Enrollment
308
Elementary
DISTRICT 340 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WATERFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 263531007136
Haviland Elementary School
5305 CASS ELIZABETH RD, WATERFORD, MI 48327 · (248) 682-2620 · Oakland County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL308 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 67% of Michigan public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
14.3:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
177 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 | 49 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 42 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 51 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 57 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (49) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (57).
Student demographics
61%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
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
50.0%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
49.5%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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
48.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.8%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Haviland Elementary School
Haviland Elementary School's state test result (48.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haviland Elementary School this school | 308 | 57.5% | 48.6% |
| Dimondale Elementary School DIMONDALE | 381 | 57.2% | 33.6% |
| Pine Island Elementary COMSTOCK PARK | 379 | 57.5% | 35.6% |
| Sycamore Elementary School HOLT | 348 | 54.3% | 26.0% |
| Riverside Elementary School WATERFORD | 291 | 64.9% | N/A |
| Houghton Elementary School WHITE LAKE | 278 | 58.3% | 41.4% |
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 Haviland Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Oakland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.6% | #458 of 1,085 | #95 of 147 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.5% | #448 of 1,072 | #96 of 144 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #492 of 1,139 | #103 of 157 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 308 | #1,061 of 1,630 | #143 of 178 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #334 of 1,424 | #43 of 170 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.7% | #251 of 1,424 | #44 of 170 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.5% | #747 of 1,563 | #38 of 175 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.2% | #545 of 979 | #60 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
308
+20 (+7%) vs 2020
+56% since 1990-91, when it was 197
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 308 | 21.5 | 14.3:1 | 57% (177) |
| 2023-24 | 351 | 21.6 | 16.3:1 | 56% (198) |
| 2022-23 | 339 | 22.9 | 14.8:1 | 64% (218) |
| 2020-21 | 288 | 19 | 15.2:1 | 57% (164) |
| 2017-18 | 347 | 25.2 | 13.8:1 | 58% (202) |
| 2015-16 | 346 | 21 | 16.5:1 | 51% (178) |
| 2010-11 | 382 | 20 | 19.1:1 | 37% (140) |
| 2000-01 | 341 | 14 | 24.4:1 | 9% (30) |
| 1990-91 | 197 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Haviland Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (347 to 308); teachers down 14% (25.2 to 21.5).
About Haviland Elementary School
Haviland Elementary School is a small elementary school. Its address is in WATERFORD, Michigan. The school enrolls 308 students in pre-K through 5.
Waterford School District counts 17 schools and 6,641 students, including Haviland Elementary School.
More than half of the students at Haviland Elementary School are White (57%). The next largest groups are 20% Hispanic, 13% Black, 6% multiracial, and 3% Asian. In Oakland County overall, about 69% of residents are White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Haviland Elementary School scores 61%.
Haviland Elementary School reported 21.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 14.3:1. Elementary schools in Michigan average 15.8:1, 1.5 more students per teacher than here. There are 177 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 57% of enrollment. On average, public schools in Oakland County report 32%.
Haviland Elementary School earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 67% of Michigan public elementary schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Haviland Elementary School would be expected to post about 40.8%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 48.6%.
In Oakland County, median household income comes to about $97,760, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 51% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Oakland County counts 345 public schools with about 169,926 students.
Knudsen Elementary School is about 0.9 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 51.1%; Haviland Elementary School's is 48.6%, ranking 3rd of 6.
NCES assigns Haviland Elementary School the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's student count rose 7% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
Haviland Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
Related schools
Other schools in Waterford School District
- 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
- Schoolcraft Elementary SchoolElementary · 398 students
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
Other Haviland Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Haviland Elementary. Haviland Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Haviland ElemHaviland, KS · 82 students
Nearby schools
- Knudsen Elementary School0.9 mi · 278
- Gretchko Elementary School1.2 mi · 331
- Waterford Montessori Academy1.3 mi · 188
- Beaumont Elementary School1.8 mi · 298
- Riverside Elementary School2.0 mi · 291
- Waterford Durant High School2.2 mi · 120
Frequently asked questions
About Haviland Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Haviland Elementary School?
Haviland Elementary School enrolls approximately 308 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Haviland Elementary School serve?
Haviland Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Haviland Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Haviland Elementary School is approximately 14.3:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Haviland Elementary School?
At Haviland Elementary School, the student body is approximately 57% White, 20% Hispanic, 13% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Haviland Elementary School?
Haviland 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.