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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OAKSIDE PREP ACADEMY·NCES 260106808546

Oakside Prep Academy

355 SUMMIT DR, WATERFORD, MI 48328 · (248) 706-2000 · Oakland County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,424 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 24% of Michigan public K-12 schools
  • DTest 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 K-12 schools

Enrollment
1,424
Combined
STATE 281
Student : Teacher
19.9:1
71 FTE teachers
STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
1,359 students
STATE 55%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten1269%
Grade 11148%
Grade 21198%
Grade 31229%
Grade 41148%
Grade 5937%
Grade 61088%
Grade 71148%
Grade 81188%
Grade 91249%
Grade 101108%
Grade 11876%
Grade 12755%

This year's kindergarten class (126) is 7% larger than its 8th grade class (118).

Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 56% · US 70%
White
856%
STATE 63% · US 43%
Hispanic
54939%
STATE 9% · US 30%
Black
62344%
STATE 18% · US 15%
Asian
60%
STATE 4% · US 6%
Two+
15311%
STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
81%
STATE 1% · US 1%
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
Male
73051%
Female
69449%

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Test scores

M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + Proficient
English Language Arts
32.8%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
25.1%
MI avg 44.8%

What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
27.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.0%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.1pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 →

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
1,424
+602 (+73%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
19.9:1
was 19.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-251,42471.519.9:195% (1,359)
2023-241,36261.122.3:195% (1,288)
2022-231,18268.317.3:193% (1,104)
2020-218224319.1:194% (771)
2017-187354117.9:194% (694)
2015-166803718.4:191% (620)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oakside Prep Academy.

Since 2017-18: students up 94% (735 to 1,424); teachers up 74% (41 to 71.5).

About Oakside Prep Academy

Oakside Prep Academy is one of the public schools in WATERFORD, Michigan. It is a large combined-grade school. Enrolled students number 1,424 students, in kindergarten through 12. Enrollment is 407% higher than the average for combined schools in Michigan, which is about 281.

The school serves as its own district in federal records.

Oakside Prep Academy has no majority group; Black students are the largest, at 44%. Other students are 39% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, and 6% White. By comparison, Oakland County residents are about 13% Black. The school's diversity index is 64%, meaning two students picked at random have a 64% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

Teachers at the school number 71.5 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 19.9:1. On average, combined schools in Michigan have 17.3:1, compared with 19.9:1 here. The school's lunch program data list 95% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Oakland County, the average is 32%.

Oakside Prep Academy is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 24% of Michigan public K-12 schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.

BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Oakside Prep Academy, the prediction is 24.0% and the result is 27.1%.

County data help place the school in context: in Oakland County, the median household income is $97,760, roughly 51% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Oakland County is home to 345 public schools and about 169,926 public school students.

Of nearby public schools, Donelson Hills Elementary School is the closest, at about 0.3 miles. Oakside Prep Academy has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.

Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. The school is a charter school, funded with public money and operated under a charter agreement.

Enrollment records show 822 in 2020-21 and 1,424 in 2024-25. Because schools sometimes add or drop grades, the two numbers may not be directly comparable.

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Oakland County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Oakside Prep Academy
District
Oakside Prep Academy
Address
355 SUMMIT DR, WATERFORD, MI 48328
Phone
(248) 706-2000
County
Oakland County
Level
Combined
Grade range
KG–12
Total enrollment
1,424
Teachers (FTE)
71
Student–teacher ratio
19.9:1
Free and reduced lunch
1,359 (95%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
260106808546
Charter school
Yes
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Oakside Prep Academy
What is the total enrollment at Oakside Prep Academy?
Oakside Prep Academy enrolls approximately 1,424 students in grades KG-12.
What grades does Oakside Prep Academy serve?
Oakside Prep Academy serves grades KG-12.
How many teachers does Oakside Prep Academy have?
Oakside Prep Academy employs 71 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Oakside Prep Academy?
Student demographics at Oakside Prep Academy are roughly 6% White, 39% Hispanic, 44% Black, 0% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is Oakside Prep Academy public or private?
Oakside Prep Academy is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Oakside Prep Academy.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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