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Herig School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1460^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Herig School is an elementary school located in Saginaw, Michigan, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 316 students. The school is part of the Saginaw School District of the City of, which is ranked 453 out of 613 districts in Michigan and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Herig School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Michigan elementary schools over the past decade, with a 0-1 star rating from SchoolDigger.

Herig School faces significant challenges in terms of academic performance, with only 5.66% of 3rd graders proficient or better in English Language Arts in 2024-2025, compared to 19.6% for the district and 38.9% statewide. The school also has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 29.5% to 62% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, Herig School has an extremely high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 96-97% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in recent years.

Interestingly, Herig School's academic performance is significantly lower than other nearby elementary schools, even within the same district. For example, Handley School, a magnet school in the same district, ranks in the top 2% of Michigan elementary schools and has significantly higher proficiency rates on M-Step assessments. Despite the high level of need at Herig School, the school's per-student spending is relatively high, suggesting that factors beyond just funding and resources may be contributing to the school's poor performance. Addressing the root causes of chronic absenteeism and other underlying issues will be crucial for improving student outcomes at Herig School.

282

Students ?

25.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,963

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: Declining — 10th percentile in 2013 → 2nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (9% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school9%

District avg21%

Michigan avg41%

1,460^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 8% (2015) to bottom 2% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 9Elementary Schools in the Saginaw School District of the City of

453^rd of 613Saginaw 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
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
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
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

Hispanic (2018)12th percentile~ school

Male (2019)7th percentile~ school

Female (2023)5th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Math9%-33 vs state

English Language Arts9%-31 vs state

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by a teacher
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

Schools Near Herig School

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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
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%)	5.4	1460^th of 1488 public elementary schools	1.9%		8.2	1379^th of 1486 public elementary schools	7.2%	81	5.7	13.3		9.4					$18,963	$5,582	$13,381
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%)	6.5	1437^th of 1488 public elementary schools	3.4%		9.1	1362^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	8.3%	75		8.8	17.1	9.4			7.3	7.3	$17,096	$4,436	$12,660
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%)	8.5	1384^th of 1488 public elementary schools	7.0%		8.8	1369^th of 1486 public elementary schools	7.9%	15	20.8	9.6	17.3	8.2			11.5	7.7	$17,313	$4,890	$12,423
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%)	23	1111^th of 1488 public elementary schools	25.3%		12.2	1303^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	12.3%	192		11.8	31.8	15.4		25.0	29.5	20.5	$17,423	$3,721	$13,702
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%)	97.1	23^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	98.5%		96.1	34^th of 1486 public elementary schools	97.7%	11	80.4	81.5	91.1	92.9	83.3	57.1	75.0	60.7	$21,214	$2,955	$18,259
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%)								(n/a)									$22,850	$3,738	$19,112
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	4^th of 1488 public elementary schools	99.7%		98.9	5^th of 1486 public elementary schools	99.7%	1	83.1	92.7	89.3	84.7	94.6	75.0	82.1	66.1	$12,157	$784	$11,373
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)									$14,379	$2,280	$12,099
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%)	10.9	1339^th of 1488 public elementary schools	10.0%		7.9	1393^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	6.3%	54	9.3	23.9	15.9	20.9	6.5	16.3	15.9	6.8	$16,947	$3,798	$13,149
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%)	26.8	1055^th of 1488 public elementary schools	29.1%		20	1164^th of 1486 public elementary schools	21.7%	109	36.3	29.2	25.6	40.7	25.6	19.0	21.7	15.0	$13,527	$1,330	$12,197

Frequently Asked Questions about Herig School

What district is Herig School in?

Saginaw School District of the City of

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 1.9% of Michigan elementary schools.

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

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