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Oakman Elementary School

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Oakman Elementary School ranks 556 th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

556^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 63% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Oakman Elementary School in Dearborn, MI, is a mid-sized elementary school serving 253 students in grades PK-5 within the Dearborn City School District. Over the past several years, Oakman has shown a remarkable upward trajectory, climbing from a 1-star rating in 2020-2021 to its highest-ever ranking in the 2025-2026 school year, placing in the 63rd percentile statewide with a 3-star rating.

What truly sets Oakman apart is its exceptional success with students who face significant challenges. In the most recent school year, Oakman ranked in the 88th percentile statewide for its effectiveness with low-income students—a 4-star rating that far exceeds what nearby schools achieve with similar populations. The school also excels with English Language Learners, ranking in the 73rd percentile, up dramatically from just two years prior. This targeted support translates into strong classroom results: Oakman's 3rd-grade math proficiency (73.2%) and 3rd-grade ELA proficiency (46.3%) significantly outpace the district averages (50.6% and 40.1%, respectively). When compared to schools just across the border in Detroit, the contrast is stark—Oakman's 3rd-grade math proficiency is more than five times higher than Gardner Elementary School (13.2%) and Detroit Premier Academy (15.7%). Within its own district, Oakman outperforms William Ford Elementary School (33rd percentile) and McDonald Elementary School (27th percentile) by a wide margin.

While Oakman's story is one of impressive growth, two challenges remain. Chronic absenteeism sits at 26.2%, slightly above the district average, though it has improved significantly from a peak of 38.8% in 2021-2022. Additionally, there is a noticeable dip in 4th-grade math proficiency (50.9%) compared to 3rd grade (73.2%), suggesting a possible curriculum transition issue. Despite these hurdles, Oakman's consistent upward trend—and its proven ability to drive success for its most at-risk students—makes it a standout choice for families in the Dearborn area. Notably, Oakman achieves these results with per-student spending ($21,376) that is actually lower than some higher-ranked peers like Iris Becker Elementary School ($25,614), pointing to effective instructional strategies rather than simply higher funding.

253

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,376

Per pupil spending ?

96.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7545 Chase Rd
Dearborn, MI 48126-1303

(313) 827-6500

District: Dearborn City School District

Students who attend Oakman Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Unis Middle School
High:	Dearborn High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

99.6%

Asian:

0.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 36th percentile in 2016 → 63rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (44% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 27 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Michigan median (63rd percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school44%

District avg39%

Michigan avg38%

556^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 37%▲ up 27 pts since 2016

From bottom 36% (2016) to top 37% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 19Elementary Schools in the Dearborn City School District

268^th of 625Dearborn City 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	60.1	556 of 1492	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.1	592 of 1488	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.5	774 of 1486	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.8	822 of 1470	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.3	819 of 1344	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.3	812 of 1153	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.3	699 of 1408	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.7	920 of 1448	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	22.7	1121 of 1466	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	37.7	991 of 1548	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	43.2	950 of 1580	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	38.0	1046 of 1533	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	35.2	1105 of 1563	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	25.4	1275 of 1566	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	38.9	1192 of 1552	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	18.2	1416 of 1552	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	25.2	1377 of 1589	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	34.3	1278 of 1577	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	34.8	1256 of 1565	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	37.9	1213 of 1545	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	66.7	51 of 188	72.9%	★★★★☆
2025	51.7	76 of 173	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.8	94 of 184	48.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.6	86 of 180	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.6	49 of 98	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.5	25 of 42	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.8	41 of 117	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.8	134 of 270	50.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	57.6	516 of 1343	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.3	454 of 1338	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.1	613 of 1342	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.1	586 of 1321	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.3	593 of 1106	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.5	630 of 1171	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.6	1040 of 1443	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	80.2	158 of 1352	88.3%	★★★★☆
2025	78.3	185 of 1346	86.3%	★★★★☆
2024	63.3	402 of 1381	70.9%	★★★★☆
2023	57.0	494 of 1350	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.0	428 of 1099	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.1	242 of 749	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.1	245 of 1134	78.4%	★★★★☆
2018	56.5	601 of 1397	57.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	51.3	628 of 1372	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	44.5	734 of 1366	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.7	864 of 1347	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.6	885 of 1334	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.0	761 of 1139	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.8	681 of 915	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	60.2	433 of 1196	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.0	769 of 1446	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	46.2	627 of 1199	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.6	673 of 1206	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.1	857 of 1204	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.8	893 of 1198	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.4	871 of 1102	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.0	832 of 1005	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.7	751 of 1128	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.5	989 of 1253	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)88th percentile+26 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)73rd percentile+10 vs school

Female (2026)62nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)54th percentile-9 vs school

White (2026)48th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Math50%+12 vs state

English Language Arts49%+8 vs state

Science33%-7 vs state

Social Studies24%-3 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT English Language Arts (2026)	PSAT Mathematics (2026)	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	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
Oakman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7545 Chase Rd	Dearborn	48126	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-6500	253	19	13.5	96.8%	252 (99.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60.1	556^th of 1492 public elementary schools	62.7%		58.1	592^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	60.2%	36			46.3	46.2	53.7			73.2	50.9	31.5			33.3		24.1		$21,376	$1,820	$19,556
McCollough Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7801 Maple St	Dearborn	48126	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-1700	424	30	14.2	87.5%	411 (96.9%)	6 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45.8	762^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	48.9%		39.7	867^th of 1488 public elementary schools	41.7%	105			31.8	37.1	50.7			50.0	52.9	28.0			22.7		17.3		$22,011	$1,673	$20,337
Maples Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6801 Mead St	Dearborn	48126	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-6454	541	39	14.0	94.5%	532 (98.3%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	49.7	698^th of 1492 public elementary schools	53.2%		55.4	640^th of 1488 public elementary schools	57.0%	58			57.5	30.3	46.7			66.7	36.4	35.8			25.5		12.8		$18,549	$1,693	$16,856
Lowrey Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6601 Jonathon St	Dearborn	48126	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-1800	515	39	13.3	91.3%	498 (96.7%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.7%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60.4	551^st of 1492 public elementary schools	63.1%		67.5	451^st of 1488 public elementary schools	69.7%	100			45.0	47.5	35.8			63.4	50.0	40.3			25.4		31.3		$23,605	$2,383	$21,222
Gardner Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6528 Mansfield St	Detroit	48228	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 581-4615	239	14	16.7	80.3%	90 (37.7%)	113 (47.3%)	33 (13.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	11.1	1348^th of 1492 public elementary schools	9.7%		8.5	1385^th of 1488 public elementary schools	6.9%	37			8.6	11.5	23.1			13.2	11.1	20.0			12.5		1466.0		$24,447	$1,970	$22,477
Detroit Premier Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	7781 Asbury Park	Detroit	48228	Wayne County	Detroit Premier Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 945-1472	706	44	16.1	90.8%	11 (1.6%)	603 (85.4%)	26 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (9.3%)	10.7	1357^th of 1492 public elementary schools	9.0%		13.9	1278^th of 1488 public elementary schools	14.1%	79	53.1	28.4	15.7	16.7	17.9	24.1	20.0	15.7	7.1	8.3	11.5	17.6	9.6	21.0	3.6	29.3	$14,134	$1,886	$12,247
Riverside Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	7124 Miller Rd	Dearborn	48126	Wayne County	Riverside Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 624-3200	397	28	14.1	100.0%	358 (90.2%)	29 (7.3%)	8 (2.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11.7	1335^th of 1492 public elementary schools	10.5%		11.3	1333^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	10.4%	2			16.7	15.6	18.8			15.7	16.7	16.7			13.6		1464.0		$14,745	$1,461	$13,284
William Ford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	14749 Alber St	Dearborn	48126	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-6400	580	45	12.9	89.0%	567 (97.8%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.7%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30	1003^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	32.8%		39.7	869^th of 1488 public elementary schools	41.6%	134			23.2	27.5	32.6			28.6	32.9	35.4			27.1		16.7		$20,942	$1,458	$19,484
Iris Becker Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10821 Henson St	Dearborn	48126	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-6950	224	19	12.0	94.6%	217 (96.9%)	2 (0.9%)	4 (1.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	73.2	368^th of 1492 public elementary schools	75.3%		71.6	391^st of 1488 public elementary schools	73.7%	23			54.8	55.3	41.9			69.0	65.8	38.7			29.0		48.4		$25,614	$1,781	$23,833
McDonald Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10151 Diversey St	Dearborn	48126	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-6700	357	27	13.3	90.5%	352 (98.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24.9	1084^th of 1492 public elementary schools	27.3%		29.4	1022^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	31.3%	62			24.5	24.1	34.5			24.0	33.9	28.3			16.7		10.0		$21,697	$1,694	$20,003

Frequently Asked Questions about Oakman Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Oakman Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Unis Middle School
High : Dearborn High School

Is Oakman Elementary School a good school?

Oakman Elementary School ranks 556^th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Oakman Elementary School?

Students at Oakman Elementary School are 100% White.

How many students attend Oakman Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 253 students attended Oakman Elementary School.

What district is Oakman Elementary School in?

Dearborn City School District

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