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Oakridge Upper Elementary School

Public Grades 1-6

1193^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 20% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Oakridge Upper Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades 1-6 in Muskegon, Michigan, part of the Oakridge Public Schools district. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Michigan elementary schools over the past decade, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Oakridge Upper Elementary consistently underperforms the state average on standardized tests, with only 19.1% of 4th graders proficient in ELA compared to the state average of 42.4%, and even lower math proficiency rates. The school also has very high chronic absenteeism, ranging from 22.3% to 33.7% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average. Over 70% of Oakridge Upper Elementary students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating high levels of economic disadvantage. The school struggles to effectively serve its diverse student population, ranking in the bottom quarter of Michigan elementary schools for the performance of female, male, Hispanic, White, and low-income students.

In comparison, nearby schools like Shettler School and Beach Elementary, which are part of the higher-performing Fruitport Community Schools district, have much higher academic proficiency rates and lower chronic absenteeism. Despite the consistent low performance, Oakridge Upper Elementary has not shown meaningful improvement in its state rankings or test scores over the past decade, suggesting the school is struggling to implement effective strategies to support student learning.

437

Students ?

21.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,081

Per pupil spending ?

64.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

481 S Wolf Lake Rd
Muskegon, MI 49442-3033

(231) 788-7508

District: Oakridge Public Schools

Students who attend Oakridge Upper Elementary School usually attend:

High:	Oakridge High School
Alternative:	Oakridge Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

74.8%

Hispanic:

13.5%

Two or more races:

8.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 26th percentile in 2015 → 20th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (19% vs 37% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg19%

Michigan avg37%

1,193^rd of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 26% (2015) to bottom 20% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

420^th of 613Oakridge Public 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	18.1	1193 of 1488	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	1177 of 1486	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.6	1031 of 1470	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.9	1078 of 1344	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.1	955 of 1153	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.5	1096 of 1408	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.2	918 of 1448	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	24.8	1089 of 1466	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	33.2	1060 of 1548	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	28.8	1177 of 1580	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	29.6	1177 of 1533	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	30.8	1177 of 1563	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	31.8	1193 of 1566	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	49.3	1009 of 1552	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	59.1	878 of 1552	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	50.2	1050 of 1589	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	41.4	1179 of 1577	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	36.7	1233 of 1565	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	33.6	1270 of 1545	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	11.0	1242 of 1338	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	1115 of 1342	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.9	1005 of 1321	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.5	956 of 1106	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.3	764 of 902	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.0	1009 of 1171	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.9	933 of 1443	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	44.5	108 of 209	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.5	146 of 201	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.2	98 of 188	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.1	130 of 222	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	18.4	1144 of 1346	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.4	1127 of 1381	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.8	946 of 1350	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	936 of 1099	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.6	639 of 749	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.8	881 of 1134	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	52.9	673 of 1397	51.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	21.5	1058 of 1366	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.7	1159 of 1347	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.5	1011 of 1334	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	1007 of 1139	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.4	799 of 915	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.9	975 of 1196	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.4	864 of 1446	40.2%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	25.2	60 of 78	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.7	62 of 81	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2023	17.4	175 of 195	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.0	253 of 403	37.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	9.0	1157 of 1206	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.9	1133 of 1204	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.9	1057 of 1198	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.0	1032 of 1102	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.9	927 of 1005	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.7	1041 of 1128	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	28.3	962 of 1253	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)48th percentile+29 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)23rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)23rd percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2023)10th percentile-20 vs school

Female (2025)7th percentile-13 vs school

White (2025)4th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Science29%-11 vs state

English Language Arts23%-19 vs state

Social Studies15%-15 vs state

Math13%-21 vs state

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Schools Near Oakridge Upper Elementary School

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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 (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	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
Oakridge Upper Elementary School	Public	1-6	481 S Wolf Lake Rd	Muskegon	49442	Muskegon County	Oakridge Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 788-7508	437	21	21.2	64.5%	327 (74.8%)	13 (3.0%)	59 (13.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.0%)	18.1	1193^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	19.8%		19.1	1177^th of 1486 public elementary schools	20.8%	16				19.1	30.5	19.0			8.3	19.9	10.5		29.3		14.7		$12,081	$1,894	$10,188
Oakridge Lower Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	120 N Park St	Muskegon	49442	Muskegon County	Oakridge Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 788-7608	549	37	15.0	72.5%	410 (74.7%)	22 (4.0%)	68 (12.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (8.6%)								(n/a)			32.4					31.9									$13,755	$1,846	$11,909
Orchard View Early Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-1	2820 MacArthur Rd	Muskegon	49442	Muskegon County	Orchard View Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(231) 760-1850	331	24	13.7	69.5%	181 (54.7%)	76 (23.0%)	38 (11.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (9.7%)								(n/a)																	$17,637	$3,355	$14,282
Timberland Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2574 McLaughlin Ave	Muskegon	49442	Muskegon County	Timberland Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(231) 767-9700	613	41	14.9	97.1%	71 (11.6%)	370 (60.4%)	86 (14.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (13.5%)	15.8	1248^th of 1488 public elementary schools	16.1%		12.8	1291^st of 1486 public elementary schools	13.1%	43	34.6	13.5	23.9	26.7	19.3	16.7	11.7	22.5	26.7	12.3	12.7	16.7	10.7	32.7	8.9	26.9	$13,956	$3,339	$10,617
Cardinal Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	2310 Marquette Ave	Muskegon	49442	Muskegon County	Orchard View Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(231) 760-1700	611	44	13.8	71.2%	327 (53.5%)	167 (27.3%)	55 (9.0%)	3 (0.5%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (8.2%)	16.6	1230^th of 1488 public elementary schools	17.3%		13.1	1285^th of 1486 public elementary schools	13.5%	55			18.7	24.1	25.7			23.2	17.1	19.3			21.3		11.9		$16,109	$2,331	$13,777
Beach Elementary School	Public	K-5	2741 Heights Ravenna Rd	Muskegon	49444	Muskegon County	Fruitport Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 773-8996	295	20	14.6	48.8%	258 (87.5%)	6 (2.0%)	23 (7.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	55.9	632^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	57.5%		85.7	178^th of 1486 public elementary schools	88.0%	454			36.7	42.0	40.7			36.7	54.0	35.6			37.3		50.8		$16,717	$2,236	$14,481
Marquette Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	480 Bennett St	Muskegon	49442	Muskegon County	Muskegon Public Schools of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 720-2600	367	30	12.1	95.1%	49 (13.4%)	228 (62.1%)	41 (11.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (12.8%)	5.5	1458^th of 1488 public elementary schools	2.0%		5.6	1448^th of 1486 public elementary schools	2.6%	10			11.6	12.0	9.3			4.3	10.0				9.1				$34,828	$16,440	$18,388
Oakview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1420 Madison St	Muskegon	49442	Muskegon County	Muskegon Public Schools of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 720-2450	438	25	17.6	95.7%	82 (18.7%)	269 (61.4%)	37 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (11.4%)	5.7	1452^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	2.4%		7.6	1398^th of 1486 public elementary schools	5.9%	54			10.1	5.9	8.6			12.7		8.6			5.8		4.3		$26,152	$12,518	$13,634
Three Oaks Public School Academy	Public, Magnet, Charter	PK, KG-6	1212 Kingsley St	Muskegon	49442	Muskegon County	Three Oaks Public School Academy	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(231) 767-3365	363	24	15.2	100.0%	57 (15.7%)	246 (67.8%)	28 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.2%)	15.1	1258^th of 1488 public elementary schools	15.5%		13.4	1278^th of 1486 public elementary schools	14.0%	20			15.2	12.0	14.6	30.8		26.1	10.0		26.9		16.7				$14,434	$4,246	$10,188
Muskegon Maritime Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	571 E Apple Ave	Muskegon	49442	Muskegon County	Muskegon Maritime Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(231) 724-7577	141	8	18.0	86.5%	16 (11.3%)	115 (81.6%)	5 (3.5%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	3 (2.1%)								(n/a)																	$10,355	$2,097	$8,258

Frequently Asked Questions about Oakridge Upper Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Oakridge Upper Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Oakridge Upper Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Oakridge High School
Alternative : Oakridge Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Oakridge Upper Elementary School?

Students at Oakridge Upper Elementary School are 75% White, 14% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 3% African American.

How many students attend Oakridge Upper Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 437 students attended Oakridge Upper Elementary School.

Is Oakridge Upper Elementary School a good school?

Oakridge Upper Elementary School ranks in the bottom 19.8% of Michigan elementary schools.

What district is Oakridge Upper Elementary School in?

Oakridge Public Schools

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