📍 465 e Jackson St, Lake Orion, Oakland County, 48362
Blanche Sims Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lake Orion, Oakland County. The school has 446 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lake Orion Community Schools school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 26.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Blanche Sims Elementary School enrolls 446 students across grades K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 26.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 78% White, 9.2% Two or more races and 7.6% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 346 | 78% |
| Two or more races | 41 | 9.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 34 | 7.6% |
| Black or African American | 13 | 2.9% |
| Asian | 12 | 2.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
165 of the school's 446 students (37%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 149 qualify for free lunch and 16 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Blanche Sims Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MI At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 12, state house district 46.
Blanche Sims Elementary School is one of 13 schools in Lake Orion Community Schools, based in LAKE ORION, Michigan. The district serves 6,589 students district-wide and employs 446 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 446 students, Blanche Sims Elementary School is close to the district average of about 507 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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