Scotch Elementary School

As a sizable primary school in WEST BLOOMFIELD, Michigan, Scotch Elementary School caters to 556 students from grades pre-K through 5, part of West Bloomfield School District. Enrollment runs roughly 51% bigger than the state mean of about 369.

West Bloomfield School District comprises 11 schools with combined enrollment of 4,949 students; Scotch Elementary School is among them.

On the student-mix side, Scotch Elementary School lists that the largest single group is White, at 64% of enrollment. Other groups include 17% Black, 9% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, 4% Asian.

In terms of school funding signals, Scotch Elementary School records 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.9:1. The state averages around 15.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 24% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Oakland County runs at roughly 32%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Scotch Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 55.8%; this one delivers 62.5%.

Across the wider county, Oakland County reports that median household earnings sit near $97,760, about 51% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Scotch Elementary School is one of 345 public schools in Oakland County (combined enrollment of about 169,926 students).

The closest other public school is Gretchko Elementary School, roughly 1.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Scotch Elementary School comes 1st of 6 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 47.7%.

Scotch Elementary School operates from a commuter-belt location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Scotch Elementary School's enrollment has grew 34% since 2018, when it stood at 416 (now 556). Over the same period, the Black share shrank from 22% to 17%. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 16.9:1 today.

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