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Oakbrook Elementary School

Q: Is Oakbrook Elementary School a good school?

Oakbrook Elementary School ranks 385 th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

385^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 74% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Oakbrook Elementary School is a public elementary school in Sterling Heights, Michigan, serving 525 students in grades PK-6 and part of the Utica Community Schools district, which is ranked 155 out of 613 districts in the state.

Oakbrook Elementary consistently outperforms the Utica Community Schools district and the state of Michigan in academic proficiency, with 71.6% of its 6th-grade students proficient in English Language Arts compared to 53.6% for the district and 38.6% for the state. The school also ranks in the top 50 Michigan elementary schools for African American students and the top 100 for English Language Learners and Special Education students. While Oakbrook has seen an increase in chronic absenteeism, it still performs better than the state average in this metric. Additionally, the school has a higher per-student spending of $14,597, indicating a strong investment in resources and programs.

Compared to nearby schools, Messmore Elementary in the Utica district outperforms Oakbrook in several subject areas, ranking among the top 5% of Michigan elementary schools. However, Oakbrook maintains a consistent 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, demonstrating a stable learning environment and high-quality education for its students, even with a relatively high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

535

Students ?

19.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,597

Per pupil spending ?

61.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12060 Greenway Dr
Sterling Heights, MI 48312-2173

(586) 797-5900

District: Utica Community Schools

Students who attend Oakbrook Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Heritage Junior High School
High:	Adlai Stevenson High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

67.7%

African American:

12.3%

Asian:

11.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 65th percentile in 2021 → 74th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (50% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 74th (2025) from a 65th-percentile low (2021)

✓Above the Michigan median (74th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg46%

Michigan avg38%

385^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 26%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From top 21% (2015) to top 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 25Elementary Schools in the Utica Community Schools

155^th of 613Utica Community 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	72.0	385 of 1488	74.1%	★★★★☆
2024	73.5	347 of 1486	76.6%	★★★★☆
2023	76.6	305 of 1470	79.3%	★★★★☆
2022	63.9	432 of 1344	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.5	408 of 1153	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.5	318 of 1408	77.4%	★★★★☆
2018	72.7	395 of 1448	72.7%	★★★★☆
2017	70.2	353 of 1466	75.9%	★★★★☆
2016	66.7	467 of 1548	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	76.6	330 of 1580	79.1%	★★★★☆
2014	72.9	373 of 1533	75.7%	★★★★☆
2013	67.8	485 of 1563	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	69.7	445 of 1566	71.6%	★★★★☆
2011	75.2	340 of 1552	78.1%	★★★★☆
2010	67.6	609 of 1552	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	71.6	455 of 1589	71.4%	★★★★☆
2008	71.9	436 of 1577	72.4%	★★★★☆
2007	56.0	852 of 1565	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	56.9	806 of 1545	47.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	76.9	43 of 369	88.3%	★★★★☆
2023	80.1	34 of 321	89.4%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	75.4	22 of 97	77.3%	★★★★☆
2018	37.3	76 of 101	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	47.8	86 of 173	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.3	106 of 184	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.5	64 of 180	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	76.1	18 of 98	81.6%	★★★★☆
2018	63.7	80 of 270	70.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	57.8	513 of 1338	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.2	352 of 1342	73.8%	★★★★☆
2023	67.9	333 of 1321	74.8%	★★★★☆
2022	61.6	360 of 1106	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.0	471 of 902	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	69.2	303 of 1171	74.1%	★★★★☆
2018	63.7	517 of 1443	64.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	75.8	224 of 1346	83.4%	★★★★☆
2024	66.9	332 of 1381	76.0%	★★★★☆
2023	70.7	273 of 1350	79.8%	★★★★☆
2022	61.1	356 of 1099	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.5	291 of 749	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.2	192 of 1134	83.1%	★★★★☆
2018	64.5	422 of 1397	69.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	76.3	290 of 1366	78.8%	★★★★☆
2024	70.1	358 of 1347	73.4%	★★★★☆
2023	75.1	276 of 1334	79.3%	★★★★☆
2022	55.0	481 of 1139	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.7	315 of 915	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.6	282 of 1196	76.4%	★★★★☆
2018	76.0	319 of 1446	77.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	55.8	98 of 252	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.5	99 of 225	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.6	119 of 195	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	58.2	477 of 1206	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.2	479 of 1204	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.7	350 of 1198	70.8%	★★★★☆
2022	55.2	473 of 1102	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.7	451 of 1005	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.8	284 of 1128	74.8%	★★★★☆
2018	67.4	380 of 1253	69.7%	★★★☆☆

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)88th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)83rd percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)79th percentile+5 vs school

Asian (2024)77th percentile~ school

Female (2025)62nd percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2025)61st percentile-13 vs school

White (2025)60th percentile-14 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)50th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts59%+18 vs state

Math47%+10 vs state

Science46%+6 vs state

Social Studies34%+4 vs state

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Schools Near Oakbrook Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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	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 Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th 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
Oakbrook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	12060 Greenway Dr	Sterling Heights	48312	Macomb County	Utica Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 797-5900	535	28	19.2	61.3%	362 (67.7%)	66 (12.3%)	11 (2.1%)	61 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.5%)	72	385^th of 1488 public elementary schools	74.1%		73.5	347^th of 1486 public elementary schools	76.6%	38	54.4	63.6	48.4	71.6	49.4	45.5	42.1	50.0	46.3	33.7	$14,597	$1,591	$13,007
Bruce Collins Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	12900 Grand Haven Dr	Sterling Heights	48312	Macomb County	Utica Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 797-4200	426	26	16.2	59.6%	333 (78.2%)	30 (7.0%)	9 (2.1%)	29 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.9%)	66.6	472^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	68.3%		73.9	341^st of 1486 public elementary schools	77.1%	131	48.3	51.7	56.5	37.1	53.4	49.2	48.4	35.5	43.5	35.5	$14,753	$2,003	$12,750
Dekeyser Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	38397 Gladstone Dr	Sterling Heights	48312	Macomb County	Utica Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 797-4400	512	27	18.7	49.2%	427 (83.4%)	27 (5.3%)	13 (2.5%)	17 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.5%)	68.8	426^th of 1488 public elementary schools	71.4%		75.2	324^th of 1486 public elementary schools	78.2%	102	46.2	53.6	60.8	61.4	57.7	33.3	35.0	64.3	45.0	31.3	$13,801	$1,328	$12,473
Messmore Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	8742 Dill Dr	Sterling Heights	48312	Macomb County	Utica Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(586) 797-5600	332	19	17.1	15.7%	203 (61.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.9%)	99 (29.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.1%)	96.2	38^th of 1488 public elementary schools	97.4%		96.6	26^th of 1486 public elementary schools	98.3%	12	58.7	90.2	82.6	82.9	71.7	70.7	73.9	75.6	73.9	69.6	$16,092	$1,279	$14,814
Willow Woods Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11001 Daniel Dr	Sterling Heights	48312	Macomb County	Warren Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 825-2850	362	24	15.0	74.0%	211 (58.3%)	73 (20.2%)	6 (1.7%)	56 (15.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.1%)	19.4	1174^th of 1488 public elementary schools	21.1%		35.9	921^st of 1486 public elementary schools	38.0%	253	25.8	29.1	30.5		28.8	16.4	13.8		17.2	12.1	$21,068	$1,903	$19,165
Plumbrook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	39660 Spalding Dr	Sterling Heights	48313	Macomb County	Utica Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 797-6000	445	31	14.4	57.3%	331 (74.4%)	28 (6.3%)	24 (5.4%)	27 (6.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (7.4%)	66.7	468^th of 1488 public elementary schools	68.5%		60.9	539^th of 1486 public elementary schools	63.7%	71	30.9	58.5	63.1	47.3	31.9	52.8	40.3	42.7	51.5	44.8	$18,653	$1,756	$16,897
Maple Lane School	Public	K-5	34600 Dryden Dr	Sterling Heights	48312	Macomb County	Macomb Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	No	No	(586) 977-9170	55	13	4.2	72.7%	39 (70.9%)	14 (25.5%)	1 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.8%)								(n/a)
Schwarzkoff Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	8401 Constitution Blvd	Sterling Heights	48313	Macomb County	Utica Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 797-6300	597	35	17.3	76.2%	425 (71.2%)	85 (14.2%)	20 (3.4%)	37 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (4.9%)	52.7	676^th of 1488 public elementary schools	54.6%		55.8	622^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	58.1%	54	48.1	47.7	40.5	57.1	55.1	37.1	21.3	43.0	18.9	18.7	$15,530	$2,080	$13,449
Black Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	14100 Heritage Rd	Sterling Heights	48312	Macomb County	Warren Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 825-2840	458	31	14.7	62.9%	226 (49.3%)	117 (25.5%)	12 (2.6%)	72 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.8%)	34.9	940^th of 1488 public elementary schools	36.8%		43.9	787^th of 1486 public elementary schools	47.0%	153	26.7	31.3	37.5		34.7	38.8	37.5		23.4	18.8	$19,510	$1,822	$17,689
Jack Harvey Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	41700 Montroy Dr	Sterling Heights	48313	Macomb County	Utica Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 797-5100	429	30	14.5	64.6%	254 (59.2%)	22 (5.1%)	76 (17.7%)	26 (6.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (11.7%)	47	761^st of 1488 public elementary schools	48.9%		41.2	833^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	43.9%	72	46.9	38.9	52.6	39.2	38.0	26.4	31.6	18.9	45.6	28.1	$14,641	$1,719	$12,921

Frequently Asked Questions about Oakbrook Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Oakbrook Elementary School?

Students at Oakbrook Elementary School are 68% White, 12% African American, 11% Asian, 7% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Oakbrook Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Heritage Junior High School
High : Adlai Stevenson High School

Is Oakbrook Elementary School a good school?

Oakbrook Elementary School ranks 385^th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Oakbrook Elementary School in?

Utica Community Schools

How many students attend Oakbrook Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 535 students attended Oakbrook Elementary School.

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