Oriole Park Elementary School

Located at 1420 40TH ST SW, in WYOMING, Michigan, Oriole Park Elementary School is a modestly sized K-5 school that caters to 277 students (grades pre-K through 4), operated by Wyoming Public Schools. Compared to the state average of about 369 students per school, that is 25% smaller than typical.

Wyoming Public Schools runs 7 schools in total, collectively educating 3,767 students. Oriole Park Elementary School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Oriole Park Elementary School logs that the most-represented group is Hispanic (39%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 35% White, 14% Black, 9% multiracial, 3% Asian. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 12%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.8:1, putting Oriole Park Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 76% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Kent County runs at roughly 47%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Oriole Park Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 32.7%; this one delivers 21.6%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Kent County indicate the typical household earns roughly $82,631 per year, about 41% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Oriole Park Elementary School is one of 239 public schools in Kent County (combined enrollment of about 97,253 students).

West Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Looking at the recent track record. Oriole Park Elementary School's enrollment has edged down 16% since 2018, when it stood at 328 (now 277). White enrollment moved from 50% to 35% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 17.6:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 today.

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