Hartland MS at Ore Creek

Hartland MS at Ore Creek is an average-sized 6-8 campus in HARTLAND, Michigan, overseen by Hartland Consolidated Schools. The school hosts 752 students in grades 7 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 50% bigger than the state mean of about 502.

Hartland MS at Ore Creek is one of 9 schools operated by Hartland Consolidated Schools, a district that works with 5,002 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Hartland MS at Ore Creek reports that nearly all students (92%) are White. Other groups include 3% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, The school employs 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 20.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. About 16% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Hartland MS at Ore Creek sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 59.1%; this one delivers 57.0%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Livingston County put the typical household earns roughly $103,039 per year, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 3%. In all, Livingston County runs 48 public schools (combined enrollment of about 24,695 students), of which Hartland MS at Ore Creek is one.

The closest other public school is Creekside Elementary School, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Hartland MS at Ore Creek ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 64.8%.

Hartland MS at Ore Creek operates from an outer-ring location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Hartland MS at Ore Creek has declined 15%, going from 889 students in 2018 to 752 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 21.3:1 in 2018 to 20.0:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.