English Language Arts
N/A
State avg 47.7%
District avg 46.4%
County avg 56.3%
District avg 46.4%
County avg 56.3%
Test scores
See how it ranks: all Michigan schools by score · Houghton County schools by score
M-STEP, SY 2024-25
All grades, all students. % Advanced + Proficient.Mathematics
35.1%
State avg 44.8%
District avg 49.6%
County avg 54.5%
District avg 49.6%
County avg 54.5%
Science
N/A
State avg 47.5%
District avg 40.5%
County avg 57.7%
District avg 40.5%
County avg 57.7%
Social Studies
N/A
State avg 47.7%
County avg 52.3%
County avg 52.3%
By grade, SY 2024-25
School score vs state average per tested grade.| Grade | English Language Arts | Mathematics | Science | Social Studies | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | State | n tested | School | State | n tested | School | State | n tested | School | State | n tested | |
| Grade 6 | N/A | 46.3% | N/A | 35.1% | 40.1% | 37 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
1-year history
All grades, all students. Hancock Michigan avgMathematics
| Year | School | District | County | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SY 2024-25 | 35.1% | 49.6% | 54.5% | 44.8% |
How to read these scores
What is M-STEP?
Michigan public-school students in grades 3 through 8 take the Michigan Student Test of Educational Progress (M-STEP) each spring in English Language Arts and Math. Science is added at grades 5, 8, and 11; Social Studies at grades 5, 8, and 11. High school students take the SAT and PSAT as part of the state assessment system.
What does "% Advanced + Proficient" mean?
It is the percentage of students at the school whose scores were "Proficient" or "Advanced" on M-STEP — the top 2 of 4 performance levels (Not Proficient, Partially Proficient, Proficient, Advanced). Proficient and above is Michigan's grade-level benchmark. A higher number is better.
How should I read a single score?
Each percent represents the share of tested students who performed at grade level or above. Compare the school number against the state, district, and county averages on this page to see whether it is above or below typical.
How is the state average calculated?
It is a weighted average, not a simple average of each school's number. We multiply each public school's score by how many of its students tested, add those together for all schools in Michigan, and divide by the total students tested that year. This way a big school with 1,500 students counts more than a small school with 50 students, which is the right way to ask "how did the typical student do this year?". District and county averages on this page use the same method, just scoped to that district or county.
Where does this data come from?
Michigan Department of Education / Center for Educational Performance and Information (CEPI), Michigan Student Test of Educational Progress (M-STEP), via the MI School Data "Request School Data File" portal (mischooldata.org). School-level All Students subgroup. Headline metric is the cumulative "Advanced + Proficient" rate (top 2 of 4 M-STEP levels: Advanced, Proficient, Partially Proficient, Not Proficient).
How often is it updated?
M-STEP is administered once a year (spring). Results are released by the state in the summer or early fall. We refresh this page after each annual release.