Bingham Farms Elementary School

Bingham Farms Elementary School is an elementary-level community of mid-sized scale in BINGHAM FARMS, Michigan, run under Birmingham Public Schools, enrolling 362 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Within Birmingham Public Schools, which oversees 13 schools and 7,217 students, Bingham Farms Elementary School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Bingham Farms Elementary School shows that the largest single group is White, at 66% of enrollment. The remainder consists of 20% Black, 7% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Oakland County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.9:1. The state averages around 15.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 15% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Oakland County (around 32%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Bingham Farms Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 59.8%; this one delivers 61.1%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Oakland County indicate the typical household earns roughly $97,760 per year, about 51% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Oakland County runs 345 public schools (combined enrollment of about 169,926 students), of which Bingham Farms Elementary School is one.

Berkshire Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Bingham Farms Elementary School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 48.1%.

Bingham Farms Elementary School operates from a suburban location.

Five-year trend. Bingham Farms Elementary School's enrollment has increased 18% since 2018, when it stood at 306 (now 362). Over the same period, the Black share shrank from 36% to 20%. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 11.6:1 in 2018 to 13.9:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.