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Enrollment
392
Elementary
DISTRICT 441 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WALLED LAKE CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS·NCES 263516007078
Oakley Park Elementary School
2015 E OAKLEY PARK RD, COMMERCE TOWNSHIP, MI 48390 · (248) 956-4100 · Oakland County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL392 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 77% of Michigan public elementary schools
- A-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
14.1:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
78 students
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 55%
Community
1
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 | 67 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 72 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (72).
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · 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
60.8%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
62.6%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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
61.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.5%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 Oakley Park Elementary School
Oakley Park Elementary School's state test result (61.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakley Park Elementary School this school | 392 | 19.9% | 61.2% |
| Collins Elementary School GRAND RAPIDS | 356 | 18.8% | 66.0% |
| Orchard View Elementary School GRAND RAPIDS | 439 | 22.1% | 63.5% |
| Brown Elementary School BYRON CENTER | 438 | 18.5% | 89.9% |
| Clarke School SAINT JOSEPH | 462 | 20.1% | 57.7% |
| Hoben Elementary School CANTON | 443 | 24.6% | 48.7% |
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 Oakley Park Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Oakland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.2% | #188 of 1,085 | #47 of 147 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.6% | #182 of 1,072 | #47 of 144 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.8% | #251 of 1,139 | #60 of 157 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 392 | #690 of 1,630 | #105 of 178 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #297 of 1,424 | #37 of 170 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.6% | #551 of 1,424 | #93 of 170 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.9% | #1,390 of 1,563 | #107 of 175 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.7% | #264 of 440 | #29 of 48 |
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
392
+26 (+7%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 587
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 392 | 27.8 | 14.1:1 | 20% (78) |
| 2023-24 | 370 | 26.8 | 13.8:1 | 22% (83) |
| 2022-23 | 402 | 27.5 | 14.6:1 | 23% (91) |
| 2020-21 | 366 | 26 | 14.1:1 | 20% (74) |
| 2017-18 | 371 | 21.7 | 17.1:1 | 19% (69) |
| 2015-16 | 368 | 22 | 16.7:1 | 13% (48) |
| 2010-11 | 358 | 23 | 15.6:1 | 17% (60) |
| 2000-01 | 437 | 27 | 16.2:1 | 1% (6) |
| 1990-91 | 587 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oakley Park Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (371 to 392); teachers up 28% (21.7 to 27.8).
About Oakley Park Elementary School
Oakley Park Elementary School is an elementary school in COMMERCE TOWNSHIP, Michigan, reachable at (248) 956-4100. The school covers kindergarten through 5 and reported 392 students in 2024-25.
Oakley Park Elementary School belongs to Walled Lake Consolidated Schools, a district of 19 schools and 11,640 students.
About 73% of the student body at Oakley Park Elementary School is White. Other groups include 11% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 4% Black, and 4% multiracial. Oakland County residents are about 69% White, a similar share. A diversity index of 45% means there is a 45% chance two randomly chosen students at Oakley Park Elementary School are from different groups.
The school's 27.8 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.1:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Michigan average 15.8:1. Income data for the school show 20% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Oakland County, the average is 32%.
Oakley Park Elementary School earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 77% of Michigan public elementary schools.
On BeatsExpectations, Oakley Park Elementary School is 3.7 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Michigan schools.
American Community Survey estimates for Oakland County show that median household income comes to about $97,760, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 51% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Oakland County counts 345 public schools with about 169,926 students.
A public school about 0.5 miles away, Walled Lake Central High School, is the closest to Oakley Park Elementary School. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Oakley Park Elementary School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Oakley Park Elementary School is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose 7%.
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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 Walled Lake Consolidated Schools
- 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
- Walnut Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 641 students
- James R Geisler Middle SchoolHigh · 620 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
Nearby schools
- Walled Lake Central High School0.5 mi · 1,182
- Mary Helen Guest Elementary School1.6 mi · 337
- Clifford H Smart Middle School1.6 mi · 888
- Walnut Creek Middle School2.0 mi · 641
- Glengary Elementary School2.0 mi · 311
- Commerce Elementary School2.0 mi · 534
Frequently asked questions
About Oakley Park Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Oakley Park Elementary School?
Oakley Park Elementary School enrolls approximately 392 students in grades KG-05.
Is Oakley Park Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Oakley Park Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Oakley Park Elementary School?
Approximately 14.1:1 students per teacher at Oakley Park Elementary School.
How diverse is Oakley Park Elementary School?
Oakley Park Elementary School reports a student body of 73% White, 8% Hispanic, 4% Black, 11% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Oakley Park Elementary School in?
Oakley Park Elementary School is part of Walled Lake Consolidated Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.