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Pepper Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

24301 Church St, Oak Park, MI 48237 · (248) 336-7680 · Part of Oak Park City School District

Oak Park’s School Grade D better than 14% of Michigan school districts

Directions
Students
416
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
79%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Pepper Elementary School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Michigan’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 27 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 36 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Oak Park kids: Oak Park Preparatory Academy

On the path

Where Oak Park kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Pepper Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–8Oak Park Preparatory Academy707 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency8%
State average 34.7%
Reading / language arts12%
State average 47.9%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Michigan’s 2,812 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

24301 Church St, Oak Park

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten55
Grade 177
Grade 262
Grade 375
Grade 466
Grade 581
Enrollment over time
409’20
372’21
367’22
401’23
416’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 93%Two or more races 2%White 1%Hispanic 1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Pepper Elementary School from Oak Park families.

Other schools in Oak Park City School District

The district →
Key Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Oak Park
D
516 students19:1
Einstein Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Oak Park
D−
387 students16:1
Lessenger Early Childhood Center
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Oak Park
54 students6:1
NOVA Discipline Academy
Other · Grades 2–12 · Oak Park
D
108 students18:1
Oak Park Preparatory Academy
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Oak Park
D
707 students19:1
Oak Park High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Oak Park
D−
798 students19:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Michigan’s other public schools; Oak Park’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.