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Enrollment
496
Elementary
DISTRICT 441 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WALLED LAKE CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS·NCES 263516007085
Loon Lake Elementary School
2151 LOON LAKE RD, WIXOM, MI 48393 · (248) 956-4000 · Oakland County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL496 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
91 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 | 82 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 90 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 77 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 92 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 79 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 76 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (82) is 8% larger than its 5th grade class (76).
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · 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
56.5%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
51.6%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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
55.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.1%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Loon Lake Elementary School
Loon Lake Elementary School's state test result (55.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loon Lake Elementary School this school | 496 | 18.3% | 55.5% |
| Woodland Meadows Elementary School SALINE | 453 | 17.0% | 71.0% |
| Tonda Elementary School CANTON | 476 | 14.1% | 60.9% |
| Sequoyah Elementary School MACOMB | 490 | 19.8% | 52.1% |
| Coolidge Elementary School LIVONIA | 535 | 18.9% | 63.8% |
| Lake Center Elementary School PORTAGE | 494 | 17.2% | 55.6% |
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 Loon Lake Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Oakland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.5% | #301 of 1,085 | #65 of 147 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.6% | #405 of 1,072 | #88 of 144 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.5% | #329 of 1,139 | #72 of 157 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 496 | #289 of 1,630 | #47 of 178 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #899 of 1,424 | #124 of 170 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.4% | #683 of 1,424 | #111 of 170 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.3% | #1,412 of 1,563 | #113 of 175 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.0% | #906 of 979 | #112 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
496
+62 (+14%) vs 2020
+10% since 1990-91, when it was 451
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 17.4:1
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 | 496 | 29.7 | 16.7:1 | 18% (91) |
| 2023-24 | 518 | 29.2 | 17.7:1 | 25% (130) |
| 2022-23 | 479 | 26.2 | 18.3:1 | 23% (109) |
| 2020-21 | 434 | 25 | 17.4:1 | 23% (101) |
| 2017-18 | 506 | 27.6 | 18.3:1 | 22% (113) |
| 2015-16 | 529 | 29 | 18.2:1 | 25% (131) |
| 2010-11 | 451 | 26 | 17.4:1 | 20% (91) |
| 2000-01 | 532 | 27 | 19.7:1 | 6% (33) |
| 1990-91 | 451 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Loon Lake Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (506 to 496); teachers up 8% (27.6 to 29.7).
About Loon Lake Elementary School
Loon Lake Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in WIXOM, Michigan. Students in kindergarten through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 496 students. That compares with an average of about 369 students for elementary schools in Michigan.
Loon Lake Elementary School is among 19 schools run by Walled Lake Consolidated Schools, which serves 11,640 students.
The share of White students at Loon Lake Elementary School is 79%, a majority. It is also 7% multiracial, 6% Asian, 4% Hispanic, and 3% Black. For comparison, the population of Oakland County is roughly 69% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 36, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Loon Lake Elementary School is 16.7:1, based on 29.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Michigan, 15.8:1, is lower. Loon Lake Elementary School counts 18% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 32% for public schools in Oakland County.
A school with Loon Lake Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Michigan is predicted to score 58.1%. Loon Lake Elementary School scores 55.5%, 2.6 points below that line.
In Oakland County, the median household earns about $97,760 a year, about 51% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Across Oakland County, 345 public schools serve about 169,926 students.
About 0.8 miles separate Loon Lake Elementary School from the closest public school, Walled Lake Western High School. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: Loon Lake Elementary School ranks 4th of 8 nearby schools, at 55.5% versus a 53.5% average.
For locale, NCES codes Loon Lake Elementary School as Suburb: Large.
A 14% rise took enrollment from 434 in 2020-21 to 496 in 2024-25.
This page is set up for the Loon Lake 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 Walled Lake Consolidated Schools
- Walled Lake Northern High SchoolHigh · 1,383 students
- Walled Lake Central High SchoolHigh · 1,182 students
- Walled Lake Western High SchoolHigh · 1,033 students
- Clifford H Smart Middle SchoolMiddle · 888 students
- Walnut Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 641 students
- James R Geisler Middle SchoolHigh · 620 students
Other schools in WIXOM
- Sarah G Banks Middle SchoolMiddle · 597 students
- Wixom Elementary SchoolElementary · 438 students
- Oakland Schools Technical CampusSWHigh
Other Loon Lake Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Loon Lake Elementary. Loon Lake Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Loon Lake Elementary SchoolLoon Lake, WA · 113 students
Nearby schools
- Walled Lake Western High School0.8 mi · 1,033
- James R Geisler Middle School1.0 mi · 620
- Walled Lake Elementary School1.2 mi · 301
- Sarah G Banks Middle School1.5 mi · 597
- Wixom Elementary School1.6 mi · 438
- Glengary Elementary School1.8 mi · 311
Frequently asked questions
About Loon Lake Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Loon Lake Elementary School?
Loon Lake Elementary School enrolls approximately 496 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Loon Lake Elementary School serve?
Loon Lake Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Loon Lake Elementary School have?
Loon Lake Elementary School employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Loon Lake Elementary School?
At Loon Lake Elementary School, the student body is approximately 79% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% Black, 6% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Loon Lake Elementary School public or private?
Loon Lake Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Walled Lake Consolidated Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.