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Schools in Okemos

Okemos’s public schools

Okemos Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Okemos. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?6/6schools above Michigan’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in Michigan’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
74%
2021–22
Math proficiency
57%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.9K
▼ 10% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
16.9
MI 16.5
Schools in town
0
3,904 students on the public path
In brief

Okemos’s schools, in brief

School by school

6 of Okemos’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Michigan’s 2,812 public schools. Okemos High School places highest (better than 98%); Bennett Woods Elementary School lowest (89%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Four elementary schools serve Okemos, graded from A to A+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Okemos High School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Okemos, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–44 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressA to A+
6–8Chippewa Middle SchoolOkemos Public SchoolsA+
9–12Okemos High SchoolOkemos Public SchoolsA+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Okemos Public Schools.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading74%
State average 45.4% · 2302 students tested
Math57%
State average 33.6% · 2309 students tested

Okemos vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Michigan towns that share Okemos’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Okemos—Okemos
LansingC−Lansing Public
MeridianAOkemos PK–12 · Haslett PK–12
East LansingA−East Lansing

Every school in Okemos

6 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Michigan’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Okemosin other towns

Questions about Okemos’s schools

Are Okemos’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Okemos. Okemos Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Okemos. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 6 of its 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Michigan’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Okemos in?

Okemos Public Schools.

Where do Okemos kids go to high school?

Okemos High School.

Parents talk

What Okemos families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.