Orville C Krause Elementary School

Located at 23900 ARMADA CENTER RD, in ARMADA, Michigan, Orville C Krause Elementary School is a roomy elementary campus that caters to 778 students (grades pre-K through 5), run under Armada Area Schools. That puts it 111% bigger than the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 369 students.

Across the 4 schools in Armada Area Schools (1,707 students total), Orville C Krause Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Orville C Krause Elementary School records that nearly all students (96%) are White. That is noticeably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 75%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.8:1 average. Around 21% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Macomb County (around 52%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Orville C Krause Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 56.8%; this one delivers 48.9%.

In the area at large, Macomb County reports that the typical household earns roughly $77,837 per year, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Orville C Krause Elementary School is one of 236 public schools in Macomb County (combined enrollment of about 115,743 students).

The closest other public school is Armada High School, roughly 0.1 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Orville C Krause Elementary School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 48.1%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Orville C Krause Elementary School has climbed 10%, going from 706 students in 2018 to 778 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 17.9:1 in 2018 to 16.8:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.