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Spring Mills Elementary School

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Spring Mills Elementary School ranks 453 rd of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

453^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 70% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Spring Mills Elementary School in Highland, MI, is a mid-sized K-5 school serving 424 students within the Huron Valley Schools district, and it has earned a solid 3-star rating with a stable state ranking around the 70th percentile.

What truly sets Spring Mills apart is its exceptional work with students from low socio-economic backgrounds. While the school's overall rank sits in the 70th percentile, its performance with these students jumps to the 77th percentile—a significant improvement from just two years prior. This tells parents that the school is particularly effective at ensuring all students, regardless of economic circumstances, receive the support they need to succeed. The school also consistently outperforms state averages across most subjects and grade levels. Interestingly, spending per student at Spring Mills is the lowest among its immediate peers ($15,665), yet it outperforms schools like Oxbow Elementary School, which spends significantly more. This suggests that the school's success stems from effective teaching strategies and school culture rather than financial resources alone.

However, there are areas where parents should pay attention. Chronic absenteeism, while better than district and state averages, has been creeping upward—from 11.6% to 15.7% in the last year—and remains higher than top-performing peers like Lakewood Elementary School (13.5%) and Country Oaks Elementary School (10.4%). Additionally, math proficiency shows a concerning decline as students advance: 59.2% of 3rd graders are proficient, but that drops to just 34.8% by 5th grade. Interestingly, that same 5th-grade cohort excels in science (53.1% proficiency, well above state averages), creating a clear contrast between subjects. For parents considering Spring Mills, the school offers strong overall academics and remarkable equity for disadvantaged students, but it's worth asking about upper-elementary math support and attendance initiatives.

424

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,665

Per pupil spending ?

30.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3150 Harvey Lake Rd
Highland, MI 48356-1722

(248) 684-8130

District: Huron Valley Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

91.7%

Hispanic:

4.0%

Two or more races:

2.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 65th percentile in 2016 → 70th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (47% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Michigan median (70th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school47%

District avg46%

Michigan avg38%

453^rd of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 30%▲ up 5 pts since 2016

From top 35% (2016) to top 30% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	67.0	453 of 1492	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	67.4	452 of 1488	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.9	408 of 1486	72.5%	★★★★☆
2023	57.9	577 of 1470	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.2	452 of 1344	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.2	716 of 1153	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.1	804 of 1408	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.5	691 of 1448	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	57.5	549 of 1466	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	62.9	548 of 1548	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	62.4	574 of 1580	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	63.5	566 of 1533	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	76.0	325 of 1563	79.2%	★★★★☆
2012	74.4	358 of 1566	77.1%	★★★★☆
2011	77.3	277 of 1552	82.2%	★★★★☆
2010	67.3	614 of 1552	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	78.0	265 of 1589	83.3%	★★★★☆
2008	72.5	411 of 1577	73.9%	★★★★☆
2007	71.9	394 of 1565	74.8%	★★★★☆
2006	67.3	517 of 1545	66.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	59.0	491 of 1343	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.7	483 of 1338	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.8	451 of 1342	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.2	632 of 1321	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.6	491 of 1106	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.5	407 of 902	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.7	703 of 1171	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.0	700 of 1443	51.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	69.2	312 of 1352	76.9%	★★★★☆
2025	65.0	378 of 1346	71.9%	★★★★☆
2024	57.3	510 of 1381	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.9	678 of 1350	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.6	568 of 1099	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.7	619 of 1134	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	65.5	396 of 1397	71.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	65.1	436 of 1372	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	64.2	456 of 1366	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.3	390 of 1347	71.0%	★★★★☆
2023	57.3	534 of 1334	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.2	437 of 1139	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	28.0	690 of 915	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.4	804 of 1196	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.7	672 of 1446	53.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	39.4	158 of 246	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.7	134 of 252	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	57.4	482 of 1199	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.3	531 of 1206	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.7	520 of 1204	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.8	694 of 1198	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.8	513 of 1102	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.5	676 of 1005	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.1	826 of 1128	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.1	787 of 1253	37.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)77th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)68th percentile~ school

Female (2026)63rd percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)60th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2026)36th percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Science53%+13 vs state

English Language Arts50%+9 vs state

Math46%+8 vs state

Social Studies33%+6 vs state

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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)	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	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
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
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
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
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	$19,888	$1,956	$17,932
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Spring Mills Elementary School

How many students attend Spring Mills Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 424 students attended Spring Mills Elementary School.

Is Spring Mills Elementary School a good school?

Spring Mills Elementary School ranks 453^rd of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Spring Mills Elementary School in?

Huron Valley Schools

What schools do graduates of Spring Mills Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Spring Mills Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Milford High School

What is the racial makeup of Spring Mills Elementary School?

Students at Spring Mills Elementary School are 92% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

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