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Herig School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1340^th

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of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Herig School is an elementary school in Saginaw, MI, serving 282 students in grades PK-5 as part of the Saginaw School District of the City of, a district that ranks in the bottom 21% of Michigan schools.

Herig School faces significant challenges, with over 93% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch and a chronic absenteeism rate of 62.7%—more than double the state average and among the highest in the area. This is considerably higher than nearby schools like Kempton Elementary School (41.6%) and Chester F Miller School (48.8%). Academically, the school ranks in the bottom 10% of Michigan elementary schools, with proficiency rates in core subjects often in the single digits or low teens. However, there is a notable bright spot: 5th-grade science proficiency reached 23.9% in the most recent year, exceeding the district average and outperforming several other Saginaw schools like Jessie Rouse School (12.5%) and Stone School (12.1%). The school also shows a slight upward trend, improving from the 2nd to the 10th percentile in statewide rankings.

One of the most striking comparisons is with Handley School, another elementary school in the same district just 1.42 miles away. Handley ranks in the 98th percentile statewide with proficiency rates in the 70-90% range, while Herig sits in the 10th percentile. The key difference: Handley has a free/reduced lunch rate of 42.7% versus Herig's 93%+. Despite spending $18,509 per student—higher than Handley's $14,273 and Hemmeter Elementary School's $11,909—Herig's outcomes remain low, suggesting that financial resources alone aren't addressing the core challenges tied to poverty and absenteeism. The school also has a high student-to-teacher ratio of 25.6, compared to 14.7 at Sherwood Elementary School. While the road ahead is difficult, the science proficiency and recent improvements offer small glimmers of potential for families considering this school.

282

Students ?

25.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,509

Per pupil spending ?

94%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1905 Houghton Ave
Saginaw, MI 48602-4941

(989) 399-4350

District: Saginaw School District of the City of

Students who attend Herig School usually attend:

Middle:	Thompson Middle School
High:	Saginaw Arts and Sciences Academy
	Saginaw United High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

52.5%

White:

20.9%

Hispanic:

17.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 5th percentile in 2014 → 10th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2014

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (16% vs 38% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (63% vs 28% Michigan)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school16%

District avg20%

Michigan avg38%

1,340^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 10Elementary Schools in the Saginaw School District of the City of

493^rd of 625Saginaw School District of the City of 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	11.6	1340 of 1492	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	5.4	1460 of 1488	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.2	1379 of 1486	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.2	1419 of 1470	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.1	1295 of 1408	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.4	1304 of 1448	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	4.5	1439 of 1466	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	11.7	1372 of 1548	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	10.2	1451 of 1580	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	8.0	1449 of 1533	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	13.4	1402 of 1563	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	9.5	1490 of 1566	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	9.2	1481 of 1552	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	16.8	1426 of 1552	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	25.7	1370 of 1589	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	31.4	1313 of 1577	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	36.0	1239 of 1565	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	36.0	1235 of 1545	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	26.8	377 of 475	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2023	7.4	1259 of 1321	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.6	1127 of 1171	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.7	1324 of 1443	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	22.8	195 of 222	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	14.0	1236 of 1352	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.5	1330 of 1346	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.2	1309 of 1381	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.6	1293 of 1350	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.4	1027 of 1134	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	1199 of 1397	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	14.4	1202 of 1372	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.2	1117 of 1196	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.1	1208 of 1446	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	35.3	265 of 403	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	20.6	1071 of 1253	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)34th percentile+24 vs school

African American (2018)21st percentile+11 vs school

White (2018)15th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)12th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2018)12th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)9th percentile~ school

Female (2023)5th percentile~ school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Science24%-16 vs state

English Language Arts15%-26 vs state

Math9%-29 vs state

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Sunday, September 22, 2019

Very toxic environment continued abuse and harassment not ok do not trust anyone in this school no matter how friendly they may seem set up for failure Close Quote

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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
Herig School	Public	PK, KG-5	1905 Houghton Ave	Saginaw	48602	Saginaw County	Saginaw School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 399-4350	282	11	25.6	94.0%	59 (20.9%)	148 (52.5%)	50 (17.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	23 (8.2%)	11.6	1340^th of 1492 public elementary schools	10.2%		5.4	1460^th of 1488 public elementary schools	1.9%	120	1261.6	1364.7	15.2	1264.7	8.9	1460.7	23.9	1468.3	$18,509	$5,006	$13,503
Stone School	Public	PK, KG-5	1006 State St	Saginaw	48602	Saginaw County	Saginaw School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 399-5100	273	16	17.6	91.2%	45 (16.5%)	157 (57.5%)	53 (19.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	15 (5.5%)	5.8	1465^th of 1492 public elementary schools	1.8%		6.5	1437^th of 1488 public elementary schools	3.4%	28	8.3	10.5	12.1	1265.5	1364.0	1462.0	12.1	1468.4	$18,685	$4,050	$14,635
Kempton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3040 Davenport Ave	Saginaw	48602	Saginaw County	Saginaw School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 399-4600	279	17	16.4	88.9%	80 (28.7%)	182 (65.2%)	11 (3.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.4%)	12.8	1315^th of 1492 public elementary schools	11.9%		8.5	1384^th of 1488 public elementary schools	7.0%	69	21.1	31.7	8.2	15.8	17.1	1455.8	6.1	1465.1	$18,742	$4,998	$13,744
Chester F Miller School	Public	PK, KG-5	2020 Brockway St	Saginaw	48602	Saginaw County	Saginaw School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 399-4850	247	15	16.4	89.9%	62 (25.1%)	100 (40.5%)	59 (23.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	23 (9.3%)	11.7	1334^th of 1492 public elementary schools	10.6%		23	1111^th of 1488 public elementary schools	25.3%	223	10.6	20.5	13.5	12.8	25.0	1465.2	1472.1	1469.1	$17,994	$3,817	$14,177
Handley School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1300 Passolt St	Saginaw	48602	Saginaw County	Saginaw School District of the City of	No	Yes	No	No	(989) 399-4250	370	18	20.5	42.7%	144 (38.9%)	111 (30.0%)	32 (8.6%)	48 (13.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (8.9%)	96.8	31^st of 1492 public elementary schools	97.9%		97.1	23^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	98.5%	8	87.0	84.5	74.5	94.4	70.7	60.8	66.7	66.7	$14,273	$1,350	$12,923
Jessie Rouse School	Public	PK, KG-5	435 Randolph St	Saginaw	48601	Saginaw County	Saginaw School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 399-5000	230	13	17.6	91.7%	24 (10.4%)	166 (72.2%)	32 (13.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.7%)	6.1	1459^th of 1492 public elementary schools	2.2%					(n/a)	7.5	9.1	16.7	1253.7	1351.6	1466.2	12.5	1463.5	$17,462	$3,342	$14,120
Hemmeter Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1890 Hemmeter Rd	Saginaw	48638	Saginaw County	Saginaw Township Community Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(989) 797-1832	331	16	20.0	12.4%	256 (77.3%)	9 (2.7%)	31 (9.4%)	22 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.9%)	98.9	6^th of 1492 public elementary schools	99.6%		98.9	4^th of 1488 public elementary schools	99.7%	2	89.7	89.7	94.8	94.8	89.7	72.4	87.9	55.2	$11,909	$745	$11,164
Sherwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3870 Shattuck Rd	Saginaw	48603	Saginaw County	Saginaw Township Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 799-2382	531	36	14.7	64.0%	215 (40.5%)	116 (21.8%)	137 (25.8%)	10 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (10.0%)								(n/a)									$15,008	$1,728	$13,280
Merrill Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1800 Grout St	Saginaw	48602	Saginaw County	Saginaw School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 399-4800	267	13	20.5	92.5%	53 (19.9%)	128 (47.9%)	52 (19.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	33 (12.4%)	9.1	1390^th of 1492 public elementary schools	6.8%		10.9	1339^th of 1488 public elementary schools	10.0%	51	10.5	10.3	26.3	13.2	7.7	7.9	10.5	10.5	$16,780	$2,966	$13,814
Weiss Elementary School	Public	3-5	4645 Weiss St	Saginaw	48603	Saginaw County	Saginaw Township Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 793-5226	357	22	16.3	60.5%	147 (41.2%)	71 (19.9%)	96 (26.9%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	34 (9.5%)	33.9	944^th of 1492 public elementary schools	36.7%		26.8	1055^th of 1488 public elementary schools	29.1%	111	28.7	40.2	37.7	35.7	32.1	21.1	29.3	17.1	$13,512	$728	$12,784

Frequently Asked Questions about Herig School

What is the racial makeup of Herig School?

Students at Herig School are 52% African American, 21% White, 18% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Herig School attend?

Students who attend Herig School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Thompson Middle School
High : Saginaw Arts and Sciences Academy
High : Saginaw United High School

How many students attend Herig School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 282 students attended Herig School.

Is Herig School a good school?

Herig School ranks in the bottom 10.2% of Michigan elementary schools.

What district is Herig School in?

Saginaw School District of the City of

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