Oakwood Elementary School

Located at 2839 OAKWOOD RD, in ORTONVILLE, Michigan, Oakwood Elementary School is a reasonably sized primary school that caters to 371 students (grades pre-K through 5), one of the schools within Brandon School District in the Counties of Oakland and Lapee.

Brandon School District in the Counties of Oakland and Lapee comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 2,004 students; Oakwood Elementary School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Oakwood Elementary School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (86%). Beyond that, the school lists 7% Hispanic, 3% Asian. By comparison, Oakland County as a whole is about 69% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.1:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 35% of students at Oakwood Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, Oakwood Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 51.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 46.5%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Oakland County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $97,760 per year, 51% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Oakland County's 345 public schools (combined enrollment of about 169,926 students), Oakwood Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: HarveySwanson Elementary School, around 2.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Oakwood Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Oakwood Elementary School at 3rd of 5; the average score across the group is 42.6%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Oakwood Elementary School has declined 15%, going from 438 students in 2018 to 371 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 18.1:1 in 2018 to 16.1:1 today.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.