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Oak Ridge Elementary School

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Oak Ridge Elementary School ranks 161 st of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

161^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 89% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Oak Ridge Elementary School is a K-5 public school in Royal Oak, MI, serving 404 students as part of the highly-rated Royal Oak Schools district.

Oak Ridge is one of the top-performing elementary schools in the area, and its most remarkable feature is its rapid improvement. In just two years, the school jumped from the 70th percentile statewide to the 89th percentile, a climb of 290 places that no nearby school has matched. This upward trend is reflected across all subjects—English Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies—where Oak Ridge students consistently outperform both district and state averages. For example, 5th-grade science proficiency sits at 64.7%, compared to 59.7% for the district and just 40% statewide. The school also boasts a low chronic absenteeism rate of 13.8%, less than half the state average of 27.9%, suggesting strong student engagement and family involvement. While Northwood Elementary (also in Royal Oak) ranks slightly higher at the 95th percentile, Oak Ridge significantly outpaces other nearby schools like Alfred E Upton Elementary (52nd percentile) and Keller Elementary (83rd percentile).

What makes Oak Ridge particularly noteworthy is its combination of excellence and equity. The school performs well for students across different demographic groups, indicating that strong results aren't limited to a single segment of the student body. Additionally, Oak Ridge achieves these outcomes while spending less per student ($15,936) than several nearby schools, including Addams Elementary and ECC ($20,421) and Hiller Elementary ($21,696), suggesting efficient use of resources. For parents comparing options, Oak Ridge stands out as a school on a clear upward trajectory, delivering strong academics and a healthy school climate. It's worth noting that Lessenger Elementary, located less than a mile away in the Lamphere Public Schools district, also performs well (84th percentile), showing that great schools can exist even in districts with mixed results. However, Oak Ridge's consistent, school-wide improvement and low absenteeism make it a compelling choice for families seeking a strong, stable academic environment.

404

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,936

Per pupil spending ?

22.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

506 E 13 Mile Rd
Royal Oak, MI 48073-2836

(248) 588-8353

District: Royal Oak Schools

Students who attend Oak Ridge Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

74.0%

African American:

10.9%

Two or more races:

8.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 78th percentile in 2016 → 89th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (61% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of Michigan elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 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 school61%

District avg56%

Michigan avg38%

161^st of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 11%▲ up 11 pts since 2016

From top 22% (2016) to top 11% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	88.1	161 of 1492	89.2%	★★★★☆
2025	84.6	210 of 1488	85.9%	★★★★☆
2024	67.4	451 of 1486	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.9	409 of 1470	72.2%	★★★★☆
2022	72.2	311 of 1344	76.9%	★★★★☆
2021	68.1	295 of 1153	74.4%	★★★★☆
2019	73.5	317 of 1408	77.5%	★★★★☆
2018	64.8	528 of 1448	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	68.0	384 of 1466	73.8%	★★★★☆
2016	74.8	334 of 1548	78.4%	★★★★☆
2015	84.4	178 of 1580	88.7%	★★★★☆
2014	73.8	356 of 1533	76.8%	★★★★☆
2013	74.5	353 of 1563	77.4%	★★★★☆
2012	80.4	247 of 1566	84.2%	★★★★☆
2011	78.8	227 of 1552	85.4%	★★★★☆
2010	75.9	284 of 1552	81.7%	★★★★☆
2009	73.5	387 of 1589	75.6%	★★★★☆
2008	71.2	458 of 1577	71.0%	★★★★☆
2007	71.1	417 of 1565	73.4%	★★★★☆
2006	60.7	704 of 1545	54.4%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	84.9	26 of 369	93.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	81.1	198 of 1343	85.3%	★★★★☆
2025	83.5	176 of 1338	86.8%	★★★★☆
2024	65.7	370 of 1342	72.4%	★★★★☆
2023	63.1	415 of 1321	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.1	293 of 1106	73.5%	★★★★☆
2021	68.7	215 of 902	76.2%	★★★★☆
2019	69.2	304 of 1171	74.0%	★★★★☆
2018	52.7	706 of 1443	51.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	65.4	371 of 1352	72.6%	★★★★☆
2025	72.5	264 of 1346	80.4%	★★★★☆
2024	54.0	564 of 1381	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.8	611 of 1350	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.7	195 of 1099	82.3%	★★★★☆
2021	73.8	122 of 749	83.7%	★★★★☆
2019	70.8	222 of 1134	80.4%	★★★★☆
2018	41.2	870 of 1397	37.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	86.3	154 of 1372	88.8%	★★★★☆
2025	79.2	251 of 1366	81.6%	★★★★☆
2024	58.0	529 of 1347	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.6	427 of 1334	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.8	287 of 1139	74.8%	★★★★☆
2021	54.6	374 of 915	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.5	339 of 1196	71.7%	★★★★☆
2018	73.3	355 of 1446	75.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	49.8	103 of 225	54.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	89.7	92 of 1199	92.3%	★★★★★
2025	86.6	126 of 1206	89.6%	★★★★☆
2024	66.9	358 of 1204	70.3%	★★★★☆
2023	67.0	345 of 1198	71.2%	★★★★☆
2022	73.0	255 of 1102	76.9%	★★★★☆
2021	75.5	190 of 1005	81.1%	★★★★☆
2019	78.2	191 of 1128	83.1%	★★★★☆
2018	63.4	431 of 1253	65.6%	★★★☆☆

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)93rd percentile+7 vs school

White (2026)92nd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)89th percentile~ school

Female (2026)85th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)73rd percentile-17 vs school

Special Education (2024)54th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Science65%+25 vs state

English Language Arts63%+22 vs state

Math61%+23 vs state

Social Studies48%+21 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT English Language Arts (2026)	PSAT Mathematics (2026)	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	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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Hiller Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	400 E La Salle Ave	Madison Heights	48071	Oakland County	Lamphere Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 589-0406	272	21	12.9	70.6%	113 (41.5%)	62 (22.8%)	51 (18.8%)	27 (9.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.6%)	43.4	803^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	46.2%		35.9	922^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	38.0%	119			43.8	53.5	37.5			50.0	27.3	21.9			18.8		9.4		$21,696	$2,529	$19,167
Edmonson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	621 E Katherine Ave	Madison Heights	48071	Oakland County	Lamphere Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 547-5342	305	16	19.0	48.5%	228 (74.8%)	27 (8.9%)	16 (5.2%)	12 (3.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.9%)	53.7	647^th of 1492 public elementary schools	56.6%		56.4	620^th of 1488 public elementary schools	58.3%	27			30.4	60.5	53.7			40.4	60.0	35.2			35.2		16.7		$16,483	$763	$15,720
Simonds Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	30000 Rose St	Madison Heights	48071	Oakland County	Lamphere Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 547-5292	260	21	12.3	60.8%	173 (66.5%)	33 (12.7%)	22 (8.5%)	11 (4.2%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.3%)	30.1	1001^st of 1492 public elementary schools	32.9%		36.4	915^th of 1488 public elementary schools	38.5%	86			17.1	23.3	42.1			28.6	14.0	31.6			34.2		26.3		$19,815	$924	$18,891
Four Corners Montessori Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1075 E Gardenia Ave	Madison Heights	48071	Oakland County	Four Corners Montessori Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(248) 542-7001	235	15	15.6	46.4%	127 (54.0%)	54 (23.0%)	19 (8.1%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (12.8%)	39.1	874^th of 1492 public elementary schools	41.4%		42.9	824^th of 1488 public elementary schools	44.6%	50	58.3	370.8	13.0	37.9	52.6	47.8	50.0	17.4	24.1	1471.4	30.4	31.8	36.8	25.0	21.1	1787.2	$13,132	$1,508	$11,624

Frequently Asked Questions about Oak Ridge Elementary School

Is Oak Ridge Elementary School a good school?

Oak Ridge Elementary School ranks 161^st of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Oak Ridge Elementary School?

Students at Oak Ridge Elementary School are 74% White, 11% African American, 8% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Oak Ridge Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Oak Ridge Elementary School usually go on to attend:

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

How many students attend Oak Ridge Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 404 students attended Oak Ridge Elementary School.

What district is Oak Ridge Elementary School in?

Royal Oak Schools

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