Enrollment
392
Elementary
DISTRICT 340 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WATERFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 263531007127
Donelson Hills Elementary School
2690 WEWOKA RD, WATERFORD, MI 48328 · (248) 682-9530 · Oakland County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL392 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 26% of Michigan public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Michigan public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
313 students
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 55%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 93 | 24% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 70 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 52 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 64 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (93) is 45% larger than its 5th grade class (64).
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 56% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
40.5%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
24.3%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Michigan schools, those numbers are about 48 and 45.
Source: M-STEP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
31.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.9%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% typical for Michigan schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Michigan's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Donelson Hills Elementary School
Donelson Hills Elementary School's state test result (31.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donelson Hills Elementary School this school | 392 | 79.8% | 31.3% |
| West Elementary School WYOMING | 468 | 82.1% | 24.6% |
| Southwood Elementary GRAND RAPIDS | 302 | 81.1% | 41.0% |
| Oriole Park Elementary School WYOMING | 277 | 75.8% | 21.6% |
| Shawmut Hills School GRAND RAPIDS | 267 | 73.0% | N/A |
| South Walnut Elementary School BANGOR | 341 | 76.8% | 18.9% |
Matched among Michigan elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Donelson Hills Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Oakland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.3% | #921 of 1,085 | #137 of 147 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.3% | #993 of 1,072 | #140 of 144 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.5% | #759 of 1,139 | #129 of 157 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 392 | #691 of 1,630 | #106 of 178 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.9:1 | #1,135 of 1,424 | #147 of 170 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.9% | #48 of 1,424 | #4 of 170 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.8% | #369 of 1,563 | #14 of 175 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.6% | #134 of 979 | #12 of 118 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
392
+8 (+2%) vs 2020
+11% since 1990-91, when it was 353
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
was 16.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 392 | 21.9 | 17.9:1 | 80% (313) |
| 2023-24 | 350 | 20.8 | 16.8:1 | 82% (286) |
| 2022-23 | 378 | 20 | 18.9:1 | 85% (321) |
| 2020-21 | 384 | 23 | 16.7:1 | 82% (315) |
| 2017-18 | 527 | 32.7 | 16.1:1 | 86% (454) |
| 2015-16 | 504 | 28 | 18.0:1 | 85% (430) |
| 2010-11 | 439 | 26 | 16.9:1 | 68% (299) |
| 2000-01 | 443 | 18 | 24.6:1 | 33% (144) |
| 1990-91 | 353 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Donelson Hills Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (527 to 392); teachers down 33% (32.7 to 21.9).
About Donelson Hills Elementary School
Donelson Hills Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school, is located in WATERFORD, Michigan. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 392 students in kindergarten through 5.
Donelson Hills Elementary School reports to Waterford School District, which has 17 schools and 6,641 students.
At Donelson Hills Elementary School, the largest share of students is Hispanic, at 34%. The school is also 33% White, 22% Black, 8% multiracial, and 2% Asian. That is higher than the 5% Hispanic share among all Oakland County residents. Donelson Hills Elementary School's diversity index is 72%, against a US figure of 70%.
Staffing totals 21.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 17.9:1. On average, elementary schools in Michigan have 15.8:1, compared with 17.9:1 here. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Donelson Hills Elementary School is 80%. The 32% average for public schools in Oakland County is 48 points lower.
Donelson Hills Elementary School is graded C by allk12, scoring above 26% of Michigan public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Donelson Hills Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Michigan schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 31.3% and a predicted 30.9%.
Across Oakland County, the median household income is $97,760, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 51%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. In all, Oakland County has 345 public schools and roughly 169,926 students.
Oakside Prep Academy is the closest public school, about 0.3 miles away in a straight line. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Donelson Hills Elementary School.
Donelson Hills Elementary School is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
Enrollment went from 384 in 2020-21 to 392 in 2024-25, a change of 8 students. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 16.7:1 to 17.9:1.
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Oakland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,279,825
Census ACS
Median income
$97,760
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
51%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
345
169,926 students
Quick facts
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- Waterford Mott High SchoolHigh · 963 students
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Other schools in WATERFORD
- Oakside Prep AcademyCombined · 1,424 students
- Waterford Mott High SchoolHigh · 963 students
- Waterford Kettering High SchoolHigh · 909 students
- Pierce Middle SchoolMiddle · 733 students
- Mason Middle SchoolMiddle · 731 students
- Grayson ElementaryElementary · 437 students
Nearby schools
- Oakside Prep Academy0.3 mi · 1,424
- Momentum Academy0.6 mi · 219
- Virtual Learning Academy Consortium0.7 mi · 298
- Waterford Lifetracks Program Crary Campus0.9 mi · 27
- Waterford Durant High School0.9 mi · 120
- Waterford Mott High School1.1 mi · 963
Frequently asked questions
About Donelson Hills Elementary SchoolHow large is Donelson Hills Elementary School?
Donelson Hills Elementary School enrolls approximately 392 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Donelson Hills Elementary School serve?
Donelson Hills Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Donelson Hills Elementary School have?
Donelson Hills Elementary School employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Donelson Hills Elementary School?
Student demographics at Donelson Hills Elementary School are roughly 33% White, 34% Hispanic, 22% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Donelson Hills Elementary School?
Donelson Hills Elementary School is overseen by Waterford School District in Oakland County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.