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HarveySwanson Elementary School

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HarveySwanson Elementary School ranks 791 st of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

791^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 47% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

HarveySwanson Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Ortonville, Michigan, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 530 students. The school is part of the Brandon School District, which is ranked 212 out of 613 school districts in Michigan and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While HarveySwanson Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Michigan elementary schools, ranging from 555th to 928th out of over 1,400 schools in recent years, it maintains a 2-3 star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is performing below average compared to other Michigan elementary schools. The school's proficiency rates in M-Step English Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies are generally lower than the Brandon School District and Michigan state averages, with particular concerns for certain student subgroups, such as male students and special education students. Additionally, the school has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 27.9% to 31.6% in recent years, significantly higher than the state average.

Interestingly, the nearby Oakwood Elementary School, which is also part of the Brandon School District, performs better than HarveySwanson in several academic areas, suggesting there may be opportunities to learn from their practices. Furthermore, schools in the higher-performing Clarkston Community School District, such as Bailey Lake Elementary and Independence Elementary, demonstrate significantly stronger academic outcomes, particularly in ELA and Math proficiency.

548

Students ?

16.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,604

Per pupil spending ?

43.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

209 Varsity Dr
Ortonville, MI 48462-8558

(248) 627-1850

District: Brandon School District

Students who attend HarveySwanson Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Brandon Middle School
High:	Brandon High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

85.2%

Hispanic:

6.8%

Two or more races:

4.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 61st percentile in 2011 → 47th in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2011

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg41%

Michigan avg39%

791^st of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 47%▲ up 4 pts since 2018

From bottom 43% (2018) to bottom 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the Brandon School District

212^th of 613Brandon School District among Michigan districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	45.2	791 of 1488	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.1	864 of 1486	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.7	742 of 1470	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.2	555 of 1344	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.6	756 of 1153	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.7	792 of 1408	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.6	828 of 1448	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	45.1	928 of 1563	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	55.9	713 of 1566	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	65.5	608 of 1552	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	77.8	222 of 1552	85.7%	★★★★☆
2009	70.7	482 of 1589	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	72.7	403 of 1577	74.4%	★★★★☆
2007	70.6	435 of 1565	72.2%	★★★★☆
2006	78.3	216 of 1545	86.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	46.3	672 of 1338	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.6	686 of 1342	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.9	752 of 1321	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.6	399 of 1106	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.5	602 of 902	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.5	815 of 1171	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.5	851 of 1443	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	42.8	745 of 1346	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.9	909 of 1381	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.9	736 of 1350	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.8	583 of 1099	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.4	572 of 749	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.6	559 of 1134	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.3	868 of 1397	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	35.1	867 of 1366	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.4	1029 of 1347	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	48.3	651 of 1334	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.1	608 of 1139	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.3	560 of 915	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.4	621 of 1196	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.4	782 of 1446	45.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	28.3	196 of 252	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	34.1	820 of 1206	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.6	860 of 1204	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.4	758 of 1198	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.7	527 of 1102	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.4	636 of 1005	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.5	763 of 1128	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.2	849 of 1253	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2025)50th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)45th percentile~ school

Male (2025)37th percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)32nd percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2025)22nd percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts39%-3 vs state

Science36%-4 vs state

Math35%-3 vs state

Social Studies31%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				M-Step English Language Arts (2025)			M-Step Math (2025)			M-Step Science (2025)	M-Step Social Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	M-Step English Language Arts 3rd Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
HarveySwanson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	209 Varsity Dr	Ortonville	48462	Oakland County	Brandon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 627-1850	548	33	16.6	43.8%	467 (85.2%)	13 (2.4%)	37 (6.8%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.4%)	45.2	791^st of 1488 public elementary schools	46.8%		39.1	864^th of 1486 public elementary schools	41.9%	73	38.7	37.0	41.3	36.6	32.1	36.3	36.3	31.3	$14,604	$1,245	$13,359
Oakwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2839 Oakwood Rd	Ortonville	48462	Oakland County	Brandon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 627-1880	371	23	16.1	34.5%	318 (85.7%)	6 (1.6%)	27 (7.3%)	11 (3.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	65.4	490^th of 1488 public elementary schools	67.1%		62.9	515^th of 1486 public elementary schools	65.3%	25	34.4	55.4	51.9	54.8	63.1	36.4	50.6	31.2	$14,529	$1,214	$13,315
Reid Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-1	7501 Seneca St	Goodrich	48438	Genesee County	Goodrich Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-3455	268	16	17.2	18.3%	241 (89.9%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.2%)								(n/a)									$14,161	$471	$13,690
Independence Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6850 Hubbard Rd	Clarkston	48348	Oakland County	Clarkston Community School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 623-5500	446	30	14.9	11.4%	397 (89.0%)	7 (1.6%)	22 (4.9%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.4%)	91.3	103^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	93.1%		83.1	217^th of 1486 public elementary schools	85.4%	114	67.1	57.9	74.0	77.1	53.9	63.0	79.5	70.3	$16,205	$1,034	$15,170
Springfield Plains Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8650 Holcomb Rd	Clarkston	48348	Oakland County	Clarkston Community School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 623-3800	495	32	15.4	11.5%	429 (86.7%)	6 (1.2%)	33 (6.7%)	11 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.0%)	88.7	141^st of 1488 public elementary schools	90.5%		85.1	184^th of 1486 public elementary schools	87.6%	43	57.1	70.1	69.6	61.4	66.7	58.2	72.2	44.3	$15,502	$923	$14,579
Oaktree Elementary School	Public	2-5	7500 Gale Rd	Goodrich	48438	Genesee County	Goodrich Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-5200	547	26	21.2	17.7%	492 (89.9%)	5 (0.9%)	25 (4.6%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.7%)	63.6	514^th of 1488 public elementary schools	65.5%		70.3	402^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	72.9%	112	45.2	53.5	43.5	53.2	52.1	36.2	46.4	34.1	$12,873	$601	$12,272
Bailey Lake Elementary School	Public	K-5	8051 Pine Knob Rd	Clarkston	48348	Oakland County	Clarkston Community School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 623-5300	522	37	14.1	12.1%	450 (86.2%)	6 (1.1%)	40 (7.7%)	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.3%)	89.4	132^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	91.1%		89.3	129^th of 1486 public elementary schools	91.3%	3	71.0	66.3	67.1	84.1	70.3	48.7	65.8	43.4	$15,936	$859	$15,078
Clear Lake Elementary School	Public	K-5	2085 W Drahner Rd	Oxford	48371	Oakland County	Oxford Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 969-5200	425	27	15.5	17.6%	367 (86.4%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (8.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.2%)	70.4	406^th of 1488 public elementary schools	72.7%		71.3	384^th of 1486 public elementary schools	74.2%	22	43.3	52.2	59.7	53.7	56.7	41.7	57.7	31.0	$15,904	$940	$14,964
Clarkston Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6589 Waldon Rd	Clarkston	48346	Oakland County	Clarkston Community School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 623-5100	416	30	13.8	14.4%	361 (86.8%)	11 (2.6%)	29 (7.0%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.6%)	84.2	218^th of 1488 public elementary schools	85.3%		86	174^th of 1486 public elementary schools	88.3%	44	55.4	48.1	64.4	71.2	48.1	54.8	68.5	56.2	$17,485	$1,182	$16,303
Paint Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2800 Indianwood Rd	Lake Orion	48362	Oakland County	Lake Orion Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 814-1724	504	30	16.6	21.8%	422 (83.7%)	10 (2.0%)	26 (5.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (8.5%)	85.5	200^th of 1488 public elementary schools	86.6%		73.4	352^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	76.3%	152	71.3	54.1	66.7	73.4	41.9	57.8	63.7	49.0	$14,659	$664	$13,995

Frequently Asked Questions about HarveySwanson Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of HarveySwanson Elementary School?

Students at HarveySwanson Elementary School are 85% White, 7% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American.

How many students attend HarveySwanson Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 548 students attended HarveySwanson Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of HarveySwanson Elementary School attend?

Students who attend HarveySwanson Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Brandon Middle School
High : Brandon High School

What district is HarveySwanson Elementary School in?

Brandon School District

Is HarveySwanson Elementary School a good school?

HarveySwanson Elementary School ranks 791^st of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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