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Key Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1387^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Key Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Oak Park, Michigan, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 507. The school is part of the Oak Park School District, which is ranked 600 out of 613 districts in Michigan and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Key Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Michigan elementary schools over the past decade.

Key Elementary School's academic performance is significantly below state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 10.3% of 3rd graders, 7.9% of 4th graders, and 26.9% of 5th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 38.9%, 42.4%, and 44.4%, respectively. The school's math proficiency rates are also very low, ranging from 6.7% to 12.8% across the grades, well below the state averages. Additionally, Key Elementary School has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 67.9% to 72.7% in recent years, significantly higher than the state average of around 20%.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the Oak Park School District, such as Einstein Elementary and Pepper Elementary, have similar low academic performance, high chronic absenteeism, and high percentages of students from low-income families. In contrast, schools outside the Oak Park School District, such as Norup International School and Burton Elementary School in the Berkley School District, have significantly higher academic achievement, lower chronic absenteeism, and lower percentages of students from low-income families.

516

Students ?

19.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,268

Per pupil spending ?

83.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

23400 Jerome St
Oak Park, MI 48237-2169

(248) 336-7610

District: Oak Park School District of the City of

Students who attend Key Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Oak Park Preparatory Academy
High:	Oak Park High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

91.1%

White:

5.6%

Hispanic:

1.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 1st percentile in 2022 → 7th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 7th (2025) from a 1st-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (11% vs 39% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (56% vs 28% Michigan)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school11%

District avg11%

Michigan avg39%

1,387^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 15% (2015) to bottom 7% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the Oak Park School District of the City of

600^th of 613Oak Park School District of the City of 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	8.3	1387 of 1488	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.6	1449 of 1486	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.8	1427 of 1470	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.5	1332 of 1344	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.1	1315 of 1408	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.9	1327 of 1448	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.6	1372 of 1466	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.6	1432 of 1548	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	17.0	1339 of 1580	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	24.3	1233 of 1533	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	15.5	1375 of 1563	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	13.2	1442 of 1566	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	29.2	1307 of 1552	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	23.6	1374 of 1552	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	13.2	1482 of 1589	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	12.2	1479 of 1577	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	34.3	1262 of 1565	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	38.8	1202 of 1545	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	22.8	299 of 369	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	306 of 348	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	279 of 321	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.0	150 of 158	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.3	161 of 212	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.1	276 of 475	41.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	7.5	1292 of 1338	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.5	1302 of 1342	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.8	1300 of 1321	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.7	1116 of 1171	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.5	1255 of 1443	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	11.2	1254 of 1346	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	1261 of 1381	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.4	1315 of 1350	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.2	1093 of 1099	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.5	1071 of 1134	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.4	1239 of 1397	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	8.3	1289 of 1366	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.9	1310 of 1347	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.8	1330 of 1334	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.7	1136 of 1139	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.7	1190 of 1196	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.9	1359 of 1446	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)19th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile~ school

Male (2025)6th percentile~ school

Female (2025)3rd percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts15%-27 vs state

Science14%-26 vs state

Math10%-28 vs state

Social Studies4%-26 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT Mathematics (2025)	M-Step English Language Arts (2025)					M-Step Math (2025)					M-Step Science (2025)		M-Step Social Studies (2025)		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	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	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
Key Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	23400 Jerome St	Oak Park	48237	Oakland County	Oak Park School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 336-7610	516	27	19.2	83.3%	29 (5.6%)	470 (91.1%)	8 (1.6%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	8.3	1387^th of 1488 public elementary schools	6.8%		5.6	1449^th of 1486 public elementary schools	2.5%	62			10.3	7.9	26.9			12.8	6.7	10.3			14.1		3.9		$17,268	$1,609	$15,659
Lessenger Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	12901 Albany St	Oak Park	48237	Oakland County	Oak Park School District of the City of	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(248) 336-7610	54	10	5.5	79.6%	0 (0.0%)	53 (98.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																	$25,310	$2,436	$22,873
Ferndale Lower Elementary Campus	Public	K-3	23501 Rosewood St	Oak Park	48237	Oakland County	Ferndale Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 548-1950	517	31	16.6	48.2%	261 (50.5%)	180 (34.8%)	34 (6.6%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.0%)								(n/a)																	$16,500	$925	$15,576
Ferndale Upper Elementary Campus	Public, Magnet	K-6	24220 Rosewood St	Oak Park	48237	Oakland County	Ferndale Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(248) 547-0880	501	30	16.6	45.3%	261 (52.1%)	187 (37.3%)	13 (2.6%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.2%)	44.9	795^th of 1488 public elementary schools	46.6%		33.7	959^th of 1486 public elementary schools	35.5%	164			48.4	43.8	46.6			37.6	24.1	21.0			42.6		23.3		$16,266	$1,021	$15,245
Einstein Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	14001 Northend Ave	Oak Park	48237	Oakland County	Oak Park School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 336-7640	387	24	16.3	80.6%	10 (2.6%)	361 (93.3%)	9 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	6.8	1430^th of 1488 public elementary schools	3.9%		5	1462^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	1.6%	32			7.9	11.1	19.7			4.8	6.9	4.9			14.8		8.2		$20,001	$1,554	$18,447
Pepper Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	24301 Church St	Oak Park	48237	Oakland County	Oak Park School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 336-7680	416	26	16.1	78.6%	6 (1.4%)	388 (93.3%)	6 (1.4%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	8.1	1395^th of 1488 public elementary schools	6.3%		6.3	1430^th of 1486 public elementary schools	3.8%	35			16.0	15.6	17.8			4.0	7.8	6.8			15.1		8.2		$19,519	$1,808	$17,711
Oak Park Service Learning Academy OPSLA	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	21700 Marlow St	Oak Park	48237	Oakland County	Detroit Service Learning Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 539-4115	212	14	15.0	99.5%	0 (0.0%)	212 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	50.0		14.8			8.8	17.4										$11,056	$741	$10,316
Burton Elementary School	Public	K-5	26315 Scotia Rd	Huntington Woods	48070	Oakland County	Berkley School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 837-8600	461	28	16.3	3.3%	419 (90.9%)	20 (4.3%)	6 (1.3%)	8 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	91.7	96^th of 1488 public elementary schools	93.5%		95.9	37^th of 1486 public elementary schools	97.5%	59			47.3	70.0	83.1			66.2	75.7	70.8			75.4		66.2		$15,955	$121	$15,834
Norup International School	Public	K-8	14450 Manhattan St	Oak Park	48237	Oakland County	Berkley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 837-8300	672	41	16.4	20.7%	377 (56.1%)	209 (31.1%)	22 (3.3%)	21 (3.1%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.7%)	81.7	250^th of 1488 public elementary schools	83.2%		71.1	389^th of 1486 public elementary schools	73.8%	139	89.3	58.3	52.5	53.5	53.8	54.9	60.2	62.3	55.8	52.9	48.7	55.8	61.5	77.5	40.4	78.4	$16,002	$406	$15,596
Vernor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	13726 Pembroke Ave	Detroit	48235	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 494-7342	340	20	17.4	92.4%	1 (0.3%)	333 (97.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	11.8	1319^th of 1488 public elementary schools	11.4%		12.3	1301^st of 1486 public elementary schools	12.4%	18	17.9		19.5	8.9	23.9	10.7	17.1	15.0	10.9	6.4					20.0	28.6	$20,201	$1,754	$18,447

Frequently Asked Questions about Key Elementary School

What district is Key Elementary School in?

Oak Park School District of the City of

What schools do graduates of Key Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Oak Park Preparatory Academy
High : Oak Park High School

What is the racial makeup of Key Elementary School?

Students at Key Elementary School are 91% African American, 6% White, 2% Hispanic.

How many students attend Key Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 516 students attended Key Elementary School.

Is Key Elementary School a good school?

Key Elementary School ranks in the bottom 6.8% of Michigan elementary schools.

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