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Kurtz Elementary School

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Kurtz Elementary School ranks 272 nd of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

272^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 82% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Kurtz Elementary School is a public elementary school in Milford, Michigan, serving 405 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Huron Valley Schools district, which is ranked 162 out of 613 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Kurtz Elementary consistently outperforms the state average in M-Step test scores, with particularly impressive results in 5th-grade Science and Social Studies. However, the school has seen a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 17.1% in 2021-2022 to 30.8% in 2022-2023, which is higher than the district average. Kurtz also has a relatively high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 33.33% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024.

When compared to other schools in the Huron Valley district, Kurtz performs better than the district average in most academic areas, but lags behind some of the higher-performing nearby schools, such as Lakewood Elementary and Country Oaks Elementary, in certain subjects and grade levels. Additionally, Kurtz's male students outperform their female counterparts in the school's statewide rankings, suggesting the need for further examination of instructional practices and support systems to ensure equitable outcomes for all students.

400

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,559

Per pupil spending ?

28.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1350 Kurtz Dr
Milford, MI 48381-2133

(248) 684-8025

District: Huron Valley Schools

Students who attend Kurtz Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Oak Valley Middle School
High:	Milford High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

85.5%

Hispanic:

10.8%

Two or more races:

2.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 84th percentile in 2015 → 82nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (55% vs 39% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 18% of Michigan elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Huron Valley Schools

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school55%

District avg47%

Michigan avg39%

272^nd of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 18%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 8Elementary Schools in the Huron Valley Schools

162^nd of 613Huron 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
2025	80.0	272 of 1488	81.7%	★★★★☆
2024	70.0	407 of 1486	72.6%	★★★★☆
2023	62.0	520 of 1470	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.2	557 of 1344	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.0	354 of 1153	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.4	435 of 1408	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.0	598 of 1448	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	60.8	496 of 1466	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	73.3	355 of 1548	77.1%	★★★★☆
2015	80.4	258 of 1580	83.7%	★★★★☆
2014	67.6	475 of 1533	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	74.8	347 of 1563	77.8%	★★★★☆
2012	78.6	289 of 1566	81.5%	★★★★☆
2011	77.0	284 of 1552	81.7%	★★★★☆
2010	78.9	175 of 1552	88.7%	★★★★☆
2009	85.5	63 of 1589	96.0%	★★★★★
2008	79.8	215 of 1577	86.4%	★★★★☆
2007	81.1	171 of 1565	89.1%	★★★★☆
2006	69.3	459 of 1545	70.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	72.2	309 of 1338	76.9%	★★★★☆
2024	52.1	588 of 1342	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.6	465 of 1321	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.5	696 of 1106	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.5	532 of 902	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.7	410 of 1171	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.1	615 of 1443	57.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	61.8	425 of 1346	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.3	573 of 1381	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.1	561 of 1350	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.8	515 of 1099	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.8	706 of 1134	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.8	693 of 1397	50.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	80.3	235 of 1366	82.8%	★★★★☆
2024	74.0	292 of 1347	78.3%	★★★★☆
2023	54.5	565 of 1334	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.4	383 of 1139	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.2	235 of 915	74.3%	★★★★☆
2019	58.8	446 of 1196	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.3	564 of 1446	61.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	77.1	244 of 1206	79.8%	★★★★☆
2024	66.4	366 of 1204	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.9	509 of 1198	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.2	540 of 1102	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.3	309 of 1005	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.7	430 of 1128	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.5	580 of 1253	53.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

Male (2025)83rd percentile~ school

White (2025)80th percentile~ school

Female (2025)77th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)68th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Science63%+22 vs state

Math55%+16 vs state

Social Studies54%+25 vs state

English Language Arts54%+12 vs state

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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 (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	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
Kurtz Elementary School	Public	K-5	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%)	80	272^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	81.7%		70	407^th of 1486 public elementary schools	72.6%	135	42.3	56.7	64.2	53.5	58.3	52.9	62.7	54.4	$18,559	$717	$17,842
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%)	55.9	633^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	57.5%		68.7	428^th of 1486 public elementary schools	71.2%	205	30.6	56.9	48.5	32.9	45.5	40.0	55.4	27.7	$15,670	$657	$15,013
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%)	68	442^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	70.3%		69.2	418^th of 1486 public elementary schools	71.9%	24	44.4	41.4	55.8	50.6	38.6	50.0	49.5	45.8	$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%)	65.4	489^th of 1488 public elementary schools	67.1%		73.4	349^th of 1486 public elementary schools	76.5%	140	50.8	50.0	48.8	72.3	38.5	38.1	48.8	34.5	$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%)	52	687^th of 1488 public elementary schools	53.8%		47.1	742^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	50.1%	55	45.7	27.7	57.1	57.8	12.8	31.0	52.4	31.0	$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%)	80.6	266^th of 1488 public elementary schools	82.1%		80.1	245^th of 1486 public elementary schools	83.5%	21	57.7	63.1	57.1	69.0	53.8	44.9	52.2	46.4	$18,030	$586	$17,443
Glengary Elementary School	Public	K-5	3070 Woodbury St	Commerce Township	48390	Oakland County	Walled Lake Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 956-3100	311	22	14.2	26.7%	254 (81.7%)	10 (3.2%)	26 (8.4%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.5%)	74.3	346^th of 1488 public elementary schools	76.7%		79.1	264^th of 1486 public elementary schools	82.2%	82	47.5	47.9	56.7	50.0	56.3	55.0	53.3	43.3	$17,564	$812	$16,752
Commerce Elementary School	Public	K-5	520 Farr St	Commerce Township	48382	Oakland County	Walled Lake Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 956-3900	534	27	19.7	18.2%	463 (86.7%)	8 (1.5%)	24 (4.5%)	15 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.3%)	87.5	166^th of 1488 public elementary schools	88.8%		84.2	203^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	86.3%	37	66.3	52.7	66.3	71.3	57.1	64.1	68.5	48.9	$12,269	$291	$11,978
Loon Lake Elementary School	Public	K-5	2151 Loon Lake Rd	Wixom	48393	Oakland County	Walled Lake Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 956-4000	496	30	16.7	18.3%	392 (79.0%)	17 (3.4%)	22 (4.4%)	29 (5.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.9%)	79.4	279^th of 1488 public elementary schools	81.3%		78.7	270^th of 1486 public elementary schools	81.8%	9	49.5	58.0	63.5	50.5	50.6	54.1	64.9	51.4	$15,828	$377	$15,451
Wixom Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	301 N Wixom Rd	Wixom	48393	Oakland County	Walled Lake Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 956-3400	438	26	16.9	30.4%	242 (55.3%)	63 (14.4%)	57 (13.0%)	49 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.2%)	65.5	485^th of 1488 public elementary schools	67.4%		73	356^th of 1486 public elementary schools	76.0%	129	43.2	57.6	40.0	58.4	63.9	38.6	42.3	35.7	$15,614	$687	$14,927

Frequently Asked Questions about Kurtz Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Kurtz Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Oak Valley Middle School
High : Milford High School

What is the racial makeup of Kurtz Elementary School?

Students at Kurtz Elementary School are 86% White, 11% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Kurtz Elementary School in?

Huron Valley Schools

Is Kurtz Elementary School a good school?

Kurtz Elementary School ranks 272^nd of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Kurtz Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 400 students attended Kurtz Elementary School.

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