Morris Adler Elementary School

Set in SOUTHFIELD, Michigan, Morris Adler Elementary School is a mid-tier K-5 school, one of the schools within Southfield Public School District. It caters to 355 students across grades K through 5.

Southfield Public School District runs 13 schools in total, collectively educating 4,692 students. Morris Adler Elementary School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Morris Adler Elementary School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (94%). Beyond that, the school records 3% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Oakland County as a whole is about 13% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Morris Adler Elementary School reports 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.7:1. The state averages around 15.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 66% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Oakland County (around 32%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Morris Adler Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 37.2%; this one delivers 27.6%.

In the broader community, census data for Oakland County shows median household income runs about $97,760, about 51% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Morris Adler Elementary School is one of 345 public schools in Oakland County (combined enrollment of about 169,926 students).

The closest other public school is Lighthouse Connections Academy, roughly 1.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Five-year trend. Morris Adler Elementary School's enrollment has fell 18% since 2018, when it stood at 433 (now 355). Class-load math has loosened: from 17.3:1 in 2018 to 19.7:1 in 2025.

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