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Heritage School

Public Grades 4-5

83^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 94% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Heritage School is a public elementary school in Saline, MI, serving 646 students in grades 4 and 5 as part of the Saline Area Schools district.

Heritage School is a consistently high-performing school, ranking in the top 10% of Michigan elementary schools. In the 2025-2026 school year, it ranked 83rd out of 1,492 schools statewide (94th percentile) and earned a 5-star rating—a distinction it has achieved in four of the last five years. Its test scores are well above state averages across all subjects. For example, 74.4% of 4th graders were proficient in math, nearly double the state average of 39.4%. English Language Arts proficiency rates were also strong, with roughly 67-69% of students proficient in both grades. When compared to nearby schools, Heritage outperforms Dicken Elementary School and Honey Creek Community School in most subjects. It also has a lower chronic absenteeism rate (12.7%) than those peers, suggesting a strong culture of attendance that supports academic success.

One unique aspect of Heritage is its grade configuration—it serves only 4th and 5th graders, while its district counterparts (Harvest Elementary School, Pleasant Ridge Elementary School, and Woodland Meadows Elementary School) serve grades K-3. This means students arrive at Heritage after building a strong foundation in the district's earlier grades. While overall performance is excellent, there are a couple of areas worth noting. Social Studies proficiency for 5th graders was 49.5%—still well above the state average of 27.5%, but the lowest of any subject and down from the prior year. Additionally, performance for students in special education and low-income subgroups has shown some year-to-year variability, though both groups have demonstrated the ability to achieve at high levels in recent years. For parents, Heritage offers a stable, academically rigorous environment with a track record of strong results.

646

Students ?

17.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,154

Per pupil spending ?

13.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Michigan receive free school meals.

290 Woodland Dr
Saline, MI 48176-1764

(734) 401-4101

District: Saline Area Schools

Students who attend Heritage School usually attend:

Middle:	Saline Middle School
High:	Saline High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.2%

Two or more races:

9.6%

Hispanic:

6.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 90th percentile in 2016 → 94th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (65% vs 37% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of Michigan elementary schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school65%

District avg65%

Michigan avg37%

83^rd of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 6%▲ up 5 pts since 2016

From top 10% (2016) to top 6% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	93.1	83 of 1492	94.4%	★★★★★
2025	91.7	94 of 1488	93.7%	★★★★★
2024	87.6	156 of 1486	89.5%	★★★★☆
2023	90.1	111 of 1470	92.4%	★★★★★
2022	90.0	104 of 1344	92.3%	★★★★★
2021	81.0	170 of 1153	85.3%	★★★★☆
2019	86.4	137 of 1408	90.3%	★★★★★
2018	89.3	118 of 1448	91.9%	★★★★★
2017	80.1	209 of 1466	85.7%	★★★★☆
2016	85.5	158 of 1548	89.8%	★★★★☆
2015	81.7	234 of 1580	85.2%	★★★★☆
2014	87.0	131 of 1533	91.5%	★★★★★
2013	87.9	116 of 1563	92.6%	★★★★★
2012	89.3	93 of 1566	94.1%	★★★★★
2011	79.5	203 of 1552	86.9%	★★★★☆
2010	83.1	56 of 1552	96.4%	★★★★★
2009	85.3	71 of 1589	95.5%	★★★★★
2008	84.2	90 of 1577	94.3%	★★★★★
2007	83.3	112 of 1565	92.8%	★★★★★
2006	84.0	89 of 1545	94.2%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	85.7	9 of 100	91.0%	★★★★★
2025	84.4	9 of 95	90.5%	★★★★★
2024	78.8	15 of 97	84.5%	★★★★☆
2023	66.9	31 of 84	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.9	44 of 101	56.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	76.8	31 of 173	82.1%	★★★★☆
2024	76.6	37 of 184	79.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	91.8	73 of 1343	94.6%	★★★★★
2025	89.8	90 of 1338	93.3%	★★★★★
2024	89.5	80 of 1342	94.0%	★★★★★
2023	92.2	57 of 1321	95.7%	★★★★★
2022	85.5	110 of 1106	90.1%	★★★★★
2021	73.8	167 of 902	81.5%	★★★★☆
2019	85.6	101 of 1171	91.4%	★★★★★
2018	91.0	70 of 1443	95.1%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	77.8	30 of 225	86.7%	★★★★☆
2025	87.7	10 of 209	95.2%	★★★★★
2024	78.9	28 of 201	86.1%	★★★★☆
2023	84.5	8 of 188	95.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	56.8	501 of 1352	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	89.3	59 of 1346	95.6%	★★★★★
2024	76.9	200 of 1381	85.5%	★★★★☆
2023	77.9	180 of 1350	86.7%	★★★★☆
2022	76.2	151 of 1099	86.3%	★★★★☆
2021	64.2	204 of 749	72.8%	★★★★☆
2019	75.5	166 of 1134	85.4%	★★★★☆
2018	65.7	394 of 1397	71.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	91.3	89 of 1372	93.5%	★★★★★
2025	90.3	95 of 1366	93.0%	★★★★★
2024	79.5	214 of 1347	84.1%	★★★★☆
2023	82.2	185 of 1334	86.1%	★★★★☆
2022	87.4	98 of 1139	91.4%	★★★★★
2021	74.8	179 of 915	80.4%	★★★★☆
2019	80.6	169 of 1196	85.9%	★★★★☆
2018	84.2	185 of 1446	87.2%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	70.8	22 of 104	78.8%	★★★★☆
2025	85.0	12 of 93	87.1%	★★★★☆
2024	86.1	6 of 78	92.3%	★★★★★
2023	83.9	10 of 81	87.7%	★★★★☆
2022	82.0	1 of 10	90.0%	★★★★★
2021	69.8	3 of 3	0.0%	★★★★☆
2018	90.5	6 of 81	92.6%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	74.5	33 of 246	86.6%	★★★★☆
2025	85.0	19 of 252	92.5%	★★★★★
2024	41.1	134 of 225	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.9	90 of 195	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.6	15 of 32	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.3	5 of 8	37.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	81.9	2 of 22	90.9%	★★★★★
2018	67.4	83 of 403	79.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	90.8	77 of 1199	93.6%	★★★★★
2025	87.4	112 of 1206	90.7%	★★★★★
2024	81.0	188 of 1204	84.4%	★★★★☆
2023	85.0	135 of 1198	88.7%	★★★★☆
2022	85.3	115 of 1102	89.6%	★★★★☆
2021	74.3	204 of 1005	79.7%	★★★★☆
2019	82.7	143 of 1128	87.3%	★★★★☆
2018	83.1	155 of 1253	87.6%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2010	84.5	44 of 851	94.8%	★★★★★
2009	86.0	45 of 847	94.7%	★★★★★
2008	87.4	33 of 839	96.1%	★★★★★
2007	87.1	26 of 823	96.8%	★★★★★
2006	86.2	45 of 806	94.4%	★★★★★

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)

Elementary school

Female (2026)95th percentile~ school

White (2026)94th percentile~ school

Male (2026)94th percentile~ school

Asian (2026)91st percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)87th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2026)87th percentile-8 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)82nd percentile-12 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)79th percentile-16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)63rd percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Math69%+33 vs state

English Language Arts68%+26 vs state

Science66%+26 vs state

Social Studies50%+22 vs state

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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
Heritage School	Public	4-5	290 Woodland Dr	Saline	48176	Washtenaw County	Saline Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 401-4101	646	37	17.4	13.2%	499 (77.2%)	14 (2.2%)	42 (6.5%)	28 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	62 (9.6%)	93.1	83^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	94.4%		91.7	94^th of 1488 public elementary schools	93.7%	11				67.6	69.3				74.4	62.7			66.3		49.5				$15,154	$472	$14,682
Woodland Meadows Elementary School	Public	K-3	350 Woodland Dr	Saline	48176	Washtenaw County	Saline Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 401-4901	453	28	16.1	17.0%	358 (79.0%)	4 (0.9%)	23 (5.1%)	23 (5.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (9.5%)								(n/a)			66.4					68.1									93.4%	6.6%	$17,626	$381	$17,245
Pleasant Ridge Elementary School	Public	K-3	229 Pleasant Ridge Dr	Saline	48176	Washtenaw County	Saline Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 401-4801	474	29	16.3	14.3%	388 (81.9%)	9 (1.9%)	24 (5.1%)	18 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.4%)								(n/a)			51.2					66.9									96.6%	3.4%	$18,215	$610	$17,605
Harvest Elementary School	Public	K-3	1155 Campus Pkwy	Saline	48176	Washtenaw County	Saline Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 401-4501	439	26	16.8	10.3%	322 (73.3%)	3 (0.7%)	37 (8.4%)	41 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.2%)								(n/a)			79.1					83.5									99%	1%	$18,761	$330	$18,431
Clifford E Bryant Community School	Public	K-2	2150 Santa Rosa Dr	Ann Arbor	48108	Washtenaw County	Ann Arbor Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 997-1212	200	18	11.1	43.5%	75 (37.5%)	53 (26.5%)	23 (11.5%)	18 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (15.5%)								(n/a)																	89%	4.1%	$23,985	$1,712	$22,273
Uriah H Lawton School	Public	K-5	2250 S 7th St	Ann Arbor	48103	Washtenaw County	Ann Arbor Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 994-1946	422	26	16.1	14.0%	207 (49.1%)	30 (7.1%)	29 (6.9%)	94 (22.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (14.7%)	97.2	20^th of 1492 public elementary schools	98.7%		96.4	34^th of 1488 public elementary schools	97.7%	14			66.7	71.6	87.3			79.7	76.8	76.9			76.9		69.2		96.7%	1.6%	$21,594	$1,025	$20,569
South Arbor Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	8200 Carpenter Rd	Ypsilanti	48197	Washtenaw County	South Arbor Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(734) 528-2821	800	41	19.7	31.9%	359 (44.9%)	146 (18.3%)	65 (8.1%)	133 (16.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	97 (12.1%)	94.4	62^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	95.8%		94.9	54^th of 1488 public elementary schools	96.4%	8	84.7	71.8	65.8	67.9	70.7	72.2	75.6	63.8	66.7	67.7	72.2	85.4	79.8	62.4	52.5	70.6	90.2%	8.5%	$12,425	$599	$11,826
Honey Creek Community School	Public, Charter	K-8	1735 S Wagner Rd	Ann Arbor	48103	Washtenaw County	Honey Creek Community School	Yes	No	No	No	(734) 994-2636	236	21	11.0	10.2%	163 (69.1%)	7 (3.0%)	23 (9.7%)	11 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (13.6%)	76.6	311^th of 1492 public elementary schools	79.2%		72.7	376^th of 1488 public elementary schools	74.7%	65	515.0	66.7	58.1	53.3	65.5	53.8	66.7	32.3	60.0	34.5	38.5	58.3	82.8	70.0	62.1	86.7	85.2%	14.8%	$14,992	$509	$14,483
Washtenaw Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program	Public	PK, KG-8	1735 S Wagner Rd	Ann Arbor	48103	Washtenaw County	Washtenaw Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	No	No	(734) 994-8100	4	5	.8	—	2 (50.0%)	2 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Dicken Elementary School	Public	K-5	2135 Runnymede Blvd	Ann Arbor	48103	Washtenaw County	Ann Arbor Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 994-1928	320	19	17.1	24.1%	196 (61.3%)	28 (8.8%)	43 (13.4%)	17 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (11.3%)	87.6	168^th of 1492 public elementary schools	88.7%		81.9	246^th of 1488 public elementary schools	83.5%	78			58.3	46.2	75.0			75.5	49.1	73.6			75.5		60.4		100%	0%	$24,433	$864	$23,569

Frequently Asked Questions about Heritage School

Is Heritage School a good school?

Yes. Heritage School ranks in the top 5.6% of Michigan elementary schools.

What district is Heritage School in?

Saline Area Schools

What schools do graduates of Heritage School attend?

Students who attend Heritage School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Saline Middle School
High : Saline High School

What is the racial makeup of Heritage School?

Students at Heritage School are 77% White, 10% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 2% African American.

How many students attend Heritage School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 646 students attended Heritage School.

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