41.2	833^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	43.9%	72	46.9	38.9	52.6	39.2	38.0	26.4	31.6	18.9	45.6	28.1	$14,641	$1,719	$12,921
Havel Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	41855 Schoenherr Rd	Sterling Heights	48313	Macomb County	Utica Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 797-5200	571	32	17.8	47.8%	433 (75.8%)	62 (10.9%)	24 (4.2%)	20 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.6%)	53.1	672^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	54.8%		60.7	541^st of 1486 public elementary schools	63.6%	131	46.9	46.3	39.3	68.6	51.9	12.2	14.8	48.8	29.5	21.3	$14,986	$1,508	$13,477
Browning Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	12400 19 Mile Rd	Sterling Heights	48313	Macomb County	Utica Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 797-4000	368	24	15.4	60.1%	288 (78.3%)	20 (5.4%)	17 (4.6%)	18 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.8%)	57.5	600^th of 1488 public elementary schools	59.7%		55.9	618^th of 1486 public elementary schools	58.4%	18	38.8	60.4	34.5	58.9	44.9	54.0	26.3	59.6	29.8	22.8	$16,932	$1,462	$15,470
Bruce Collins Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	12900 Grand Haven Dr	Sterling Heights	48312	Macomb County	Utica Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 797-4200	426	26	16.2	59.6%	333 (78.2%)	30 (7.0%)	9 (2.1%)	29 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.9%)	66.6	472^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	68.3%		73.9	341^st of 1486 public elementary schools	77.1%	131	48.3	51.7	56.5	37.1	53.4	49.2	48.4	35.5	43.5	35.5	$14,753	$2,003	$12,750
Willow Woods Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11001 Daniel Dr	Sterling Heights	48312	Macomb County	Warren Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 825-2850	362	24	15.0	74.0%	211 (58.3%)	73 (20.2%)	6 (1.7%)	56 (15.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.1%)	19.4	1174^th of 1488 public elementary schools	21.1%		35.9	921^st of 1486 public elementary schools	38.0%	253	25.8	29.1	30.5		28.8	16.4	13.8		17.2	12.1	$21,068	$1,903	$19,165

Frequently Asked Questions about Plumbrook Elementary School

Is Plumbrook Elementary School a good school?

Plumbrook Elementary School ranks 468^th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Plumbrook Elementary School?

Students at Plumbrook Elementary School are 74% White, 7% Two or more races, 6% African American, 6% Asian, 5% Hispanic.

How many students attend Plumbrook Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 445 students attended Plumbrook Elementary School.

What district is Plumbrook Elementary School in?

Utica Community Schools

What schools do graduates of Plumbrook Elementary School attend?

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

High : Adlai Stevenson High School

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