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Auburn Elementary School

2900 WAUKEGAN ST, AUBURN HILLS, MI 48326 · (248) 537-6500 · Oakland County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL333 STUDENTS
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This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work

Enrollment
333
Elementary
DISTRICT 346 · STATE 369
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
206 students
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 55%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten6219%
Grade 15918%
Grade 27021%
Grade 34213%
Grade 45316%
Grade 54714%

This year's kindergarten class (62) is 32% larger than its 5th grade class (47).

Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 56% · US 70%
White
8225%
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 63% · US 43%
Hispanic
6018%
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 9% · US 30%
Black
17553%
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 18% · US 15%
Asian
144%
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 4% · US 6%
Native American
21%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 1%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
15246%
Female
18154%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Auburn Elementary School→Avondale Middle School→Avondale High School
Based on grade levels within Avondale School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + Proficient
English Language Arts
27.2%
MI avg 47.7%

What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The Michigan average is about 48 of 100.

Source: M-STEP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Schools most like Auburn Elementary School

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Auburn Elementary School this school33361.9%N/A
R Grant Graham Elem School
AUBURN HILLS
39062.1%24.6%
Winans Elementary School
LANSING
39262.5%19.5%
Mars Elementary School
BERRIEN SPRINGS
33860.1%N/A
Fremont International Academy
BATTLE CREEK
34553.6%28.0%
Sylvester Elementary School
BERRIEN SPRINGS
39462.2%40.2%
Matched among Michigan elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where Auburn Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MichiganIn Oakland County
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
27.2%#1,031 of 1,139#148 of 157
Enrollment
ranked largest first
333#950 of 1,630#132 of 178
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
12.3:1#86 of 1,424#9 of 170
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
62.9%#211 of 1,424#33 of 170
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
61.9%#664 of 1,563#32 of 175
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-8.3%#646 of 979#72 of 118
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
333
-3 (-1%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 507
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 13.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2533327.112.3:162% (206)
2023-2429127.910.4:171% (206)
2022-2330630.99.9:177% (235)
2020-213362513.4:172% (242)
2017-1836328.612.7:165% (235)
2015-163222314.0:154% (174)
2010-113952317.2:136% (144)
2000-013682018.4:115% (56)
1990-91507N/AN/AN/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Auburn Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students down 8% (363 to 333); teachers down 5% (28.6 to 27.1).

About Auburn Elementary School

Auburn Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Michigan, located in AUBURN HILLS. The school covers pre-K through 5 and reported 333 students in 2024-25.

Avondale School District is the local district for Auburn Elementary School. It runs 9 schools with 3,798 students.

About 53% of the student body at Auburn Elementary School is Black. Other groups make up 25% White, 18% Hispanic, and 4% Asian. County-wide, 13% of Oakland County residents are Black. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 63%.

The school's 27.1 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.3:1. Elementary schools in Michigan have an average ratio of 15.8:1. At Auburn Elementary School, 62% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That is higher than the 32% average for public schools in Oakland County.

For Oakland County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $97,760 a year, 51% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Oakland County number 345, with about 169,926 students.

Avondale High School, about 0.1 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of Auburn Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools.

NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 336 to 333. Its ratio of students to teachers was 13.4:1 in 2020-21, and 12.3:1 in 2024-25.

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Oakland County at a glance

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Population
1,279,825
Census ACS
Median income
$97,760
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
51%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
345
169,926 students

Quick facts

School name
Auburn Elementary School
District
Avondale School District
Address
2900 WAUKEGAN ST, AUBURN HILLS, MI 48326
Phone
(248) 537-6500
County
Oakland County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
333
Teachers (FTE)
27
Student–teacher ratio
12.3:1
Free and reduced lunch
206 (62%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
260369004062
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Avondale School District
Other schools in AUBURN HILLS
Other Auburn Elementary schools

8 other US public schools in 8 states are named Auburn Elementary. Auburn Elementary School is the 8th largest of the 9.

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Frequently asked questions

About Auburn Elementary School
How many students attend Auburn Elementary School?
Auburn Elementary School enrolls approximately 333 students in grades PK-05.
Is Auburn Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Auburn Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Auburn Elementary School?
Approximately 12.3:1 students per teacher at Auburn Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Auburn Elementary School?
At Auburn Elementary School, the student body is approximately 25% White, 18% Hispanic, 53% Black, 4% Asian.
What district is Auburn Elementary School in?
Auburn Elementary School is part of Avondale School District.
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