Daniel Axford Elementary School

Daniel Axford Elementary School is an elementary school of average-sized scale in OXFORD, Michigan, one of the schools within Oxford Community Schools, works with 345 students in grades pre-K through 2.

Within Oxford Community Schools, which oversees 10 schools and 5,576 students, Daniel Axford Elementary School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Daniel Axford Elementary School shows that nearly all students (81%) are White. Other groups include 9% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 2% Asian. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 69%.

Looking at school resources, Daniel Axford Elementary School lists 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.8:1, putting Daniel Axford Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 16% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Oakland County (around 32%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Oakland County indicate median household earnings sit near $97,760, 51% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Daniel Axford Elementary School is one of 345 public schools in Oakland County (combined enrollment of about 169,926 students).

Nearest neighbor: Oxford Elementary School, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Daniel Axford Elementary School has edged down 12%, going from 394 students in 2018 to 345 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 88% to 81% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 17.3:1 in 2018 to 14.5:1 today.

On the community side, the feed for Daniel Axford Elementary School typically covers enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.