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Waterford School District Schools
Waterford School District is a public school district in Michigan, based in Oakland County (Waterford). SchoolGrade grades 16 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Waterford School District on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Waterford School District
14 of 16 schools in Waterford School District carry a SchoolGrade (2 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
B: 4C: 6D: 3F: 1
Best schools in Waterford School District
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- B Schoolcraft Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B Cooley Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- B- Beaumont Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B- Haviland Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- C+ Grayson Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C Waterford Kettering High School (High school, meets expectations)
- C- Houghton Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C- Pierce Middle School (Middle school, meets expectations)
- C- Knudsen Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C- Donelson Hills Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
Every school in Waterford School District
High schools (3)
- F Waterford Durant High School, Waterford
- C Waterford Kettering High School, Waterford
- D+ Waterford Mott High School, Waterford
Middle and junior high schools (2)
- D+ Mason Middle School, Waterford
- C- Pierce Middle School, Waterford
Elementary and primary schools (9)
- B- Beaumont Elementary School, Waterford
- B Cooley Elementary School, Waterford
- C- Donelson Hills Elementary School, Waterford
- C+ Grayson Elementary, Waterford
- B- Haviland Elementary School, Waterford
- C- Houghton Elementary School, White Lake
- C- Knudsen Elementary School, Waterford
- D+ Riverside Elementary School, Waterford
- B Schoolcraft Elementary School, Waterford
Other schools and academies (2)
- Kingsley Montgomery School, Waterford
- Waterford Lifetracks Program Crary Campus, Waterford
Where Waterford School District schools are
Cities and towns served (2)
- Waterford (15)
- White Lake (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Michigan
- County: Oakland County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 6,892 students with 463 full-time-equivalent teachers and 1,187 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 2635310
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- West Bloomfield School District (10 schools, 6 mi)
- Pontiac City School District (9 schools, 6 mi)
- Clarkston Community School District (12 schools, 6 mi)
- Bloomfield Hills Schools (9 schools, 8 mi)
- Walled Lake Consolidated Schools (19 schools, 8 mi)
- Lake Orion Community Schools (12 schools, 9 mi)
- Huron Valley Schools (16 schools, 10 mi)
- Avondale School District (9 schools, 11 mi)
Questions about Waterford School District
How many schools are in Waterford School District?
SchoolGrade grades 16 public schools in Waterford School District, across 2 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Waterford School District serve?
The largest by graded schools: Waterford, White Lake.
How good are the schools in Waterford School District?
Across the 14 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C, with 34.1% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 29.1%. 79% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Waterford School District?
6,892 students were enrolled in Waterford School District in the 2023-24 school year, about 14.9 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Waterford School District?
Waterford School District is in Michigan, based in Oakland County, with its district office in Waterford. Its boundary covers about 34.1 sq mi.