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What's the one class at Oakbrook Elementary School every student should take?
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Enrollment
535
Elementary
DISTRICT 523 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UTICA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 263447007020
Oakbrook Elementary School
12060 GREENWAY DR, STERLING HEIGHTS, MI 48312 · (586) 797-5900 · Macomb County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL535 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.2:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
328 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 | 59 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 78 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 96 | 18% |
| Grade 6 | 84 | 16% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · 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
59.1%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
46.6%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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
49.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.1%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 →
Where Oakbrook Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Macomb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.4% | #434 of 1,085 | #17 of 100 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.6% | #513 of 1,072 | #23 of 98 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.1% | #282 of 1,139 | #12 of 105 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 535 | #194 of 1,630 | #21 of 126 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.2:1 | #1,299 of 1,424 | #107 of 118 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.9% | #448 of 1,424 | #54 of 118 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.3% | #675 of 1,563 | #55 of 123 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.1% | #652 of 979 | #46 of 75 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
535
+8 (+2%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 608
Student : Teacher
19.2:1
was 19.5:1
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 | 535 | 27.8 | 19.2:1 | 61% (328) |
| 2023-24 | 525 | 28.4 | 18.5:1 | 59% (309) |
| 2022-23 | 535 | 29.4 | 18.2:1 | 60% (319) |
| 2020-21 | 527 | 27 | 19.5:1 | 52% (275) |
| 2017-18 | 582 | 25.1 | 23.2:1 | 46% (267) |
| 2015-16 | 567 | 28 | 20.3:1 | 36% (203) |
| 2010-11 | 517 | 18 | 28.7:1 | 27% (141) |
| 2000-01 | 413 | 24 | 17.2:1 | 5% (19) |
| 1990-91 | 608 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oakbrook Elementary School.
About Oakbrook Elementary School
Oakbrook Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school found in STERLING HEIGHTS, Michigan. Its enrollment is 535 students, spread over pre-K through 6. That compares with an average of about 369 students for elementary schools in Michigan.
Oakbrook Elementary School is in Utica Community Schools, a district with 25,574 students across 37 schools.
More than half of the students at Oakbrook Elementary School are White (68%). Beyond that, enrollment is 12% Black, 11% Asian, 7% multiracial, and 2% Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 51%.
The school's 27.8 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.2:1. Elementary schools in Michigan average 15.8:1, 3.4 fewer students per teacher than here. Income data for the school show 61% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 52% average for public schools in Macomb County.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Oakbrook Elementary School, the prediction is 39.1% and the result is 49.4%.
For Macomb County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $77,837, about 28% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. There are 236 public schools in the county, enrolling about 115,743, Oakbrook Elementary School among them.
Heritage Junior High School is the nearest public school to Oakbrook Elementary School, about 0.1 miles away. Oakbrook Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 47.3% proficiency; Oakbrook Elementary School posts 49.4%.
NCES describes the area around Oakbrook Elementary School as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (527) to 2024-25 (535).
The discussion board for Oakbrook Elementary School is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Macomb County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
879,853
Census ACS
Median income
$77,837
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
236
115,743 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Utica Community Schools
- Adlai Stevenson High SchoolHigh · 1,881 students
- Henry Ford II High SchoolHigh · 1,663 students
- Eisenhower High SchoolHigh · 1,625 students
- Utica High SchoolHigh · 1,391 students
- Malow Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,084 students
- Shelby Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,073 students
Other schools in STERLING HEIGHTS
- Adlai Stevenson High SchoolHigh · 1,881 students
- Henry Ford II High SchoolHigh · 1,663 students
- Sterling Heights Senior HSHigh · 1,262 students
- Bemis Junior High SchoolMiddle · 742 students
- Frank Jeannette Jr High SchoolMiddle · 716 students
- Grissom Middle SchoolMiddle · 703 students
Nearby schools
- Heritage Junior High School0.1 mi · 431
- Huron Academy Grades K20.4 mi · 273
- Bruce Collins Elementary School0.7 mi · 426
- Dekeyser Elementary School0.7 mi · 512
- Davis Junior High School0.9 mi · 1,061
- Messmore Elementary School0.9 mi · 332
Frequently asked questions
About Oakbrook Elementary SchoolHow large is Oakbrook Elementary School?
Oakbrook Elementary School enrolls approximately 535 students in grades PK-06.
Is Oakbrook Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Oakbrook Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Oakbrook Elementary School have?
Oakbrook Elementary School employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Oakbrook Elementary School?
Student demographics at Oakbrook Elementary School are roughly 68% White, 2% Hispanic, 12% Black, 11% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Oakbrook Elementary School in?
Oakbrook Elementary School is part of Utica Community Schools.
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