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Plumbrook Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

39660 Spalding Dr, Sterling Heights, MI 48313 · (586) 797-6000 · Part of Utica Community Schools

Sterling Heights’ School Grade A− better than 76% of Michigan school districts

Directions
Students
445
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
57%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about Plumbrook Elementary School

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 47% of Michigan’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 11 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 9% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Sterling Heights kids: 5 middle schools

On the path

Where Sterling Heights kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–6Plumbrook Elementary SchoolYou are here
7–85 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency34%
State average 34.7%
Reading / language arts37%
State average 47.9%

Its own letter, B−, places these results among Michigan’s 2,812 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

39660 Spalding Dr, Sterling Heights

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten80
Grade 149
Grade 248
Grade 374
Grade 456
Grade 565
Grade 673
Enrollment over time
489’20
487’21
461’22
456’23
445’24

Down 9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 74%Two or more races 7%Black 6%Asian 6%Hispanic 5%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Plumbrook Elementary School from Sterling Heights families.

Other schools in Utica Community Schools

The district →
Beacon Tree Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Shelby Township
B+
787 students19:1
Richard J Duncan Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Shelby Township
A
716 students17:1
Floyd Ebeling Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Macomb
A−
711 students20:1
Schuchard Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Sterling Heights
C+
602 students17:1
Schwarzkoff Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Sterling Heights
B−
597 students17:1
Crissman Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Shelby Township
A−
586 students18:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Michigan’s other public schools; Sterling Heights’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.