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Way Elementary School

765 W LONG LAKE RD, BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MI 48302 · (248) 341-7800 · Oakland County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL506 STUDENTS
Enrollment
506
Elementary
DISTRICT 508 · STATE 369
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
11%
55 students
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 55%
Community
4
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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten9018%
Grade 16413%
Grade 29519%
Grade 38216%
Grade 48717%
Grade 58817%
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 56% · US 70%
White
36272%
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 63% · US 43%
Hispanic
275%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 9% · US 30%
Black
377%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 18% · US 15%
Asian
5310%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 4% · US 6%
Two+
245%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
27655%
Female
23045%

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Test scores

M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + Proficient
English Language Arts
75.8%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
72.3%
MI avg 44.8%

What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
68.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.5%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.6pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 →

Where Way Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MichiganIn Oakland County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
68.0%#87 of 1,085#16 of 147
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
72.3%#70 of 1,072#14 of 144
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
75.8%#34 of 1,139#7 of 157
Enrollment
ranked largest first
506#267 of 1,630#37 of 178
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.0:1#145 of 1,424#16 of 170
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
46.7%#513 of 1,424#89 of 170
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
10.9%#1,507 of 1,563#147 of 175
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+18.5%#109 of 440#11 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.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
506
+112 (+28%) vs 2020
+38% since 1990-91, when it was 367
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 15.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-255063913.0:111% (55)
2023-2447335.513.3:115% (70)
2022-2337727.213.9:114% (52)
2020-213942615.2:19% (37)
2017-1842726.815.9:19% (38)
2015-164322716.0:14% (16)
2010-113892615.0:16% (22)
2000-014262417.8:10% (0)
1990-91367N/AN/AN/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Way Elementary School.

About Way Elementary School

Way Elementary School is a public elementary school in BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan. It had 506 students in 2024-25, spanning kindergarten through 5. By comparison, elementary schools in Michigan enroll about 369 students on average.

In Bloomfield Hills Schools, 8 schools enroll a combined 4,745 students.

Of every 100 students at Way Elementary School, about 72 are White. The rest of enrollment is 10% Asian, 7% Black, 5% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. Among Oakland County residents, the White share is about 69%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 47%.

The student-to-teacher ratio at Way Elementary School is 13.0:1, based on 39 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan, this school's ratio is lower. Lunch program data show 11% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Compared with the 32% average for public schools in Oakland County, the school's rate is lower.

The BeatsExpectations prediction for Way Elementary School is 61.5%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 68.0%.

The school is in Oakland County, where median household income comes to about $97,760, roughly 51% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Oakland County's 345 public schools enroll about 169,926 students and include Way Elementary School.

Bloomfield Hills High School sits about 0.5 miles from Way Elementary School. Way Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Way Elementary School comes in 4th of 7 nearby schools on average proficiency.

Way Elementary School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.

By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 506, from 394 in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 13.0 students per teacher, compared with 15.2 in 2020-21.

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Oakland County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Way Elementary School
District
Bloomfield Hills Schools
Address
765 W LONG LAKE RD, BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MI 48302
Phone
(248) 341-7800
County
Oakland County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
506
Teachers (FTE)
39
Student–teacher ratio
13.0:1
Free and reduced lunch
55 (11%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
260609004240
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Way Elementary School
How many students attend Way Elementary School?
Way Elementary School enrolls approximately 506 students in grades KG-05.
Is Way Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Way Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Way Elementary School?
Approximately 13.0:1 students per teacher at Way Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Way Elementary School?
Student demographics at Way Elementary School are roughly 72% White, 5% Hispanic, 7% Black, 10% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Way Elementary School?
Way Elementary School is overseen by Bloomfield Hills Schools in Oakland County.
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