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Alumni: what's one memory from Village Oaks Elementary School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
499
Elementary
DISTRICT 484 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NOVI COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 262613006265
Village Oaks Elementary School
23333 WILLOWBROOK, NOVI, MI 48375 · (248) 449-1300 · Oakland County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL499 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 80% of Michigan public elementary schools
- ATest 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
13.4:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
14%
68 students
DISTRICT 16% · 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 | 93 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 93 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 90 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 113 | 23% |
| Grade 4 | 110 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (93) is 15% smaller than its 4th grade class (110).
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
60.3%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
67.5%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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
63.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.2%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 Village Oaks Elementary School
Village Oaks Elementary School's state test result (63.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Village Oaks Elementary School this school | 499 | 13.6% | 63.9% |
| Longacre Elementary School FARMINGTON | 443 | 13.5% | 52.5% |
| Martin Luther King Elem School ANN ARBOR | 511 | 9.0% | 80.9% |
| Hamilton Elementary School TROY | 460 | 9.3% | 77.7% |
| Hampton Elementary School ROCHESTER HILLS | 567 | 15.2% | 54.9% |
| Schroeder Elementary School TROY | 423 | 6.9% | 70.0% |
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 Village Oaks Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Oakland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.9% | #139 of 1,085 | #35 of 147 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.5% | #121 of 1,072 | #31 of 144 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.3% | #260 of 1,139 | #62 of 157 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 499 | #281 of 1,630 | #43 of 178 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #187 of 1,424 | #21 of 170 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.2% | #152 of 1,424 | #17 of 170 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 13.6% | #1,473 of 1,563 | #132 of 175 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.2% | #437 of 440 | #48 of 48 |
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
499
-110 (-18%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 518
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 499 | 37.2 | 13.4:1 | 14% (68) |
| 2023-24 | 515 | 36.9 | 13.9:1 | 20% (104) |
| 2022-23 | 538 | 38.8 | 13.9:1 | 19% (104) |
| 2020-21 | 609 | 39 | 15.6:1 | 17% (105) |
| 2017-18 | 498 | 34.1 | 14.6:1 | 15% (76) |
| 2015-16 | 489 | 31 | 15.8:1 | 14% (69) |
| 2010-11 | 462 | 28 | 16.5:1 | 17% (79) |
| 2000-01 | 396 | 24 | 16.5:1 | 2% (7) |
| 1990-91 | 518 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Village Oaks Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (498 to 499); teachers up 9% (34.1 to 37.2).
About Village Oaks Elementary School
Located in NOVI, Michigan, Village Oaks Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school. It reports enrollment of 499 students in kindergarten through 4. On average, elementary schools in Michigan enroll around 369, and this school is 35% larger than that mark.
A total of 10 schools make up Novi Community School District, with 6,732 students enrolled.
Asian students make up 45% of enrollment at Village Oaks Elementary School, the largest share of any group. Beyond that, enrollment is 35% White, 9% Black, 5% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. In Oakland County overall, about 9% of residents are Asian. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 66, compared with 70 nationally.
The school lists 37.2 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.4:1. Compared with the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan, this school's ratio is lower. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 14% of the student body. Across public schools in Oakland County, the average is 32%.
On the allk12 Grade, Village Oaks Elementary School lands at A-, ahead of 80% of Michigan public elementary schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Village Oaks Elementary School is 60.2%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 63.9%.
The school is in Oakland County, where median household income comes to about $97,760, 51% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Across Oakland County, 345 public schools serve about 169,926 students.
Orchard Hills Elementary School, about 0.8 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 5 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Village Oaks Elementary School is 4th on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Small, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment was 499 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 609. The ratio of students to teachers went from 15.6:1 to 13.4:1 over the same years.
This page is set up for the Village Oaks Elementary School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Novi Community School District
- Novi High SchoolHigh · 2,141 students
- Novi Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,086 students
- Novi Meadows SchoolMiddle · 1,048 students
- Parkview Elementary SchoolElementary · 515 students
- Novi Woods Elementary SchoolElementary · 496 students
- Deerfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 459 students
Other schools in NOVI
- Novi High SchoolHigh · 2,141 students
- Novi Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,086 students
- Novi Meadows SchoolMiddle · 1,048 students
- Thornton Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 531 students
- Meadowbrook Elementary SchoolElementary · 518 students
- Parkview Elementary SchoolElementary · 515 students
Other Village Oaks Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Village Oaks Elementary. Village Oaks Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- VILLAGE OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLIMMOKALEE, FL · 511 students
Nearby schools
- Orchard Hills Elementary School0.8 mi · 453
- Oakland FlexTech High School1.1 mi · 162
- Career Preparation1.7 mi · 26
- Novi Adult Transition Center1.7 mi · 9
- Hillside Elementary School2.3 mi · 682
- Novi High School2.3 mi · 2,141
Frequently asked questions
About Village Oaks Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Village Oaks Elementary School?
Village Oaks Elementary School enrolls approximately 499 students in grades KG-04.
What age range does Village Oaks Elementary School serve?
Village Oaks Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at Village Oaks Elementary School?
Approximately 13.4:1 students per teacher at Village Oaks Elementary School.
How diverse is Village Oaks Elementary School?
Village Oaks Elementary School reports a student body of 35% White, 5% Hispanic, 9% Black, 45% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Village Oaks Elementary School?
Village Oaks Elementary School is overseen by Novi Community School District in Oakland County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.