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Enrollment
531
Middle
DISTRICT 571 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HURON VALLEY SCHOOLS·NCES 261899000238
Oak Valley Middle School
4200 WHITE OAK TRL, COMMERCE TOWNSHIP, MI 48382 · (248) 684-8101 · Oakland County
GRADES 05–09MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL531 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 76% of Michigan public middle 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
21.2:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
149 students
DISTRICT 34% · STATE 55%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 187 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 184 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 160 | 30% |
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 24% · 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
47.1%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
45.6%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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
54.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.9%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 Oak Valley Middle School
Oak Valley Middle School's state test result (54.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Valley Middle School this school | 531 | 28.1% | 54.9% |
| Boyd W Arthurs Middle School TRENTON | 578 | 30.1% | 44.6% |
| Carl T Renton Jr High School NEW BOSTON | 566 | 26.1% | 46.2% |
| Waldon Middle School LAKE ORION | 514 | 26.5% | 59.5% |
| St Johns Middle School SAINT JOHNS | 584 | 31.8% | 54.4% |
| Lakewood Middle School WOODLAND | 514 | 30.7% | 33.7% |
Matched among Michigan middle 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 Oak Valley Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Oakland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.9% | #88 of 397 | #22 of 41 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.6% | #104 of 380 | #23 of 41 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.1% | #136 of 377 | #26 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 531 | #223 of 491 | #33 of 46 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.2:1 | #421 of 436 | #44 of 45 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.8% | #239 of 437 | #36 of 45 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.1% | #365 of 477 | #21 of 46 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.5% | #44 of 339 | #6 of 35 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
531
-331 (-38%) vs 2020
-21% since 2000-01, when it was 671
Student : Teacher
21.2:1
was 23.3:1
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 | 531 | 25 | 21.2:1 | 28% (149) |
| 2023-24 | 505 | 25.2 | 20.0:1 | 34% (170) |
| 2022-23 | 492 | 27.6 | 17.8:1 | 29% (144) |
| 2020-21 | 862 | 37 | 23.3:1 | 31% (263) |
| 2017-18 | 703 | 33.7 | 20.9:1 | 21% (148) |
| 2015-16 | 733 | 37 | 19.8:1 | 21% (151) |
| 2010-11 | 697 | 33 | 21.1:1 | 24% (168) |
| 2000-01 | 671 | 29 | 23.1:1 | 8% (55) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oak Valley Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (703 to 531); teachers down 26% (33.7 to 25).
About Oak Valley Middle School
Oak Valley Middle School is a middle school in COMMERCE TOWNSHIP, Michigan, and it is part of Huron Valley Schools. It is open to students in grades 5 through 9 and enrolls 531 students.
Oak Valley Middle School belongs to Huron Valley Schools, a district of 16 schools and 7,372 students.
At Oak Valley Middle School, 82% of students are White. Smaller groups are 9% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% Black. For comparison, the population of Oakland County is roughly 69% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Oak Valley Middle School scores 31%.
Oak Valley Middle School lists 25 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 21.2 students per teacher. The school's 21.2:1 compares with an average of 17.5:1 for middle schools in Michigan. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 28% of the student body.
Among Michigan public middle schools, Oak Valley Middle School outscored 76%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Oak Valley Middle School is 1.1 points above its prediction. Actual: 54.9%. Predicted: 53.9%.
In the surrounding county, Oakland County, the median household earns about $97,760 a year, 51% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Oakland County has 345 public schools with about 169,926 students, including Oak Valley Middle School.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Country Oaks Elementary School, is about 0.2 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Oak Valley Middle School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 531, down from 862 in 2020-21. Students per teacher dropped from 23.3 in 2020-21 to 21.2 in 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to Oak Valley Middle School can post about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. 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 Huron Valley Schools
- Milford High SchoolHigh · 1,193 students
- Lakeland High SchoolHigh · 1,012 students
- Muir Middle SchoolMiddle · 656 students
- White Lake Middle SchoolMiddle · 525 students
- Country Oaks Elementary SchoolElementary · 488 students
- Heritage Elementary SchoolElementary · 448 students
Other schools in COMMERCE TOWNSHIP
- 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
- James R Geisler Middle SchoolHigh · 620 students
- Commerce Elementary SchoolElementary · 534 students
Other Oak Valley Middle schools
One other US public school is named Oak Valley Middle. Oak Valley Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Oak Valley MiddleSan Diego, CA · 1,503 students
Nearby schools
- Country Oaks Elementary School0.2 mi · 488
- Kurtz Elementary School1.5 mi · 400
- Muir Middle School2.1 mi · 656
- Johnson Elementary School2.5 mi · 419
- Lakewood Elementary School3.0 mi · 434
- Sarah G Banks Middle School3.1 mi · 597
Frequently asked questions
About Oak Valley Middle SchoolHow many students attend Oak Valley Middle School?
Oak Valley Middle School enrolls approximately 531 students in grades 05-09.
What grades does Oak Valley Middle School serve?
Oak Valley Middle School serves grades 05-09.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Oak Valley Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Oak Valley Middle School is approximately 21.2:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Oak Valley Middle School?
At Oak Valley Middle School, the student body is approximately 82% White, 9% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Oak Valley Middle School public or private?
Oak Valley Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Huron Valley Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.