Royal Oak Schools (formerly Royal Oak Neighborhood Schools) is a school district in Greater Detroit, Michigan. The district provides public school services for the municipality of Royal Oak and the easternmost portion of Berkley.[1]
The district adopted the "Royal Oak Schools" branding in the early 2010s.[note 1][2]
| Name of the School | Year Constructed | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Royal Oak High School | 1957 | High school. |
| Royal Oak Middle School | 1927 | Middle school. |
| Jane Addams Elementary School | 1952 | Primary school. Also Addams Early Childhood Center. |
| Helen Keller Elementary School | 1961 | Primary school. |
| Northwood Elementary School | 1923, rebuilt 2007[4] | Primary school. |
| Oakland Elementary School | 1924 | Primary school. Oldest in the school district. |
| Oak Ridge Elementary School | 1951 | Primary school. |
| Upton Elementary School | 1952 | Primary school. |
| Winston Churchill Community Education Center | 1964 | Alternative school. Formerly Winston Churchill Elementary (later middle school). |
Former schools
| Name of the School | Year Constructed | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Union School | 1902 | All grades; razed. Subsequently the site of Washington Elementary School. |
| Longfellow School | 1919 | Razed in 2008 |
| Grant Elementary | 1924 | Razed 1980 |
| Abraham Lincoln Elementary | 1953 | Razed in 2008. Also known as Lincoln Early Childhood Center. |
| U. S. Grant Elementary | 1924 | Razed 1980. |
| Thomas Jefferson Elementary | 1957 | Sold and converted for use as a Comcast cable TV download station. |
| George Washington Elementary | 1924 | Sold to Oakland Community College and later razed in 1975. |
| Benjamin Franklin Elementary | 1927 | Razed in 2004. |
| Edwin Starr Elementary | 1919 | Razed in 2008. |
| Ezra Parker Elementary | 1919 | Razed in 2004. |
| Edmund Lockman Elementary | 1949 | Razed in 2015. Used as storage due to being connected to Keller. |
| Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Elementary | 1919 | Razed in 2008. |
| Mark Twain Elementary | 1954 | Razed in 2008. |
| Ralph Waldo Emerson Elementary | 1959 | Razed in 2016. Used as administrative offices. |
| John Greenleaf Whittier Elementary | 1922 | Razed in 2008. |
| Jane Addams Junior High | 1952 | Consolidated, now Addams Elementary/Addams Early Childhood Center. |
| Clara Barton Junior High | 1913 | Razed 1979. |
| Helen Keller Junior High | 1961 | Consolidated, now Keller Elementary. |
| Mary Lyon Junior High | 1916 | Razed 1982. |
| George A. Dondero High School | 1927 | Consolidated. |
| Clarence M. Kimball High School | 1957 | Consolidated. |
- Student populations from Dondero High and Kimball High were consolidated as Royal Oak High School in the former Kimball High School. The former Dondero High became Royal Oak Middle School.
Notes
- The earliest available instance of branding of "Royal Oak Schools" was first referenced in a spring 2013 newsletter.
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