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Blanche Sims Elementary School

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Blanche Sims Elementary School ranks 275 th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

275^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 82% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Blanche Sims Elementary School is a public K-5 school in Lake Orion Community Schools, a highly-ranked school district in Michigan. With 438 students, Blanche Sims consistently outperforms state averages in academic assessments, particularly in English Language Arts and Math.

Blanche Sims' academic performance is strong, with over 50% of 3rd-5th graders proficient or better in M-Step/ELA and Math, exceeding state averages. The school's student subgroups, including female, male, and white students, also perform well, ranking in the top 25-30% of Michigan elementary schools. However, the school's low socioeconomic status (SES) students have seen a decline in their ranking, an area that may require additional support. One concern is the school's increasing chronic absenteeism, which rose from 10.6% to 29.5% in the past two years.

Compared to nearby schools, Blanche Sims generally outperforms other Lake Orion Community Schools elementary schools, except for Webber School, which ranks higher. Blanche Sims also significantly outperforms the Oxford Community Schools elementary schools, though Delta Kelly Elementary School in the Rochester Community School District is another high-performing school in the region.

423

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,605

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 — 76th percentile in 2015 → 82nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (56% vs 39% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 18% of Michigan elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Near the bottom of Lake Orion Community Schools's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school56%

District avg57%

Michigan avg39%

275^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 18%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From top 24% (2015) to top 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

75^th of 613Lake 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
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
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
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
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
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)

Female (2025)82nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2023)79th percentile~ school

Male (2025)78th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)77th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)72nd percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts63%+21 vs state

Math57%+19 vs state

Science56%+16 vs state

Social Studies35%+5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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	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%)	79.7	275^th of 1488 public elementary schools	81.5%		80	249^th of 1486 public elementary schools	83.2%	26	54.2	75.4	62.3	54.2	75.0	48.1	55.8	35.1	$15,605	$883	$14,722
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%)	83.4	227^th of 1488 public elementary schools	84.7%		83.7	210^th of 1486 public elementary schools	85.9%	17	71.6	76.4	72.2	76.1	72.2	53.2	44.3	31.6	$13,782	$784	$12,998
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%)	48.6	742^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	50.1%		47.3	738^th of 1486 public elementary schools	50.3%	4	33.8	36.7	47.7	40.5	28.3	32.3	49.2	33.8	$18,927	$1,828	$17,100
Daniel Axford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-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)									$16,485	$1,068	$15,418
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%)	73.3	363^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	75.6%		74.8	328^th of 1486 public elementary schools	77.9%	35	52.8	51.0	52.3	56.6	54.0	59.4	51.6	32.8	$15,344	$1,161	$14,183
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%)	71.4	395^th of 1488 public elementary schools	73.5%		66.5	465^th of 1486 public elementary schools	68.7%	70	58.3	50.5	56.0	59.7	43.0	47.3	50.5	36.1	$15,346	$889	$14,457
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%)	85.5	200^th of 1488 public elementary schools	86.6%		73.4	352^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	76.3%	152	71.3	54.1	66.7	73.4	41.9	57.8	63.7	49.0	$14,659	$664	$13,995
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%)	92.1	91^st of 1488 public elementary schools	93.9%		88.3	146^th of 1486 public elementary schools	90.2%	55	62.4	66.0	71.1	74.6	75.5	73.0	66.2	47.1	$14,190	$1,003	$13,187
Clear Lake Elementary School	Public	K-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%)	70.4	406^th of 1488 public elementary schools	72.7%		71.3	384^th of 1486 public elementary schools	74.2%	22	43.3	52.2	59.7	53.7	56.7	41.7	57.7	31.0	$15,904	$940	$14,964
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%)	89.4	131^st of 1488 public elementary schools	91.2%		91.4	93^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	93.7%	38	60.2	63.4	70.2	67.5	67.1	57.1	61.9	52.4	$14,361	$739	$13,622

Frequently Asked Questions about Blanche Sims Elementary School

How many students attend Blanche Sims Elementary School?

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

Is Blanche Sims Elementary School a good school?

Blanche Sims Elementary School ranks 275^th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Blanche Sims Elementary School in?

Lake Orion Community Schools

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.

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