Orion Oaks Elementary School

Located at 1255 JOSLYN RD, in LAKE ORION, Michigan, Orion Oaks Elementary School is a moderately sized primary school that caters to 514 students (grades pre-K through 5), one of the schools within Lake Orion Community Schools. Compared to the state average of about 369 students per school, that is 39% larger than typical.

Lake Orion Community Schools comprises 13 schools with combined enrollment of 6,472 students; Orion Oaks Elementary School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Orion Oaks Elementary School logs that 69% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school lists 12% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 5% Asian, 4% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, Orion Oaks Elementary School reports 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.8:1, putting Orion Oaks Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 30% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, Orion Oaks Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 53.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 49.3%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Oakland County shows median household earnings sit near $97,760, roughly 51% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Oakland County runs 345 public schools (combined enrollment of about 169,926 students), of which Orion Oaks Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Pine Tree Center, around 1.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Orion Oaks Elementary School. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Orion Oaks Elementary School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 60.0%.

Orion Oaks Elementary School operates from a countryside location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Orion Oaks Elementary School has edged down 7%, going from 555 students in 2018 to 514 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 17.1:1 in 2018 to 14.7:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.