Oakland Elementary School

Oakland Elementary School operates as a modestly sized elementary campus in ROYAL OAK, Michigan, part of Royal Oak Schools. Current enrollment sits at 242 students spanning grades K through 5. That puts it 34% smaller than the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 369 students.

Across the 9 schools in Royal Oak Schools (4,727 students total), Oakland Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Oakland Elementary School logs that 71% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 11% Black, 10% multiracial, 8% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.5:1. The state averages around 15.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 30% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Oakland Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 52.9%, the actual is 55.1%, a residual of +2.2 points.

In the area at large, census data for Oakland County shows median household earnings sit near $97,760, roughly 51% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Oakland County runs 345 public schools (combined enrollment of about 169,926 students), of which Oakland Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Edison, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 13%: 279 students in 2018 compared to 242 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked up from 64% to 71% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 17.0:1 in 2018 to 11.5:1 today.

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