Vandenberg Elementary School

Vandenberg Elementary School operates as a small elementary campus in SOUTHFIELD, Michigan, operated by Southfield Public School District. Current enrollment sits at 245 students spanning grades 1 through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 34% smaller than the state mean of about 369.

Across the 13 schools in Southfield Public School District (4,692 students total), Vandenberg Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Vandenberg Elementary School reports that 82% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority; the rest looks like 8% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 4% White. By comparison, Oakland County as a whole is about 13% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.3:1. The state averages about 15.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 74% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Oakland County (around 32%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Oakland County) records that median household earnings sit near $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%. Vandenberg Elementary School is one of 345 public schools in Oakland County (combined enrollment of about 169,926 students).

Nearest neighbor: Crescent Academy PK2, around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Looking at the recent track record. Vandenberg Elementary School's enrollment has ticked down 33% since 2018, when it stood at 366 (now 245). Over the same period, the White share contracted from 17% to 4%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 14.4:1 today.

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