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Swan Valley High School

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Swan Valley High School ranks 308 th of 739 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

308^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 739 Michigan High Schools

Better than 58% of Michigan high schools

Summary

Swan Valley High School is a public high school serving 519 students in grades 9-12 in Saginaw, Michigan, which is part of the Swan Valley School District. The school has seen its statewide ranking fluctuate between 144 and 308 over the past 10 years, with a current ranking of 308 out of 739 Michigan high schools.

Swan Valley High School consistently outperforms the state and district averages in standardized test scores, particularly in SAT/Evidence-Based Reading and Writing, with 64.8% of 11th-grade students proficient or better compared to 55.4% at the state level. The school also maintains a strong four-year graduation rate, ranging from 81.7% to 99.1% over the past few years, which is generally higher than the state and district averages. While Swan Valley High School has experienced higher chronic absenteeism rates compared to the state and district, it has lower dropout rates, indicating a higher level of student retention. Additionally, the school has a relatively lower percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch compared to some nearby schools in the Saginaw School District.

Compared to nearby schools, The Success Academy and Arthur Hill High School, Swan Valley High School generally outperforms them in terms of test scores, graduation rates, and overall school performance. However, it lags behind the highly-ranked Saginaw Arts and Sciences Academy, a magnet school in the same district. Swan Valley High School's performance among different student subgroups is mixed, with lower rankings for white students and students with special needs, indicating a need to address achievement gaps.

504

Students ?

17.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,815

Per pupil spending ?

27.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8400 Ohern Rd
Saginaw, MI 48609-5119

(989) 921-2401

District: Swan Valley School District

Feeder schools for Swan Valley High School:

Elementary:	Robert B Havens Elementary School
	Shields Elementary School
Middle:	Swan Valley Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.0%

Hispanic:

18.5%

Two or more races:

4.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 70th percentile in 2015 → 58th in 2025

Strengths

✓99% graduate in 4 years — above the Michigan average (83%)

✓Above the Michigan median (58th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg40%

Michigan avg40%

308^th of 739

Michigan public high schools ?

Top 42%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From top 30% (2015) to top 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

78^th of 613Swan Valley School District 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	56.6	308 of 739	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.9	283 of 743	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.7	144 of 735	80.4%	★★★★☆
2022	66.0	185 of 531	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.9	202 of 561	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.3	144 of 666	78.4%	★★★★☆
2018	70.5	222 of 824	73.1%	★★★★☆
2017	71.1	195 of 835	76.6%	★★★★☆
2016	77.8	152 of 852	82.2%	★★★★☆
2015	69.9	246 of 832	70.4%	★★★★☆
2014	71.3	209 of 799	73.8%	★★★★☆
2013	67.9	255 of 805	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	72.2	210 of 773	72.8%	★★★★☆
2011	69.9	284 of 784	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	76.8	163 of 765	78.7%	★★★★☆
2009	64.1	344 of 754	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	78.6	156 of 750	79.2%	★★★★☆
2007	67.0	286 of 767	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	89.8	38 of 705	94.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	50.0	308 of 629	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.2	291 of 619	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.3	118 of 611	80.7%	★★★★☆
2022	64.9	154 of 416	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.3	185 of 462	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.4	197 of 554	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.9	295 of 710	58.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	73.0	51 of 195	73.8%	★★★★☆
2023	57.4	68 of 190	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.5	51 of 83	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	86.1	23 of 201	88.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	47.4	325 of 635	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.8	431 of 654	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	67.9	160 of 614	73.9%	★★★★☆
2022	53.6	192 of 369	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.1	301 of 417	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	57.1	208 of 532	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.9	165 of 755	78.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	52.7	284 of 628	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.9	246 of 633	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.5	148 of 611	75.8%	★★★★☆
2022	58.8	185 of 440	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.2	223 of 472	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.4	100 of 543	81.6%	★★★★☆
2018	76.5	135 of 707	80.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	29.2	221 of 315	29.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	58.9	228 of 639	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.7	360 of 638	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	74.0	140 of 647	78.4%	★★★★☆
2022	67.3	161 of 492	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.4	227 of 516	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.5	177 of 582	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.7	265 of 708	62.6%	★★★☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2024)74th percentile+12 vs school

White (2025)64th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)55th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)51st percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)49th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2018)30th percentile-43 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing65%+9 vs state

Social Studies39%-3 vs state

Mathematics31%+4 vs state

Science29%-6 vs state

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What people are saying

by a citizen
Friday, June 1, 2012

One of the most bias schools around. If you do not have close personal relationships with teachers or staff you will not get the full help that other students might receive. If you are looking for equality this is not the place it is a small school where if one person has something bad to say that will be your label until the end. If you make one bad choice that will determine your grades and how you are treated there are far many more consequences than rewards instead of helping the people who are struggling they work around it to force you out (depending on who you are) which is not right and should not be taught by any adult figure. Close Quote

by a parent on FaceBook
Friday, October 21, 2011

Swan Valley Schools get most of the children and parents involved in sporting events and projects. It is a great family oriented school. The teachers are involved with their students. I am very happy with the school system and take great pride in the fact that my child attends school here. Close Quote

Schools Near Swan Valley High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT Mathematics (2025)	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	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	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Science 11th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Swan Valley High School	Public	9-12	8400 Ohern Rd	Saginaw	48609	Saginaw County	Swan Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(989) 921-2401	504	28	17.8	27.4%	378 (75.0%)	5 (1.0%)	93 (18.5%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.2%)	56.6	308^th of 739 public high schools	58.3%		57.9	283^rd of 743 public high schools	61.9%	25		64.8	31.3						28.9		39.1	$13,815	$366	$13,450
Swan Valley Adult and Alternative Education	Public	9-12	8400 Ohern Rd	Saginaw	48609	Saginaw County	Swan Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(989) 921-2471	29	0	96.6	89.7%	17 (58.6%)	3 (10.3%)	6 (20.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (10.3%)								(n/a)												$4,964	$319	$4,645
Heritage High School	Public	9-12	3465 N Center Rd	Saginaw	48603	Saginaw County	Saginaw Township Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 799-5790	1,313	67	19.5	38.2%	669 (51.0%)	277 (21.1%)	239 (18.2%)	53 (4.0%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	71 (5.4%)	46.5	392^nd of 739 public high schools	47.0%		61.6	251^st of 743 public high schools	66.2%	141		57.0	17.3						31.4		39.7	$13,777	$1,689	$12,088
Saginaw Arts and Sciences Academy	Public, Magnet	6-12	3115 Mackinaw St	Saginaw	48602	Saginaw County	Saginaw School District of the City of	No	Yes	No	No	(989) 399-5500	374	24	15.5	45.2%	171 (45.7%)	107 (28.6%)	29 (7.8%)	57 (15.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.4%)	97.9	8^th of 739 public high schools	98.9%		99.1	4^th of 743 public high schools	99.5%	4	72.1		54.3	70.3	90.0	68.8	80.0	73.8	78.3	85.7	76.1	$25,460	$4,763	$20,697
Career Opportunities Center	Public	9-12	2102 Weiss St	Saginaw	48602	Saginaw County	Saginaw School District of the City of	No	No	No	No	(989) 399-6150	31	19	1.6	19.4%	23 (74.2%)	3 (9.7%)	4 (12.9%)	1 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)												$67,772	$10,154	$57,618
Mackinaw High School	Public, Virtual	9-12	2775 Shattuck Rd	Saginaw	48603	Saginaw County	Saginaw Township Community Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(989) 799-8470	138	6	23.0	73.9%	53 (38.4%)	38 (27.5%)	30 (21.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	14 (10.1%)	66.9	206^th of 739 public high schools	72.1%		25.8	548^th of 743 public high schools	26.2%	342		54.2							39.1		52.2	$14,471	$755	$13,716
Saginaw Correctional Facility	Public	9-12	9625 Pierce Rd	Freeland	48623	Saginaw County	Michigan Department of Corrections	No	No	No	No	(989) 695-9880	11	0		54.5%	2 (18.2%)	8 (72.7%)	1 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Saginaw United High School	Public	9-12	1903 N Niagara St	Saginaw	48602	Saginaw County	Saginaw School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 399-6300	981	53	18.5	83.8%	104 (10.6%)	736 (75.0%)	101 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	18 (1.8%)	19 (1.9%)	9.1	672^nd of 739 public high schools	9.1%		6.2	703^rd of 743 public high schools	5.4%	31		23.1							14.4		14.0	$18,786	$3,596	$15,190
Saginaw Covenant Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	508 S Washington Ave	Saginaw	48607	Saginaw County	Saginaw Covenant Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(616) 678-1330	221	7	32.5	94.1%	23 (10.4%)	150 (67.9%)	28 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (9.0%)								(n/a)												$7,705	$1,029	$6,675
Omni High School	Public	9-12	479 Shattuck Rd	Saginaw	48604	Saginaw County	Carrollton Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 753-3477	125	6	21.3	83.2%	60 (48.0%)	24 (19.2%)	38 (30.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.4%)								(n/a)											15.0	$11,325	$1,100	$10,224

Frequently Asked Questions about Swan Valley High School

What schools feed into Swan Valley High School?

Swan Valley High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Robert B Havens Elementary School
Elementary : Shields Elementary School
Middle : Swan Valley Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Swan Valley High School?

Students at Swan Valley High School are 75% White, 18% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What district is Swan Valley High School in?

Swan Valley School District

Is Swan Valley High School a good school?

Swan Valley High School ranks 308^th of 739 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Swan Valley High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 504 students attended Swan Valley High School.

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