Robert B Havens Elem School
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Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientWhat this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Michigan schools, those numbers are about 48 and 45.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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%.
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Robert B Havens Elem School
Set in SAGINAW, Michigan, Robert B Havens Elem School is a mid-sized elementary-level community, operated by Swan Valley School District. It hosts 390 students across grades pre-K through 5.
Within Swan Valley School District, which oversees 5 schools and 1,778 students, Robert B Havens Elem School is one campus in the system.
In terms of who attends, Robert B Havens Elem School lists that White students make up the majority at 76%. The remainder breaks down as 16% Hispanic, 7% multiracial.
In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.5:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.8:1, putting Robert B Havens Elem School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 33% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Saginaw County runs at roughly 59%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.
With demographic context factored in, Robert B Havens Elem School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 51.9%, the actual is 60.9%, a residual of +9.1 points.
In the area at large, census data for Saginaw County shows median household earnings sit near $60,622, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. Across Saginaw County's 75 public schools (combined enrollment of about 25,621 students), Robert B Havens Elem School is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is Swan Valley Middle School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Robert B Havens Elem School at 1st of 4; the average score across the group is 39.3%.
The campus sits in a residential setting.
Five-year trend. Robert B Havens Elem School's enrollment has ticked up 4% since 2018, when it stood at 376 (now 390). White enrollment moved from 81% to 76% across the same window.
On the community side, the feed for Robert B Havens Elem School typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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