Oakbrook Elementary School

Summary:

Oakbrook Elementary School is a public elementary school in Sterling Heights, Michigan, serving 535 students in grades PK-6. As part of the Utica Community Schools district, which is ranked 166 out of 610 districts in the state, Oakbrook has a diverse student population and generally strong academic performance.

Oakbrook's student body is more racially diverse than some nearby schools, with 68.22% White, 11.4% African American, and 10.09% Asian students. Academically, the school outperforms the district and state averages, with 60.5% of 5th-graders scoring proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 53.4% for the district and 44% for Michigan. Oakbrook has consistently ranked in the top half of Michigan elementary schools, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger in most years and ranking 347 out of 1,486 elementary schools in 2023-2024. However, the school faces challenges with higher chronic absenteeism rates and lower performance for certain subgroups, such as English Language Learners and Special Education students.

Compared to nearby schools, Oakbrook generally outperforms Schwarzkoff Elementary and Jack Harvey Elementary, but lags behind the higher-performing Messmore Elementary and Dekeyser Elementary. The nearby New Dawn Academy of Warren, a public charter school, also shows strong academic performance in some areas. Oakbrook's relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (59.63%) may contribute to the school's performance on certain subgroups and overall academic metrics.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-6

 12060 Greenway Dr
       Sterling Heights, MI  48312-2173


(586) 797-5900

District: Utica Community Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
347th of 1,486 Michigan Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $13,426 Help


Students who attend Oakbrook Elementary School usually attend:

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

Student/teacher ratio:  18.4 Help
Number of students:  525

Racial breakdown:

White:
68.4%
African American:
12.0%
Asian:
10.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  58.9% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Oakbrook Elementary School ranks better than 76.6% of elementary schools in Michigan. It also ranks 9th among 25 ranked elementary schools in the Utica Community Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 73.51. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (68.4%), African American (12%), Asian (10.7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 58.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Oakbrook Elementary School is 18.4. 17 elementary schools in the Utica Community Schools District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Oakbrook Elementary School employs 28.4 full-time teachers.
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Oakbrook Elementary School is $13,426. 18 elementary schools in the Utica Community Schools District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Oakbrook Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Oakbrook Elementary School 347th of 1486 Michigan public elementary schools. (See Oakbrook Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Utica Community Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Utica Community Schools 166th of 610 Michigan school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Oakbrook Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Oakbrook Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 56.86 806th 1545 47.8%
2007 55.97 852nd 1565 45.6%
2008 71.88 436th 1577 72.4%
2009 71.59 455th 1589 71.4%
2010 67.56 609th 1552 60.8%
2011 75.16 340th 1552 78.1%
2012 69.69 445th 1566 71.6%
2013 67.81 485th 1563 69.0%
2014 72.91 373rd 1533 75.7%
2015 76.58 330th 1580 79.1%
2016 66.66 467th 1548 69.8%
2017 70.23 353rd 1466 75.9%
2018 72.67 395th 1448 72.7%
2019 73.45 318th 1408 77.4%
2021 58.46 408th 1153 64.6%
2022 63.89 432nd 1344 67.9%
2023 76.63 305th 1470 79.3%
2024 73.51 347th 1486 76.6%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Oakbrook Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.69 80th 270 70.4%
2022 76.08 18th 98 81.6%
2023 59.45 64th 180 64.4%
2024 44.25 106th 184 42.4%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Oakbrook Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 41.60 119th 195 39.0%
2024 50.51 99th 225 56.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Oakbrook Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 64.48 422nd 1397 69.8%
2019 73.18 192nd 1134 83.1%
2021 54.54 291st 749 61.1%
2022 61.10 356th 1099 67.6%
2023 70.70 273rd 1350 79.8%
2024 66.94 332nd 1381 76.0%
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Rank History for Female students at Oakbrook Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.72 517th 1443 64.2%
2019 69.20 303rd 1171 74.1%
2021 44.97 471st 902 47.8%
2022 61.64 360th 1106 67.5%
2023 67.86 333rd 1321 74.8%
2024 67.24 352nd 1342 73.8%
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Rank History for Male students at Oakbrook Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 75.99 319th 1446 77.9%
2019 72.59 282nd 1196 76.4%
2021 60.67 315th 915 65.6%
2022 54.97 481st 1139 57.8%
2023 75.07 276th 1334 79.3%
2024 70.08 358th 1347 73.4%
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Rank History for Asian students at Oakbrook Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.34 76th 101 24.8%
2024 75.42 22nd 97 77.3%
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Rank History for African American students at Oakbrook Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 80.13 34th 321 89.4%
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Rank History for White students at Oakbrook Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 67.41 380th 1253 69.7%
2019 70.76 284th 1128 74.8%
2021 51.67 451st 1005 55.1%
2022 55.18 473rd 1102 57.1%
2023 66.70 350th 1198 70.8%
2024 58.23 479th 1204 60.2%
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Data source: test scores: Michigan Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Michigan Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Oakbrook Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 564 0 5 4 0 n/a n/a -1 572
1989 599 1 12 2 0 n/a n/a -1 613
1990 627 0 13 4 0 n/a n/a 0 644
1991 591 0 14 3 0 n/a n/a 0 608
1992 615 1 13 4 0 n/a n/a 0 633
1993 540 1 4 2 0 n/a n/a 0 547
1994 522 5 7 3 0 n/a n/a 0 537
1995 473 5 5 2 0 n/a n/a 0 485
1996 473 5 5 2 0 n/a n/a 0 485
1997 450 4 10 2 0 n/a n/a 0 466
1998 461 4 4 0 0 n/a n/a 0 469
1999 454 2 3 0 0 n/a n/a 0 459
2000 380 6 5 0 0 n/a n/a 25 416
2001 401 7 4 1 0 n/a n/a 0 413
2002 364 8 14 5 0 n/a n/a 0 391
2003 364 8 14 5 0 n/a n/a 0 391
2004 364 8 7 4 0 n/a n/a 0 383
2005 392 26 7 5 0 n/a n/a 0 430
2006 396 29 6 3 0 n/a n/a 0 434
2007 443 33 8 1 0 n/a n/a 0 485
2008 438 29 10 1 n/a n/a n/a 0 478
2009 415 37 21 3 1 n/a n/a 2 479
2010 430 43 24 2 0 n/a n/a 2 501
2011 437 48 28 1 0 1 2 0 517
2012 453 43 27 1 0 1 1 0 526
2013 475 47 36 4 0 1 10 0 573
2014 471 47 39 9 0 0 14 0 580
2015 446 50 50 9 0 1 12 0 568
2016 433 51 52 13 1 2 15 0 567
2017 422 55 66 15 1 4 20 0 583
2018 422 51 67 12 0 3 27 0 582
2019 395 58 67 14 1 3 28 0 566
2020 385 52 70 11 1 1 31 0 551
2021 373 54 58 10 1 1 30 0 527
2022 360 60 58 10 1 2 39 0 530
2023 365 61 54 9 1 1 44 0 535
2024 359 63 56 12 1 0 34 0 525

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Oakbrook Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 572 n/a n/a n/a
1989 613 n/a n/a 1.1
1990 644 35.0 18.4 1.4
1991 608 n/a n/a n/a
1992 633 n/a n/a 2.5
1993 547 n/a 0.0 4.6
1994 537 19.5 27.5 0.6
1995 485 21.4 22.7 2.1
1996 485 21.4 22.7 2.1
1997 466 22.0 21.2 3.2
1998 469 21.0 22.3 2.1
1999 459 19.0 24.2 3.1
2000 416 22.3 17.5 4.9
2001 413 24.9 16.6 4.6
2002 391 21.0 18.6 7.4
2003 391 21.0 18.6 7.4
2004 383 22.5 17.0 9.4
2005 430 24.3 17.7 11.2
2006 434 25.1 17.3 15
2007 485 25.0 19.4 11.3
2008 478 24.0 19.9 15.5
2009 479 24.3 19.7 22
2010 501 23.9 20.9 29.5
2011 517 18.8 27.5 27.3
2012 526 20.6 25.5 33.3
2013 573 24.4 23.4 28.6
2014 580 23.6 24.5 32.2
2015 568 29.0 19.5 32.4
2016 567 29.0 19.5 35.8
2017 583 26.6 21.9 40.8
2018 582 25.1 23.1 45.9
2019 566 26.1 21.6 47.7
2020 551 26.7 20.6 48.6
2021 527 27.2 19.3 52.2
2022 530 27.7 19.1 55.8
2023 535 29.4 18.1 59.6
2024 525 28.4 18.4 58.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Oakbrook Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 572 n/a n/a n/a
1989 613 n/a n/a 1.1
1990 644 35.0 18.4 1.4
1991 608 n/a n/a n/a
1992 633 n/a n/a 2.5
1993 547 n/a 0.0 4.6
1994 537 19.5 27.5 0.6
1995 485 21.4 22.7 2.1
1996 485 21.4 22.7 2.1
1997 466 22.0 21.2 3.2
1998 469 21.0 22.3 2.1
1999 459 19.0 24.2 3.1
2000 416 22.3 17.5 4.9
2001 413 24.9 16.6 4.6
2002 391 21.0 18.6 7.4
2003 391 21.0 18.6 7.4
2004 383 22.5 17.0 9.4
2005 430 24.3 17.7 11.2
2006 434 25.1 17.3 15
2007 485 25.0 19.4 11.3
2008 478 24.0 19.9 15.5
2009 479 24.3 19.7 22
2010 501 23.9 20.9 29.5
2011 517 18.8 27.5 27.3
2012 526 20.6 25.5 33.3
2013 573 24.4 23.4 28.6
2014 580 23.6 24.5 32.2
2015 568 29.0 19.5 32.4
2016 567 29.0 19.5 35.8
2017 583 26.6 21.9 40.8
2018 582 25.1 23.1 45.9
2019 566 26.1 21.6 47.7
2020 551 26.7 20.6 48.6
2021 527 27.2 19.3 52.2
2022 530 27.7 19.1 55.8
2023 535 29.4 18.1 59.6
2024 525 28.4 18.4 58.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Oakbrook Elementary School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $456 (4.7%) $9,195 (95.3%) $9,651
2020 $778 (7.7%) $9,333 (92.3%) $10,111
2021 $1,281 (11.6%) $9,733 (88.4%) $11,014
2022 $1,635 (13.8%) $10,201 (86.2%) $11,836
2023 $1,323 (9.9%) $12,103 (90.1%) $13,426

Data source: Michigan Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Oakbrook Elementary School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 318th of 1408 Elementary schoolsRanks 305th of 1470 Elementary schools
 1.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Oakbrook Elementary School)64.554.9
 9.6%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Utica Community Schools)55.352.9
 2.4%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)45.140.9
 4.2%
3rd Grade Math (Oakbrook Elementary School)61.857.8
 4%
   3rd Grade Math (Utica Community Schools)60.353
 7.3%
   3rd Grade Math (Michigan)46.742.9
 3.8%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Oakbrook Elementary School)55.665
 9.4%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Utica Community Schools)56.853
 3.8%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)45.844.3
 1.5%
4th Grade Math (Oakbrook Elementary School)45.755
 9.3%
   4th Grade Math (Utica Community Schools)46.142
 4.1%
   4th Grade Math (Michigan)41.838.6
 3.2%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Oakbrook Elementary School)58.259.2
 1%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Utica Community Schools)58.255.5
 2.7%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)46.243.9
 2.3%
5th Grade Math (Oakbrook Elementary School)41.850.7
 8.9%
   5th Grade Math (Utica Community Schools)46.837.8
 9%
   5th Grade Math (Michigan)34.831.5
 3.3%
5th Grade Social Studies (Oakbrook Elementary School)24.129.6
 5.5%
   5th Grade Social Studies (Utica Community Schools)24.222
 2.2%
   5th Grade Social Studies (Michigan)17.418.6
 1.2%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Oakbrook Elementary School)6748.8
 18.2%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Utica Community Schools)58.754.5
 4.2%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)41.737.5
 4.2%
6th Grade Math (Oakbrook Elementary School)55.240.5
 14.7%
   6th Grade Math (Utica Community Schools)52.241.2
 11%
   6th Grade Math (Michigan)35.129.6
 5.5%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students566535
 5.5%
African American5861
 5.2%
American Indian11
Asian6754
 19.4%
Hispanic149
 35.7%
Pacific Islander31
 66.7%
White395365
 7.6%
Two or More Races2844
 57.1%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients47.7%59.6%
 11.9%


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

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

Students at Oakbrook Elementary School are 68% White, 12% African American, 11% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

Oakbrook Elementary School ranks 347th of 1486 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

In the 2023-24 school year, 525 students attended Oakbrook Elementary School.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Michigan Department of Education.

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