Waldon Middle School

Waldon Middle School operates as a middle-of-the-pack middle school in LAKE ORION, Michigan, overseen by Lake Orion Community Schools. Current enrollment sits at 514 students spanning grades 6 through 8.

Within Lake Orion Community Schools, which oversees 13 schools and 6,472 students, Waldon Middle School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Waldon Middle School reports that the largest single group is White, at 76% of enrollment. The remainder breaks down as 10% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 4% Asian, 3% Black.

On the resource side, The school employs 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.0:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 26% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Waldon Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 54.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 59.5%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Oakland County) logs that median household income runs about $97,760, roughly 51% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Oakland County runs 345 public schools (combined enrollment of about 169,926 students), of which Waldon Middle School is one.

The closest other public school is Carpenter Elem School, roughly 0.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Waldon Middle School at 3rd of 6; the average score across the group is 57.2%.

Waldon Middle School operates from a residential location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 21%: 647 students in 2018 compared to 514 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment shrank from 7% to 3% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 22.2:1 in 2018 to 14.0:1 today.

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