Summary:
Zip code 48390, covering the Commerce Township and Walled Lake area of Michigan, is home to four elementary schools—Oakley Park Elementary School, Mary Helen Guest Elementary School, Glengary Elementary School, and Walled Lake Elementary School—all serving grades K-5 (with Walled Lake also offering Pre-K) within the highly-rated Walled Lake Consolidated Schools district, which ranks in the 85th percentile statewide.
For parents, the standout choice is Oakley Park Elementary School, which ranks 132nd out of 1,492 Michigan elementary schools (91st percentile, 5 stars) and outperforms its peers in nearly every subject and grade level. It also has the lowest poverty rate (19.9% free/reduced lunch) and the lowest chronic absenteeism (11.7%). At the other end, Mary Helen Guest Elementary School ranks lowest at 448th (70th percentile), showing notable declines in ELA scores. Walled Lake Elementary School is the most volatile—jumping from the 79th to 90th percentile and back to 80th—suggesting strong cohort effects rather than consistent performance. Glengary Elementary School offers the most stability, holding steady in the 77th-82nd percentile range for three years.
Notably, per-student spending does not predict success: Walled Lake spends the most ($18,688) yet ranks third, while Oakley Park spends the least ($16,355) and performs best. All four schools beat state averages in most subjects, and chronic absenteeism is a universal strength—even the highest rate (Walled Lake at 16.7%) is far below the state's 27.9%. However, the 316-position gap between the top and bottom schools means choice matters significantly within this zip code.
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