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Heritage Elementary School

Q: Is Heritage Elementary School a good school?

Heritage Elementary School ranks 460 th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

460^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 69% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Heritage Elementary School in Highland, MI, is a K-5 school within the Huron Valley Schools district, serving 448 students in a moderately affluent community where about 24% of families qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Heritage shows a clear "tale of two schools" pattern. In early elementary grades, the school shines—3rd and 4th grade math proficiency rates (71.4% and 69.4%) are nearly 30 points above the state average and far exceed district peers. However, 5th grade tells a very different story. Only 25.9% of 5th graders are proficient in math, a dramatic drop that falls below both the district (33.5%) and state (32.2%) averages. Science proficiency (38.3%) also lags. This sharp decline suggests a challenging transition or curriculum gap in upper elementary, especially since nearby schools don't show the same pattern. For example, Spring Mills Elementary School, just 3.7 miles away with similar demographics, posts 34.8% 5th-grade math proficiency, while Kurtz Elementary School reaches 47.5%.

On the positive side, Heritage has an excellent attendance culture—its chronic absenteeism rate of 13.7% is less than half the state average (27.9%) and well below the district's 22.6%. The school's overall state ranking has slipped from a 4-star rating to a 3-star (69th percentile) in recent years, while comparable schools like Lakewood Elementary School maintain 4-star status with stronger 5th-grade results across all subjects. Heritage also spends less per student ($16,256) than several higher-performing district peers, including Lakewood ($18,030) and Kurtz ($18,559). For parents, this means Heritage offers a strong foundation in early grades with dedicated families, but the school appears to need targeted support in 5th grade—particularly in math and science—to ensure students maintain their momentum through elementary school.

448

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,256

Per pupil spending ?

24.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Michigan receive free school meals.

90.6%

Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines (2025-26)

Exemptions: 4.7% (any vaccine)

219 Watkins Blvd
Highland, MI 48357-4980

(248) 684-8190

District: Huron Valley Schools

Students who attend Heritage Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Muir Middle School
High:	Milford High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

88.4%

Two or more races:

5.8%

Hispanic:

4.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 71st percentile in 2016 → 69th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (49% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Above the Michigan median (69th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school49%

District avg46%

Michigan avg38%

460^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 31%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 8Elementary Schools in the Huron Valley Schools

162^nd of 625Huron Valley Schools 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
2026	66.7	460 of 1492	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	65.4	489 of 1488	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.4	349 of 1486	76.5%	★★★★☆
2023	67.3	436 of 1470	70.3%	★★★★☆
2022	65.1	407 of 1344	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	79.6	188 of 1153	83.7%	★★★★☆
2019	79.7	234 of 1408	83.4%	★★★★☆
2018	80.9	259 of 1448	82.1%	★★★★☆
2017	67.1	394 of 1466	73.1%	★★★★☆
2016	67.9	445 of 1548	71.3%	★★★★☆
2015	68.3	479 of 1580	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	71.0	400 of 1533	73.9%	★★★★☆
2013	73.2	379 of 1563	75.8%	★★★★☆
2012	69.8	443 of 1566	71.7%	★★★★☆
2011	74.2	366 of 1552	76.4%	★★★★☆
2010	68.3	585 of 1552	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	74.1	371 of 1589	76.7%	★★★★☆
2008	77.8	268 of 1577	83.0%	★★★★☆
2007	72.4	375 of 1565	76.0%	★★★★☆
2006	68.0	491 of 1545	68.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	59.8	478 of 1343	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.0	432 of 1338	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.2	392 of 1342	70.8%	★★★★☆
2023	63.3	413 of 1321	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.5	402 of 1106	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.6	223 of 902	75.3%	★★★★☆
2019	68.6	311 of 1171	73.4%	★★★★☆
2018	74.2	348 of 1443	75.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	56.2	512 of 1352	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	41.9	767 of 1346	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.0	636 of 1381	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.2	784 of 1350	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.1	524 of 1099	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.0	273 of 749	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.6	440 of 1134	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.3	983 of 1397	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	65.5	429 of 1372	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.7	555 of 1366	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.1	325 of 1347	75.9%	★★★★☆
2023	61.2	478 of 1334	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.4	358 of 1139	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	79.8	129 of 915	85.9%	★★★★☆
2019	81.8	158 of 1196	86.8%	★★★★☆
2018	83.2	200 of 1446	86.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	72.6	59 of 403	85.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	59.1	454 of 1199	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.3	597 of 1206	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.8	440 of 1204	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.6	498 of 1198	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.0	462 of 1102	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	76.6	180 of 1005	82.1%	★★★★☆
2019	73.6	249 of 1128	77.9%	★★★★☆
2018	70.7	336 of 1253	73.2%	★★★★☆

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)

Special Education (2018)85th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)69th percentile~ school

Female (2026)64th percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)62nd percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)62nd percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts54%+13 vs state

Math54%+16 vs state

Science38%~ state avg

Social Studies27%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				M-Step English Language Arts (2026)			M-Step Math (2026)			M-Step Science (2026)	M-Step Social Studies (2026)	Vaccination (2025-26)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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	90.6%	4.7%	$16,256	$724	$15,533
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	89.4%	4.3%	$17,849	$1,343	$16,506
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	89.7%	8.8%	$15,670	$657	$15,013
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	90.9%	2.3%	$18,559	$717	$17,842
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
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	90.8%	6.2%	$15,782	$468	$15,314
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	82.6%	17.4%	$15,666	$527	$15,139
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	89.4%	7.6%	$18,030	$586	$17,443
Rose Pioneer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7110 Milford Rd	Holly	48442	Oakland County	Holly Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 328-3800	270	22	12.3	55.2%	219 (81.1%)	6 (2.2%)	27 (10.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.6%)	63.6	502^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	66.4%		65	494^th of 1488 public elementary schools	66.8%	8	57.9	50.9	33.3	71.1	61.5	38.5	41.0	12.8	90%	8%	$19,888	$1,956	$17,932
Hartland Round Elementary School	Public	K-4	11550 Hibner Rd	Hartland	48353	Livingston County	Hartland Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 626-2800	460	31	14.8	20.4%	421 (91.5%)	4 (0.9%)	15 (3.3%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.0%)	92.5	94^th of 1492 public elementary schools	93.7%		93.3	73^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	95.1%	21	58.6	73.3		66.7	80.2				81.3%	16.5%	$12,880	$570	$12,311

Frequently Asked Questions about Heritage Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Heritage Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Muir Middle School
High : Milford High School

How many students attend Heritage Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 448 students attended Heritage Elementary School.

Is Heritage Elementary School a good school?

Heritage Elementary School ranks 460^th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Heritage Elementary School?

Students at Heritage Elementary School are 88% White, 6% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic.

What district is Heritage Elementary School in?

Huron Valley Schools

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