Enrollment
378
Elementary
DISTRICT 464 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PORTAGE PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 262895006487
Haverhill Elementary School
6633 HAVERHILL AVE, PORTAGE, MI 49024 · (269) 323-6200 · Kalamazoo County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL378 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 38% of Michigan public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
13.5:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
143 students
DISTRICT 27% · 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 | 75 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 59 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 56 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 57 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (75) is 32% larger than its 5th grade class (57).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
47.3%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
47.1%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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
44.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.5%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Haverhill Elementary School
Haverhill Elementary School's state test result (44.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haverhill Elementary School this school | 378 | 37.8% | 44.8% |
| Woodland Elementary School PORTAGE | 348 | 35.6% | 44.3% |
| Wegienka Elementary School FLAT ROCK | 392 | 37.8% | 51.7% |
| Cook Elementary School GRAND BLANC | 397 | 40.1% | N/A |
| Lillian G Mason Elementary School GRAND BLANC | 331 | 38.1% | 59.8% |
| Yake Elementary School WOODHAVEN | 373 | 34.0% | 68.6% |
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 Haverhill Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Kalamazoo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.8% | #576 of 1,085 | #16 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.1% | #499 of 1,072 | #13 of 30 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.3% | #572 of 1,139 | #20 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 378 | #756 of 1,630 | #18 of 44 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #198 of 1,424 | #9 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.1% | #317 of 1,424 | #15 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.8% | #1,094 of 1,563 | #23 of 42 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.3% | #843 of 979 | #20 of 24 |
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
378
-16 (-4%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 512
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 378 | 28 | 13.5:1 | 38% (143) |
| 2023-24 | 375 | 25 | 15.0:1 | 46% (174) |
| 2022-23 | 379 | 28 | 13.5:1 | 46% (174) |
| 2020-21 | 394 | 27 | 14.6:1 | 43% (170) |
| 2017-18 | 391 | 26.6 | 14.7:1 | 46% (181) |
| 2015-16 | 419 | 26 | 16.1:1 | 39% (164) |
| 2010-11 | 406 | 23 | 17.6:1 | 37% (151) |
| 2000-01 | 447 | 22 | 20.3:1 | 18% (81) |
| 1990-91 | 512 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Haverhill Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (391 to 378); teachers up 5% (26.6 to 28).
About Haverhill Elementary School
Haverhill Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school serving families in PORTAGE, Michigan. Enrollment totals 378 students across pre-K through 5.
Portage Public Schools, which runs Haverhill Elementary School, has 14 schools and 8,479 students.
At Haverhill Elementary School, 61% of students are White. After that, the student body is 15% multiracial, 11% Black, 9% Hispanic, and 5% Asian. Census figures show Kalamazoo County is about 76% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Haverhill Elementary School scores 58%.
There are 28 full-time-equivalent teachers at Haverhill Elementary School, giving a ratio of 13.5:1. Elementary schools in Michigan average 15.8:1, 2.3 more students per teacher than here. A total of 143 students, or 38%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Haverhill Elementary School earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 38% of Michigan public elementary schools.
Compared with Michigan schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Haverhill Elementary School's results are 4.7 points below predicted: 44.8% against 49.5%.
For the population of Kalamazoo County, the median household earns about $72,532 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 41% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Across Kalamazoo County, 93 public schools serve about 34,151 students.
Measured in a straight line, Oakland Academy is about 0.4 miles from Haverhill Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 50.1%, higher than Haverhill Elementary School's 44.8%.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Small. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment fell 4% over 4 years, reaching 378 in 2024-25. The ratio was 14.6:1 in 2020-21 and 13.5:1 in 2024-25.
Haverhill Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Kalamazoo County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
262,375
Census ACS
Median income
$72,532
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
93
34,151 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Portage Public Schools
- Portage Central High SchoolHigh · 1,391 students
- Portage Northern High SchoolHigh · 1,194 students
- Portage Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 719 students
- Portage West Middle SchoolMiddle · 717 students
- Portage North Middle SchoolMiddle · 609 students
- Moorsbridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 591 students
Other schools in PORTAGE
- Portage Central High SchoolHigh · 1,391 students
- Portage Northern High SchoolHigh · 1,194 students
- Portage Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 719 students
- Portage West Middle SchoolMiddle · 717 students
- Portage North Middle SchoolMiddle · 609 students
- Moorsbridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 591 students
Other Haverhill Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Haverhill Elementary. Haverhill Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Haverhill Elementary SchoolFort Wayne, IN · 396 students
Nearby schools
- Oakland Academy0.4 mi · 149
- Woodland Elementary School0.7 mi · 348
- Amberly Elementary School0.7 mi · 513
- Portage Community High School0.9 mi · 137
- Portage North Middle School0.9 mi · 609
- Portage Northern High School1.1 mi · 1,194
Frequently asked questions
About Haverhill Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Haverhill Elementary School?
Haverhill Elementary School enrolls approximately 378 students in grades PK-05.
Is Haverhill Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Haverhill Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Haverhill Elementary School?
Approximately 13.5:1 students per teacher at Haverhill Elementary School.
How diverse is Haverhill Elementary School?
Haverhill Elementary School reports a student body of 61% White, 9% Hispanic, 11% Black, 5% Asian, 15% Two or more.
What district is Haverhill Elementary School in?
Haverhill Elementary School is part of Portage Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.