Best Public Schools in Rochester Hills, MI

Summary:

The city of Rochester Hills, Michigan is home to a high-performing school district, with 23 schools serving students from elementary through high school. The majority of these schools are part of the Rochester Community School District, while a few are part of the Avondale School District. The district is known for its exceptional academic achievements, with several standout schools that rank among the best in the state.

One of the top-performing high schools in the area is Rochester Adams High School, which consistently ranks among the top 27 high schools in Michigan and boasts a 97.5% four-year graduation rate. At the elementary level, Musson Elementary School and Brewster Elementary School are both highly ranked, with excellent test scores and consistent 5-star ratings from SchoolDigger. The Avondale Gifted and Talented Education program also stands out for its exceptional academic performance.

Overall, the schools in Rochester Hills demonstrate a high level of academic achievement, with the majority of the district's schools performing well above state averages on standardized tests and boasting impressive graduation rates. However, the data also reveals some disparities, with the Avondale School District schools generally underperforming compared to their Rochester Community School District counterparts. Additionally, the John M Schultz Educational Campus stands out as the lowest-performing school in the area, suggesting the need for additional support and resources to address its challenges.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				PSAT English Language Arts (2024)	PSAT Mathematics (2024)	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2024)	SAT Mathematics (2024)	M-Step English Language Arts (2024)					M-Step Math (2024)					M-Step Science (2024)			M-Step Social Studies (2024)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	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 English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Science 11th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Avondale Middle School	Public	6-8	1445 W Auburn Rd	Rochester Hills	48309	Oakland County	Avondale School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 537-6300	594	53	11.2	52.9%	221 (37.2%)	200 (33.7%)	96 (16.2%)	36 (6.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	38 (6.4%)	36.7	544^th of 897 public middle schools	39.4%		35.5	561^st of 883 public middle schools	36.5%	17	58.5	18.9						26.6	34.6				22.2	17.6		35.2			22.8		$16,338	$1,042	$15,296
Deerfield Elementary School	Public	K-5	3600 Crooks Rd	Rochester Hills	48309	Oakland County	Avondale School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 537-6700	317	25	12.8	39.7%	183 (57.7%)	64 (20.2%)	33 (10.4%)	27 (8.5%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	6 (1.9%)	76	317^th of 1486 public elementary schools	78.7%		73.8	339^th of 1470 public elementary schools	76.9%	22					40.5	79.7	60.0			45.2	55.9	42.2			51.1			42.2			$15,770	$912	$14,857
Meadows School	Public	12	1435 W Auburn Rd	Rochester Hills	48309	Oakland County	Avondale School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 537-6440	12	3	3.7	25.0%	6 (50.0%)	6 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																					$28,965	$538	$28,428
Diploma and Careers Institute	Public, Virtual	9-12	1435 W Auburn Rd	Rochester Hills	48309	Oakland County	Avondale School District	No	No	Yes	No	(313) 575-3768	478	5	87.7	75.1%	257 (53.8%)	166 (34.7%)	32 (6.7%)	4 (0.8%)	8 (1.7%)	6 (1.3%)	5 (1.0%)								(n/a)			40.7																		$12,148	$586	$11,562
Avondale Gifted and Talented Education	Public, Magnet	2-8	1435 W Auburn Rd	Rochester Hills	48309	Oakland County	Avondale School District	No	Yes	No	No	(248) 537-6400	328	20	16.4	3.0%	146 (44.5%)	6 (1.8%)	13 (4.0%)	158 (48.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)								(n/a)						95.4						94.0						82.0			$13,243	$760	$12,483
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	476	30	16.0	17.6%	256 (53.8%)	25 (5.3%)	46 (9.7%)	121 (25.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	25 (5.3%)	86.7	167^th of 1486 public elementary schools	88.8%		83.4	206^th of 1470 public elementary schools	86.0%	39					60.0	56.0	70.0			67.1	56.0	66.2			64.3			37.1			$14,957	$1,126	$13,831
Hart Middle School	Public	6-12	6500 Sheldon Rd	Rochester Hills	48306	Oakland County	Rochester Community School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 726-4500	1,016	52	19.5	12.7%	780 (76.8%)	23 (2.3%)	78 (7.7%)	83 (8.2%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (4.7%)								(n/a)	85.7	67.4						64.2	66.9				51.5	59.2		61.0			45.6		$13,524	$1,157	$12,367
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	543	35	15.4	17.1%	166 (30.6%)	36 (6.6%)	41 (7.6%)	286 (52.7%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.7%)	81.6	233^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	84.3%		82.5	223^rd of 1470 public elementary schools	84.8%	10					54.9	54.9	59.0			72.0	68.3	55.1			60.3			25.6			$16,771	$3,346	$13,424
Stoney Creek High School	Public	6-12	6755 Sheldon Rd	Rochester Hills	48306	Oakland County	Rochester Community School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 726-5700	1,495	70	21.2	11.8%	1,184 (79.2%)	29 (1.9%)	110 (7.4%)	121 (8.1%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (3.1%)	93.1	41^st of 743 public high schools	94.5%		93.6	32^nd of 735 public high schools	95.6%	9			78.5	47.9													61.5			59.7	$13,821	$959	$12,862
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	482	28	17.3	24.7%	333 (69.1%)	12 (2.5%)	30 (6.2%)	75 (15.6%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	26 (5.4%)	81.5	234^th of 1486 public elementary schools	84.3%		83.2	211^th of 1470 public elementary schools	85.6%	23					59.4	64.6	60.7			64.1	57.3	55.1			52.8			29.2			$12,773	$993	$11,780
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	399	24	16.3	6.8%	274 (68.7%)	9 (2.3%)	26 (6.5%)	69 (17.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.3%)	89.5	124^th of 1486 public elementary schools	91.7%		92.6	72^nd of 1470 public elementary schools	95.1%	52					74.6	67.6	71.2			77.8	60.8	58.7			62.7			32.0			$15,733	$624	$15,109
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	402	23	17.6	12.7%	282 (70.1%)	13 (3.2%)	32 (8.0%)	48 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	25 (6.2%)	93.9	64^th of 1486 public elementary schools	95.7%		89.6	120^th of 1470 public elementary schools	91.8%	56					67.3	72.7	74.1			69.2	70.5	70.7			74.1			39.7			$16,017	$608	$15,409
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	511	33	15.2	12.7%	333 (65.2%)	13 (2.5%)	53 (10.4%)	74 (14.5%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (6.5%)	91.4	91^st of 1486 public elementary schools	93.9%		92.9	66^th of 1470 public elementary schools	95.5%	25					73.3	72.7	78.2			79.3	71.3	59.5			64.6			29.1			$17,229	$1,672	$15,558
Rochester High School	Public	7-12	180 S Livernois Rd	Rochester Hills	48307	Oakland County	Rochester Community School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 726-5400	1,671	79	21.0	18.6%	1,166 (69.8%)	81 (4.8%)	112 (6.7%)	259 (15.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (3.1%)	88.7	66^th of 743 public high schools	91.1%		93.7	30^th of 735 public high schools	95.9%	36			71.7	44.3													49.4			67.5	$13,583	$973	$12,610
West Middle School	Public	6-12	500 Old Perch Rd	Rochester Hills	48309	Oakland County	Rochester Community School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 726-5000	807	44	18.3	12.3%	629 (77.9%)	29 (3.6%)	47 (5.8%)	69 (8.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.0%)								(n/a)	87.6	60.4						60.7	67.6				55.0	61.8		67.6			55.3		$13,534	$1,338	$12,195
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	544	32	17.2	13.4%	401 (73.7%)	20 (3.7%)	36 (6.6%)	53 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	32 (5.9%)	83.7	208^th of 1486 public elementary schools	86.0%		91.1	98^th of 1470 public elementary schools	93.3%	110					54.2	71.1	68.0			73.6	60.2	50.5			63.1			26.2			$14,158	$565	$13,593
Rochester Adams High School	Public	7-12	3200 W Tienken Rd	Rochester Hills	48306	Oakland County	Rochester Community School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 726-5200	1,539	69	22.3	5.2%	1,087 (70.6%)	41 (2.7%)	97 (6.3%)	259 (16.8%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	51 (3.3%)	95.2	27^th of 743 public high schools	96.4%		98	10^th of 735 public high schools	98.6%	17			79.5	59.6													62.8			58.9	$13,337	$927	$12,410
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	403	25	16.2	10.9%	246 (61.0%)	12 (3.0%)	34 (8.4%)	99 (24.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.0%)	85.7	180^th of 1486 public elementary schools	87.9%		86.1	165^th of 1470 public elementary schools	88.8%	15					61.8	71.6	68.6			66.2	48.6	51.4			65.7			35.7			$16,201	$2,583	$13,618
Reuther Middle School	Public	6-12	1430 E Auburn Rd	Rochester Hills	48307	Oakland County	Rochester Community School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 726-4700	670	37	18.3	22.2%	355 (53.0%)	36 (5.4%)	50 (7.5%)	196 (29.3%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	29 (4.3%)								(n/a)	90.2	65.2						60.0	58.4				52.4	52.8		71.0			62.3		$15,278	$1,314	$13,965
Van Hoosen Middle School	Public	6-12	1339 N Adams Rd	Rochester Hills	48306	Oakland County	Rochester Community School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 726-4900	904	47	19.1	4.8%	568 (62.8%)	25 (2.8%)	61 (6.7%)	219 (24.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (3.3%)								(n/a)	87.0	66.0						69.0	72.6				62.1	68.9		68.7			59.5		$13,259	$1,538	$11,721
John M Schultz Educational Campus	Public	9-12	1440 John R Rd	Rochester Hills	48307	Oakland County	Rochester Community School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 726-5901	68	16	4.1	48.5%	50 (73.5%)	9 (13.2%)	5 (7.4%)	2 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.9%)	17.5	618^th of 743 public high schools	16.8%					(n/a)																	20.0			20.0	$61,609	$12,903	$48,707
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	494	27	18.3	5.3%	320 (64.8%)	8 (1.6%)	25 (5.1%)	123 (24.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.6%)	93.9	63^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	95.8%		92.6	71^st of 1470 public elementary schools	95.2%	8					81.3	74.1	76.2			92.3	80.2	67.1			64.7			31.8			$13,949	$557	$13,391
Rochester Community Schools Virtual Campus	Public, Virtual, Magnet, Alternative	K-12	1440 John R Rd	Rochester Hills	48307	Oakland County	Rochester Community School District	No	Yes	Yes	No	(248) 726-5916	96	9	11.0	21.9%	73 (76.0%)	5 (5.2%)	3 (3.1%)	10 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.2%)								(n/a)		57.1	70.6	41.2												62.5	41.2		50.0	31.3	$25,939	$2,370	$23,569

Cities Near Rochester Hills

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Rochester	1.08 mi	3	42^nd
Oakland	1.39 mi	3	32^nd
Shelby Township	4.46 mi	12	139^th
Lake Orion	4.72 mi	12	88^th
Auburn Hills	5.09 mi	4	463^rd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Michigan Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.