Orchard Hills Elementary School

Summary:

Orchard Hills Elementary School is a public elementary school in Novi, Michigan, serving students from kindergarten to 4th grade as part of the Novi Community School District. The school has a diverse student population and a strong academic performance, consistently outpacing the state average in standardized test proficiency rates.

Orchard Hills Elementary School's academic excellence is evident in its ranking among Michigan elementary schools, placing 186th out of 1,486 in the 2023-2024 school year and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's 3rd-grade M-Step/English Language Arts proficiency rate was 55.6%, compared to the state average of 39.6%, and its 4th-grade M-Step/Math proficiency rate was 73.3%, significantly higher than the state's 39.1%. This performance places Orchard Hills among the top-performing elementary schools in the state. The school's diverse student population, with a significant Asian and African American representation, also sets it apart from many nearby schools, providing a unique learning environment for students.

While Orchard Hills Elementary School has consistently performed well, its ranking has fluctuated over the years, suggesting that factors beyond the school's control may influence its performance. Additionally, the school has experienced an increase in chronic absenteeism, which may impact its academic outcomes if not addressed. When compared to nearby schools, Orchard Hills generally outperforms those within the Novi Community School District, but some schools in the neighboring Northville Public Schools district, such as Moraine Elementary and Amerman Elementary, consistently outperform Orchard Hills in academic measures.


Detail:

Public K-4

 41900 Quince Dr
       Novi, MI  48375-3361


(248) 449-1400

District: Novi Community School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
186th of 1,486 Michigan Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $15,280 Help


Students who attend Orchard Hills Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Novi Meadows School
    Novi Middle School
High:    Novi High School

Student/teacher ratio:  16.7 Help
Number of students:  410

Racial breakdown:

White:
48.8%
Asian:
30.2%
African American:
10.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  24.4% Help


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Compare Details Orchard Hills Elementary School ranks better than 87.5% of elementary schools in Michigan. It also ranks 4th among 5 ranked elementary schools in the Novi Community School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 84.82. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Orchard Hills Elementary School has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Novi Community School District. Racial makeup is: White (48.8%), Asian (30.2%), African American (10%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 24.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Novi Community School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Orchard Hills Elementary School is 16.7. 2 elementary schools in the Novi Community School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Orchard Hills Elementary School is $15,280, which is the 2nd highest among 5 elementary schools in the Novi Community School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Orchard Hills Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Orchard Hills Elementary School 186th of 1486 Michigan public elementary schools. (See Orchard Hills Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Asian students:
African American students:
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Novi Community School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Novi Community School District 19th of 610 Michigan school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Orchard Hills Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Orchard Hills Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 71.38 409th 1545 73.5%
2007 85.52 64th 1565 95.9%
2008 83.88 95th 1577 94.0%
2009 79.73 209th 1589 86.8%
2010 73.65 380th 1552 75.5%
2011 81.01 148th 1552 90.5%
2012 85.32 162nd 1566 89.7%
2013 86.95 130th 1563 91.7%
2014 82.89 188th 1533 87.7%
2015 83.99 189th 1580 88.0%
2016 91.15 85th 1548 94.5%
2017 91.36 62nd 1466 95.8%
2018 79.13 290th 1448 80.0%
2019 85.92 144th 1408 89.8%
2021 84.50 133rd 1153 88.5%
2022 87.70 125th 1344 90.7%
2023 83.82 196th 1470 86.7%
2024 84.82 186th 1486 87.5%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Orchard Hills Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 87.09 15th 180 91.7%
2024 87.53 17th 184 90.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Orchard Hills Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 65.12 300th 1099 72.7%
2023 52.37 575th 1350 57.4%
2024 52.12 598th 1381 56.7%
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Rank History for Female students at Orchard Hills Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 84.05 174th 1443 87.9%
2019 84.85 110th 1171 90.6%
2021 88.30 50th 902 94.5%
2022 86.92 98th 1106 91.1%
2023 78.01 215th 1321 83.7%
2024 85.82 127th 1342 90.5%
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Rank History for Male students at Orchard Hills Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 70.94 389th 1446 73.1%
2019 84.67 119th 1196 90.1%
2021 75.26 172nd 915 81.2%
2022 83.07 143rd 1139 87.4%
2023 84.54 149th 1334 88.8%
2024 74.16 288th 1347 78.6%
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Rank History for Asian students at Orchard Hills Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.67 48th 101 52.5%
2023 76.40 17th 84 79.8%
2024 72.02 29th 97 70.1%
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Rank History for African American students at Orchard Hills Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 96.85 7th 348 98.0%
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Rank History for White students at Orchard Hills Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 66.22 391st 1253 68.8%
2019 65.79 349th 1128 69.1%
2021 72.12 225th 1005 77.6%
2022 83.13 140th 1102 87.3%
2023 70.20 316th 1198 73.6%
2024 65.47 376th 1204 68.8%
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Data source: test scores: Michigan Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Michigan Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Orchard Hills Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 449 1 17 4 2 n/a n/a 0 473
1989 441 6 26 1 2 n/a n/a 0 476
1990 405 8 21 1 0 n/a n/a 0 435
1991 395 10 26 1 0 n/a n/a 0 432
1992 356 11 32 3 0 n/a n/a 0 402
1993 378 7 23 5 0 n/a n/a 0 413
1994 403 5 35 1 0 n/a n/a 0 444
1995 449 10 32 4 0 n/a n/a 0 495
1996 449 10 32 4 0 n/a n/a 0 495
1997 451 9 41 3 0 n/a n/a 0 504
1998 456 8 44 6 0 n/a n/a 0 514
1999 475 13 76 12 1 n/a n/a 0 577
2000 499 8 73 8 1 n/a n/a 0 589
2001 406 17 91 11 0 n/a n/a 0 525
2002 382 13 125 2 0 n/a n/a 0 522
2003 382 13 125 2 0 n/a n/a 0 522
2004 349 28 113 7 0 n/a n/a 0 497
2005 335 27 121 9 1 n/a n/a 0 493
2006 305 28 120 13 0 n/a n/a 0 466
2007 308 25 126 11 0 n/a n/a 0 470
2008 275 18 127 7 n/a n/a n/a 0 427
2009 251 33 125 9 1 n/a n/a 0 419
2010 212 64 123 10 3 n/a n/a 0 412
2011 209 67 131 9 0 0 2 0 418
2012 194 54 129 13 0 0 4 0 394
2013 182 55 136 21 0 0 5 0 399
2014 181 44 138 15 0 0 7 0 385
2015 164 40 135 12 0 0 13 0 364
2016 166 32 122 12 0 1 20 0 353
2017 169 34 128 13 0 1 28 0 373
2018 160 37 118 15 0 2 31 0 363
2019 157 34 135 19 2 2 29 0 378
2020 159 38 132 21 2 3 25 0 380
2021 161 41 134 20 2 3 14 0 375
2022 199 33 115 23 2 3 7 0 382
2023 200 41 124 22 5 1 17 0 410

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Orchard Hills Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 473 n/a n/a n/a
1989 476 n/a n/a 1.7
1990 435 28.0 15.5 1.4
1991 432 n/a n/a n/a
1992 402 n/a n/a 4
1993 413 n/a 0.0 3.1
1994 444 19.6 22.7 4.3
1995 495 23.0 21.5 3.8
1996 495 23.0 21.5 3.8
1997 504 22.0 22.9 2
1998 514 25.0 20.6 2.1
1999 577 30.0 19.2 0.9
2000 589 27.5 21.4 1.5
2001 525 28.0 18.8 1.5
2002 522 n/a n/a 1.1
2003 522 n/a n/a 1.1
2004 497 29.3 17.0 2.6
2005 493 29.0 17.0 4.5
2006 466 29.0 16.1 4.1
2007 470 29.5 15.9 5.1
2008 427 25.5 16.7 8.2
2009 419 26.0 16.1 9.8
2010 412 25.4 16.2 15.8
2011 418 25.3 16.4 16
2012 394 26.1 15.0 16.8
2013 399 26.9 14.7 16
2014 385 29.5 13.0 12.7
2015 364 27.0 13.4 14
2016 353 26.0 13.5 10.5
2017 373 26.4 14.1 9.4
2018 363 25.5 14.2 16
2019 378 27.5 13.7 15.3
2020 380 29.0 13.1 15.5
2021 375 28.0 13.3 17.6
2022 382 27.0 14.1 21.7
2023 410 24.5 16.7 24.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Orchard Hills Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 473 n/a n/a n/a
1989 476 n/a n/a 1.7
1990 435 28.0 15.5 1.4
1991 432 n/a n/a n/a
1992 402 n/a n/a 4
1993 413 n/a 0.0 3.1
1994 444 19.6 22.7 4.3
1995 495 23.0 21.5 3.8
1996 495 23.0 21.5 3.8
1997 504 22.0 22.9 2
1998 514 25.0 20.6 2.1
1999 577 30.0 19.2 0.9
2000 589 27.5 21.4 1.5
2001 525 28.0 18.8 1.5
2002 522 n/a n/a 1.1
2003 522 n/a n/a 1.1
2004 497 29.3 17.0 2.6
2005 493 29.0 17.0 4.5
2006 466 29.0 16.1 4.1
2007 470 29.5 15.9 5.1
2008 427 25.5 16.7 8.2
2009 419 26.0 16.1 9.8
2010 412 25.4 16.2 15.8
2011 418 25.3 16.4 16
2012 394 26.1 15.0 16.8
2013 399 26.9 14.7 16
2014 385 29.5 13.0 12.7
2015 364 27.0 13.4 14
2016 353 26.0 13.5 10.5
2017 373 26.4 14.1 9.4
2018 363 25.5 14.2 16
2019 378 27.5 13.7 15.3
2020 380 29.0 13.1 15.5
2021 375 28.0 13.3 17.6
2022 382 27.0 14.1 21.7
2023 410 24.5 16.7 24.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Orchard Hills Elementary School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $550 (4.3%) $12,212 (95.7%) $12,762
2020 $564 (4.3%) $12,432 (95.7%) $12,996
2021 $727 (5.1%) $13,435 (94.9%) $14,162
2022 $2,716 (16.6%) $13,662 (83.4%) $16,378
2023 $775 (5.1%) $14,505 (94.9%) $15,280

Data source: Michigan Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Orchard Hills Elementary School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 144th of 1408 Elementary schoolsRanks 196th of 1470 Elementary schools
 3.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Orchard Hills Elementary School)70.162.4
 7.7%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Novi Community School District)70.171.2
 1.1%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)45.140.9
 4.2%
3rd Grade Math (Orchard Hills Elementary School)78.269
 9.2%
   3rd Grade Math (Novi Community School District)78.878.1
 0.7%
   3rd Grade Math (Michigan)46.742.9
 3.8%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Orchard Hills Elementary School)53.253.8
 0.6%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Novi Community School District)68.565.5
 3%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)45.844.3
 1.5%
4th Grade Math (Orchard Hills Elementary School)73.864.6
 9.2%
   4th Grade Math (Novi Community School District)78.469.5
 8.9%
   4th Grade Math (Michigan)41.838.6
 3.2%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students378410
 8.5%
African American3441
 20.6%
American Indian25
 150%
Asian135124
 8.1%
Hispanic1922
 15.8%
Pacific Islander21
 50%
White157200
 27.4%
Two or More Races2917
 41.4%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients15.3%24.4%
 9%


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Orchard Hills Elementary School ranks 186th of 1486 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Orchard Hills Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Novi Meadows School
Middle : Novi Middle School
High : Novi High School

Students at Orchard Hills Elementary School are 49% White, 30% Asian, 10% African American, 5% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

In the 2022-23 school year, 410 students attended Orchard Hills Elementary School.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Michigan Department of Education.

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