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Walled Lake Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

147^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 90% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Walled Lake Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 302 students in grades K-5 in the Walled Lake Consolidated Schools district in Walled Lake, Michigan. The school has a strong performance history, consistently ranking in the top 20% of Michigan elementary schools and earning 4-5 out of 5 stars from SchoolDigger.

Walled Lake Elementary stands out for its exceptional academic performance, outpacing the district and state averages in standardized test scores across grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, 69.2% of 5th graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 56.5% for the district and 44.4% statewide. The school also demonstrates strong performance for specific student subgroups, ranking in the top 5% of Michigan elementary schools for English Language Learners and low socioeconomic status students. While the school has seen an increase in chronic absenteeism in recent years, reaching 30.8% in 2022-2023, this rate is still lower than the district average and many nearby schools.

Compared to nearby schools in the Walled Lake Consolidated Schools district, Walled Lake Elementary outperforms most, including Meadowbrook, Mary Helen Guest, and Glengary Elementary. However, Oakley Park and Loon Lake Elementary schools also demonstrate strong academic performance. The higher spending per student at Walled Lake Elementary compared to nearby schools may be a contributing factor to its success.

301

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,183

Per pupil spending ?

44.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1055 W West Maple Rd
Walled Lake, MI 48390-2936

(248) 956-4300

District: Walled Lake Consolidated Schools

Students who attend Walled Lake Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Sarah G Banks Middle School
High:	Walled Lake Western High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

54.5%

Asian:

15.0%

Hispanic:

14.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 79th percentile in 2015 → 90th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (62% vs 39% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 10% of Michigan elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school62%

District avg52%

Michigan avg39%

147^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 10%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From top 21% (2015) to top 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 12Elementary Schools in the Walled Lake Consolidated Schools

93^rd of 613Walled Lake Consolidated 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	88.5	147 of 1488	90.1%	★★★★★
2024	76.6	306 of 1486	79.4%	★★★★☆
2023	75.4	321 of 1470	78.2%	★★★★☆
2022	59.0	497 of 1344	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.1	475 of 1153	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.2	421 of 1408	70.1%	★★★★☆
2018	67.1	494 of 1448	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	70.7	341 of 1466	76.7%	★★★★☆
2016	69.6	418 of 1548	73.0%	★★★★☆
2015	76.7	325 of 1580	79.4%	★★★★☆
2014	65.3	518 of 1533	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	68.4	470 of 1563	69.9%	★★★★☆
2012	72.4	400 of 1566	74.5%	★★★★☆
2011	67.8	539 of 1552	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	68.9	567 of 1552	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	64.8	663 of 1589	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	66.8	585 of 1577	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	74.7	315 of 1565	79.9%	★★★★☆
2006	71.8	393 of 1545	74.6%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	75.2	34 of 173	80.3%	★★★★☆
2024	87.2	19 of 184	89.7%	★★★★★
2023	75.2	35 of 180	80.6%	★★★★☆
2019	50.6	56 of 117	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.0	120 of 270	55.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	85.9	142 of 1338	89.4%	★★★★☆
2024	62.7	422 of 1342	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.4	302 of 1321	77.1%	★★★★☆
2022	35.3	714 of 1106	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.5	419 of 902	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.0	536 of 1171	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.8	579 of 1443	59.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	89.4	57 of 1346	95.8%	★★★★★
2024	79.7	159 of 1381	88.5%	★★★★☆
2023	61.1	429 of 1350	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.1	367 of 1099	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.4	162 of 749	78.4%	★★★★☆
2019	61.1	368 of 1134	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.0	656 of 1397	53.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	85.3	162 of 1366	88.1%	★★★★☆
2024	77.6	235 of 1347	82.6%	★★★★☆
2023	69.5	352 of 1334	73.6%	★★★★☆
2022	63.1	373 of 1139	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.4	428 of 915	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.7	336 of 1196	71.9%	★★★★☆
2018	68.7	432 of 1446	70.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	72.3	42 of 225	81.3%	★★★★☆
2018	48.1	187 of 403	53.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	90.9	75 of 1206	93.8%	★★★★★
2024	80.1	197 of 1204	83.6%	★★★★☆
2023	73.5	272 of 1198	77.3%	★★★★☆
2022	54.3	490 of 1102	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.1	468 of 1005	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.7	404 of 1128	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.0	544 of 1253	56.6%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)96th percentile+6 vs school

White (2025)94th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)89th percentile~ school

Male (2025)88th percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)81st percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)80th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Science65%+25 vs state

English Language Arts65%+23 vs state

Math61%+22 vs state

Social Studies50%+20 vs state

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Schools Near Walled Lake 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 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
Walled Lake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1055 W West Maple Rd	Walled Lake	48390	Oakland County	Walled Lake Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 956-4300	301	23	13.3	44.2%	164 (54.5%)	27 (9.0%)	43 (14.3%)	45 (15.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.3%)	88.5	147^th of 1488 public elementary schools	90.1%		76.6	306^th of 1486 public elementary schools	79.4%	159	57.8	68.0	69.2	66.7	62.0	53.8	65.4	50.0	$17,183	$906	$16,277
Walled Lake Schools Special Services	Public	2	850 Ladd Rd	Walled Lake	48390	Oakland County	Walled Lake Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 956-2169	0	20	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)									$16,744	$3,178	$13,566
Loon Lake Elementary School	Public	K-5	2151 Loon Lake Rd	Wixom	48393	Oakland County	Walled Lake Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 956-4000	496	30	16.7	18.3%	392 (79.0%)	17 (3.4%)	22 (4.4%)	29 (5.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.9%)	79.4	279^th of 1488 public elementary schools	81.3%		78.7	270^th of 1486 public elementary schools	81.8%	9	49.5	58.0	63.5	50.5	50.6	54.1	64.9	51.4	$14,938	$492	$14,446
Hickory Woods Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	30655 Novi Rd	Novi	48377	Oakland County	Walled Lake Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 956-2600	499	37	13.3	27.9%	212 (42.5%)	94 (18.8%)	44 (8.8%)	128 (25.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.0%)	84.9	208^th of 1488 public elementary schools	86.0%		79.2	261^st of 1486 public elementary schools	82.4%	53	60.9	60.0	64.4	67.1	66.2	54.0	54.0	44.8	$16,783	$598	$16,185
Mary Helen Guest Elementary School	Public	K-5	1655 Decker Rd	Walled Lake	48390	Oakland County	Walled Lake Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 956-3300	337	21	16.2	36.2%	190 (56.4%)	31 (9.2%)	44 (13.1%)	57 (16.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.5%)	74.7	342^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	77.0%		55.7	625^th of 1486 public elementary schools	57.9%	283	42.6	48.9	60.9	54.2	49.0	61.7	66.0	38.3	$15,608	$826	$14,782
Wixom Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	301 N Wixom Rd	Wixom	48393	Oakland County	Walled Lake Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 956-3400	438	26	16.9	30.4%	242 (55.3%)	63 (14.4%)	57 (13.0%)	49 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.2%)	65.5	485^th of 1488 public elementary schools	67.4%		73	356^th of 1486 public elementary schools	76.0%	129	43.2	57.6	40.0	58.4	63.9	38.6	42.3	35.7	$12,774	$748	$12,025
Glengary Elementary School	Public	K-5	3070 Woodbury St	Commerce Township	48390	Oakland County	Walled Lake Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 956-3100	311	22	14.2	26.7%	254 (81.7%)	10 (3.2%)	26 (8.4%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.5%)	74.3	346^th of 1488 public elementary schools	76.7%		79.1	264^th of 1486 public elementary schools	82.2%	82	47.5	47.9	56.7	50.0	56.3	55.0	53.3	43.3	$16,844	$611	$16,232
Meadowbrook Elementary School	Public	K-5	29200 Meadowbrook Rd	Novi	48377	Oakland County	Walled Lake Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 956-2700	518	35	14.7	51.0%	209 (40.3%)	125 (24.1%)	59 (11.4%)	79 (15.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	42 (8.1%)	32.1	979^th of 1488 public elementary schools	34.2%		30.5	1011^th of 1486 public elementary schools	32.0%	32	31.2	31.2	32.5	38.1	39.2	27.9	19.8	17.4	$13,256	$1,133	$12,123
Oakley Park Elementary School	Public	K-5	2015 E Oakley Park Rd	Commerce Township	48390	Oakland County	Walled Lake Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 956-4100	392	28	14.0	19.9%	286 (73.0%)	16 (4.1%)	33 (8.4%)	43 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.6%)	88.2	153^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	89.7%		92	80^th of 1486 public elementary schools	94.6%	73	60.9	61.2	60.3	64.1	65.7	58.0	63.8	56.5	$17,634	$597	$17,036
Parkview Elementary School	Public	K-4	45825 W 11 Mile Rd	Novi	48374	Oakland County	Novi Community School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 449-1220	515	32	16.2	7.4%	108 (21.0%)	29 (5.6%)	23 (4.5%)	334 (64.9%)	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.3%)	90.4	116^th of 1488 public elementary schools	92.2%		92	79^th of 1486 public elementary schools	94.7%	37	58.6	68.3		68.1	71.3				$16,692	$706	$15,986

Frequently Asked Questions about Walled Lake Elementary School

How many students attend Walled Lake Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 301 students attended Walled Lake Elementary School.

What district is Walled Lake Elementary School in?

Walled Lake Consolidated Schools

What schools do graduates of Walled Lake Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Walled Lake Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Sarah G Banks Middle School
High : Walled Lake Western High School

Is Walled Lake Elementary School a good school?

Yes. Walled Lake Elementary School ranks in the top 9.9% of Michigan elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Walled Lake Elementary School?

Students at Walled Lake Elementary School are 54% White, 15% Asian, 14% Hispanic, 9% African American, 7% Two or more races.

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