Enrollment
277
Elementary
DISTRICT 333 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WYOMING PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 263657007266
Oriole Park Elementary School
1420 40TH ST SW, WYOMING, MI 49509 · (616) 530-7558 · Kent County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL277 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 2% of Michigan public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
210 students
DISTRICT 83% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 61 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 41 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 23% |
| Grade 3 | 64 | 23% |
| Grade 4 | 48 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (61) is 27% larger than its 4th grade class (48).
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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 Wyoming Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
17.0%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
26.2%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 17 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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
21.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.7%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Oriole Park Elementary School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oriole Park Elementary School this school | 277 | 75.8% | 21.6% |
| Shawmut Hills School GRAND RAPIDS | 267 | 73.0% | N/A |
| South Walnut Elementary School BANGOR | 341 | 76.8% | 18.9% |
| Wall School STURGIS | 292 | 71.2% | N/A |
| Donelson Hills Elementary School WATERFORD | 392 | 79.8% | 31.3% |
| Michener Elementary School ADRIAN | 266 | 86.8% | N/A |
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 Oriole Park Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Kent County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.6% | #1,057 of 1,085 | #78 of 79 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.2% | #975 of 1,072 | #75 of 79 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 17.0% | #1,127 of 1,139 | #82 of 82 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 277 | #1,175 of 1,630 | #89 of 115 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #248 of 1,424 | #16 of 105 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.7% | #77 of 1,424 | #18 of 105 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.8% | #425 of 1,563 | #41 of 114 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.5% | #389 of 979 | #36 of 80 |
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
277
-48 (-15%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 396
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 17.1:1
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 | 277 | 20 | 13.8:1 | 76% (210) |
| 2023-24 | 284 | 19.9 | 14.3:1 | 85% (242) |
| 2022-23 | 289 | 21.5 | 13.4:1 | 83% (241) |
| 2020-21 | 325 | 19 | 17.1:1 | 84% (272) |
| 2017-18 | 328 | 18.7 | 17.6:1 | 67% (220) |
| 2015-16 | 334 | 18 | 18.6:1 | 67% (223) |
| 2010-11 | 297 | 14 | 21.2:1 | 56% (166) |
| 2000-01 | 387 | 18 | 21.5:1 | 18% (71) |
| 1990-91 | 396 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oriole Park Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (328 to 277); teachers up 7% (18.7 to 20).
About Oriole Park Elementary School
At 1420 40TH ST SW in WYOMING, Michigan, Oriole Park Elementary School operates as a small elementary school. The school counted 277 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 4. That puts enrollment 25% below the 369-student average for elementary schools in Michigan.
Oriole Park Elementary School reports to Wyoming Public Schools, which has 7 schools and 3,767 students.
Of every 100 students at Oriole Park Elementary School, about 39 are Hispanic, the largest group. The school is also 35% White, 14% Black, 9% multiracial, and 3% Asian. That is higher than the 12% Hispanic share among all Kent County residents. A diversity index of 70% means there is a 70% chance two randomly chosen students at Oriole Park Elementary School are from different groups.
Oriole Park Elementary School has 20 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.8:1. The gap from the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan is 2.0 students per teacher. At Oriole Park Elementary School, 76% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The average for public schools in Kent County is 47%.
Oriole Park Elementary School holds an F allk12 Grade, placing it above 2% of Michigan public elementary schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 21.6%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 32.7%.
For Kent County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $82,631 a year, roughly 41% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Oriole Park Elementary School, Kent County has 239 public schools.
A public school about 0.6 miles away, West Elementary School, is the closest to Oriole Park Elementary School. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Oriole Park Elementary School.
Oriole Park Elementary School is coded as City: Small in federal locale data.
From 325 students in 2020-21, enrollment decreased to 277 by 2024-25. The school's ratio dropped from 17.1:1 to 13.8:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Kent County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
663,150
Census ACS
Median income
$82,631
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
239
97,253 students
Quick facts
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Other Oriole Park Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Oriole Park Elementary. Oriole Park Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Oriole Park Elementary SchoolChicago, IL · 617 students
Nearby schools
- West Elementary School0.6 mi · 468
- Wyoming Intermediate1.0 mi · 579
- Gladiola Elementary School1.0 mi · 290
- Vestaburg Community Alternative Education School Wyoming1.0 mi · 257
- West Godwin Elementary School1.0 mi · 393
- Wyoming High School1.3 mi · 1,273
Frequently asked questions
About Oriole Park Elementary SchoolHow large is Oriole Park Elementary School?
Oriole Park Elementary School enrolls approximately 277 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Oriole Park Elementary School serve?
Oriole Park Elementary School serves grades PK-04.
How many students per teacher at Oriole Park Elementary School?
Approximately 13.8:1 students per teacher at Oriole Park Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Oriole Park Elementary School?
At Oriole Park Elementary School, the student body is approximately 35% White, 39% Hispanic, 14% Black, 3% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Oriole Park Elementary School public or private?
Oriole Park Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Wyoming Public Schools.
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