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Huron Valley Schools

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At a glance

162^ndof 625 Michigan districts

Better than 74% of Michigan districts

Elementary 9 Middle 2 High 4Grades PK, KG-12

2390 S Milford Rd
Highland, MI 48357-4934·(248) 684-8234·All Michigan district rankings →

Statewide performance 2018–2026

2026: better than 74.1% of districts

Schools

6,841

Students

Top rankedKurtz Elementary School229^th of 1,492 Michigan elementary schools

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Biggest riser

White Lake Middle School up 93 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Highland Elementary School 14.1 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

4★

3★

2 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

Huron Valley Schools is a Michigan district serving approximately 6,398 students across 14 schools in Highland, Milford, White Lake, and Commerce Township, including 8 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 4 high schools (one alternative program and one adult education center).

For parents, the standout options are clear. Milford High School is the district's flagship, ranking in the 86th percentile statewide with a 93.5% graduation rate and exceptional ELA scores—75% of 10th graders are proficient versus a 58% state average. Among elementary schools, Lakewood Elementary School and Kurtz Elementary School lead the pack, both ranking in the 83rd-85th percentile, with Kurtz showing remarkable growth from the 73rd to 85th percentile in just two years. The most dramatic turnaround is at Oxbow Elementary School, which jumped from the 27th to 51st percentile, and White Lake Middle School, which climbed from the 66th to 79th percentile. In contrast, Highland Elementary School struggles with the highest poverty rate (55.8%) and notably weak 4th grade math proficiency (12.8% versus a 41.8% district average).

District-wide, Huron Valley Schools outperforms state averages in nearly every category—graduation rates are 93.8% versus 84%, and 11th grade science proficiency is 50.5% versus 35.2%. However, math remains the weakest subject across all levels, with only 30.2% of 11th graders proficient in SAT math. Chronic absenteeism rises sharply with school level, from roughly 10-29% in elementary schools to 27-29% in traditional high schools, and a staggering 70.7% at Harbor High School, the alternative program serving a high-need population. Notably, spending does not predict success—Milford High School achieves top results with the district's second-lowest per-student spending ($15,662), while Oxbow Elementary School spends more ($17,716) yet ranks lower. Huron Valley Adult Education is a unique outlier with just 15 students and $78,635 per-student spending, serving a specialized function that barely impacts district metrics.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT English Language Arts (2026)			PSAT Mathematics (2026)			SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2026)	SAT Mathematics (2026)	M-Step English Language Arts (2026)					M-Step Math (2026)					M-Step Science (2026)			M-Step Social Studies (2026)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT English Language Arts 9th Grade	PSAT English Language Arts 10th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 9th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 10th Grade	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 3rd Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Science 11th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Country Oaks Elementary School	Public	K-5	5070 S Duck Lake Rd	Commerce Township	48382	Oakland County	Huron Valley Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 684-8075	488	29	17.0	21.1%	420 (86.1%)	6 (1.2%)	26 (5.3%)	13 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.7%)	67.8	435^th of 1492 public elementary schools	70.8%		68	442^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	70.3%	7									61.2	54.5	53.2			62.7	40.9	35.5			45.2			27.4			$15,782	$468	$15,314
Heritage Elementary School	Public	K-5	219 Watkins Blvd	Highland	48357	Oakland County	Huron Valley Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 684-8190	448	28	16.2	24.1%	396 (88.4%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.7%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.8%)	66.7	460^th of 1492 public elementary schools	69.2%		65.4	489^th of 1488 public elementary schools	67.1%	29									54.3	62.5	46.9			71.4	69.4	25.9			38.3			27.2			$16,256	$724	$15,533
Harbor High School	Public	9-12	4200 White Oak Trl	Commerce Twp	48382	Oakland County	Huron Valley Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 676-8421	133	8	16.6	54.1%	114 (85.7%)	2 (1.5%)	13 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.0%)	10.3	700^th of 800 public high schools	12.5%		16.6	609^th of 739 public high schools	17.6%	91		53.9	21.2				16.2																	13.5	$19,877	$1,462	$18,416
Huron Valley Adult Education	Public	9-12	4200 White Oak Trl	Commerce Twp	48382	Oakland County	Huron Valley Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 676-8399	15	0		53.3%	13 (86.7%)	2 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																									$78,635	$4,973	$73,661
Milford High School	Public	8-12	2380 S Milford Rd	Highland	48357	Oakland County	Huron Valley Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 684-8091	1,193	60	19.7	24.1%	1,059 (88.8%)	15 (1.3%)	64 (5.4%)	9 (0.8%)	6 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	38 (3.2%)	80.5	111^th of 800 public high schools	86.1%		79.7	116^th of 739 public high schools	84.3%	5		77.0	75.0		41.7	42.4	66.7	30.7													52.2			62.2	$15,662	$679	$14,983
Johnson Elementary School	Public	K-5	515 General Motors Rd	Milford	48381	Oakland County	Huron Valley Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 684-8020	419	25	16.6	39.1%	316 (75.4%)	13 (3.1%)	57 (13.6%)	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.2%)	57	596^th of 1492 public elementary schools	60.1%		55.9	633^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	57.5%	37									36.2	50.7	53.8			36.2	40.3	36.9			41.5			32.3			$15,670	$657	$15,013
Muir Middle School	Public	6-8	425 George St	Milford	48381	Oakland County	Huron Valley Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 684-8060	656	34	19.0	28.8%	584 (89.0%)	17 (2.6%)	29 (4.4%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (2.7%)	74.8	177^th of 896 public middle schools	80.2%		77.3	155^th of 890 public middle schools	82.6%	22	77.8			39.7								44.0	53.2				39.1	39.9		44.6			66.3		$14,729	$751	$13,977
Oxbow Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Oxbow Lake Rd	White Lake	48386	Oakland County	Huron Valley Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 684-8085	397	26	15.5	43.3%	314 (79.1%)	5 (1.3%)	53 (13.4%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.3%)	48.2	725^th of 1492 public elementary schools	51.4%		49.5	727^th of 1488 public elementary schools	51.1%	2									41.0	40.3	35.8			54.1	44.2	22.4			41.8			19.4			$17,716	$1,388	$16,328
Kurtz Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-7	1350 Kurtz Dr	Milford	48381	Oakland County	Huron Valley Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 684-8025	400	28	14.4	28.5%	342 (85.5%)	4 (1.0%)	43 (10.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	83.2	229^th of 1492 public elementary schools	84.7%		80	272^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	81.7%	43									49.2	64.9	61.0			61.0	60.8	47.5			59.3			44.1			$18,559	$717	$17,842
Highland Elementary School	Public	K-5	300 W Livingston Rd	Highland	48357	Oakland County	Huron Valley Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 684-8070	292	21	14.1	55.8%	247 (84.6%)	11 (3.8%)	22 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.4%)	51	680^th of 1492 public elementary schools	54.4%		52	687^th of 1488 public elementary schools	53.8%	7									51.4	40.0	41.8			55.6	30.9	20.0			38.2			23.6			$17,849	$1,343	$16,506
Lakewood Elementary School	Public	K-5	1500 Bogie Lake Rd	White Lake	48383	Oakland County	Huron Valley Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 684-8030	434	26	16.8	20.3%	379 (87.3%)	12 (2.8%)	13 (3.0%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.5%)	81.1	251^st of 1492 public elementary schools	83.2%		80.6	266^th of 1488 public elementary schools	82.1%	15									54.2	61.2	59.0			67.8	64.2	47.5			55.7			32.8			$18,030	$586	$17,443
Spring Mills Elementary School	Public	K-5	3150 Harvey Lake Rd	Highland	48356	Oakland County	Huron Valley Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 684-8130	424	26	16.1	30.2%	389 (91.7%)	3 (0.7%)	17 (4.0%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.6%)	67	453^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	69.6%		67.4	452^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	69.6%	1									46.9	59.4	42.4			59.2	46.9	34.8			53.1			33.3			$15,665	$527	$15,139
Lakeland High School	Public	8-12	1630 Bogie Lake Rd	White Lake	48383	Oakland County	Huron Valley Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 676-8320	1,012	50	20.2	25.8%	903 (89.2%)	7 (0.7%)	69 (6.8%)	9 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (2.3%)	72.5	163^rd of 800 public high schools	79.6%		65.7	221^st of 739 public high schools	70.1%	58		68.8	61.8		37.6	32.6	61.1	33.9													55.6			52.3	$14,777	$710	$14,067
White Lake Middle School	Public	6-8	1450 Bogie Lake Rd	White Lake	48383	Oakland County	Huron Valley Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 684-8004	525	29	18.3	37.9%	463 (88.2%)	9 (1.7%)	25 (4.8%)	9 (1.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.0%)	73.4	190^th of 896 public middle schools	78.8%		61.7	283^rd of 890 public middle schools	68.2%	93	74.0			39.8								47.5	44.3				36.9	36.2		52.4			68.5		$14,288	$754	$13,534
Apollo Center	Public	3-5	2029 N Milford Rd	Highland	48357	Oakland County	Huron Valley Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 684-8134	5	10	.5		5 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																									$52,212	$3,040	$49,172

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Walled Lake Consolidated Schools	3.26 mi	20	95^th
Oakland Schools	4.49 mi	6
South Lyon Community Schools	6.46 mi	14	73^rd
Waterford School District	6.78 mi	20	335^th
Novi Community School District	7.78 mi	13	14^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Michigan Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.