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Northwood Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

73^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 95% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Northwood Elementary School in Royal Oak, MI, is a top-rated public school serving 446 students in grades K-5 within the Royal Oak Schools district. For parents exploring elementary options in the area, Northwood stands out as an elite performer, consistently ranking among the top 5-7% of all elementary schools in Michigan for the past nine consecutive years.

What truly sets Northwood apart is its dramatic academic edge over nearby schools. In the most recent state rankings, Northwood placed 73rd out of 1,492 Michigan elementary schools (95th percentile), while the next closest Royal Oak school, Oak Ridge Elementary, ranked 161st (89th percentile). This gap is even more striking in specific subjects—for example, 5th-grade math proficiency at Northwood is 58.8%, which is 12.4 percentage points higher than Oak Ridge and far above the state average of 32.2%. Northwood's 5th-grade social studies performance is particularly exceptional, with 63.2% of students proficient compared to just 27.5% statewide. The school also excels in ELA, with 5th-grade proficiency at 76.5% versus the state's 43.8%.

Beyond test scores, Northwood demonstrates remarkable efficiency and student engagement. Its chronic absenteeism rate is just 10.6%—less than half the district's 21.2% and well below the state's 27.9%—suggesting strong family-school partnerships. Interestingly, Northwood achieves these outstanding results while spending less per student ($14,614) than many lower-performing peers like Addams Elementary and ECC ($20,421) or Alfred E Upton Elementary ($17,167). The school also supports all learners effectively, with students in special education ranking in the 90th percentile statewide. For parents seeking a consistently excellent, efficiently run elementary school with a highly engaged community, Northwood is a standout choice in the Royal Oak area.

446

Students ?

17.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,614

Per pupil spending ?

12.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

926 W 12 Mile Rd
Royal Oak, MI 48073-3940

(248) 541-0229

District: Royal Oak Schools

Students who attend Northwood Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

80.7%

African American:

6.5%

Two or more races:

6.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 89th percentile in 2016 → 95th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (68% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 5% of Michigan elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school68%

District avg56%

Michigan avg38%

73^rd of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 5%▲ up 6 pts since 2016

From top 11% (2016) to top 5% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 6Elementary Schools in the Royal Oak Schools

113^th of 625Royal 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	93.7	73 of 1492	95.1%	★★★★★
2025	93.7	70 of 1488	95.3%	★★★★★
2024	90.2	108 of 1486	92.7%	★★★★★
2023	94.5	53 of 1470	96.4%	★★★★★
2022	93.3	63 of 1344	95.3%	★★★★★
2021	90.5	64 of 1153	94.4%	★★★★★
2019	93.6	52 of 1408	96.3%	★★★★★
2018	93.8	55 of 1448	96.2%	★★★★★
2017	83.4	161 of 1466	89.0%	★★★★☆
2016	84.4	174 of 1548	88.8%	★★★★☆
2015	87.4	137 of 1580	91.3%	★★★★★
2014	88.7	94 of 1533	93.9%	★★★★★
2013	89.1	94 of 1563	94.0%	★★★★★
2012	87.0	132 of 1566	91.6%	★★★★★
2011	73.6	388 of 1552	75.0%	★★★★☆
2010	74.4	354 of 1552	77.2%	★★★★☆
2009	76.2	314 of 1589	80.2%	★★★★☆
2008	81.5	157 of 1577	90.0%	★★★★★
2007	78.5	228 of 1565	85.4%	★★★★☆
2006	84.0	87 of 1545	94.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	91.9	70 of 1343	94.8%	★★★★★
2025	90.1	88 of 1338	93.4%	★★★★★
2024	81.8	185 of 1342	86.2%	★★★★☆
2023	93.1	44 of 1321	96.7%	★★★★★
2022	80.8	147 of 1106	86.7%	★★★★☆
2021	82.3	105 of 902	88.4%	★★★★☆
2019	87.6	84 of 1171	92.8%	★★★★★
2018	94.3	33 of 1443	97.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2023	53.6	551 of 1350	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	94.6	17 of 1099	98.5%	★★★★★
2018	90.2	54 of 1397	96.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	91.4	85 of 1372	93.8%	★★★★★
2025	93.4	56 of 1366	95.9%	★★★★★
2024	92.6	55 of 1347	95.9%	★★★★★
2023	92.5	60 of 1334	95.5%	★★★★★
2022	94.8	29 of 1139	97.5%	★★★★★
2021	91.0	41 of 915	95.5%	★★★★★
2019	92.9	42 of 1196	96.5%	★★★★★
2018	89.3	101 of 1446	93.0%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	81.5	26 of 252	89.7%	★★★★★
2023	97.5	5 of 195	97.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	89.8	91 of 1199	92.4%	★★★★★
2025	91.7	65 of 1206	94.6%	★★★★★
2024	85.3	129 of 1204	89.3%	★★★★☆
2023	92.0	51 of 1198	95.7%	★★★★★
2022	92.4	50 of 1102	95.5%	★★★★★
2021	89.3	55 of 1005	94.5%	★★★★★
2019	92.2	49 of 1128	95.7%	★★★★★
2018	90.4	64 of 1253	94.9%	★★★★★

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 (2026)95th percentile~ school

Male (2026)94th percentile~ school

White (2026)92nd percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)90th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)59th percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Science72%+32 vs state

Math68%+30 vs state

English Language Arts67%+26 vs state

Social Studies63%+36 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				M-Step English Language Arts (2026)			M-Step Math (2026)			M-Step Science (2026)	M-Step Social Studies (2026)	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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Northwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	926 W 12 Mile Rd	Royal Oak	48073	Oakland County	Royal Oak Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 541-0229	446	25	17.6	12.8%	360 (80.7%)	29 (6.5%)	18 (4.0%)	12 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.1%)	93.7	73^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	95.1%		93.7	70^th of 1488 public elementary schools	95.3%	3	59.1	65.8	76.5	77.3	68.4	58.8	72.1	63.2	$14,614	$758	$13,856
Addams Elementary and ECC	Public	PK, KG-5	2222 W Webster Rd	Royal Oak	48073	Oakland County	Royal Oak Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 288-3100	436	38	11.5	18.6%	334 (76.6%)	41 (9.4%)	29 (6.7%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.5%)	78	288^th of 1492 public elementary schools	80.7%		68.8	427^th of 1488 public elementary schools	71.3%	139	56.9	59.5	56.1	69.4	39.2	46.3	62.1	37.9	$20,421	$1,186	$19,235
Oak Ridge Elementary School	Public	K-5	506 E 13 Mile Rd	Royal Oak	48073	Oakland County	Royal Oak Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 588-8353	404	26	15.3	22.3%	299 (74.0%)	44 (10.9%)	18 (4.5%)	9 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (8.2%)	88.1	161^st of 1492 public elementary schools	89.2%		84.6	210^th of 1488 public elementary schools	85.9%	49	53.1	68.5	66.2	73.4	58.9	51.5	64.7	48.5	$15,936	$1,160	$14,776
Rogers Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2265 Hamilton Ave	Berkley	48072	Oakland County	Berkley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 837-8800	366	24	15.1	13.4%	302 (82.5%)	34 (9.3%)	8 (2.2%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.9%)	85.4	190^th of 1492 public elementary schools	87.3%		77.3	301^st of 1488 public elementary schools	79.8%	111	50.0	66.1	62.3	60.9	69.4	57.4	60.7	39.3	$17,173	$607	$16,565
Keller Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1505 N Campbell Rd	Royal Oak	48067	Oakland County	Royal Oak Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 542-6500	470	29	16.0	18.7%	366 (77.9%)	40 (8.5%)	16 (3.4%)	9 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.1%)	80.3	258^th of 1492 public elementary schools	82.7%		71.4	393^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	73.6%	135	52.0	53.7	61.8	65.3	54.3	46.1	59.2	40.8	$16,682	$1,011	$15,671
Lessenger Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	30150 Campbell Rd	Madison Heights	48071	Oakland County	Lamphere Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 589-0556	259	17	14.8	39.4%	181 (69.9%)	34 (13.1%)	14 (5.4%)	15 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.4%)	82.4	235^th of 1492 public elementary schools	84.2%		68.2	437^th of 1488 public elementary schools	70.6%	202	60.5	63.4	73.9	79.5	45.2	50.0	60.9	32.6	$19,121	$1,876	$17,244
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%)	88.8	153^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	89.7%		91.7	96^th of 1488 public elementary schools	93.5%	57	63.2	45.3	77.1	72.1	56.0	64.3	80.0	64.3	$15,955	$121	$15,834
Pattengill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3540 Morrison Ave	Berkley	48072	Oakland County	Berkley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 837-8700	295	22	13.6	14.9%	202 (68.5%)	51 (17.3%)	8 (2.7%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (9.8%)	78.2	286^th of 1492 public elementary schools	80.8%		71.4	392^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	73.7%	106	58.3	47.8	58.5	66.7	47.8	46.3	65.9	36.6	$17,854	$472	$17,382
Clawson Elementary School	Public	K-5	101 Phillips Ave	Clawson	48017	Oakland County	Clawson Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 655-4949	543	40	13.4	31.1%	437 (80.5%)	55 (10.1%)	27 (5.0%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.1%)	56.7	600^th of 1492 public elementary schools	59.8%		62	534^th of 1488 public elementary schools	64.1%	66	50.0	44.6	48.4	49.3	45.7	24.2	46.3	25.3	$16,427	$399	$16,028
Angell Elementary School	Public	K-5	3849 Beverly Blvd	Berkley	48072	Oakland County	Berkley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 837-8500	411	24	17.0	19.0%	320 (77.9%)	53 (12.9%)	3 (0.7%)	8 (1.9%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.8%)	76.5	314^th of 1492 public elementary schools	79.0%		75.8	324^th of 1488 public elementary schools	78.2%	10	50.0	56.3	58.5	50.0	51.6	41.5	62.1	44.6	$17,355	$255	$17,100

Frequently Asked Questions about Northwood Elementary School

How many students attend Northwood Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 446 students attended Northwood Elementary School.

What district is Northwood Elementary School in?

Royal Oak Schools

What schools do graduates of Northwood Elementary School attend?

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

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

Is Northwood Elementary School a good school?

Yes! Northwood Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 73^rd of 1492 Michigan elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Northwood Elementary School?

Students at Northwood Elementary School are 81% White, 7% African American, 6% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 3% Asian.

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