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Heritage School

290 WOODLAND DR, SALINE, MI 48176 · (734) 401-4101 · Washtenaw County
GRADES 04–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL646 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 80% of Michigan public elementary schools
  • ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • BBeats 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

Enrollment
646
Elementary
DISTRICT 503 · STATE 369
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.7:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
13%
85 students
DISTRICT 17% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 431949%
Grade 532751%
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 34% · STATE 56% · US 70%
White
49977%
DISTRICT 80% · STATE 63% · US 43%
Hispanic
427%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 9% · US 30%
Black
142%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 18% · US 15%
Asian
284%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 4% · US 6%
Two+
6210%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
30948%
Female
33752%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Heritage School→Saline Middle School
Feeds from
Harvest Elementary SchoolKG–03Pleasant Ridge Elementary SchoolKG–03Woodland Meadows Elementary SchoolKG–03
Based on grade levels within Saline Area Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + Proficient
English Language Arts
67.6%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
66.2%
MI avg 44.8%

What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
64.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.5%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.7pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 School

Heritage School's state test result (64.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Heritage School this school64613.2%64.1%
Eastover Elementary School
BLOOMFLD HLS
58915.1%56.4%
West Maple Elementary School
BLOOMFIELD HILLS
52910.0%65.3%
Hoover Elementary School
LIVONIA
52411.5%68.9%
Coolidge Elementary School
LIVONIA
53518.9%63.8%
Hawkins Elementary School
BRIGHTON
55111.8%52.8%
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 School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MichiganIn Washtenaw County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
64.1%#136 of 1,085#15 of 39
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
66.2%#136 of 1,072#13 of 39
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
67.6%#111 of 1,139#10 of 39
Enrollment
ranked largest first
646#97 of 1,630#4 of 53
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
17.5:1#1,062 of 1,424#44 of 47
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
38.7%#640 of 1,424#39 of 47
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
13.2%#1,477 of 1,563#43 of 50
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-15.6%#383 of 979#11 of 32
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 2024-25
Enrollment
646
-63 (-9%) vs 2020
-16% since 2000-01, when it was 772
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
was 16.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-256463717.5:113% (85)
2023-246313717.1:115% (95)
2022-2365541.515.8:115% (98)
2020-217094416.1:116% (110)
2017-1876541.818.3:114% (106)
2015-167203620.0:112% (87)
2010-117733621.5:110% (75)
2000-017723522.1:14% (31)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Heritage School.

Since 2017-18: students down 16% (765 to 646); teachers down 11% (41.8 to 37).

About Heritage School

In SALINE, Michigan, part of Washtenaw County, Heritage School is an elementary school. Classes run from 4 through 5, and the school has 646 students. Against the 369-student average for elementary schools in Michigan, enrollment here is 75% higher.

Saline Area Schools enrolls 4,596 students in 8 schools, including Heritage School.

White students account for 77% of enrollment at Heritage School. Other groups include 10% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, 4% Asian, and 2% Black. The county population is about 69% White. Heritage School has a diversity index of 39%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.

Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.5:1 at Heritage School, with 37 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among elementary schools in Michigan, the typical ratio is 15.8:1. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 13% of enrollment. Across public schools in Washtenaw County, the average is 34%.

allk12 grades Heritage School an A-. The grade compares the school only with Michigan public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.

BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Heritage School, the prediction is 60.5% and the result is 64.1%.

Census Bureau estimates for Washtenaw County show that median household income is about $89,180, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 59%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Heritage School is one of 104 public schools in Washtenaw County, which together enroll about 42,861 students.

The nearest other public school, Woodland Meadows Elementary School, is less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Heritage School ranks 5th of 5 on average proficiency.

Heritage 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.

Heritage School saw enrollment fall 9% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The ratio was 16.1:1 in 2020-21 and 17.5:1 in 2024-25.

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Washtenaw County at a glance

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Population
369,822
Census ACS
Median income
$89,180
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
59%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
104
42,861 students

Quick facts

School name
Heritage School
District
Saline Area Schools
Address
290 WOODLAND DR, SALINE, MI 48176
Phone
(734) 401-4101
County
Washtenaw County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
04–05
Total enrollment
646
Teachers (FTE)
37
Student–teacher ratio
17.5:1
Free and reduced lunch
85 (13%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
263066001003
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Saline Area Schools
Other schools in SALINE
Other Heritage schools

9 other US public schools in 6 states are named Heritage. Heritage School is the 3rd largest of the 10.

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Frequently asked questions

About Heritage School
What is the total enrollment at Heritage School?
Heritage School enrolls approximately 646 students in grades 04-05.
What age range does Heritage School serve?
Heritage School serves students from grade 04 through grade 05.
How many teachers does Heritage School have?
Heritage School employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Heritage School?
Student demographics at Heritage School are roughly 77% White, 7% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Heritage School in?
Heritage School is part of Saline Area Schools.
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