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What's the vibe like in the hallways at Baldwin Elementary School right now?
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Enrollment
534
Elementary
DISTRICT 486 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROCHESTER COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 262994006567
Baldwin Elementary School
4325 BANNISTER RD, ROCHESTER, MI 48306 · (248) 726-3200 · Oakland County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL534 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.0:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.7:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
4%
19 students
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 55%
Community
5
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 103 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 79 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 76 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 96 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 80 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 100 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (103) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (100).
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 56% · US 70%
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
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
66.2%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
64.7%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Michigan schools, those numbers are about 48 and 45.
Source: M-STEP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
63.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.7%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% typical for Michigan schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Michigan's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Baldwin Elementary School
Baldwin Elementary School's state test result (63.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baldwin Elementary School this school | 534 | 3.6% | 63.3% |
| Pierce Elementary School BIRMINGHAM | 556 | 4.7% | 75.2% |
| Knapp Forest Elementary School GRAND RAPIDS | 520 | 5.6% | 82.4% |
| Hugger Elementary School ROCHESTER | 512 | 7.8% | 61.3% |
| Conant Elementary School BLOOMFIELD HILLS | 504 | 6.7% | 65.7% |
| Winchester Elementary School NORTHVILLE | 519 | 5.0% | 63.8% |
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 Baldwin Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Oakland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.3% | #151 of 1,085 | #38 of 147 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.7% | #153 of 1,072 | #39 of 144 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.2% | #139 of 1,139 | #35 of 157 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 534 | #196 of 1,630 | #19 of 178 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.0:1 | #1,275 of 1,424 | #157 of 170 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.2% | #794 of 1,424 | #127 of 170 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 3.6% | #1,560 of 1,563 | #172 of 175 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.2% | #780 of 979 | #97 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 2024-25Enrollment
534
-25 (-4%) vs 2020
+41% since 1990-91, when it was 378
Student : Teacher
19.0:1
was 18.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 534 | 28.1 | 19.0:1 | 4% (19) |
| 2023-24 | 534 | 29.8 | 17.9:1 | 6% (30) |
| 2022-23 | 533 | 25 | 21.3:1 | 7% (36) |
| 2020-21 | 559 | 30 | 18.6:1 | 5% (30) |
| 2017-18 | 563 | 32.9 | 17.1:1 | 5% (28) |
| 2015-16 | 527 | 34 | 15.5:1 | 3% (16) |
| 2010-11 | 414 | 30 | 13.8:1 | 8% (33) |
| 2000-01 | 856 | 43 | 19.9:1 | 0% (4) |
| 1990-91 | 378 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Baldwin Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (563 to 534); teachers down 15% (32.9 to 28.1).
About Baldwin Elementary School
Baldwin Elementary School is classified as an elementary school. It is located in ROCHESTER, Michigan. The school serves pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 534 students. That is 45% bigger than the average of about 369 students for elementary schools in Michigan.
The district, Rochester Community School District, has 14,592 students enrolled across 22 schools.
At Baldwin Elementary School, 82% of students are White. Other students are 6% multiracial, 6% Asian, and 4% Hispanic. That is higher than the 69% White share among all Oakland County residents. The diversity index for Baldwin Elementary School is 31%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Baldwin Elementary School has 28.1 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.0:1. The school's 19.0:1 compares with an average of 15.8:1 for elementary schools in Michigan. The school has 4% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Oakland County averages 32%, higher than here.
A school with Baldwin Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Michigan is predicted to score 64.7%. Baldwin Elementary School scores 63.3%, 1.4 points below that line.
The county, Oakland County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $97,760, about 51% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. There are 345 public schools in the county, enrolling about 169,926, Baldwin Elementary School among them.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Delta Kelly Elementary School, is about 1.8 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Baldwin Elementary School places 6th of 7 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Baldwin Elementary School has an NCES locale of Rural: Fringe.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 534, down from 559 in 2020-21.
This page is set up for the Baldwin Elementary School community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Oakland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in Rochester Community School District
- Rochester High SchoolHigh · 1,682 students
- Rochester Adams High SchoolHigh · 1,521 students
- Stoney Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,478 students
- Hart Middle SchoolHigh · 999 students
- Van Hoosen Middle SchoolHigh · 906 students
- West Middle SchoolHigh · 784 students
Other schools in ROCHESTER
- Hugger Elementary SchoolElementary · 512 students
- McGregor Elementary SchoolElementary · 443 students
Other Baldwin Elementary schools
7 other US public schools in 6 states are named Baldwin Elementary. Baldwin Elementary School is the 4th largest of the 8.
- Baldwin Elementary SchoolBALDWIN, MI · 220 students
- Baldwin ElementaryNorcross, GA · 914 students
- Baldwin ElementaryManassas, VA · 631 students
- Baldwin Elementary SchoolAUSTIN, TX · 582 students
- Baldwin Elementary SchoolBaldwin, GA · 422 students
Nearby schools
- Delta Kelly Elementary School1.8 mi · 643
- Hugger Elementary School1.9 mi · 512
- Brewster Elementary School2.6 mi · 377
- Musson Elementary School2.8 mi · 505
- Hart Middle School3.2 mi · 999
- Van Hoosen Middle School3.2 mi · 906
Frequently asked questions
About Baldwin Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Baldwin Elementary School?
Baldwin Elementary School enrolls approximately 534 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Baldwin Elementary School serve?
Baldwin Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Baldwin Elementary School?
Approximately 19.0:1 students per teacher at Baldwin Elementary School.
How diverse is Baldwin Elementary School?
Baldwin Elementary School reports a student body of 82% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 6% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Baldwin Elementary School?
Baldwin Elementary School is overseen by Rochester Community School District in Oakland County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.