The top reported proficiency rate is 53% in English language arts. The lowest is 23% in Social studies.
Original Research by School Decision on Beaumont Elementary School
Beaumont Elementary School sits on Elizabeth Lake Road in Waterford, a sprawling charter township in Oakland County roughly a half-hour northwest of downtown Detroit. The school serves pre-kindergarten through fifth grade as part of the Waterford School District. It is a regular public school, not a charter or magnet, and its enrollment is modest for an elementary building spanning seven grade levels. The student body is majority white, with Black and Hispanic students forming the next largest groups and a small Asian population. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. Data on English learners and special-education enrollment was not available, so those population details are absent here rather than assumed.
On state M-STEP assessments, Beaumont shows a mixed but generally middling profile. English language arts is the school's relative bright spot. Fourth-grade ELA stands out, with a clear majority of tested students reaching proficiency, and third and fifth grades each land near the halfway mark. Math results are more uneven. Fourth-grade math is strong, with more than half proficient, while third and fifth grades sit well below that level. Fifth-grade science reaches the middle range, while fifth-grade social studies is the weakest reported result, with only about a quarter of students proficient. Across all tested subjects and grades, the school's composite proficiency lands above the midpoint among districts in Oakland County. That positioning is solid given the county's mix of affluent and working-class communities, though it also reflects how wide the range is from Beaumont's strongest and weakest grades.
A parent trying to read these results should keep a few things in mind. The grade-to-grade swings, especially between third and fourth in math, may reflect cohort differences rather than a consistent programmatic pattern. Participation rates were not reported, so it is hard to know whether nearly all enrolled students were tested. The school does not serve high school grades, so there is no graduation rate, and chronic absenteeism data was not available. These gaps are typical for an elementary building and do not by themselves signal a problem.
Waterford itself is a lake-defined suburb. Its 34 named lakes shape neighborhoods, recreation, and identity, with Elizabeth Lake and Cass Lake among the most prominent. The township has no traditional walkable downtown; instead, civic life clusters around the Civic Center Complex, where the township hall, library, and police station sit. Commercial corridors run along major roads like Dixie Highway and M-59, with low-density residential subdivisions sprawling between them. The community has weathered economic setbacks from the closure of two major tax-base anchors, the Summit Place Mall and a General Motors facility, both now gone. Publicly reported sources note that the township still maintains its own police and fire departments, with the fire department serving neighboring Pontiac and Lake Angelus as well.
The housing market around Beaumont is relatively accessible by Oakland County standards. Typical home values in the school's zip code sit below the state benchmark and well below the national one, making this one of the more affordable corners of an otherwise pricey county. Rents are moderate. The broader county market shows rising inventory, with active listings climbing year over year and median listing prices softening somewhat. Homes still move at a measured pace, with a median time on market of about a month. For families weighing where to buy or rent, this is a market with options and room to negotiate compared with tighter communities nearby.
The Waterford School District is in a period of structural change that will not directly affect Beaumont's day-to-day operations but shapes the broader system families are buying into. Publicly reported coverage confirms that the district will close Kettering High School after the coming school year and consolidate its students into Mott and Durant. The move follows a long enrollment decline and is paired with redistricting. Voters have also approved two bond proposals in recent years, one narrowly, funding roof replacements, safety upgrades, technology, and STEM lab conversions across the district without raising the tax rate.
For a family considering Beaumont, the school offers a standard public elementary pathway in an affordable, lake-country suburb with a diverse but majority-white student body and solid mid-tier academic results. English language arts is a genuine strength. Math and social studies are softer spots a parent may want to look into further with the school, especially whether the fourth-grade gains hold as cohorts move up. The setting is car-dependent and suburban, the housing market is within reach for many families, and the district is actively reshaping its upper grades, which means siblings moving through the system will encounter changes on the horizon.
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