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Oakwood Elementary School

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Oakwood Elementary School ranks 593 rd of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

593^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 60% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Oakwood Elementary School in Ortonville, MI, serves 371 students from Pre-K through 5th grade and is part of the Brandon School District, a 3-star district in a rural, family-oriented community northwest of Detroit.

Oakwood’s standout strength is mathematics. In the most recent school year, math proficiency rates in 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades all exceeded both district and state averages—4th grade hit 52.5% proficiency compared to 42.2% for the district and 39.4% statewide. The school also shows impressive growth in reading as students move up. While 3rd-grade English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency (31.7%) trails the state average (38.2%), by 4th and 5th grade, Oakwood students surpass state averages, with 49.2% and 46.9% proficiency respectively. This suggests that while early literacy is an area needing attention, the school’s instructional approach helps students catch up and excel in upper elementary grades. Oakwood also earns high marks for supporting students from low-income backgrounds, receiving a 4-star rating for this subgroup—a notable achievement given that about 34.5% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Compared to its district sibling, HarveySwanson Elementary School, Oakwood consistently outperforms across nearly every subject and grade. For example, 4th-grade math proficiency at Oakwood is 52.5% versus 35.5% at Harvey-Swanson. Oakwood also has a much lower chronic absenteeism rate (16.6% vs. 27.8%), which has improved dramatically from 33.7% just a few years ago. However, when compared to more affluent neighboring schools like Bailey Lake Elementary (Clarkston) or Paint Creek Elementary (Lake Orion), Oakwood’s scores are generally lower—a pattern that reflects broader socioeconomic differences rather than school quality. For parents, Oakwood represents a solid, stable choice with particular strengths in math and in helping students from all backgrounds succeed.

371

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,265

Per pupil spending ?

34.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2839 Oakwood Rd
Ortonville, MI 48462-9763

(248) 627-1880

District: Brandon School District

Students who attend Oakwood Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Brandon Middle School
High:	Brandon High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

85.7%

Hispanic:

7.3%

Asian:

3.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 58th percentile in 2012 → 60th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Michigan median (60th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school42%

District avg37%

Michigan avg38%

593^rd of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 40%▲ up 11 pts since 2018

From bottom 49% (2018) to top 40% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Elementary Schools in the Brandon School District

234^th of 625Brandon 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	57.1	593 of 1492	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	65.4	490 of 1488	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.9	515 of 1486	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.3	656 of 1470	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.4	604 of 1344	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.4	471 of 1153	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.0	619 of 1408	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.1	739 of 1448	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	52.6	785 of 1563	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	58.4	662 of 1566	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	64.1	650 of 1552	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	74.3	360 of 1552	76.8%	★★★★☆
2009	53.5	962 of 1589	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	40.9	1191 of 1577	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	38.0	1223 of 1565	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	59.1	753 of 1545	51.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	54.4	548 of 1343	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.8	514 of 1338	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.8	532 of 1342	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.0	634 of 1321	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.8	450 of 1106	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.3	412 of 902	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.7	637 of 1171	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.6	641 of 1443	55.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	58.7	464 of 1352	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	65.0	381 of 1346	71.7%	★★★★☆
2024	62.9	410 of 1381	70.3%	★★★★☆
2023	51.6	592 of 1350	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.8	497 of 1099	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.1	268 of 749	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.7	735 of 1134	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.9	755 of 1397	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	49.9	653 of 1372	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.9	473 of 1366	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.8	485 of 1347	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.8	672 of 1334	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.7	649 of 1139	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.1	434 of 915	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.9	445 of 1196	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.2	801 of 1446	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	51.8	110 of 252	56.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	46.1	631 of 1199	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	57.3	489 of 1206	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.1	530 of 1204	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.2	652 of 1198	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.7	562 of 1102	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	61.2	337 of 1005	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.8	628 of 1128	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.9	754 of 1253	39.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)66th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)59th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)56th percentile-11 vs school

Male (2026)52nd percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)47th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Math47%+9 vs state

English Language Arts43%~ state avg

Science36%-4 vs state

Social Studies28%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				M-Step English Language Arts (2026)			M-Step Math (2026)			M-Step Science (2026)	M-Step Social Studies (2026)	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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	M-Step English Language Arts 3rd Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Oakwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2839 Oakwood Rd	Ortonville	48462	Oakland County	Brandon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 627-1880	371	23	16.1	34.5%	318 (85.7%)	6 (1.6%)	27 (7.3%)	11 (3.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	57.1	593^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	60.3%		65.4	490^th of 1488 public elementary schools	67.1%	103	31.7	49.2	46.9	41.3	52.5	48.4	35.9	28.1	$16,265	$1,050	$15,215
HarveySwanson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	209 Varsity Dr	Ortonville	48462	Oakland County	Brandon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 627-1850	548	33	16.6	43.8%	467 (85.2%)	13 (2.4%)	37 (6.8%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.4%)	42.5	818^th of 1492 public elementary schools	45.2%		45.2	791^st of 1488 public elementary schools	46.8%	27	31.9	41.9	45.7	27.7	35.5	24.7	38.8	27.5	$15,183	$1,195	$13,988
Reid Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-1	7501 Seneca St	Goodrich	48438	Genesee County	Goodrich Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-3455	268	16	17.2	18.3%	241 (89.9%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.2%)								(n/a)									$14,308	$554	$13,755
Clear Lake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2085 W Drahner Rd	Oxford	48371	Oakland County	Oxford Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 969-5200	425	27	15.5	17.6%	367 (86.4%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (8.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.2%)	74	355^th of 1492 public elementary schools	76.2%		70.4	406^th of 1488 public elementary schools	72.7%	51	54.2	50.0	56.1	52.8	58.8	51.5	54.5	27.3	$16,231	$1,231	$14,999
Emma Murphy Elementary School	Public	K-4	1100 Pratt Rd	Metamora	48455	Lapeer County	Lapeer Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 538-2345	374	18	20.7	31.0%	329 (88.0%)	2 (0.5%)	19 (5.1%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.1%)	49.7	699^th of 1492 public elementary schools	53.2%		67.9	446^th of 1488 public elementary schools	70.0%	253	24.4	45.5		31.7	52.7				$15,213	$1,875	$13,338
Independence Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6850 Hubbard Rd	Clarkston	48348	Oakland County	Clarkston Community School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 623-5500	446	30	14.9	11.4%	397 (89.0%)	7 (1.6%)	22 (4.9%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.4%)	84	218^th of 1492 public elementary schools	85.4%		91.3	103^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	93.1%	115	40.0	64.8	67.1	63.1	60.6	44.7	65.8	57.9	$17,716	$895	$16,821
Oxford Elementary School	Public	3-5	109 Pontiac St	Oxford	48371	Oakland County	Oxford Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 969-5075	340	23	14.6	10.9%	290 (85.3%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (7.6%)	7 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.7%)	65.6	482^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	67.7%		73.3	363^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	75.6%	119	46.0	48.6	52.9	61.1	38.5	42.3	43.3	32.7	$16,253	$993	$15,260
Paint Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2800 Indianwood Rd	Lake Orion	48362	Oakland County	Lake Orion Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 814-1724	504	30	16.6	21.8%	422 (83.7%)	10 (2.0%)	26 (5.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (8.5%)	76.3	318^th of 1492 public elementary schools	78.7%		85.5	200^th of 1488 public elementary schools	86.6%	118	55.7	57.3	55.8	53.8	64.1	42.1	46.1	36.4	$14,067	$311	$13,756
Daniel Axford Elementary School	Public	K-2	74 Mechanic St	Oxford	48371	Oakland County	Oxford Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 969-5048	345	24	14.4	15.9%	280 (81.2%)	1 (0.3%)	30 (8.7%)	8 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.5%)								(n/a)									$18,086	$523	$17,564
Oaktree Elementary School	Public	2-5	7500 Gale Rd	Goodrich	48438	Genesee County	Goodrich Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-5200	547	26	21.2	17.7%	492 (89.9%)	5 (0.9%)	25 (4.6%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.7%)	66.4	466^th of 1492 public elementary schools	68.8%		63.6	514^th of 1488 public elementary schools	65.5%	48	51.8	53.6	37.6	54.7	58.7	38.3	47.0	31.5	$12,894	$628	$12,267

Frequently Asked Questions about Oakwood Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Oakwood Elementary School?

Students at Oakwood Elementary School are 86% White, 7% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 2% African American, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Oakwood Elementary School in?

Brandon School District

What schools do graduates of Oakwood Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Oakwood Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Brandon Middle School
High : Brandon High School

Is Oakwood Elementary School a good school?

Oakwood Elementary School ranks 593^rd of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Oakwood Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 371 students attended Oakwood Elementary School.

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