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Haverhill Elementary School

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Haverhill Elementary School ranks 496 th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

496^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 67% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Haverhill Elementary School in Portage, MI, is a mid-sized school serving 378 students from Pre-K through 5th grade as part of the highly-rated Portage Public Schools district, which holds a 4-star rating statewide.

Haverhill has shown steady improvement over the past several years, climbing from the 46th percentile in state rankings during 2021-2022 to the 67th percentile in 2025-2026, and earning a consistent 3-star rating for the last four years. The school performs above state averages in most subjects, though it generally trails some of its district peers. One standout strength is the school's exceptional performance with its Multi-racial student population, which ranked in the 87th percentile statewide in 2025-2026—a 4-star result that outpaces the school's overall performance. However, there is a notable and persistent weakness in 4th-grade math, where only 37.3% of students were proficient in 2025-2026, compared to the district average of 55.4%. This has been a recurring challenge over multiple years, suggesting a specific instructional issue at that grade level rather than a broader school-wide problem.

Haverhill invests significantly more per student than nearby schools, spending $18,427 per pupil in 2024-2025—well above Moorsbridge Elementary ($12,273) and 12th Street Elementary ($13,205)—and maintains a favorable student-teacher ratio of 13.5, lower than many higher-performing peers. Interestingly, Moorsbridge, located just over a mile away, achieves top-tier results (88th percentile) with less spending and larger class sizes. Haverhill also manages chronic absenteeism well at 14.9%, far better than the state average of 27.9%, showing strong recovery from pandemic-era spikes. While the school sits comfortably in the middle-to-upper tier of the local landscape—outperforming schools like Woods Lake Elementary and Paramount Charter Academy—it still has room to grow to match the top elementary schools within its own district.

378

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,427

Per pupil spending ?

37.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Michigan receive free school meals.

91.4%

Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines (2025-26)

Exemptions: 5.7% (any vaccine)

1720 Haverhill Ave
Portage, MI 49024-3330

(269) 323-6200

District: Portage Public Schools

Students who attend Haverhill Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Portage North Middle School
High:	Portage Northern High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.4%

Two or more races:

14.6%

African American:

10.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 68th percentile in 2016 → 67th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (46% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Above the Michigan median (67th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school46%

District avg50%

Michigan avg38%

496^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 33%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 8Elementary Schools in the Portage Public Schools

130^th of 625Portage Public 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	64.6	496 of 1492	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.1	522 of 1488	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.5	592 of 1486	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.9	615 of 1470	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.1	729 of 1344	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.9	752 of 1153	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.7	554 of 1408	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.5	532 of 1448	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	65.1	421 of 1466	71.3%	★★★★☆
2016	65.8	489 of 1548	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	73.0	394 of 1580	75.1%	★★★★☆
2014	74.3	354 of 1533	76.9%	★★★★☆
2013	65.6	524 of 1563	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	70.0	439 of 1566	72.0%	★★★★☆
2011	68.9	509 of 1552	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	71.8	451 of 1552	70.9%	★★★★☆
2009	69.7	523 of 1589	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	75.4	329 of 1577	79.1%	★★★★☆
2007	68.1	512 of 1565	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	67.5	511 of 1545	66.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	52.9	568 of 1343	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.9	512 of 1338	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.3	510 of 1342	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.4	655 of 1321	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.5	555 of 1106	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	26.9	693 of 902	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	62.9	395 of 1171	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.9	480 of 1443	66.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	57.3	491 of 1352	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.2	635 of 1346	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.1	546 of 1381	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.7	447 of 1350	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.0	720 of 1099	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.6	405 of 1134	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.5	554 of 1397	60.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	63.4	459 of 1372	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.8	538 of 1366	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.3	602 of 1347	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.5	594 of 1334	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.2	747 of 1139	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.7	516 of 915	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.5	591 of 1196	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.0	603 of 1446	58.3%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	79.7	14 of 104	86.5%	★★★★☆
2025	55.6	27 of 93	71.0%	★★★★☆
2018	29.3	55 of 81	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	55.7	507 of 1199	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.9	467 of 1206	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.8	568 of 1204	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.9	601 of 1198	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.6	656 of 1102	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.1	576 of 1005	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.6	536 of 1128	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.4	523 of 1253	58.3%	★★★☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2026)87th percentile+20 vs school

Male (2026)67th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)64th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)58th percentile-9 vs school

Female (2026)58th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts56%+15 vs state

Math42%+3 vs state

Science41%~ state avg

Social Studies33%+5 vs state

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Sunday, September 17, 2017

Great teachers and Mr. Zonts is a wonderful principal. Very engaged with children and many educational activities Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT English Language Arts (2026)	PSAT Mathematics (2026)	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	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 3rd Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th 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
Haverhill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1720 Haverhill Ave	Portage	49024	Kalamazoo County	Portage Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 323-6200	378	28	13.5	37.8%	232 (61.4%)	40 (10.6%)	33 (8.7%)	17 (4.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (14.6%)	64.6	496^th of 1492 public elementary schools	66.8%		63.1	522^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	64.9%	26			46.6	65.7	54.3			58.6	37.3	31.4			41.4		32.9		91.4%	5.7%	$18,427	$1,230	$17,196
Oakland Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	6325 Oakland Dr	Portage	49024	Kalamazoo County	Oakland Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(269) 324-8951	149	11	13.8	36.9%	85 (57.0%)	21 (14.1%)	18 (12.1%)	5 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (13.4%)	49.4	704^th of 1492 public elementary schools	52.8%		48.7	741^st of 1488 public elementary schools	50.2%	37			36.8	50.0	31.3			47.4	30.0	25.0			56.3		25.0		94.1%	5.9%	$12,231	$809	$11,422
Woodland Elementary School	Public	K-5	6633 Haverhill Ave	Portage	49024	Kalamazoo County	Portage Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 323-6600	348	26	13.3	35.6%	236 (67.8%)	26 (7.5%)	34 (9.8%)	19 (5.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.2%)	55	627^th of 1492 public elementary schools	58.0%		61	550^th of 1488 public elementary schools	63.0%	77			51.9	42.3	38.3			60.0	31.5	28.3			40.0		33.3		96.7%	0%	$20,067	$1,178	$18,889
Amberly Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6637 Amberly St	Portage	49024	Kalamazoo County	Portage Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 323-5900	513	32	16.2	31.4%	327 (63.7%)	73 (14.2%)	48 (9.4%)	15 (2.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (9.4%)	75.3	335^th of 1492 public elementary schools	77.5%		71	402^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	73.0%	67			49.4	53.8	57.5			56.5	56.0	47.1			49.4		36.8		95.1%	1.6%	$14,518	$620	$13,898
Moorsbridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7361 Moorsbridge Rd	Portage	49024	Kalamazoo County	Portage Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 323-6400	591	29	20.3	11.3%	379 (64.1%)	20 (3.4%)	45 (7.6%)	86 (14.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	59 (10.0%)	85.7	186^th of 1492 public elementary schools	87.5%		87.7	162^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	89.1%	24			45.5	70.7	66.3			53.5	62.4	55.0			67.0		55.0		94.8%	4.2%	$12,273	$612	$11,661
Angling Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5340 Angling Rd	Portage	49024	Kalamazoo County	Portage Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 323-6000	360	25	14.6	28.9%	243 (67.5%)	26 (7.2%)	35 (9.7%)	27 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.1%)	57.5	590^th of 1492 public elementary schools	60.5%		61.8	540^th of 1488 public elementary schools	63.7%	50			41.0	55.4	44.6			42.6	52.3	24.6			46.2		27.7		98.3%	0%	$15,805	$1,016	$14,790
12th Street Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6501 S 12th St	Portage	49024	Kalamazoo County	Portage Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 323-6900	589	31	18.9	20.7%	345 (58.6%)	81 (13.8%)	47 (8.0%)	56 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (10.2%)	76.9	309^th of 1492 public elementary schools	79.3%		75.1	336^th of 1488 public elementary schools	77.4%	27			56.8	66.3	50.0			55.7	72.4	38.6			51.0		38.2		96.6%	2.3%	$13,205	$615	$12,590
Central Elementary School	Public	K-5	8422 S Westnedge Ave	Portage	49002	Kalamazoo County	Portage Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 323-6100	439	27	16.2	31.4%	304 (69.2%)	35 (8.0%)	31 (7.1%)	18 (4.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	48 (10.9%)	58	584^th of 1492 public elementary schools	60.9%		69.6	415^th of 1488 public elementary schools	72.1%	169			35.8	51.4	44.4			37.3	61.1	34.9			41.3		30.2		98.5%	1.5%	$16,603	$1,074	$15,529
Paramount Charter Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	3624 S Westnedge Ave	Kalamazoo	49008	Kalamazoo County	Paramount Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(269) 553-6400	373	25	15.1	95.2%	65 (17.4%)	182 (48.8%)	35 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	91 (24.4%)	22.8	1124^th of 1492 public elementary schools	24.7%		13.4	1293^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	13.1%	169	47.1	334.1	29.3	22.0	34.6	21.2	38.5	26.8	19.5	15.4	15.2	23.1	30.8	1776.4	15.4	35.3	76.4%	12.7%	$19,207	$1,331	$17,876
Woods Lake ElementaryA Magnet Center For The Arts	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	3215 Oakland Dr	Kalamazoo	49008	Kalamazoo County	Kalamazoo Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(269) 337-0790	501	26	19.3	78.8%	120 (24.0%)	248 (49.5%)	40 (8.0%)	9 (1.8%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (15.4%)	23.1	1119^th of 1492 public elementary schools	25.0%		18.6	1187^th of 1488 public elementary schools	20.2%	68			15.9	17.9	31.6			20.7	8.5	27.6			33.7		20.4		90.4%	1.4%	$16,930	$2,410	$14,520

Frequently Asked Questions about Haverhill Elementary School

Is Haverhill Elementary School a good school?

Haverhill Elementary School ranks 496^th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Haverhill Elementary School in?

Portage Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Haverhill Elementary School?

Students at Haverhill Elementary School are 61% White, 15% Two or more races, 11% African American, 9% Hispanic, 4% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Haverhill Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Portage North Middle School
High : Portage Northern High School

How many students attend Haverhill Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 378 students attended Haverhill Elementary School.

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