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Highland Elementary School

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Highland Elementary School ranks 687 th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

687^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 54% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Highland Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in the Huron Valley Schools district in Highland, Michigan. The school has 288 students and is rated 3 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

Highland Elementary faces several challenges, including lower academic performance compared to the district and state averages. For example, in 2024-2025, only 45.7% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 45.9% for the district and 38.9% for the state. The school also has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 22% to 30.8% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, Highland Elementary has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a higher proportion of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

When compared to other nearby schools in the Huron Valley Schools district, such as Lakewood Elementary and Kurtz Elementary, Highland Elementary generally performs worse on test scores and has higher chronic absenteeism rates. The contrast is even more stark when comparing Highland Elementary to schools in the Hartland Consolidated Schools district, such as Creekside Elementary, Hartland Round Elementary, and Hartland Village Elementary, which have significantly higher test scores and lower chronic absenteeism rates.

292

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,249

Per pupil spending ?

55.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

300 W Livingston Rd
Highland, MI 48357-4623

(248) 684-8070

District: Huron Valley Schools

Students who attend Highland Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Muir Middle School
High:	Milford High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

84.6%

Hispanic:

7.5%

African American:

3.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 18th percentile in 2021 → 54th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 54th (2025) from a 18th-percentile low (2021)

✓Above the Michigan median (54th percentile)

Worth a look

!Near the bottom of Huron Valley Schools's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg47%

Michigan avg39%

687^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 46%▼ down 15 pts since 2015

From top 31% (2015) to top 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th 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	52.0	687 of 1488	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.1	742 of 1486	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.0	935 of 1470	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.4	771 of 1344	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.4	947 of 1153	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.2	749 of 1408	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.3	696 of 1448	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	50.4	675 of 1466	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	61.5	581 of 1548	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	67.9	486 of 1580	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	76.5	320 of 1533	79.1%	★★★★☆
2013	78.1	289 of 1563	81.5%	★★★★☆
2012	53.5	770 of 1566	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	55.5	887 of 1552	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	74.4	353 of 1552	77.3%	★★★★☆
2009	68.9	557 of 1589	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	79.0	241 of 1577	84.7%	★★★★☆
2007	81.7	158 of 1565	89.9%	★★★★☆
2006	78.4	211 of 1545	86.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	56.7	523 of 1338	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.8	653 of 1342	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.8	812 of 1321	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.8	633 of 1106	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.4	509 of 902	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.7	678 of 1171	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.7	581 of 1443	59.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	55.1	545 of 1346	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.2	486 of 1381	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.7	862 of 1350	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.1	718 of 1099	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.9	768 of 1134	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.3	608 of 1397	56.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	41.8	765 of 1366	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.8	860 of 1347	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.9	949 of 1334	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.0	840 of 1139	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.6	872 of 915	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	36.4	774 of 1196	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.7	774 of 1446	46.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	52.7	160 of 403	60.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	46.9	633 of 1206	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.6	780 of 1204	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.0	974 of 1198	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.1	789 of 1102	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.4	864 of 1005	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.8	772 of 1128	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.7	742 of 1253	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)61st percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2018)60th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)60th percentile+6 vs school

White (2025)48th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2025)44th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Science52%+12 vs state

English Language Arts43%~ state avg

Math34%-5 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
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	$17,249	$1,461	$15,788
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	$15,755	$843	$14,912
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%)	67.4	452^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	69.6%		69.9	408^th of 1486 public elementary schools	72.5%	44	54.8	54.1	55.7	53.4	42.6	38.6	42.9	37.1	$14,276	$766	$13,509
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	$16,130	$1,489	$14,640
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	$14,696	$1,019	$13,677
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	$14,617	$649	$13,968
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%)	65	494^th of 1488 public elementary schools	66.8%		56.4	610^th of 1486 public elementary schools	59.0%	116	45.8	48.6	44.2	58.3	62.9	40.5	50.0	26.2	$17,219	$2,420	$14,799
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	$15,867	$728	$15,139
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%)	93.3	73^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	95.1%		89.7	118^th of 1486 public elementary schools	92.1%	45	66.7	67.4		71.6	75.3				$12,993	$841	$12,152
Hartland Village Elementary School	Public	K-4	10632 Hibner Rd	Hartland	48353	Livingston County	Hartland Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 626-2850	461	31	15.1	24.3%	426 (92.4%)	5 (1.1%)	19 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.4%)	88.8	140^th of 1488 public elementary schools	90.6%		84.3	201^st of 1486 public elementary schools	86.5%	61	63.2	73.5		55.2	69.9				$13,475	$820	$12,655

Frequently Asked Questions about Highland Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Highland Elementary School?

Students at Highland Elementary School are 85% White, 8% Hispanic, 4% African American, 3% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Highland Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Muir Middle School
High : Milford High School

How many students attend Highland Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 292 students attended Highland Elementary School.

Is Highland Elementary School a good school?

Highland Elementary School ranks 687^th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Highland Elementary School in?

Huron Valley Schools

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