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Haviland Elementary School

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Haviland Elementary School ranks 479 th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

479^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 68% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Haviland Elementary School in Waterford, MI, is a mid-sized public school serving 308 students in grades PK through 5 as part of the Waterford School District.

Haviland is a school on a remarkable upward trajectory. After ranking in the 27th percentile statewide in 2021-2022, it has climbed steadily to the 68th percentile in the 2025-2026 school year, earning a 3-star rating. This makes it the top-performing school in its immediate district cluster, outpacing Cooley Elementary (68th), Beaumont Elementary (49th), Knudsen Elementary (46th), Houghton Elementary (43rd), Donelson Hills Elementary (37th), and Riverside Elementary (26th). The school's proficiency rates are now above both district and state averages in several subjects—for example, 4th-grade ELA proficiency is 65.8% compared to the state average of 41.3%, and 5th-grade Social Studies proficiency is 33.3% versus the state's 27.5%. This success is particularly notable given that 57.47% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, a higher percentage than many nearby schools, including the high-performing Scotch Elementary in the West Bloomfield School District (23.56% low-income). Haviland's low-income students rank in the 72nd percentile statewide, showing the school effectively supports its most vulnerable learners.

Haviland has also made dramatic strides in reducing chronic absenteeism, dropping from 36.0% in 2021-2022 to just 14.6% in 2024-2025—far better than the district average of 25.6% and rivaling the best nearby schools. The school's per-student spending of $21,081 is comparable to Houghton and Riverside, yet it achieves far stronger academic outcomes, suggesting efficient use of resources. One area for attention is a notable gender gap: male students rank in the 75th percentile statewide (4 stars) while female students rank in the 52nd percentile (3 stars). Overall, Haviland's story is one of dramatic turnaround and equitable achievement, making it a standout choice for parents seeking a school that delivers strong results despite socioeconomic challenges.

308

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,081

Per pupil spending ?

57.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5305 Cass Elizabeth Rd
Waterford, MI 48327-3106

(248) 682-2620

District: Waterford School District

Students who attend Haviland Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Pierce Middle School
High:	Waterford Mott High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

57.5%

Hispanic:

20.1%

African American:

13.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 47th percentile in 2016 → 68th in 2026

Strengths

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

✓Ranking is trending up — up 21 percentile points since 2016

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Waterford School District

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school46%

District avg37%

Michigan avg38%

479^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 32%▲ up 21 pts since 2016

From bottom 47% (2016) to top 32% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 9Elementary Schools in the Waterford School District

335^th of 625Waterford 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
2026	65.7	479 of 1492	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.3	698 of 1488	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.2	779 of 1486	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.3	930 of 1470	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.0	985 of 1344	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.7	723 of 1153	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.8	687 of 1408	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.5	842 of 1448	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	46.7	742 of 1466	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	47.5	828 of 1548	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	50.6	817 of 1580	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	63.9	558 of 1533	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	70.3	433 of 1563	72.3%	★★★★☆
2012	78.1	301 of 1566	80.8%	★★★★☆
2011	65.3	614 of 1552	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	71.5	465 of 1552	70.0%	★★★★☆
2009	70.4	497 of 1589	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	55.9	876 of 1577	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	67.3	533 of 1565	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	69.9	441 of 1545	71.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	46.6	648 of 1343	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	38.6	795 of 1338	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.7	892 of 1342	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.7	1011 of 1321	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	50.4	409 of 902	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.0	526 of 1171	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.6	860 of 1443	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	65.0	377 of 1352	72.1%	★★★★☆
2025	54.7	553 of 1346	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.7	741 of 1381	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.9	853 of 1350	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.4	691 of 1099	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.3	305 of 749	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.7	246 of 1134	78.3%	★★★★☆
2018	49.3	746 of 1397	46.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	71.5	338 of 1372	75.4%	★★★★☆
2025	54.4	598 of 1366	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.5	672 of 1347	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.5	790 of 1334	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.2	772 of 1139	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.6	603 of 915	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.5	762 of 1196	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.1	803 of 1446	44.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	76.8	241 of 1199	79.9%	★★★★☆
2025	61.0	439 of 1206	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.0	495 of 1204	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	30.5	852 of 1198	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.8	848 of 1102	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	49.4	476 of 1005	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.4	620 of 1128	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.2	786 of 1253	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

White (2026)80th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2026)75th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)72nd percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)52nd percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts51%+10 vs state

Science46%+6 vs state

Math46%+7 vs state

Social Studies33%+6 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)		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	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Haviland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5305 Cass Elizabeth Rd	Waterford	48327	Oakland County	Waterford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 682-2620	308	22	14.3	57.5%	177 (57.5%)	41 (13.3%)	62 (20.1%)	10 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.8%)	65.7	479^th of 1492 public elementary schools	67.9%		51.3	698^th of 1488 public elementary schools	53.1%	219			40.0	65.8	52.1			46.0	57.9	35.4			45.8		33.3		$21,081	$1,578	$19,503
Knudsen Elementary School	Public	K-5	5449 Crescent Rd	Waterford	48327	Oakland County	Waterford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 682-7300	278	19	14.8	64.4%	190 (68.3%)	27 (9.7%)	41 (14.7%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (5.8%)	43.2	805^th of 1492 public elementary schools	46.0%		33.7	960^th of 1488 public elementary schools	35.5%	155			52.3	42.6	41.9			50.0	32.6	14.0			32.6		7.0		$18,156	$1,440	$16,715
Gretchko Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5300 Greer Rd	West Bloomfield	48324	Oakland County	West Bloomfield School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 865-6570	331	24	13.8	31.7%	169 (51.1%)	78 (23.6%)	41 (12.4%)	12 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	30 (9.1%)	68.8	425^th of 1492 public elementary schools	71.5%		59.5	566^th of 1488 public elementary schools	62.0%	141			42.1	45.7	67.3			56.1	28.3	38.8			59.2		44.9		$17,025	$549	$16,476
Waterford Montessori Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4350 Elizabeth Lake Rd	Waterford	48328	Oakland County	Waterford Montessori Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(248) 674-2400	188	14	13.4	38.8%	123 (65.4%)	23 (12.2%)	31 (16.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.8%)	32.2	968^th of 1492 public elementary schools	35.1%		68.5	431^st of 1488 public elementary schools	71.0%	537	85.3	23.5	21.7			42.9	64.7	26.1			14.3	44.1		55.9		76.5	$8,668	$616	$8,052
Beaumont Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6532 Elizabeth Lake Rd	Waterford	48327	Oakland County	Waterford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 682-6822	298	18	16.7	61.1%	190 (63.8%)	55 (18.5%)	33 (11.1%)	12 (4.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	45.4	767^th of 1492 public elementary schools	48.6%		56.8	611^th of 1488 public elementary schools	58.9%	156			21.9	53.5	55.3			26.6	41.9	36.2			38.3		21.3		$17,439	$1,526	$15,913
Riverside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5280 Farm Rd	Waterford	48327	Oakland County	Waterford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 674-0805	291	19	14.9	64.9%	178 (61.2%)	42 (14.4%)	47 (16.2%)	6 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.2%)	23.8	1102^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	26.1%		21.1	1138^th of 1488 public elementary schools	23.5%	36			22.5	39.6	28.8			27.5	31.3	10.2			25.4		10.2		$21,553	$1,583	$19,970
Scotch Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5959 Commerce Rd	West Bloomfield	48324	Oakland County	West Bloomfield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 865-3280	556	33	16.8	23.6%	354 (63.7%)	97 (17.4%)	35 (6.3%)	21 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (8.8%)	96.2	38^th of 1492 public elementary schools	97.5%		89.7	123^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	91.7%	85			72.5	71.9	80.0			80.2	78.1	66.0			66.0		58.0		$15,363	$563	$14,800
Donelson Hills Elementary School	Public	K-5	2690 Wewoka Rd	Waterford	48328	Oakland County	Waterford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 682-9530	392	22	17.8	79.8%	128 (32.7%)	86 (21.9%)	135 (34.4%)	9 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (8.4%)	33.6	946^th of 1492 public elementary schools	36.6%		28.9	1027^th of 1488 public elementary schools	31.0%	81			32.8	41.2	38.0			33.3	35.3	12.5			24.0		14.0		$16,769	$1,833	$14,936
Momentum Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	60 S Lynn Ave	Waterford	48328	Oakland County	Momentum Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(248) 682-5000	219	15	14.6	87.7%	11 (5.0%)	56 (25.6%)	144 (65.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.7%)								(n/a)	52.0	358.8	14.8	1372.5	1471.3	1566.4	22.2	22.2	1369.7	1455.8	1554.2	1668.2	1469.5	16.0	1469.6	24.0	$00	$00	$00
Cooley Elementary School	Public	K-5	2000 Highfield Rd	Waterford	48329	Oakland County	Waterford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 673-0300	377	21	17.5	50.4%	273 (72.4%)	29 (7.7%)	49 (13.0%)	13 (3.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.2%)	65.8	477^th of 1492 public elementary schools	68.0%		56.4	622^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	58.2%	145			43.1	55.2	58.5			48.6	43.3	34.0			56.6		30.2		$17,539	$1,633	$15,905

Frequently Asked Questions about Haviland Elementary School

How many students attend Haviland Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 308 students attended Haviland Elementary School.

Is Haviland Elementary School a good school?

Haviland Elementary School ranks 479^th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Haviland Elementary School?

Students at Haviland Elementary School are 57% White, 20% Hispanic, 13% African American, 6% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What district is Haviland Elementary School in?

Waterford School District

What schools do graduates of Haviland Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Pierce Middle School
High : Waterford Mott High School

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