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Blanche Sims Elementary School

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Blanche Sims Elementary School ranks 256 th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

256^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 83% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Blanche Sims Elementary School is a K-5 school in Lake Orion, MI, serving 423 students as part of the highly-rated Lake Orion Community Schools district, which holds a 4-star rating and ranks in the 88th percentile statewide.

Blanche Sims has earned a consistent 4-star rating over the past decade, with state rankings hovering in the 75th to 87th percentile range since 2016. One of its most notable strengths is its exceptional performance with students from low-income backgrounds—this subgroup ranked in the 89th percentile statewide in the most recent school year, a significant jump from 72nd percentile the year before. This stands out when compared to nearby schools like Carpenter Elementary School and Orion Oaks Elementary School, which serve similar percentages of students eligible for free/reduced lunch but don't show the same standout results for this group. The school also demonstrates strong English Language Arts performance, consistently beating state averages by 15-25 percentage points, with a particularly impressive 4th-grade cohort achieving 75.4% proficiency in ELA and 75% in math in a recent year.

Blanche Sims invests more per student ($15,653) than comparable schools in the district, including Carpenter ($14,123), Paint Creek Elementary School ($14,067), and Webber School ($14,541), while maintaining a lower student-teacher ratio of 16.5 compared to 18.7, 16.6, and 19.7 at those schools respectively. This strategic investment appears to pay off in school climate—chronic absenteeism has dropped dramatically from 29.8% in 2021-2022 to just 10.3% recently, far better than the state average of 27.9% and better than several district peers. While Blanche Sims doesn't reach the 5-star heights of Webber School, it consistently outperforms schools like Paint Creek and Orion Oaks in key subjects, and its performance is dramatically better than nearby Oxford Community Schools options like Lakeville Elementary School, where 4th-grade math proficiency was just 29.7% compared to Blanche Sims' 57.3%.

423

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,653

Per pupil spending ?

31.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

465 E Jackson St
Lake Orion, MI 48362-3247

(248) 693-5460

District: Lake Orion Community Schools

Students who attend Blanche Sims Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Oakview Middle School
High:	Lake Orion Community High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

80.4%

Two or more races:

9.0%

Hispanic:

7.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 68th percentile in 2016 → 83rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (55% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of Michigan elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school55%

District avg58%

Michigan avg38%

256^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 17%▲ up 15 pts since 2016

From top 32% (2016) to top 17% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Lake Orion Community Schools

78^th of 625Lake Orion Community Schools 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	80.5	256 of 1492	82.8%	★★★★☆
2025	79.7	275 of 1488	81.5%	★★★★☆
2024	80.0	249 of 1486	83.2%	★★★★☆
2023	75.5	319 of 1470	78.3%	★★★★☆
2022	72.2	310 of 1344	76.9%	★★★★☆
2021	68.1	293 of 1153	74.6%	★★★★☆
2019	82.7	182 of 1408	87.1%	★★★★☆
2018	82.7	225 of 1448	84.5%	★★★★☆
2017	80.0	211 of 1466	85.6%	★★★★☆
2016	65.4	497 of 1548	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	73.9	380 of 1580	75.9%	★★★★☆
2014	76.4	321 of 1533	79.1%	★★★★☆
2013	77.5	299 of 1563	80.9%	★★★★☆
2012	72.2	406 of 1566	74.1%	★★★★☆
2011	76.8	288 of 1552	81.4%	★★★★☆
2010	73.8	372 of 1552	76.0%	★★★★☆
2009	77.4	284 of 1589	82.1%	★★★★☆
2008	79.0	238 of 1577	84.9%	★★★★☆
2007	78.0	239 of 1565	84.7%	★★★★☆
2006	73.8	321 of 1545	79.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	69.3	334 of 1343	75.1%	★★★★☆
2025	78.1	239 of 1338	82.1%	★★★★☆
2024	71.2	299 of 1342	77.7%	★★★★☆
2023	65.1	381 of 1321	71.2%	★★★★☆
2022	60.6	371 of 1106	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.9	331 of 902	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.9	280 of 1171	76.1%	★★★★☆
2018	80.1	247 of 1443	82.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	81.1	143 of 1352	89.4%	★★★★☆
2025	64.9	383 of 1346	71.5%	★★★★☆
2024	71.6	281 of 1381	79.7%	★★★★☆
2023	54.8	538 of 1350	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.8	329 of 1099	70.1%	★★★★☆
2021	61.1	233 of 749	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	91.3	34 of 1134	97.0%	★★★★★
2018	80.1	173 of 1397	87.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	83.5	192 of 1372	86.0%	★★★★☆
2025	74.7	300 of 1366	78.0%	★★★★☆
2024	81.0	199 of 1347	85.2%	★★★★☆
2023	76.0	269 of 1334	79.8%	★★★★☆
2022	73.2	263 of 1139	76.9%	★★★★☆
2021	57.0	349 of 915	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	83.6	133 of 1196	88.9%	★★★★☆
2018	81.6	228 of 1446	84.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2023	69.5	40 of 195	79.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	73.3	285 of 1199	76.2%	★★★★☆
2025	74.4	272 of 1206	77.4%	★★★★☆
2024	78.4	222 of 1204	81.6%	★★★★☆
2023	71.0	302 of 1198	74.8%	★★★★☆
2022	72.3	264 of 1102	76.0%	★★★★☆
2021	71.9	228 of 1005	77.3%	★★★★☆
2019	82.4	147 of 1128	87.0%	★★★★☆
2018	77.5	237 of 1253	81.1%	★★★★☆

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)89th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)86th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2023)79th percentile~ school

White (2026)76th percentile-7 vs school

Female (2026)75th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Science60%+20 vs state

English Language Arts60%+18 vs state

Math55%+17 vs state

Social Studies34%+7 vs state

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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
Blanche Sims Elementary School	Public	K-5	465 E Jackson St	Lake Orion	48362	Oakland County	Lake Orion Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 693-5460	423	26	16.5	31.2%	340 (80.4%)	7 (1.7%)	31 (7.3%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (9.0%)	80.5	256^th of 1492 public elementary schools	82.8%		79.7	275^th of 1488 public elementary schools	81.5%	19	53.7	59.1	67.3	50.7	57.3	58.2	60.0	34.5	$15,653	$822	$14,832
Stadium Drive Elementary School	Public	K-5	244 Stadium Dr	Lake Orion	48360	Oakland County	Lake Orion Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 693-5475	444	23	18.9	12.4%	279 (62.8%)	15 (3.4%)	56 (12.6%)	61 (13.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.2%)	88.8	154^th of 1492 public elementary schools	89.7%		83.4	227^th of 1488 public elementary schools	84.7%	73	56.2	72.1	69.3	72.6	67.6	68.0	60.0	37.3	$14,649	$291	$14,358
Lakeville Elementary School	Public	K-5	1400 E Lakeville Rd	Oxford	48371	Oakland County	Oxford Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 969-1850	393	34	11.5	41.0%	305 (77.6%)	13 (3.3%)	40 (10.2%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.1%)	43.8	798^th of 1492 public elementary schools	46.5%		48.6	742^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	50.1%	56	36.4	35.1	31.3	50.9	29.7	29.9	41.8	26.9	$20,230	$1,464	$18,766
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
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
Orion Oaks Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1255 Joslyn Rd	Lake Orion	48360	Oakland County	Lake Orion Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 393-0010	514	35	14.6	30.0%	354 (68.9%)	23 (4.5%)	60 (11.7%)	28 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	48 (9.3%)	75.7	330^th of 1492 public elementary schools	77.9%		71.4	395^th of 1488 public elementary schools	73.5%	65	57.7	54.9	53.5	67.9	47.9	51.5	48.5	33.7	$15,949	$319	$15,631
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
Delta Kelly Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3880 Adams Rd	Oakland	48363	Oakland County	Rochester Community School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 726-3500	643	36	17.9	3.1%	347 (54.0%)	15 (2.3%)	54 (8.4%)	191 (29.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.1%)	94.1	66^th of 1492 public elementary schools	95.6%		92.1	91^st of 1488 public elementary schools	93.9%	25	68.3	70.7	63.1	84.2	77.0	71.7	65.5	50.4	$14,587	$461	$14,126
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
Webber School	Public	PK, KG-5	3191 W Clarkston Rd	Lake Orion	48362	Oakland County	Lake Orion Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 391-0400	485	25	19.7	16.9%	361 (74.4%)	12 (2.5%)	55 (11.3%)	18 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (8.0%)	93.2	82^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	94.5%		89.4	131^st of 1488 public elementary schools	91.2%	49	64.2	75.9	73.2	69.1	75.0	67.1	62.2	47.6	$14,541	$299	$14,242

Frequently Asked Questions about Blanche Sims Elementary School

What district is Blanche Sims Elementary School in?

Lake Orion Community Schools

Is Blanche Sims Elementary School a good school?

Blanche Sims Elementary School ranks 256^th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Blanche Sims Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Blanche Sims Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Oakview Middle School
High : Lake Orion Community High School

What is the racial makeup of Blanche Sims Elementary School?

Students at Blanche Sims Elementary School are 80% White, 9% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic, 2% African American, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Blanche Sims Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 423 students attended Blanche Sims Elementary School.

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