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Schools in Shields

Shields’s public schools

Swan Valley School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Shields. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/3schools above Michigan’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Michigan’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
59%
2021–22
Math proficiency
48%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.6K
▼ 24% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
18.3
MI 16.5 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
1,749 students on the public path
In brief

Shields’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Shields’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Michigan’s 2,812 public schools. Robert B Havens Elem School places highest (better than 87%); Swan Valley Middle School lowest (60%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Shields, graded from A to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Swan Valley High School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Shields, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressA
6–8Swan Valley Middle Schoolin SaginawB
9–12Swan Valley High Schoolin SaginawB

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Swan Valley School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Swan Valley School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 1,778 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 18.3 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$12,551MI $16,528 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading59%
State average 45.4% · 904 students tested
Math48%
State average 33.6% · 905 students tested

Shields vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Michigan towns that share Shields’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Shields—Swan Valley
ThomasA−Hemlock Public PK–12 · Swan Valley PK–12
Saginaw—Saginaw Township
JamesASwan Valley

2 of the 3 neighbors share Swan Valley with Shields, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Shields

4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Michigan’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Shieldsin other towns
Shields Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Saginaw
447 students19:1Rate it →
Robert B Havens Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Saginaw
A
390 students18:1Rate it →
Swan Valley Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Saginaw
B
408 students18:1Rate it →
Swan Valley High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Saginaw
B
504 students18:1Rate it →

Questions about Shields’s schools

Are Shields’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Shields. Swan Valley School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Shields. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Michigan’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Shields in?

Swan Valley School District.

Where do Shields kids go to high school?

Swan Valley High School.

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What Shields families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.