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Enrollment
504
Elementary
DISTRICT 473 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAKE ORION COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 262073001244
Paint Creek Elementary School
2800 INDIANWOOD RD, LAKE ORION, MI 48362 · (248) 814-1724 · Oakland County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL504 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 75% of Michigan public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
16.6:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.6:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
110 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 | 65 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 100 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 94 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 76 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 102 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (65) is 36% smaller than its 5th grade class (102).
Student demographics
29%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
64.8%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
58.9%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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
59.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.6%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 Paint Creek Elementary School
Paint Creek Elementary School's state test result (59.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paint Creek Elementary School this school | 504 | 21.8% | 59.5% |
| Rosewood School JENISON | 481 | 21.0% | 59.0% |
| Navigator Upper Elementary School PINCKNEY | 491 | 21.2% | 43.5% |
| Country Oaks Elementary School COMMERCE TOWNSHIP | 488 | 21.1% | 47.2% |
| Dublin Elementary WHITE LAKE | 467 | 23.8% | 52.3% |
| Buchanan Elementary School LIVONIA | 483 | 20.5% | 71.0% |
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 Paint Creek Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Oakland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.5% | #223 of 1,085 | #52 of 147 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.9% | #242 of 1,072 | #59 of 144 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.8% | #163 of 1,139 | #40 of 157 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 504 | #275 of 1,630 | #40 of 178 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #885 of 1,424 | #121 of 170 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.9% | #848 of 1,424 | #133 of 170 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.8% | #1,360 of 1,563 | #101 of 175 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.5% | #573 of 979 | #66 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
504
+49 (+11%) vs 2020
+4% since 2000-01, when it was 484
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 504 | 30.3 | 16.6:1 | 22% (110) |
| 2023-24 | 532 | 33.7 | 15.8:1 | 25% (133) |
| 2022-23 | 532 | 28.9 | 18.4:1 | 23% (121) |
| 2020-21 | 455 | 27 | 16.9:1 | 24% (109) |
| 2017-18 | 563 | 30.8 | 18.3:1 | 20% (111) |
| 2015-16 | 500 | 27 | 18.5:1 | 19% (97) |
| 2010-11 | 507 | 28 | 18.1:1 | 17% (85) |
| 2000-01 | 484 | 24 | 20.2:1 | 6% (29) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Paint Creek Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (563 to 504); teachers down 2% (30.8 to 30.3).
About Paint Creek Elementary School
Paint Creek Elementary School sits in LAKE ORION, Michigan, and is classified as an elementary school. Classes run from pre-K through 5, and the school has 504 students. Against the 369-student average for elementary schools in Michigan, enrollment here is 37% higher.
The 13 schools in Lake Orion Community Schools enroll 6,472 students altogether, Paint Creek Elementary School among them.
At Paint Creek Elementary School, White students make up 84% of the student body. The remaining students are 9% multiracial and 5% Hispanic. Among people living in Oakland County, the White share is about 69%. Paint Creek Elementary School has a diversity index of 29%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at Paint Creek Elementary School total 30.3 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 16.6:1. The 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan is lower than this school's figure. The school counts 110 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 22%. Among public schools in Oakland County, the average eligibility rate is 32%.
The allk12 Grade for Paint Creek Elementary School is A-. Compared with Michigan public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 75% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
A school with Paint Creek Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Michigan is predicted to score 56.6%. Paint Creek Elementary School scores 59.5%, 2.9 points above that line.
Oakland County census figures show that median household income is 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%. A total of 345 public schools operate in Oakland County, serving about 169,926 students.
Of nearby public schools, Clear Lake Elementary School is the closest, at about 1.5 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Of 6 schools in the immediate area with test results, Paint Creek Elementary School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Fringe.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 504 was 11% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 455.
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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
- Orion Oaks Elementary SchoolElementary · 514 students
- Waldon Middle SchoolMiddle · 514 students
- Oakview Middle SchoolMiddle · 510 students
- Webber SchoolElementary · 485 students
- Carpenter Elem SchoolElementary · 467 students
Other schools in LAKE ORION
- Lake Orion Community High SchoolHigh · 2,035 students
- Orion Oaks Elementary SchoolElementary · 514 students
- Waldon Middle SchoolMiddle · 514 students
- Webber SchoolElementary · 485 students
- Carpenter Elem SchoolElementary · 467 students
- Scripps Middle SchoolMiddle · 446 students
Nearby schools
- Clear Lake Elementary School1.5 mi · 425
- Webber School1.6 mi · 485
- Orion Oaks Elementary School1.9 mi · 514
- Pine Tree Center2.0 mi · 56
- Oxford Virtual Academy2.2 mi · 1,249
- Oxford Elementary School2.8 mi · 340
Frequently asked questions
About Paint Creek Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Paint Creek Elementary School?
Paint Creek Elementary School enrolls approximately 504 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Paint Creek Elementary School serve?
Paint Creek Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Paint Creek Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Paint Creek Elementary School is approximately 16.6:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Paint Creek Elementary School?
At Paint Creek Elementary School, the student body is approximately 84% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Paint Creek Elementary School?
Paint Creek 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.