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Enrollment
397
Elementary
DISTRICT 413 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HURON VALLEY SCHOOLS·NCES 261899005578
Oxbow Elementary School
100 OXBOW LAKE RD, WHITE LAKE, MI 48386 · (248) 684-8085 · Oakland County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL397 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 20% of Michigan public elementary schools
- CTest 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
15.6:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
172 students
DISTRICT 34% · STATE 55%
Community
1
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 | 69 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 82 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 63 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (69) is 10% larger than its 5th grade class (63).
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 24% · 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
Oxbow Elementary School→Lakeland High School
Based on grade levels within Huron Valley Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
43.2%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
34.5%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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
38.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.1%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Oxbow Elementary School
Oxbow Elementary School's state test result (38.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oxbow Elementary School this school | 397 | 43.3% | 38.1% |
| Greyhound Intermediate School EATON RAPIDS | 375 | 40.8% | 25.8% |
| Lakeville Elementary School OXFORD | 393 | 41.0% | 39.4% |
| Johnson Elementary School MILFORD | 419 | 39.1% | 42.0% |
| Sandy Hill School JENISON | 402 | 38.6% | 55.3% |
| Oehrli Elementary School MONTAGUE | 436 | 45.4% | 34.0% |
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 Oxbow Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Oakland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.1% | #763 of 1,085 | #128 of 147 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.5% | #821 of 1,072 | #131 of 144 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.2% | #686 of 1,139 | #126 of 157 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 397 | #669 of 1,630 | #101 of 178 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #614 of 1,424 | #83 of 170 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.4% | #707 of 1,424 | #114 of 170 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.3% | #1,001 of 1,563 | #58 of 175 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.8% | #559 of 979 | #63 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
397
+111 (+39%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 504
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 397 | 25.5 | 15.6:1 | 43% (172) |
| 2023-24 | 407 | 23.1 | 17.6:1 | 53% (214) |
| 2022-23 | 417 | 25.3 | 16.5:1 | 56% (233) |
| 2020-21 | 286 | 20 | 14.3:1 | 49% (141) |
| 2017-18 | 445 | 24.6 | 18.1:1 | 50% (224) |
| 2015-16 | 396 | 26 | 15.2:1 | 47% (185) |
| 2010-11 | 391 | 21 | 18.6:1 | 46% (181) |
| 2000-01 | 409 | 22 | 18.6:1 | 26% (107) |
| 1990-91 | 504 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oxbow Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (445 to 397); teachers up 4% (24.6 to 25.5).
About Oxbow Elementary School
Oxbow Elementary School is an elementary school in WHITE LAKE, Michigan, reachable at (248) 684-8085. Enrollment totals 397 students across pre-K through 5.
Huron Valley Schools is responsible for 16 schools, Oxbow Elementary School included, with 7,372 students in all.
Federal enrollment data show Oxbow Elementary School is 79% White. Other groups include 13% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. The county population is about 69% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 35, compared with 70 nationally.
Oxbow Elementary School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.6:1, with 25.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Michigan is about 15.8:1. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 43% at Oxbow Elementary School. Across public schools in Oakland County, the average is 32%.
Among Michigan public elementary schools, Oxbow Elementary School outscored 20%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
Schools in Michigan with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 47.1%. Oxbow Elementary School scores 38.1%.
American Community Survey estimates for Oakland County show that median household income comes to about $97,760, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 51% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. The county's public schools total 345, with about 169,926 students.
About 1.2 miles separate Oxbow Elementary School from the closest public school, Dublin Elementary. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Oxbow Elementary School ranks 5th of 5 on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment increased by 39% across 4 years, from 286 in 2020-21 to 397 in 2024-25. The ratio was 14.3:1 in 2020-21 and 15.6:1 in 2024-25.
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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 Huron Valley Schools
- Milford High SchoolHigh · 1,193 students
- Lakeland High SchoolHigh · 1,012 students
- Muir Middle SchoolMiddle · 656 students
- Oak Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 531 students
- White Lake Middle SchoolMiddle · 525 students
- Country Oaks Elementary SchoolElementary · 488 students
Other schools in WHITE LAKE
- Lakeland High SchoolHigh · 1,012 students
- White Lake Middle SchoolMiddle · 525 students
- Dublin ElementaryElementary · 467 students
- Lakewood Elementary SchoolElementary · 434 students
- Houghton Elementary SchoolElementary · 278 students
- Harbor High SchoolHigh · 133 students
Nearby schools
- Dublin Elementary1.2 mi · 467
- Lakeland High School1.7 mi · 1,012
- White Lake Middle School1.8 mi · 525
- Lakewood Elementary School1.9 mi · 434
- Walled Lake Northern High School2.2 mi · 1,383
- Houghton Elementary School2.2 mi · 278
Frequently asked questions
About Oxbow Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Oxbow Elementary School?
Oxbow Elementary School enrolls approximately 397 students in grades PK-05.
Is Oxbow Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Oxbow Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Oxbow Elementary School have?
Oxbow Elementary School employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Oxbow Elementary School?
Student demographics at Oxbow Elementary School are roughly 79% White, 13% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Oxbow Elementary School public or private?
Oxbow Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Huron Valley Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.