Enrollment
242
Elementary
DISTRICT 383 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROYAL OAK SCHOOLS·NCES 263030006644
Oakland Elementary School
2415 BROCKTON AVE, ROYAL OAK, MI 48067 · (248) 542-4406 · Oakland County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL242 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 67% of Michigan public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
11.5:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
73 students
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 55%
Community
0
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 | 52 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 37 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 40 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 33 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 47 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 33 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (52) is 58% larger than its 5th grade class (33).
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Oakland Elementary School→Royal Oak Middle School
Based on grade levels within Royal Oak Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
59.6%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
56.9%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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
55.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.9%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Oakland Elementary School
Oakland Elementary School's state test result (55.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Elementary School this school | 242 | 30.2% | 55.1% |
| Allendale Early Childhood Center ALLENDALE | 279 | 29.0% | N/A |
| Leonard Elementary School LEONARD | 241 | 29.9% | 34.4% |
| Grand Rapids Child Discovery Center GRAND RAPIDS | 287 | 29.3% | 63.8% |
| Bushnell Elementary School LOWELL | 253 | 28.1% | N/A |
| New Buffalo Elementary School NEW BUFFALO | 211 | 34.1% | 72.5% |
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 Oakland Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Oakland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.1% | #313 of 1,085 | #68 of 147 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.9% | #282 of 1,072 | #65 of 144 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.6% | #274 of 1,139 | #64 of 157 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 242 | #1,308 of 1,630 | #165 of 178 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #47 of 1,424 | #4 of 170 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.7% | #515 of 1,424 | #91 of 170 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.2% | #1,222 of 1,563 | #79 of 175 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.3% | #469 of 979 | #54 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
242
+6 (+3%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 299
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 242 | 21 | 11.5:1 | 30% (73) |
| 2023-24 | 231 | 18.6 | 12.4:1 | 42% (98) |
| 2022-23 | 223 | 17.5 | 12.7:1 | 41% (91) |
| 2020-21 | 236 | 19 | 12.4:1 | 39% (91) |
| 2017-18 | 279 | 16.4 | 17.0:1 | 50% (140) |
| 2015-16 | 275 | 16 | 17.2:1 | 34% (93) |
| 2010-11 | 311 | 18 | 17.3:1 | 35% (110) |
| 2000-01 | 249 | 17 | 14.7:1 | 14% (35) |
| 1990-91 | 299 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oakland Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (279 to 242); teachers up 28% (16.4 to 21).
About Oakland Elementary School
Located in ROYAL OAK, Michigan, Oakland Elementary School is a small elementary school. It enrolls 242 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are kindergarten through 5. That puts enrollment 34% below the 369-student average for elementary schools in Michigan.
Royal Oak Schools includes 9 schools. Together they enroll 4,727 students.
The share of White students at Oakland Elementary School is 71%, a majority. The school is also 11% Black, 10% multiracial, and 8% Hispanic. Census estimates put Oakland County at about 69% White, close to the school's figure. A diversity index of 47% means there is a 47% chance two randomly chosen students at Oakland Elementary School are from different groups.
The school had 21 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 11.5:1. The gap from the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan is 4.3 students per teacher. The school reported 30% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The average for public schools in Oakland County is similar, at 32%.
Oakland Elementary School holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 67% of Michigan public elementary schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Oakland Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of Michigan schools: 55.1% actual against 52.9% predicted.
For Oakland County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $97,760 a year, roughly 51% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Oakland Elementary School, Oakland County has 345 public schools.
Edison, about 0.7 miles away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.
For locale, NCES codes Oakland Elementary School as Suburb: Large.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 3% rise, from 236 to 242.
The Oakland Elementary School discussion page is a place for open houses, carpools, and field trips. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 Royal Oak Schools
- Royal Oak High SchoolHigh · 1,293 students
- Royal Oak Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,058 students
- Keller ElementaryElementary · 470 students
- Northwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 446 students
- Addams Elementary and ECCElementary · 436 students
- Oak Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 404 students
Other schools in ROYAL OAK
- Royal Oak High SchoolHigh · 1,293 students
- Royal Oak Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,058 students
- Keller ElementaryElementary · 470 students
- Northwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 446 students
- Addams Elementary and ECCElementary · 436 students
- Oak Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 404 students
Other Oakland Elementary schools
15 other US public schools in 12 states are named Oakland Elementary. Oakland Elementary School is the 13th largest of the 16.
- Oakland ElementaryClarksville, TN · 1,044 students
- Oakland Elementary SchoolRICHMOND, TX · 811 students
- Oakland ElementaryInman, SC · 722 students
- Oakland ElementaryOakland, TN · 621 students
- Oakland ElementaryCharleston, SC · 556 students
Nearby schools
- Edison0.7 mi · 65
- Invest Roosevelt Alternative High School0.8 mi · 332
- Wilkinson Middle School0.8 mi · 168
- Keys Grace Academy0.9 mi · 530
- Webb Elementary School0.9 mi · 328
- Jardon Vocational School0.9 mi · 34
Frequently asked questions
About Oakland Elementary SchoolHow large is Oakland Elementary School?
Oakland Elementary School enrolls approximately 242 students in grades KG-05.
Is Oakland Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Oakland Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Oakland Elementary School?
Approximately 11.5:1 students per teacher at Oakland Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Oakland Elementary School?
Student demographics at Oakland Elementary School are roughly 71% White, 8% Hispanic, 11% Black, 10% Two or more.
Is Oakland Elementary School public or private?
Oakland Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Royal Oak Schools.
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