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Enrollment
514
Elementary
DISTRICT 473 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAKE ORION COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 262073001080
Orion Oaks Elementary School
1255 JOSLYN RD, LAKE ORION, MI 48360 · (248) 393-0010 · Oakland County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL514 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 49% of Michigan public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
14.7:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.6:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
154 students
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 55%
Community
5
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 | 75 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 83 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 95 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 111 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (75) is 32% smaller than its 5th grade class (111).
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · 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
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
54.7%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
49.1%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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
49.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.0%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Orion Oaks Elementary School
Orion Oaks Elementary School's state test result (49.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orion Oaks Elementary School this school | 514 | 30.0% | 49.3% |
| Carpenter Elem School LAKE ORION | 467 | 30.6% | 55.5% |
| Pine Knob Elementary School CLARKSTON | 487 | 28.1% | 63.4% |
| Amberly Elementary School PORTAGE | 513 | 31.4% | 49.1% |
| Waukazoo Elementary School HOLLAND | 466 | 30.3% | 50.4% |
| Randolph Elementary School LIVONIA | 532 | 29.9% | 51.5% |
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 Orion Oaks Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Oakland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.3% | #438 of 1,085 | #91 of 147 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.1% | #453 of 1,072 | #97 of 144 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.7% | #367 of 1,139 | #79 of 157 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 514 | #245 of 1,630 | #34 of 178 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #418 of 1,424 | #56 of 170 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.8% | #469 of 1,424 | #84 of 170 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.0% | #1,225 of 1,563 | #81 of 175 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.4% | #685 of 979 | #78 of 118 |
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
514
+12 (+2%) vs 2020
-18% since 2000-01, when it was 628
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
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 | 514 | 35 | 14.7:1 | 30% (154) |
| 2023-24 | 520 | 33 | 15.8:1 | 32% (165) |
| 2022-23 | 515 | 29.5 | 17.5:1 | 32% (163) |
| 2020-21 | 502 | 31 | 16.2:1 | 29% (148) |
| 2017-18 | 555 | 32.5 | 17.1:1 | 30% (164) |
| 2015-16 | 599 | 30 | 20.0:1 | 14% (84) |
| 2010-11 | 594 | 28 | 21.2:1 | 14% (85) |
| 2000-01 | 628 | 31 | 20.3:1 | 6% (36) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Orion Oaks Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (555 to 514); teachers up 8% (32.5 to 35).
About Orion Oaks Elementary School
Orion Oaks Elementary School is the name of a mid-sized elementary school in LAKE ORION, Michigan. It enrolls 514 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 5. The school is 39% bigger than the average for elementary schools in Michigan.
Across its 13 schools, Lake Orion Community Schools enrolls 6,472 students. Orion Oaks Elementary School is one of those schools.
The share of White students at Orion Oaks Elementary School is 69%, a majority. Smaller groups are 12% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 5% Asian, and 4% Black. Census estimates put Oakland County at about 69% White, close to the school's figure. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 50%.
The school has 35 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 14.7 students per teacher. Statewide, elementary schools in Michigan average 15.8:1. Of all students at Orion Oaks Elementary School, 30% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Oakland County is similar, at 32%.
On the allk12 Grade, Orion Oaks Elementary School lands at B-, ahead of 49% of Michigan public elementary schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 53.0% at Orion Oaks Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 49.3%.
The county, Oakland County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $97,760, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 51% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. The county's public schools total 345, with about 169,926 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Pine Tree Center, is about 1.2 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Orion Oaks Elementary School ranks 6th in a group of 6 nearby schools.
The school's locale code, Rural: Fringe, means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment at Orion Oaks Elementary School was 502 in 2020-21 and 514 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%. The number of students per teacher dropped from 16.2 to 14.7 over 4 years.
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Oakland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,279,825
Census ACS
Median income
$97,760
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
51%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
345
169,926 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lake Orion Community Schools
- Lake Orion Community High SchoolHigh · 2,035 students
- Waldon Middle SchoolMiddle · 514 students
- Oakview Middle SchoolMiddle · 510 students
- Paint Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 504 students
- Webber SchoolElementary · 485 students
- Carpenter Elem SchoolElementary · 467 students
Other schools in LAKE ORION
- Lake Orion Community High SchoolHigh · 2,035 students
- Waldon Middle SchoolMiddle · 514 students
- Paint Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 504 students
- Webber SchoolElementary · 485 students
- Carpenter Elem SchoolElementary · 467 students
- Scripps Middle SchoolMiddle · 446 students
Nearby schools
- Pine Tree Center1.2 mi · 56
- Webber School1.4 mi · 485
- Paint Creek Elementary School1.9 mi · 504
- Waldon Middle School1.9 mi · 514
- Stadium Drive Elementary School2.1 mi · 444
- Scripps Middle School2.2 mi · 446
Frequently asked questions
About Orion Oaks Elementary SchoolHow large is Orion Oaks Elementary School?
Orion Oaks Elementary School enrolls approximately 514 students in grades PK-05.
Is Orion Oaks Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Orion Oaks Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Orion Oaks Elementary School have?
Orion Oaks Elementary School employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Orion Oaks Elementary School?
Student demographics at Orion Oaks Elementary School are roughly 69% White, 12% Hispanic, 4% Black, 5% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Orion Oaks Elementary School?
Orion Oaks Elementary School is overseen by Lake Orion Community Schools in Oakland County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.