Oakbrook Elementary School

Oakbrook Elementary School, a reasonably sized elementary-level community in STERLING HEIGHTS, Michigan, operated by Utica Community Schools, serves 535 students, covering grades pre-K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 45% above the state mean of about 369.

Within Utica Community Schools, which oversees 37 schools and 25,574 students, Oakbrook Elementary School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Oakbrook Elementary School logs that White students make up the majority at 68%; the rest is composed of 12% Black, 11% Asian, 7% multiracial, 2% Hispanic.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Oakbrook Elementary School has 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.2:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.8:1 average. About 61% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is north of Macomb County's rate of about 52%.

After controlling for student poverty, Oakbrook Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 39.1%, the actual is 49.4%, a residual of +10.2 points.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Macomb County shows median household income runs about $77,837, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Macomb County runs 236 public schools (combined enrollment of about 115,743 students), of which Oakbrook Elementary School is one.

Heritage Junior High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Oakbrook Elementary School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 47.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Oakbrook Elementary School's enrollment has shrank 8% since 2018, when it stood at 582 (now 535). The White share of enrollment decreased from 73% to 68% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 23.2:1 in 2018 to 19.2:1 today.

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