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What's the biggest difference between Kurtz Elementary School and what you expected?
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Enrollment
400
Elementary
DISTRICT 413 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HURON VALLEY SCHOOLS·NCES 261899005580
Kurtz Elementary School
1350 KURTZ DR, MILFORD, MI 48381 · (248) 684-8025 · Oakland County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL400 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 68% 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.
- 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
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
114 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 | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 57 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 70 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (61) is 13% smaller than its 5th grade class (70).
Student demographics
26%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
Kurtz 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
54.0%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
54.7%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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
55.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.6%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 Kurtz Elementary School
Kurtz Elementary School's state test result (55.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kurtz Elementary School this school | 400 | 28.5% | 55.9% |
| Hevel Elementary WASHINGTON | 441 | 27.7% | 47.1% |
| Amanda Moore Elementary School ROMEO | 457 | 26.9% | 41.3% |
| Brown Elementary School NEW BOSTON | 434 | 29.7% | 42.0% |
| Heritage Elementary School BYRON CENTER | 398 | 26.1% | N/A |
| Williamston Explorer Elementary School WILLIAMSTON | 387 | 25.1% | 53.1% |
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 Kurtz Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Oakland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.9% | #295 of 1,085 | #64 of 147 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.7% | #334 of 1,072 | #74 of 144 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #382 of 1,139 | #82 of 157 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 400 | #654 of 1,630 | #97 of 178 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #355 of 1,424 | #49 of 170 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.7% | #925 of 1,424 | #142 of 170 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.5% | #1,254 of 1,563 | #85 of 175 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.9% | #861 of 979 | #105 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
400
+125 (+45%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 614
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 400 | 27.7 | 14.4:1 | 28% (114) |
| 2023-24 | 405 | 24.5 | 16.5:1 | 33% (135) |
| 2022-23 | 405 | 26.3 | 15.4:1 | 33% (135) |
| 2020-21 | 275 | 20 | 13.8:1 | 25% (68) |
| 2017-18 | 412 | 24.1 | 17.1:1 | 33% (138) |
| 2015-16 | 424 | 22 | 19.3:1 | 28% (117) |
| 2010-11 | 495 | 28 | 17.7:1 | 27% (134) |
| 2000-01 | 470 | 23 | 20.4:1 | 12% (56) |
| 1990-91 | 614 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kurtz Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (412 to 400); teachers up 15% (24.1 to 27.7).
About Kurtz Elementary School
Kurtz Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school located in MILFORD, Michigan. The school enrolls 400 students, from kindergarten through 5.
Huron Valley Schools runs Kurtz Elementary School along with 15 other schools, enrolling 7,372 students in total.
Kurtz Elementary School's enrollment is 86% White. The school is also 11% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. That is higher than the 69% White share among all Oakland County residents. Kurtz Elementary School's diversity index is 26%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school employs the equivalent of 27.7 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 14.4:1. That is lower than the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 28%.
Measured against Michigan public elementary schools, Kurtz Elementary School receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
After adjusting for student poverty, Kurtz Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Michigan schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 55.9%; the prediction is 53.6%.
Within Oakland County, the median household income is $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%. In all, Oakland County has 345 public schools and roughly 169,926 students.
Muir Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles away. The five-mile area around Kurtz Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Kurtz Elementary School's average proficiency of 55.9% compares with 49.2% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21 the school reported 275 students, and in 2024-25 it reported 400. Grade changes, mergers, or boundary shifts can explain gaps this large.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Kurtz Elementary School covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 MILFORD
- Muir Middle SchoolMiddle · 656 students
- Johnson Elementary SchoolElementary · 419 students
Nearby schools
- Muir Middle School0.6 mi · 656
- Johnson Elementary School1.1 mi · 419
- Country Oaks Elementary School1.4 mi · 488
- Oak Valley Middle School1.5 mi · 531
- Heritage Elementary School2.4 mi · 448
- Milford High School2.6 mi · 1,193
Frequently asked questions
About Kurtz Elementary SchoolHow large is Kurtz Elementary School?
Kurtz Elementary School enrolls approximately 400 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Kurtz Elementary School serve?
Kurtz Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Kurtz Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Kurtz Elementary School is approximately 14.4:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Kurtz Elementary School?
At Kurtz Elementary School, the student body is approximately 86% White, 11% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Kurtz Elementary School public or private?
Kurtz Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Huron Valley Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.