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Alumni: what's one memory from Troy Union Elementary School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
395
Elementary
DISTRICT 381 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TROY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 263426006967
Troy Union Elementary School
1340 E SQUARE LAKE RD, TROY, MI 48085 · (248) 823-3100 · Oakland County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL395 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 50% of Michigan public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
14.7:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
90 students
DISTRICT 15% · 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 | 65 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 73 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (65) is 11% smaller than its 5th grade class (73).
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
57.3%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
56.0%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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
51.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.2%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Troy Union Elementary School
Troy Union Elementary School's state test result (51.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Union Elementary School this school | 395 | 22.8% | 51.4% |
| Orchard Hills Elementary School NOVI | 453 | 18.5% | 65.5% |
| Barnard Elementary School TROY | 400 | 17.8% | 64.3% |
| Thurston Elementary School ANN ARBOR | 506 | 20.2% | 59.9% |
| Logan Elementary School ANN ARBOR | 349 | 16.6% | 65.0% |
| Messmore Elementary School STERLING HEIGHTS | 332 | 15.7% | 73.1% |
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 Troy Union Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Oakland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.4% | #388 of 1,085 | #85 of 147 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #303 of 1,072 | #68 of 144 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.3% | #315 of 1,139 | #68 of 157 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 395 | #681 of 1,630 | #102 of 178 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #413 of 1,424 | #55 of 170 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.9% | #158 of 1,424 | #18 of 170 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.8% | #1,344 of 1,563 | #98 of 175 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.0% | #370 of 979 | #39 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
395
-46 (-10%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 484
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 16.3:1
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 | 395 | 27 | 14.7:1 | 23% (90) |
| 2023-24 | 400 | 26.6 | 15.1:1 | 26% (103) |
| 2022-23 | 405 | 27.7 | 14.7:1 | 25% (101) |
| 2020-21 | 441 | 27 | 16.3:1 | 22% (96) |
| 2017-18 | 470 | 29.5 | 15.9:1 | 25% (118) |
| 2015-16 | 476 | 29 | 16.4:1 | 23% (108) |
| 2010-11 | 446 | 23 | 19.4:1 | 21% (95) |
| 2000-01 | 524 | 30 | 17.5:1 | 5% (28) |
| 1990-91 | 484 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Troy Union Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (470 to 395); teachers down 9% (29.5 to 27).
About Troy Union Elementary School
Among the schools in TROY, Michigan, is Troy Union Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school. The school offers pre-K through 5 and enrolls 395 students.
Troy Union Elementary School is one school in Troy School District, a system of 21 schools with 11,596 students.
White students make up 48% of enrollment at Troy Union Elementary School, the largest share of any group. Other reported shares: 32% Asian, 8% Black, 6% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. That compares with about 69% White among all Oakland County residents. A diversity index of 66% means there is a 66% chance two randomly chosen students at Troy Union Elementary School are from different groups.
There are 27 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 14.7:1. The average for elementary schools in Michigan, 15.8:1, is higher. Of all students at Troy Union Elementary School, 23% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 32% average for public schools in Oakland County, the school's rate is lower.
On the allk12 Grade, Troy Union Elementary School lands at B-, ahead of 50% of Michigan public elementary schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 56.2% for Troy Union Elementary School. The school posts 51.4%, 4.8 points below the prediction.
The school's county is Oakland County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $97,760 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 51% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Troy Union Elementary School shares Oakland County with 344 other public schools.
Measured in a straight line, Smith Middle School is about 1.2 miles from Troy Union Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Among 7 nearby schools that report test results, Troy Union Elementary School ranks 6th on proficiency.
Its location is classified as City: Small by the National Center for Education Statistics.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 395, down from 441 in 2020-21. The school's ratio dropped from 16.3:1 to 14.7:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The discussion board for Troy Union Elementary School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 Troy School District
- Troy High SchoolHigh · 2,032 students
- Athens High SchoolHigh · 1,468 students
- Larson Middle SchoolMiddle · 865 students
- Boulan Park Middle SchoolMiddle · 839 students
- Baker Middle SchoolMiddle · 629 students
- Smith Middle SchoolMiddle · 599 students
Other schools in TROY
- Troy High SchoolHigh · 2,032 students
- Athens High SchoolHigh · 1,468 students
- Larson Middle SchoolMiddle · 865 students
- Boulan Park Middle SchoolMiddle · 839 students
- Baker Middle SchoolMiddle · 629 students
- Smith Middle SchoolMiddle · 599 students
Nearby schools
- Smith Middle School1.2 mi · 599
- Wass Elementary School1.3 mi · 413
- Martell Elementary School1.3 mi · 348
- Costello Elementary School1.4 mi · 395
- Larson Middle School1.4 mi · 865
- Woodland Elementary School1.6 mi · 328
Frequently asked questions
About Troy Union Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Troy Union Elementary School?
Troy Union Elementary School enrolls approximately 395 students in grades PK-05.
Is Troy Union Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Troy Union Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Troy Union Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Troy Union Elementary School is approximately 14.7:1 (27 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Troy Union Elementary School?
Troy Union Elementary School reports a student body of 48% White, 6% Hispanic, 8% Black, 32% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Troy Union Elementary School?
Troy Union Elementary School is overseen by Troy School District in Oakland County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.