The top reported proficiency rate is 47% in Math. The lowest is 22% in Social studies.
Original Research by School Decision on Amanda Moore Elementary School
Amanda Moore Elementary School is a regular public school in Romeo, Michigan, serving kindergarten through fifth grade as part of Romeo Community Schools. The village of Romeo sits on the rural-urban fringe of the Detroit metro area, a small historic community with a compact downtown of Civil War-era storefronts, stately Victorian homes from its timber-industry heyday, and a strong civic identity anchored by the annual Michigan Peach Festival over Labor Day weekend. Many residents commute to jobs closer to Detroit, and the village has invested recently in streetscape improvements, a new water tower, and full sidewalk replacement. Publicly reported sources describe the population as stable to slightly declining, with development focused on infrastructure rather than expansion. The village's small geographic footprint limits large-scale growth.
Most Romeo Community Schools campuses sit outside the village limits in surrounding townships, so Amanda Moore students attend school in a more dispersed setting rather than in the walkable downtown core. The district operates one high school with a ninth-grade academy, one middle school, and five elementary schools.
State assessment results from the most recent M-STEP administration show a mixed but generally solid academic picture. In English language arts, third and fourth graders reached proficiency at rates near the halfway mark, while fifth grade proficiency dropped more noticeably. Math followed a similar pattern, with third and fourth grade near the midpoint and fifth grade somewhat lower. Fifth-grade science proficiency was below half, and social studies was the weakest area, with only a small portion of students reaching proficiency. No multi-year trend data was available, so it is difficult to say whether these results represent a recent dip or a longer-standing pattern. A parent may want to ask the school about fifth-grade performance across subjects, since the decline from earlier grades is consistent enough to warrant attention.
When measured against other districts in Macomb County, Amanda Moore's overall proficiency sits above the midpoint, meaning its combined results across tested subjects and grades place it higher than a typical county district. This is a reasonably encouraging position for a community school of its size and setting.
The school serves a student body that is predominantly white, with a Hispanic enrollment representing about one in ten students and a smaller group identifying as two or more races. Asian, Black, and Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander students each make up a very small share. Just over a third of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Data on English learners and students with individualized education programs was not reported, so those population sizes are not available here. A parent seeking information about special education services or English learner support should ask the school directly, as the data gaps prevent any read on those areas.
Housing in the Romeo area is more affordable than the national benchmark, with typical home values above the state average but well below national levels. The Macomb County housing market shows a healthy supply of active listings, and homes move at a moderate pace. Rental data for the immediate area was not available. For families considering a move into the attendance zone, the market appears accessible relative to many metro Detroit suburbs, and the village's historic character and community events give it a distinct small-town feel.
No data was available on discipline, staffing ratios, course access, attendance, or chronic absenteeism for this school, so those dimensions of the school environment cannot be assessed here. Title I status was also not reported. Program offerings were not provided in the data, so parents should consult the school or district website for details on enrichment, intervention, or extracurricular options.
Because Amanda Moore is an elementary school serving only kindergarten through fifth grade, it has no graduation rate, and that metric does not apply. The same is true for any high-school-only measures. What the data does show is a community-rooted elementary school in a historic commuter village, with academic results that sit above the county midpoint overall, a reasonably diverse but mostly white student body, and a fifth-grade cohort whose proficiency in several subjects is worth a closer conversation with the school.
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