Donelson Hills Elementary School

Regular School · WATERFORD, MI

Donelson Hills Elementary School is a regular school school in WATERFORD, Michigan, serving grades KG–05 with 392 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 17.9:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

KG – 05

Enrollment

392

Teachers (FTE)

21.9

Student–Teacher Ratio

17.9:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	135	34%
White	128	33%
Black or African American	86	22%
Two or more races	33	8%
Asian	9	2%
American Indian / Alaska Native	1	0%
Total enrollment	392	214M / 178F

English Language Learners: 85 (22% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	15-19%	36.0%	186
Reading Proficiency	25-29%	49.6%	189
Science Proficiency	11-19%	—	50

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.39 grade levels

Math

-0.21 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

None offered

Out-of-School Suspensions

7.1% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

127

32.4% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	392	100%

Contact & Location

2690 WEWOKA RD

WATERFORD, MI 48328

Phone: (248)682-9530

http://www.waterford.k12.mi.us

District

Waterford School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $23,714

District enrollment: 6,948

Other Schools in District

Beaumont Elementary School Elementary
Cooley Elementary School Elementary
Grayson Elementary Elementary
Haviland Elementary School Elementary
Houghton Elementary School Elementary
Knudsen Elementary School Elementary
Riverside Elementary School Elementary
Schoolcraft Elementary School Elementary

View all 16 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 48328) → CensusDepth.com
Michigan population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Michigan teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

263531007127

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD