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Keller Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5
393rd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools
Better than 74% of Michigan elementary schools
Summary

Keller Elementary is a public elementary school in Royal Oak, Michigan, serving around 450 students in grades PK-5. While the school is part of the highly-ranked Royal Oak Schools district, Keller's academic performance has generally lagged behind the district and state averages, particularly in Math. For example, in 2024-2025, Keller's 5th-grade Math proficiency rate was just 29.5%, compared to 46.8% for the Royal Oak Schools district and 32.9% for the state.

Another concerning trend at Keller Elementary is the significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 11.4% in 2021-2022 to 30.8% in 2022-2023 and 29.5% in 2023-2024. This is much higher than the state average and could be a contributing factor to the school's academic challenges. Keller's performance also varies across different student subgroups, with the school ranking lower for White students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds compared to the overall school ranking.

Despite the higher spending per student and a relatively low student-teacher ratio, Keller Elementary's academic performance has not kept pace with nearby schools within the Royal Oak Schools district. For instance, Northwood Elementary School consistently outperforms Keller on M-Step test scores across all grade levels and subjects. Other nearby schools, such as Oakland Elementary and Oak Ridge Elementary, also tend to outperform Keller on academic measures.

470
Students ?
16.0
Student/teacher ratio ?
$17,497
Per pupil spending ?
18.7%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 1505 N Campbell Rd
       Royal Oak, MI  48067-1560

(248) 542-6500

District: Royal Oak Schools


Students who attend Keller Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Royal Oak Middle School
High:    Royal Oak High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
77.9%
African American:
8.5%
Two or more races:
8.1%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Holding steady — 74th percentile in 2015 → 74th in 2025
Strengths
Test scores above the Michigan average (50% vs 39% meeting standards)
Above the Michigan median (74th percentile)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school50%
District avg56%
Michigan avg39%
393rd of 1,488
Michigan public elementary schools ?
Top 26%▬ steady since 2015
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SchoolDigger rating ?
4th of 6Elementary Schools in the Royal Oak Schools
114th of 613Royal Oak 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
202571.4393 of 148873.6%★★★★☆
202479.2262 of 148682.4%★★★★☆
202374.8327 of 147077.8%★★★★☆
202263.0442 of 134467.1%★★★☆☆
202150.0517 of 115355.2%★★★☆☆
201967.5403 of 140871.4%★★★★☆
201872.8393 of 144872.9%★★★★☆
201758.6525 of 146664.2%★★★☆☆
201662.6554 of 154864.2%★★★☆☆
201571.9417 of 158073.6%★★★★☆
201474.4351 of 153377.1%★★★★☆
201373.9360 of 156377.0%★★★★☆
201286.3147 of 156690.6%★★★★★
201173.0404 of 155274.0%★★★★☆
201077.1242 of 155284.4%★★★★☆
200969.6524 of 158967.0%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
202564.1414 of 133869.1%★★★☆☆
202475.7247 of 134281.6%★★★★☆
202366.1364 of 132172.4%★★★★☆
202254.6453 of 110659.0%★★★☆☆
202157.3325 of 90264.0%★★★☆☆
201963.2390 of 117166.7%★★★☆☆
201872.9363 of 144374.8%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
202563.2406 of 134669.8%★★★☆☆
202466.2342 of 138175.2%★★★★☆
202362.6412 of 135069.5%★★★☆☆
202254.7441 of 109959.9%★★★☆☆
201869.0329 of 139776.4%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
202570.9361 of 136673.6%★★★★☆
202475.3273 of 134779.7%★★★★☆
202374.9280 of 133479.0%★★★★☆
202260.7398 of 113965.1%★★★☆☆
202139.2548 of 91540.1%★★☆☆☆
201962.6397 of 119666.8%★★★☆☆
201867.6446 of 144669.2%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
202567.0366 of 120669.7%★★★☆☆
202473.9273 of 120477.3%★★★★☆
202370.6308 of 119874.3%★★★★☆
202257.8434 of 110260.6%★★★☆☆
202145.1530 of 100547.3%★★☆☆☆
201965.6351 of 112868.9%★★★☆☆
201868.3370 of 125370.5%★★★★☆
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)
Male (2025)74th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)70th percentile-4 vs school
White (2025)70th percentile-4 vs school
Female (2025)69th percentile-5 vs school
By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?
Science54%+14 vs state
English Language Arts54%+12 vs state
Math50%+11 vs state
Social Studies36%+6 vs state

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Tuesday, June 21, 2011

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Students at Keller Elementary are 78% White, 9% African American, 8% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

Keller Elementary ranks 393rd of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 470 students attended Keller Elementary.

Students who attend Keller Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Royal Oak Middle School
High : Royal Oak High School


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