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Okemos Public Schools

At a glance

29^thof 613 Michigan districts▲ 2

Better than 95% of Michigan districts

Elementary 4 Middle 2 High 1Grades PK, KG-12

4406 Okemos Rd
Okemos, MI 48864-2553·(517) 706-5007·All Michigan district rankings →

Statewide performance 2017–2025

2025: better than 95.3% of districts

Schools

4,639

Students

5-star schools

Top rankedOkemos High School14^th of 739 Michigan high schools

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Biggest riser

Cornell Elementary School up 38 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Okemos Public MontessoriCentral 15.6 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

5★

4★

1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

The Okemos Public Schools district in Michigan is home to 7 high-performing schools, including 4 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 1 high school. The district as a whole is ranked 29th out of 613 districts in the state and is rated 5 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger, indicating exceptional academic achievement.

Among the standout schools in the district is Okemos High School, which is consistently ranked as one of the top high schools in Michigan, placing 5th out of 735 schools in 2022-2023 and 13th out of 743 schools in 2023-2024. The school boasts impressive test scores, with 84.2% of 11th graders proficient or better in SAT/Evidence-Based Reading and Writing and 58.2% proficient or better in SAT/Mathematics. Another exceptional school is Okemos Public MontessoriCentral, an elementary school that ranks 21st out of 1,488 Michigan elementary schools in 2024-2025 and 56th out of 1,486 in 2023-2024, with 80.7% of 3rd graders and 77.2% of 4th graders proficient or better in M-Step/English Language Arts.

The Okemos Public Schools district as a whole stands out for its strong academic performance, with all of its schools ranked among the top in the state. However, the district faces a challenge with a high chronic absenteeism rate of 29.5% across all schools, an area that the district may want to investigate further to understand the underlying causes and implement strategies to improve attendance.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT Mathematics (2025)	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	M-Step English Language Arts (2025)					M-Step Math (2025)					M-Step Science (2025)			M-Step Social Studies (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 3rd Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Science 11th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bennett Woods Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	2650 Bennett Rd	Okemos	48864	Ingham County	Okemos Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 706-5100	476	30	15.8	14.7%	290 (60.9%)	38 (8.0%)	3 (0.6%)	91 (19.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (11.3%)	83.3	228^th of 1488 public elementary schools	84.7%		81.8	231^st of 1486 public elementary schools	84.5%	3					50.4	63.3				61.1	67.3										$15,821	$497	$15,324
Chippewa Middle School	Public	6-8	4000 Okemos Rd	Okemos	48864	Ingham County	Okemos Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 706-4800	726	45	16.1	14.3%	405 (55.8%)	52 (7.2%)	26 (3.6%)	173 (23.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	68 (9.4%)	95.2	37^th of 890 public middle schools	95.8%		95.2	28^th of 897 public middle schools	96.9%	9	88.7	60.6							66.8					56.8		69.9			77.4		$15,149	$293	$14,856
Okemos Public MontessoriCentral	Public	PK, KG-4	4406 Okemos Rd	Okemos	48864	Ingham County	Okemos Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 706-5400	326	21	15.6	10.7%	144 (44.2%)	12 (3.7%)	10 (3.1%)	124 (38.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (10.7%)	97.3	21^st of 1488 public elementary schools	98.6%		94.4	56^th of 1486 public elementary schools	96.2%	35					80.7	77.2				83.9	73.7										$17,040	$396	$16,644
Cornell Elementary School	Public	K-4	4371 Cornell Rd	Okemos	48864	Ingham County	Okemos Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 706-5300	439	26	16.8	12.3%	254 (57.9%)	13 (3.0%)	3 (0.7%)	105 (23.9%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (13.4%)	86.3	186^th of 1488 public elementary schools	87.5%		82.2	224^th of 1486 public elementary schools	84.9%	38					57.9	62.9				63.9	63.0										$16,950	$299	$16,651
Okemos High School	Public	9-12	2800 Jolly Rd	Okemos	48864	Ingham County	Okemos Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 706-4900	1,496	78	19.0	14.5%	842 (56.3%)	114 (7.6%)	61 (4.1%)	341 (22.8%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	135 (9.0%)	97.3	14^th of 739 public high schools	98.1%		98	13^th of 743 public high schools	98.3%	1			84.2	58.2													62.2			77.5	$14,684	$339	$14,345
Kinawa School	Public	5-6	1900 Kinawa Dr	Okemos	48864	Ingham County	Okemos Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 706-4702	735	47	15.7	17.6%	391 (53.2%)	45 (6.1%)	28 (3.8%)	167 (22.7%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	100 (13.6%)								(n/a)							65.2	63.2				50.3	48.5		69.8			50.9			$14,713	$305	$14,408
Hiawatha Elementary School	Public	K-4	1900 Jolly Rd	Okemos	48864	Ingham County	Okemos Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 706-4500	441	28	15.7	23.1%	246 (55.8%)	41 (9.3%)	3 (0.7%)	97 (22.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (11.8%)	75.6	330^th of 1488 public elementary schools	77.8%		80.1	244^th of 1486 public elementary schools	83.6%	86					51.3	60.2				58.2	47.4										$14,771	$630	$14,141

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Michigan Connections Academy	0.64 mi	1
Great Lakes Learning Academy	1.29 mi	2	571^st
Ingham Independent School District (Isd)	2.24 mi	13
East Lansing School District	2.98 mi	8	118^th
Lansing Public School District	3.1 mi	32	526^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Michigan Department of Education.

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