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Enrollment
448
Elementary
DISTRICT 413 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HURON VALLEY SCHOOLS·NCES 261899001079
Heritage Elementary School
219 WATKINS BLVD, HIGHLAND, MI 48357 · (248) 684-8190 · Oakland County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL448 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 35% 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.
- C-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
16.3:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
108 students
DISTRICT 34% · STATE 55%
Community
5
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 | 95 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 51 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 68 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 80 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 86 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (95) is 10% larger than its 5th grade class (86).
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 24% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Heritage Elementary School→Lakeland High School
Based on grade levels within Huron Valley Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
49.8%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
48.0%
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 48 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
46.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.6%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Heritage Elementary School
Heritage Elementary School's state test result (46.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage Elementary School this school | 448 | 24.1% | 46.9% |
| Hartland Village Elementary School HARTLAND | 461 | 24.3% | 65.6% |
| Dublin Elementary WHITE LAKE | 467 | 23.8% | 52.3% |
| Torrey Hill Intermediate School FENTON | 422 | 25.1% | 55.2% |
| Chatfield School LAPEER | 483 | 24.2% | 62.0% |
| Holmes Elementary School SPRING LAKE | 409 | 23.0% | 80.5% |
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 Heritage Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Oakland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.9% | #514 of 1,085 | #103 of 147 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #479 of 1,072 | #101 of 144 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.8% | #494 of 1,139 | #104 of 157 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 448 | #449 of 1,630 | #66 of 178 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #801 of 1,424 | #110 of 170 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.3% | #1,065 of 1,424 | #153 of 170 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.1% | #1,320 of 1,563 | #95 of 175 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.3% | #399 of 979 | #43 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
448
-743 (-62%) vs 2020
-21% since 2000-01, when it was 564
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 19.2:1
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 | 448 | 27.5 | 16.3:1 | 24% (108) |
| 2023-24 | 458 | 26.2 | 17.5:1 | 30% (138) |
| 2022-23 | 510 | 28.6 | 17.8:1 | 29% (150) |
| 2020-21 | 1,191 | 62 | 19.2:1 | 32% (381) |
| 2017-18 | 529 | 28.8 | 18.4:1 | 22% (117) |
| 2015-16 | 566 | 31 | 18.3:1 | 23% (128) |
| 2010-11 | 605 | 35 | 17.3:1 | 28% (170) |
| 2000-01 | 564 | 27 | 20.9:1 | 8% (45) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Heritage Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (529 to 448); teachers down 5% (28.8 to 27.5).
About Heritage Elementary School
Heritage Elementary School is an elementary school in HIGHLAND, Michigan, and it is part of Huron Valley Schools. The school reports 448 students in kindergarten through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Michigan is about 369 students.
Heritage Elementary School is one school in Huron Valley Schools, a system of 16 schools with 7,372 students.
Heritage Elementary School enrolls a student body that is 88% White. The school is also 6% multiracial and 5% Hispanic. That is higher than the 69% White share among all Oakland County residents. By the diversity index, Heritage Elementary School comes in at 21%.
Heritage Elementary School employs 27.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 16.3:1. Across elementary schools in Michigan, the average ratio is about 15.8:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 24% in 2024-25. That is lower than the 32% average for public schools in Oakland County.
allk12 grades Heritage Elementary School a C+. The grade compares the school only with Michigan public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
After adjusting for student poverty, Heritage Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Michigan schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 46.9%; the prediction is 55.6%.
Oakland County has these Census figures: median household income is about $97,760, about 51% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Heritage Elementary School is among the 345 public schools in Oakland County.
Milford High School is the public school closest to Heritage Elementary School, about 0.2 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Heritage Elementary School is 5th of 7 nearby schools with test data.
In the federal locale system, Heritage Elementary School is coded Rural: Fringe, for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
The 2020-21 count was 1,191 students and the 2024-25 count was 448. A difference that large may reflect a change in which grades the school serves. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 19.2:1; by 2024-25 it was 16.3:1.
Community posts for Heritage Elementary School can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Huron Valley Schools
- Milford High SchoolHigh · 1,193 students
- Lakeland High SchoolHigh · 1,012 students
- Muir Middle SchoolMiddle · 656 students
- Oak Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 531 students
- White Lake Middle SchoolMiddle · 525 students
- Country Oaks Elementary SchoolElementary · 488 students
Other schools in HIGHLAND
- Milford High SchoolHigh · 1,193 students
- Spring Mills Elementary SchoolElementary · 424 students
- Highland Elementary SchoolElementary · 292 students
- Apollo CenterCombined · 5 students
- Huron Valley Virtual AcademyCombined
Other Heritage Elementary schools
47 other US public schools in 24 states are named Heritage Elementary. Heritage Elementary School is the 31st largest of the 48.
- Heritage Elementary SchoolBYRON CENTER, MI · 398 students
- HERITAGE ELEMENTARYWENTZVILLE, MO · 1,039 students
- Heritage Elementary SchoolMadison, AL · 869 students
- Heritage Elementary SchoolGLENDALE, AZ · 832 students
- HERITAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLGREENACRES, FL · 817 students
Nearby schools
- Milford High School0.2 mi · 1,193
- Highland Elementary School1.6 mi · 292
- Muir Middle School1.7 mi · 656
- Johnson Elementary School2.4 mi · 419
- Kurtz Elementary School2.4 mi · 400
- Apollo Center2.8 mi · 5
Frequently asked questions
About Heritage Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Heritage Elementary School?
Heritage Elementary School enrolls approximately 448 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Heritage Elementary School serve?
Heritage Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Heritage Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Heritage Elementary School is approximately 16.3:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Heritage Elementary School?
At Heritage Elementary School, the student body is approximately 88% White, 5% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Heritage Elementary School?
Heritage Elementary School is overseen by Huron Valley Schools in Oakland County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.