Walled Lake Elementary School

Walled Lake Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary-level community in WALLED LAKE, Michigan, part of Walled Lake Consolidated Schools. The school educates 301 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Within Walled Lake Consolidated Schools, which oversees 19 schools and 11,640 students, Walled Lake Elementary School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Walled Lake Elementary School records that 54% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 15% Asian, 14% Hispanic, 9% Black, 7% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 69% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.8:1, putting Walled Lake Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 44% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Oakland County runs at roughly 32%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Walled Lake Elementary School ranks in the top 10% of Michigan public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 46.7%; Walled Lake Elementary School posts 61.2%, +14.5 points above that line.

In the surrounding community, census data for Oakland County shows the typical household earns roughly $97,760 per year, 51% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Oakland County's 345 public schools (combined enrollment of about 169,926 students), Walled Lake Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

James R Geisler Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Walled Lake Elementary School comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 48.7%.

Walled Lake Elementary School operates from a residential location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Walled Lake Elementary School has edged down 18%, going from 368 students in 2018 to 301 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 63% to 54% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 15.7:1 in 2018 to 13.3:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.