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Enrollment
549
Elementary
DISTRICT 493 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OAKRIDGE PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 262622006278
Oakridge Lower Elementary School
120 N PARK ST, MUSKEGON, MI 49442 · (231) 788-7608 · Muskegon County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL549 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 23% of Michigan public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats 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
15.0:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
398 students
DISTRICT 66% · 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 | 178 | 32% |
| Grade 1 | 121 | 22% |
| Grade 2 | 114 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 135 | 25% |
| Grade 4 | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
42%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
32.4%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
31.8%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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
32.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.2%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Oakridge Lower Elementary School
Oakridge Lower Elementary School's state test result (32.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakridge Lower Elementary School this school | 549 | 72.5% | 32.1% |
| Kolb Elementary School BAY CITY | 451 | 72.5% | 32.6% |
| Larsen Elementary School COLDWATER | 463 | 66.3% | N/A |
| Ballard Elementary School NILES | 516 | 77.7% | 36.4% |
| HowardEllis Elementary School NILES | 529 | 66.4% | 41.2% |
| Richardson Elementary School OSCODA | 711 | 70.9% | 33.3% |
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 Oakridge Lower Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Muskegon County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.1% | #903 of 1,085 | #12 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.8% | #874 of 1,072 | #12 of 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.4% | #943 of 1,139 | #15 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 549 | #175 of 1,630 | #5 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #492 of 1,424 | #11 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.8% | #595 of 1,424 | #9 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.5% | #476 of 1,563 | #11 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.5% | #768 of 979 | #11 of 19 |
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
549
-63 (-10%) vs 2020
+58% since 1990-91, when it was 347
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 549 | 36.5 | 15.0:1 | 72% (398) |
| 2023-24 | 541 | 36.4 | 14.8:1 | 73% (397) |
| 2022-23 | 557 | 42.8 | 13.0:1 | 76% (424) |
| 2020-21 | 612 | 42 | 14.6:1 | 69% (421) |
| 2017-18 | 581 | 37 | 15.7:1 | 67% (390) |
| 2015-16 | 634 | 39 | 16.3:1 | 68% (433) |
| 2010-11 | 417 | 24 | 17.4:1 | 68% (283) |
| 2000-01 | 463 | 25 | 18.5:1 | 26% (119) |
| 1990-91 | 347 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oakridge Lower Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (581 to 549); teachers down 1% (37 to 36.5).
About Oakridge Lower Elementary School
Oakridge Lower Elementary School is an elementary school in MUSKEGON, Michigan, reachable at (231) 788-7608. It is open to students in pre-K through 4 and enrolls 549 students. That is 49% above the average of about 369 students for elementary schools in Michigan.
Besides Oakridge Lower Elementary School, Oakridge Public Schools runs 4 other schools. The district enrolls 1,829 students.
More than half of enrollment at Oakridge Lower Elementary School is White: 75%. The remaining shares are 12% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 4% Black. In Muskegon County overall, the White share is about 77%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 42%.
There are 36.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at Oakridge Lower Elementary School, giving a ratio of 15.0:1. Elementary schools in Michigan have an average ratio of 15.8:1. By family income, 72% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Muskegon County report 59%.
Oakridge Lower Elementary School holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 23% of Michigan public elementary schools.
Test results at Oakridge Lower Elementary School are 2.1 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (32.1% actual, 34.2% predicted).
Muskegon County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $65,024, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 21%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Muskegon County's 71 public schools enroll about 25,245 students and include Oakridge Lower Elementary School.
Among nearby public schools, Oakridge Fusion is closest at about 0.6 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Oakridge Lower Elementary School. Oakridge Lower Elementary School places 1st of 5 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Mid-size, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased from 612 to 549, a 10% decline.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on special education services, counseling, and support programs here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Muskegon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
175,961
Census ACS
Median income
$65,024
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
71
25,245 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Oakridge Public Schools
- Oakridge High SchoolHigh · 539 students
- Oakridge Upper Elementary SchoolElementary · 437 students
- Oakridge Middle SchoolCombined · 271 students
- Oakridge FusionHigh · 33 students
Other schools in MUSKEGON
- Mona Shores High SchoolHigh · 1,268 students
- ReethsPuffer High SchoolHigh · 1,107 students
- Muskegon High SchoolHigh · 1,003 students
- Mona Shores Middle SchoolMiddle · 930 students
- Charles Hackley Middle SchoolMiddle · 774 students
- Timberland AcademyElementary · 613 students
Nearby schools
- Oakridge Fusion0.6 mi · 33
- Oakridge High School0.6 mi · 539
- Oakridge Middle School0.7 mi · 271
- Oakridge Upper Elementary School0.9 mi · 437
- Orchard View Early Elementary2.9 mi · 331
- Orchard View Middle School3.5 mi · 422
Frequently asked questions
About Oakridge Lower Elementary SchoolHow large is Oakridge Lower Elementary School?
Oakridge Lower Elementary School enrolls approximately 549 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Oakridge Lower Elementary School serve?
Oakridge Lower Elementary School serves grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Oakridge Lower Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Oakridge Lower Elementary School is approximately 15.0:1 (37 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Oakridge Lower Elementary School?
Student demographics at Oakridge Lower Elementary School are roughly 75% White, 12% Hispanic, 4% Black, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Oakridge Lower Elementary School?
Oakridge Lower Elementary School is overseen by Oakridge Public Schools in Muskegon County.
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