Oakridge Upper Elementary School

As an average-sized primary school in MUSKEGON, Michigan, Oakridge Upper Elementary School educates 437 students from grades 1 through 6, run under Oakridge Public Schools.

Across the 5 schools in Oakridge Public Schools (1,829 students total), Oakridge Upper Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Oakridge Upper Elementary School records that 75% of the student body identifies as White; the rest reads as 14% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 3% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Muskegon County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 21.3:1. The state averages around 15.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 65% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Oakridge Upper Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 37.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 26.6%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Muskegon County) reports that median household earnings sit near $65,024, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Oakridge Upper Elementary School is one of 71 public schools in Muskegon County (combined enrollment of about 25,245 students).

The closest other public school is Oakridge Middle School, roughly 0.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Oakridge Upper Elementary School comes 2nd of 5 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 25.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 11%: 492 students in 2018 compared to 437 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 85% to 75%.

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