Lakewood Elementary School

Lakewood Elementary School operates as an average-sized primary school in WHITE LAKE, Michigan, run under Huron Valley Schools. Current enrollment sits at 434 students spanning grades K through 5.

Across the 16 schools in Huron Valley Schools (7,372 students total), Lakewood Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Lakewood Elementary School logs that nearly all students (87%) are White. Beyond that, the school lists 6% multiracial, 3% Hispanic, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 69% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Lakewood Elementary School has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.9:1. The state averages around 15.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 20% 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.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Lakewood Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 57.3%; this one delivers 54.9%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Oakland County put the typical household earns roughly $97,760 per year, 51% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Lakewood Elementary School is one of 345 public schools in Oakland County (combined enrollment of about 169,926 students).

The closest other public school is White Lake Middle School, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Lakewood Elementary School comes 2nd of 5 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 48.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Lakewood Elementary School has declined 7%, going from 468 students in 2018 to 434 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 94% to 87% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 18.2:1 in 2018 to 16.9:1 today.

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