Enrollment
390
Elementary
DISTRICT 346 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AVONDALE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 260369004066
R Grant Graham Elem School
2450 OLD SALEM RD, AUBURN HILLS, MI 48326 · (248) 537-6800 · Oakland County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL390 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
242 students
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 55%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
Based on grade levels within Avondale School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
28.5%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
19.4%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
24.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.8%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 39% typical for Michigan schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
390
-30 (-7%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 18.6:1
% White
18%
was 20%
% Hispanic
19%
was 10%
% Black
51%
was 35%
% Asian
10%
was 27%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About R Grant Graham Elem School
R Grant Graham Elem School is a middle-of-the-pack elementary-level community in AUBURN HILLS, Michigan, overseen by Avondale School District. The school hosts 390 students in grades K through 5.
R Grant Graham Elem School is one of 9 schools operated by Avondale School District, a district that hosts 3,798 students overall.
On the student-mix side, R Grant Graham Elem School shows that the largest single group is Black at 51%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 19% Hispanic, 18% White, 10% Asian, 2% Native American. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 13%.
Looking at school resources, The school employs 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.6:1. The state averages about 15.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 62% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above Oakland County's rate of about 32%.
After controlling for student poverty, R Grant Graham Elem School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 38.8%; this one comes in at 24.6%, -14.2 points off the demographic line.
In the area at large, Oakland County reports that median household income runs about $97,760, about 51% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, 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 R Grant Graham Elem School is one.
The closest other public school is Avondale High School, roughly 0.5 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around R Grant Graham Elem School.
R Grant Graham Elem School operates from a suburban location.
Five-year trend. R Grant Graham Elem School's enrollment has declined 7% since 2018, when it stood at 420 (now 390). The Asian share of enrollment ticked down from 27% to 10% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 18.6:1 in 2018 to 15.6:1 today.
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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 Avondale School District
- Avondale High SchoolHigh · 911 students
- Avondale Middle SchoolMiddle · 639 students
- Diploma and Careers InstituteHigh · 475 students
- Avondale Gifted and Talented EducationMiddle · 381 students
- Auburn Elementary SchoolElementary · 333 students
- Deerfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 333 students
Other schools in AUBURN HILLS
- Avondale High SchoolHigh · 911 students
- Auburn Elementary SchoolElementary · 333 students
- Rogers SchoolElementary · 280 students
- Avondale Learning CenterHigh · 8 students
Nearby schools
- Avondale High School0.5 mi · 911
- Auburn Elementary School0.6 mi · 333
- Arts and Technology Academy of Pontiac0.6 mi · 850
- Avondale Learning Center1.0 mi · 8
- International Academy1.7 mi · 1,370
- Eastover Elementary School1.9 mi · 589
Frequently asked questions
About R Grant Graham Elem SchoolHow large is R Grant Graham Elem School?
R Grant Graham Elem School enrolls approximately 390 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does R Grant Graham Elem School serve?
R Grant Graham Elem School serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at R Grant Graham Elem School?
Approximately 15.6:1 students per teacher at R Grant Graham Elem School.
How diverse is R Grant Graham Elem School?
R Grant Graham Elem School reports a student body of 18% White, 19% Hispanic, 51% Black, 10% Asian.
What district is R Grant Graham Elem School in?
R Grant Graham Elem School is part of Avondale School District.
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