6 Royal Oak Schools Among Best For Grades K-8: U.S. News

ROYAL OAK, MI — Several elementary schools in Royal Oak have been ranked among the best in Michigan, according to a brand-new ranking released Tuesday by U.S. News & World Report.

For the inaugural list, U.S. News published rankings and data on more than 80,000 public elementary and middle schools across the United States.

Schools are ranked at the state and district levels. The best charter schools and best magnet schools ranked as stand-alone categories.

U.S. News ranked Northwood Elementary School as the highest in the state among schools in Royal Oak, according to the new list. Northwood Elementary School was ranked 27.

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Here’s a look at how other schools in Royal Oak ranked compared with others in the state:

27: Northwood Elementary School
317: Addams Elementary School
471: Oak Ridge Elementary School
575: Keller Elementary
753: Alfred E Upton Elementary School
694: Oakland Elementary School

To determine the rankings, U.S. News used data from the U.S. Department of Education to analyze two areas at each school:

• Math and reading proficiency — or how well students perform on state assessments.
• Math and reading performance — or how well they perform compared with expectations.

The state assessment data used in the rankings is from the 2018-19 school year and, therefore, predates any effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on test-taking.

Nationally, California has 5,534 ranked elementary schools — the most of any state — followed by Texas at 4,446; New York at 2,211; Florida at 2,128; and Illinois at 2,038 schools.

California also has the most ranked middle schools with 2,319, followed by Texas at 1,942; Illinois at 1,243; New York at 1,219; and Florida at 997.

See the complete list of 2021’s Best K-8 Schools.