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Norup International School

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Norup International School ranks 250 th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

250^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 83% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Norup International School is a public elementary school serving 688 students in grades K-8 in the Berkley School District in Oak Park, Michigan. The school has consistently ranked in the top 25-35% of Michigan elementary schools over the past decade, earning 4 out of 5 stars from SchoolDigger.

Norup International School outperforms the state average in proficiency rates across most grade levels and subjects on the M-STEP assessments. For example, in 2024-2025, 60.2% of 7th graders were proficient in ELA compared to the state average of 39.2%, and 62.3% of 3rd graders were proficient in math compared to 42.7% statewide. The school also performs exceptionally well for certain student subgroups, ranking in the top 60 out of 369 Michigan elementary schools for African American students and in the top 76 out of 1,206 schools for White students in ELA proficiency.

Norup International School outperforms the other Berkley School District elementary schools, as well as nearby schools in the Oak Park and Southfield districts, on most academic measures. For example, in 3rd grade ELA, Norup scored 52.5% proficient compared to 56.8% at Pattengill Elementary, 47.3% at Burton Elementary, and just 10.3% at Key Elementary in the Oak Park district. This suggests Norup International School is able to achieve strong academic outcomes despite serving a more disadvantaged population, with 28.78% of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds in 2023-2024.

672

Students ?

16.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,149

Per pupil spending ?

20.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

14450 Manhattan St
Oak Park, MI 48237-1162

(248) 837-8300

District: Berkley School District

Students who attend Norup International School usually attend:

High:

Berkley High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.1%

African American:

31.1%

Two or more races:

5.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 78th percentile in 2015 → 83rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (61% vs 40% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of Michigan elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school61%

District avg58%

Michigan avg40%

Elementary school

250^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 17%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From top 22% (2015) to top 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

58^th of 890

Michigan public middle schools ?

Top 7%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 5Elementary Schools in the Berkley School District

54^th of 613Berkley School District among Michigan districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	81.7	250 of 1488	83.2%	★★★★☆
2024	71.1	389 of 1486	73.8%	★★★★☆
2023	71.1	374 of 1470	74.6%	★★★★☆
2022	60.0	482 of 1344	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.3	485 of 1153	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.3	420 of 1408	70.2%	★★★★☆
2018	81.4	248 of 1448	82.9%	★★★★☆
2017	70.3	352 of 1466	76.0%	★★★★☆
2016	71.9	389 of 1548	74.9%	★★★★☆
2015	75.2	353 of 1580	77.7%	★★★★☆
2014	63.0	576 of 1533	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	68.9	459 of 1563	70.6%	★★★★☆
2012	64.4	534 of 1566	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	60.6	769 of 1552	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	56.5	925 of 1552	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	38.0	1258 of 1589	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	39.1	1211 of 1577	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	42.3	1145 of 1565	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	41.4	1156 of 1545	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	69.9	60 of 369	83.7%	★★★★☆
2024	63.8	84 of 348	75.9%	★★★★☆
2023	64.4	73 of 321	77.3%	★★★★☆
2022	78.7	20 of 158	87.3%	★★★★☆
2021	72.1	10 of 51	80.4%	★★★★☆
2019	74.2	34 of 212	84.0%	★★★★☆
2018	92.1	18 of 475	96.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	71.5	317 of 1338	76.3%	★★★★☆
2024	69.9	320 of 1342	76.2%	★★★★☆
2023	74.4	251 of 1321	81.0%	★★★★☆
2022	61.6	361 of 1106	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.9	367 of 902	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.8	347 of 1171	70.4%	★★★★☆
2018	81.6	224 of 1443	84.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	54.4	559 of 1346	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.7	742 of 1381	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.7	877 of 1350	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.1	703 of 1134	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	63.3	442 of 1397	68.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	82.6	194 of 1366	85.8%	★★★★☆
2024	63.5	445 of 1347	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.7	485 of 1334	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.5	474 of 1139	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.1	410 of 915	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.2	263 of 1196	78.0%	★★★★☆
2018	77.9	278 of 1446	80.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	90.7	76 of 1206	93.7%	★★★★★
2024	83.0	155 of 1204	87.1%	★★★★☆
2023	88.2	94 of 1198	92.2%	★★★★★
2022	82.3	148 of 1102	86.6%	★★★★☆
2021	73.4	211 of 1005	79.0%	★★★★☆
2019	87.6	91 of 1128	91.9%	★★★★★
2018	89.3	76 of 1253	93.9%	★★★★★

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	91.7	58 of 890	93.5%	★★★★★
2024	93.5	45 of 897	95.0%	★★★★★
2023	92.4	52 of 883	94.1%	★★★★★
2022	87.1	78 of 776	89.9%	★★★★★
2021	85.1	71 of 675	89.5%	★★★★☆
2019	84.8	94 of 792	88.1%	★★★★☆
2018	89.5	74 of 838	91.2%	★★★★★
2017	89.8	61 of 821	92.6%	★★★★★
2016	93.9	44 of 894	95.1%	★★★★★
2015	93.4	40 of 919	95.6%	★★★★★
2014	92.7	38 of 921	95.9%	★★★★★
2013	92.2	45 of 919	95.1%	★★★★★
2012	87.1	76 of 900	91.6%	★★★★★
2011	78.0	145 of 858	83.1%	★★★★☆
2010	77.9	146 of 851	82.8%	★★★★☆
2009	80.9	112 of 847	86.8%	★★★★☆
2008	78.4	142 of 839	83.1%	★★★★☆
2007	80.2	118 of 823	85.7%	★★★★☆
2006	78.7	136 of 806	83.1%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	68.6	67 of 338	80.2%	★★★★☆
2024	69.5	52 of 300	82.7%	★★★★☆
2023	79.7	39 of 310	87.4%	★★★★☆
2022	79.0	20 of 182	89.0%	★★★★☆
2021	82.4	8 of 77	89.6%	★★★★★
2019	64.1	55 of 196	71.9%	★★★★☆
2018	80.2	47 of 366	87.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	86.7	80 of 789	89.9%	★★★★☆
2024	93.1	44 of 771	94.3%	★★★★★
2023	91.0	42 of 770	94.5%	★★★★★
2022	84.3	71 of 657	89.2%	★★★★☆
2021	79.6	70 of 521	86.6%	★★★★☆
2019	81.6	90 of 658	86.3%	★★★★☆
2018	90.4	61 of 794	92.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	48.9	397 of 832	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.0	464 of 836	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.9	460 of 825	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.2	387 of 672	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	67.7	206 of 815	74.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	91.0	51 of 798	93.6%	★★★★★
2024	90.2	57 of 786	92.7%	★★★★★
2023	89.7	69 of 776	91.1%	★★★★★
2022	85.5	76 of 658	88.4%	★★★★☆
2021	84.4	59 of 540	89.1%	★★★★☆
2019	83.0	83 of 639	87.0%	★★★★☆
2018	84.2	95 of 797	88.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	79.5	30 of 377	92.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	95.8	15 of 696	97.8%	★★★★★
2024	97.5	8 of 701	98.9%	★★★★★
2023	95.8	13 of 688	98.1%	★★★★★
2022	92.1	35 of 638	94.5%	★★★★★
2021	89.3	42 of 577	92.7%	★★★★★
2019	93.0	32 of 624	94.9%	★★★★★
2018	91.4	46 of 678	93.2%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

White (2025)94th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)86th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2025)84th percentile~ school

Female (2025)76th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)58th percentile-25 vs school

Middle school

White (2025)98th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)94th percentile~ school

Special Education (2018)92nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)90th percentile-4 vs school

African American (2025)80th percentile-13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)52nd percentile-41 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Science72%+31 vs state

Social Studies66%+27 vs state

Mathematics58%+28 vs state

English Language Arts56%+15 vs state

Math54%+18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT Mathematics (2025)	M-Step English Language Arts (2025)					M-Step Math (2025)					M-Step Science (2025)		M-Step Social Studies (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	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 Social Studies 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Norup International School	Public	K-8	14450 Manhattan St	Oak Park	48237	Oakland County	Berkley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 837-8300	672	41	16.4	20.7%	377 (56.1%)	209 (31.1%)	22 (3.3%)	21 (3.1%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.7%)	81.7	250^th of 1488 public elementary schools	83.2%		71.1	389^th of 1486 public elementary schools	73.8%	139	89.3	58.3	52.5	53.5	53.8	54.9	60.2	62.3	55.8	52.9	48.7	55.8	61.5	77.5	40.4	78.4	$16,149	$851	$15,298
Pepper Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	24301 Church St	Oak Park	48237	Oakland County	Oak Park School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 336-7680	416	26	16.1	78.6%	6 (1.4%)	388 (93.3%)	6 (1.4%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	8.1	1395^th of 1488 public elementary schools	6.3%		6.3	1430^th of 1486 public elementary schools	3.8%	35			16.0	15.6	17.8			4.0	7.8	6.8			15.1		8.2		$20,678	$2,922	$17,756
Burton Elementary School	Public	K-5	26315 Scotia Rd	Huntington Woods	48070	Oakland County	Berkley School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 837-8600	461	28	16.3	3.3%	419 (90.9%)	20 (4.3%)	6 (1.3%)	8 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	91.7	96^th of 1488 public elementary schools	93.5%		95.9	37^th of 1486 public elementary schools	97.5%	59			47.3	70.0	83.1			66.2	75.7	70.8			75.4		66.2		$15,802	$306	$15,496
Thompson K8 International Academy	Public	K-8	16300 Lincoln Dr	Southfield	48076	Oakland County	Southfield Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 746-7404	544	35	15.7	64.5%	21 (3.9%)	444 (81.6%)	56 (10.3%)	15 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.3%)	14.9	1259^th of 1488 public elementary schools	15.4%		11.9	1312^th of 1486 public elementary schools	11.7%	53	22.2		28.3	25.0	26.9	13.3	21.7	24.6	18.5	7.3		15.2	12.3	8.8	9.9	14.0	$24,147	$1,953	$22,194
Rogers Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2265 Hamilton Ave	Berkley	48072	Oakland County	Berkley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 837-8800	366	24	15.1	13.4%	302 (82.5%)	34 (9.3%)	8 (2.2%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.9%)	77.3	301^st of 1488 public elementary schools	79.8%		77.8	287^th of 1486 public elementary schools	80.7%	14			42.6	59.0	61.2			44.3	65.6	49.3			62.7		44.8		$16,715	$489	$16,226
Angell Elementary School	Public	K-5	3849 Beverly Blvd	Berkley	48072	Oakland County	Berkley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 837-8500	411	24	17.0	19.0%	320 (77.9%)	53 (12.9%)	3 (0.7%)	8 (1.9%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.8%)	75.8	324^th of 1488 public elementary schools	78.2%		71.5	380^th of 1486 public elementary schools	74.4%	56			59.4	40.6	52.6			56.3	49.3	58.6			67.2		44.8		$16,956	$505	$16,451
Key Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	23400 Jerome St	Oak Park	48237	Oakland County	Oak Park School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 336-7610	516	27	19.2	83.3%	29 (5.6%)	470 (91.1%)	8 (1.6%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	8.3	1387^th of 1488 public elementary schools	6.8%		5.6	1449^th of 1486 public elementary schools	2.5%	62			10.3	7.9	26.9			12.8	6.7	10.3			14.1		3.9		$18,904	$1,923	$16,981
Ferndale Upper Elementary Campus	Public, Magnet	K-6	24220 Rosewood St	Oak Park	48237	Oakland County	Ferndale Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(248) 547-0880	501	30	16.6	45.3%	261 (52.1%)	187 (37.3%)	13 (2.6%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.2%)	44.9	795^th of 1488 public elementary schools	46.6%		33.7	959^th of 1486 public elementary schools	35.5%	164			48.4	43.8	46.6			37.6	24.1	21.0			42.6		23.3		$15,349	$1,445	$13,904
Pattengill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3540 Morrison Ave	Berkley	48072	Oakland County	Berkley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 837-8700	295	22	13.6	14.9%	202 (68.5%)	51 (17.3%)	8 (2.7%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (9.8%)	71.4	392^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	73.7%		70.9	393^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	73.6%	1			56.8	56.8	47.7			54.5	47.7	52.3			52.3		31.8		$19,040	$685	$18,355
Ferndale Lower Elementary Campus	Public	K-3	23501 Rosewood St	Oak Park	48237	Oakland County	Ferndale Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 548-1950	517	31	16.6	48.2%	261 (50.5%)	180 (34.8%)	34 (6.6%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.0%)								(n/a)																	$17,083	$1,883	$15,200

Frequently Asked Questions about Norup International School

What is the racial makeup of Norup International School?

Students at Norup International School are 56% White, 31% African American, 6% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 3% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Norup International School attend?

Students who attend Norup International School usually go on to attend:

High : Berkley High School

How many students attend Norup International School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 672 students attended Norup International School.

What district is Norup International School in?

Berkley School District

Is Norup International School a good school?

Norup International School ranks 250^th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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