Royal Oak’s public schools score below 76% of Michigan districts
The public schools Royal Oak’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 76% of Michigan’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
The short version on Royal Oak’s schools
Fewer students graduate on time
67% of students graduate on time, 16 points below the state’s 83%, #118 in Michigan.
The gap is biggest in math
Reading proficiency is 39%, 9 points below the state. Math is 18%, 17 points below the state. In grades PK–12, reading is 33 points below the state, the weakest score on this page. Test scores ↓
Which school depends on your street
With six elementary, two middle and four high schools, the school a child attends depends on your address. Elementary grades range from D to B−, so it’s worth checking the specific school, not just the town. See the path ↓
This summary is written from the data on this page. Test scores are from 2020–21, a pandemic year, so treat small gaps with caution.
How Royal Oak compares
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Michigan’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Michigan only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Royal Oak (some depend on your address).
Two districts serve Royal Oak
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Well below the state in reading
Royal Oak vs. its neighbors
Royal Oak’s schools rank 1st of 3 among the towns that share its borders. School Grade, by percentile among Michigan districts.
Every school in Royal Oak
1 school. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.
Parents talk
What Royal Oak families are saying about school.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Colleges near Royal Oak
There’s no college in Royal Oak, but 28 are within 30 miles. The closest is Yeshiva Gedolah of Greater Detroit in Oak Park, 2.5 miles away.
Straight-line distance from the center of Royal Oak. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS. 18 more within 30 miles.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Michigan. Stars are from neighbors.