Enrollment
313
Elementary
DISTRICT 262 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. JOHNS PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 263282006826
Oakview Elementary School
1400 S CLINTON AVE, SAINT JOHNS, MI 48879 · (989) 227-4500 · Clinton County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL313 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
116 students
DISTRICT 37% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 107 | 34% |
| Grade 4 | 105 | 34% |
| Grade 5 | 101 | 32% |
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · 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
Based on grade levels within St. Johns Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
58.5%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
54.6%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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
54.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.9%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Oakview Elementary School
Oakview Elementary School's state test result (54.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakview Elementary School this school | 313 | 37.1% | 54.7% |
| Mar Lee School MARSHALL | 295 | 38.3% | 49.5% |
| Sutton Early Learning Center ADRIAN | 330 | 38.8% | 43.0% |
| Coopersville South Elementary School COOPERSVILLE | 337 | 39.5% | 43.2% |
| Edwardsburg Primary School EDWARDSBURG | 342 | 34.8% | N/A |
| Mackensen Elementary School BAY CITY | 265 | 36.2% | 37.1% |
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 Oakview Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Clinton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.7% | #323 of 1,085 | #5 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.6% | #339 of 1,072 | #5 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.5% | #290 of 1,139 | #4 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 313 | #1,035 of 1,630 | #7 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #553 of 1,424 | #2 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.1% | #951 of 1,424 | #8 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.1% | #1,109 of 1,563 | #6 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.1% | #851 of 979 | #7 of 7 |
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
313
-11 (-3%) vs 2020
+8% since 1990-91, when it was 291
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 313 | 20.5 | 15.3:1 | 37% (116) |
| 2023-24 | 305 | 20.5 | 14.9:1 | 48% (145) |
| 2022-23 | 292 | 20.8 | 14.1:1 | 59% (171) |
| 2020-21 | 324 | 20 | 16.2:1 | 45% (147) |
| 2017-18 | 323 | 21 | 15.4:1 | 45% (144) |
| 2015-16 | 342 | 19 | 18.0:1 | 35% (120) |
| 2010-11 | 335 | 18 | 18.6:1 | 41% (138) |
| 2000-01 | 328 | 16 | 20.5:1 | 20% (65) |
| 1990-91 | 291 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oakview Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (323 to 313); teachers down 2% (21 to 20.5).
About Oakview Elementary School
Oakview Elementary School is a public small elementary school in SAINT JOHNS, Michigan. It teaches 313 students in pre-K through 5.
The 7 schools of St. Johns Public Schools, including Oakview Elementary School, enroll 2,458 students.
By race and ethnicity, Oakview Elementary School is 86% White. The remaining shares are 10% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. In Clinton County overall, the White share is about 89%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 25, compared with 70 nationally.
There are 20.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 15.3:1. The 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan is close to this figure. On the income side, 37% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Oakview Elementary School is +4.8 points: 54.7% actual, 49.9% predicted.
In the wider Clinton County area, median household income comes to about $88,210, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Clinton County's 26 public schools enroll about 9,640 students and include Oakview Elementary School.
St Johns High School is about 0.4 miles from Oakview Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around Oakview Elementary School holds 5 other public schools.
Oakview Elementary School is coded as Town: Fringe in federal locale data.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell from 324 to 313, a 3% drop.
The allk12 page for Oakview Elementary School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Clinton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
79,626
Census ACS
Median income
$88,210
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
9,640 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in St. Johns Public Schools
- St Johns High SchoolHigh · 790 students
- St Johns Middle SchoolMiddle · 584 students
- Gateway Elementary SchoolElementary · 320 students
- Riley Elementary SchoolElementary · 299 students
- Eureka SchoolElementary · 114 students
- STRIVE AcademyHigh · 38 students
Other schools in SAINT JOHNS
- St Johns High SchoolHigh · 790 students
- St Johns Middle SchoolMiddle · 584 students
- Gateway Elementary SchoolElementary · 320 students
- Riley Elementary SchoolElementary · 299 students
- Eureka SchoolElementary · 114 students
- Clinton County Education CenterCombined · 42 students
Other Oakview Elementary schools
9 other US public schools in 8 states are named Oakview Elementary. Oakview Elementary School is the 8th largest of the 10.
- Oakview Elementary SchoolMUSKEGON, MI · 438 students
- Oakview ElementarySimpsonville, SC · 887 students
- Oakview ElementaryApex, NC · 873 students
- Oakview Elementary SchoolKettering, OH · 477 students
- Oakview Elementary SchoolWEST DEPTFORD, NJ · 475 students
Nearby schools
- St Johns High School0.4 mi · 790
- St Johns Middle School0.5 mi · 584
- STRIVE Academy0.8 mi · 38
- Gateway Elementary School1.6 mi · 320
- Clinton County Education Center2.5 mi · 42
- Riley Elementary School7.4 mi · 299
Frequently asked questions
About Oakview Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Oakview Elementary School?
Oakview Elementary School enrolls approximately 313 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Oakview Elementary School serve?
Oakview Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Oakview Elementary School have?
Oakview Elementary School employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Oakview Elementary School?
Student demographics at Oakview Elementary School are roughly 86% White, 10% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Oakview Elementary School in?
Oakview Elementary School is part of St. Johns Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.