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If you had an hour of school board time for Blanche Sims Elementary School, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
423
Elementary
DISTRICT 473 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAKE ORION COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 262073005735
Blanche Sims Elementary School
465 E JACKSON ST, LAKE ORION, MI 48362 · (248) 693-5460 · Oakland County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL423 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 70% of Michigan public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Michigan public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.6:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
132 students
DISTRICT 30% · 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 | 63 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 70 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 76 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is 17% smaller than its 5th grade class (76).
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · 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
62.7%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
57.4%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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
56.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.5%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Blanche Sims Elementary School
Blanche Sims Elementary School's state test result (56.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blanche Sims Elementary School this school | 423 | 31.2% | 56.0% |
| Brown Elementary School NEW BOSTON | 434 | 29.7% | 42.0% |
| Chapman Elementary School ROCKWOOD | 434 | 32.9% | 47.8% |
| Richland Elementary School RICHLAND | 412 | 34.2% | N/A |
| Churchill Elementary School MUSKEGON | 414 | 33.1% | 51.9% |
| Parsons Elementary School ROCKWOOD | 418 | 27.0% | 51.2% |
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 Blanche Sims Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Oakland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #293 of 1,085 | #63 of 147 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.4% | #276 of 1,072 | #63 of 144 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.7% | #208 of 1,139 | #49 of 157 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 423 | #553 of 1,630 | #84 of 178 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #870 of 1,424 | #118 of 170 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.0% | #732 of 1,424 | #117 of 170 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.2% | #1,203 of 1,563 | #74 of 175 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.8% | #486 of 979 | #56 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
423
-6 (-1%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 479
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 17.2:1
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 | 423 | 25.5 | 16.6:1 | 31% (132) |
| 2023-24 | 438 | 26.6 | 16.5:1 | 35% (154) |
| 2022-23 | 446 | 26.1 | 17.1:1 | 37% (165) |
| 2020-21 | 429 | 25 | 17.2:1 | 37% (158) |
| 2017-18 | 485 | 25.2 | 19.3:1 | 32% (156) |
| 2015-16 | 322 | 21 | 15.3:1 | 36% (115) |
| 2010-11 | 384 | 24 | 16.0:1 | 34% (130) |
| 2000-01 | 426 | 26 | 16.4:1 | 12% (51) |
| 1990-91 | 479 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Blanche Sims Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (485 to 423); teachers up 1% (25.2 to 25.5).
About Blanche Sims Elementary School
Blanche Sims Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school serving families in LAKE ORION, Michigan. The school runs kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 423 students.
Besides Blanche Sims Elementary School, Lake Orion Community Schools runs 12 other schools. The district enrolls 6,472 students.
White students account for 80% of the school's enrollment. After that, the student body is 9% multiracial and 7% Hispanic. Among all residents of Oakland County, the White share is about 69%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 34%.
The school has 25.5 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 16.6 students per teacher. Elementary schools in Michigan have an average ratio of 15.8:1. The school reported 31% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That is in line with the 32% average for public schools in Oakland County.
Blanche Sims Elementary School earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 70% of Michigan public elementary schools.
Blanche Sims Elementary School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 56.0% is 3.5 points above the 52.5% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
The county, Oakland County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $97,760 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 51%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Counting Blanche Sims Elementary School, Oakland County has 345 public schools.
Measured in a straight line, Pine Tree Center is about 1.8 miles from Blanche Sims Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 429 to 423, a small change.
Blanche Sims Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 Lake Orion Community Schools
- Lake Orion Community High SchoolHigh · 2,035 students
- Orion Oaks Elementary SchoolElementary · 514 students
- Waldon Middle SchoolMiddle · 514 students
- Oakview Middle SchoolMiddle · 510 students
- Paint Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 504 students
- Webber SchoolElementary · 485 students
Other schools in LAKE ORION
- Lake Orion Community High SchoolHigh · 2,035 students
- Orion Oaks Elementary SchoolElementary · 514 students
- Waldon Middle SchoolMiddle · 514 students
- Paint Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 504 students
- Webber SchoolElementary · 485 students
- Carpenter Elem SchoolElementary · 467 students
Nearby schools
- Pine Tree Center1.8 mi · 56
- Oxford Crossroads Day School1.9 mi · 28
- Lake Orion Community High School2.3 mi · 2,035
- Stadium Drive Elementary School2.3 mi · 444
- Oxford Middle School2.3 mi · 938
- Oxford Bridges High School2.3 mi · 49
Frequently asked questions
About Blanche Sims Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Blanche Sims Elementary School?
Blanche Sims Elementary School enrolls approximately 423 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Blanche Sims Elementary School serve?
Blanche Sims Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Blanche Sims Elementary School?
Approximately 16.6:1 students per teacher at Blanche Sims Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Blanche Sims Elementary School?
At Blanche Sims Elementary School, the student body is approximately 80% White, 7% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Blanche Sims Elementary School in?
Blanche Sims Elementary School is part of Lake Orion Community Schools.
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