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Enrollment
672
Elementary
DISTRICT 441 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BERKLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 260501004191
Norup International School
14450 MANHATTAN ST, OAK PARK, MI 48237 · (248) 837-8300 · Oakland County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL672 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 70% of Michigan public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats 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
16.4:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
139 students
DISTRICT 14% · 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 | 48 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 49 | 7% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 44 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 51 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 153 | 23% |
| Grade 7 | 115 | 17% |
| Grade 8 | 103 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (48) is 53% smaller than its 8th grade class (103).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · 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
55.7%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
53.8%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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
58.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.1%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 Norup International School
Norup International School's state test result (58.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norup International School this school | 672 | 20.7% | 58.6% |
| Scotch Elementary School WEST BLOOMFIELD | 556 | 23.6% | 62.5% |
| 12th Street Elementary PORTAGE | 589 | 20.7% | 52.5% |
| Randolph Elementary School LIVONIA | 532 | 29.9% | 51.5% |
| John Monteith Elementary School GROSSE POINTE WOODS | 456 | 16.7% | 55.8% |
| Doherty Elementary School WEST BLOOMFIELD | 476 | 27.7% | 30.6% |
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 Norup International School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Oakland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.6% | #242 of 1,085 | #56 of 147 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.8% | #351 of 1,072 | #77 of 144 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.7% | #346 of 1,139 | #75 of 157 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 672 | #83 of 1,630 | #5 of 178 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #831 of 1,424 | #114 of 170 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.3% | #314 of 1,424 | #55 of 170 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.7% | #1,375 of 1,563 | #104 of 175 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.7% | #455 of 979 | #52 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
672
-6 (-1%) vs 2020
+39% since 1990-91, when it was 482
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 672 | 40.9 | 16.4:1 | 21% (139) |
| 2023-24 | 688 | 43 | 16.0:1 | 29% (198) |
| 2022-23 | 674 | 41.3 | 16.3:1 | 28% (188) |
| 2020-21 | 678 | 43 | 15.8:1 | 20% (133) |
| 2017-18 | 779 | 43.9 | 17.7:1 | 28% (216) |
| 2015-16 | 797 | 43 | 18.5:1 | 20% (158) |
| 2010-11 | 780 | 42 | 18.6:1 | 35% (272) |
| 2000-01 | 447 | 25 | 17.9:1 | 15% (66) |
| 1990-91 | 482 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Norup International School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (779 to 672); teachers down 7% (43.9 to 40.9).
About Norup International School
Norup International School is a large elementary school located in OAK PARK, Michigan. The latest federal count shows 672 students in kindergarten through 8. The average for elementary schools in Michigan is about 369 students, so this school is 82% bigger than average.
Norup International School is part of a district of 7 schools: Berkley School District, with 3,894 students.
A majority of students at Norup International School, 56%, are White. The rest of enrollment is 31% Black, 6% multiracial, 3% Hispanic, and 3% Asian. Among all residents of Oakland County, the White share is about 69%. The chance that two students picked at random at Norup International School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 58%.
Norup International School employs 40.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 16.4:1. Elementary schools in Michigan average about 15.8:1, a similar figure. Norup International School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 21%. The gap from the 32% average for public schools in Oakland County is 11 points.
Measured against Michigan public elementary schools, Norup International School receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Schools in Michigan with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 57.1%. Norup International School scores 58.6%.
In Oakland County (population about 1,279,825), median household income is about $97,760, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 51%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. A total of 345 public schools operate in Oakland County, serving about 169,926 students.
The next-closest public school is Pepper Elementary School, about 0.8 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Norup International School at 2nd of 6.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 678 in 2020-21, 672 in 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Norup International School covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Berkley School District
- Berkley High SchoolHigh · 1,200 students
- Anderson Middle SchoolMiddle · 489 students
- Burton Elementary SchoolElementary · 461 students
- Angell Elementary SchoolElementary · 411 students
- Rogers Elementary SchoolElementary · 366 students
- Pattengill Elementary SchoolElementary · 295 students
Other schools in OAK PARK
- Oak Park High SchoolHigh · 798 students
- Oak Park Preparatory AcademyMiddle · 707 students
- Ferndale Lower Elementary CampusElementary · 517 students
- Key Elementary SchoolElementary · 516 students
- Ferndale Upper Elementary CampusElementary · 501 students
- Pepper Elementary SchoolElementary · 416 students
Nearby schools
- Pepper Elementary School0.8 mi · 416
- Anderson Middle School0.9 mi · 489
- Burton Elementary School0.9 mi · 461
- Thompson K8 International Academy1.0 mi · 544
- Berkley High School1.0 mi · 1,200
- Rogers Elementary School1.0 mi · 366
Frequently asked questions
About Norup International SchoolHow many students attend Norup International School?
Norup International School enrolls approximately 672 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Norup International School serve?
Norup International School serves grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Norup International School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Norup International School is approximately 16.4:1 (41 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Norup International School?
Student demographics at Norup International School are roughly 56% White, 3% Hispanic, 31% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Norup International School in?
Norup International School is part of Berkley School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.