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Enrollment
618
Elementary
DISTRICT 486 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOUGHTON-PORTAGE TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 262889006483
Houghton Elementary School
203 W JACKER AVE, HOUGHTON, MI 49931 · (906) 482-0456 · Houghton County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL618 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 79% of Michigan public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Michigan public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
172 students
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 55%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 87 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 93 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 108 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 107 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 115 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 108 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (87) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (108).
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 56% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Houghton-Portage Township School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
60.5%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
63.7%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Michigan schools, those numbers are about 48 and 45.
Source: M-STEP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
59.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.0%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% typical for Michigan schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Michigan's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Houghton Elementary School
Houghton Elementary School's state test result (59.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houghton Elementary School this school | 618 | 27.8% | 59.8% |
| Crissman Elementary School SHELBY TOWNSHIP | 586 | 28.5% | 61.4% |
| Richard J Duncan Elementary SHELBY TOWNSHIP | 716 | 31.1% | 51.6% |
| Woodcrest Elementary School MIDLAND | 600 | 27.7% | 64.0% |
| Siebert Elementary School MIDLAND | 643 | 27.1% | 63.0% |
| Mattawan Early Elem School MATTAWAN | 703 | 27.6% | N/A |
Matched among Michigan elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Houghton Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Houghton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.8% | #221 of 1,085 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.7% | #170 of 1,072 | #2 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.5% | #256 of 1,139 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 618 | #114 of 1,630 | #1 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #913 of 1,424 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.0% | #1,124 of 1,424 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.8% | #1,269 of 1,563 | #6 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.5% | #726 of 979 | N/A |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
618
+23 (+4%) vs 2020
+2% since 1990-91, when it was 606
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 17.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 618 | 36.9 | 16.8:1 | 28% (172) |
| 2023-24 | 654 | 36.9 | 17.7:1 | 36% (233) |
| 2022-23 | 643 | 34.9 | 18.4:1 | 35% (227) |
| 2020-21 | 595 | 34 | 17.5:1 | 31% (186) |
| 2017-18 | 661 | 34.4 | 19.2:1 | 32% (212) |
| 2015-16 | 607 | 32 | 19.0:1 | 29% (178) |
| 2010-11 | 555 | 27 | 20.6:1 | 28% (153) |
| 2000-01 | 512 | 30 | 17.1:1 | 28% (141) |
| 1990-91 | 606 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Houghton Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (661 to 618); teachers up 7% (34.4 to 36.9).
About Houghton Elementary School
Houghton Elementary School is a high-enrollment elementary school in Houghton-Portage Township School District, located in HOUGHTON, Michigan. Its enrollment is 618 students, spread over kindergarten through 5. That compares with an average of about 369 students for elementary schools in Michigan.
The district, Houghton-Portage Township School District, operates 3 schools serving 1,458 students.
The share of students at Houghton Elementary School who are White is 90%. The remaining students are 5% Asian and 3% multiracial. Houghton County residents are about 92% White, a similar share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 19, compared with 70 nationally.
The school's 36.9 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.8:1. The average for elementary schools in Michigan is 15.8:1, so this school has more students per teacher. At Houghton Elementary School, 28% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Public schools in Houghton County average 40%.
Among Michigan public elementary schools, Houghton Elementary School outscored 79%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Houghton Elementary School is 5.8 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 59.8% actual, 54.0% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Michigan.
In the wider Houghton County area, the median household earns about $58,899 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Houghton Elementary School shares Houghton County with 17 other public schools.
The closest school to Houghton Elementary School is Houghton Middle School, located about 0.6 miles away. Houghton Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with 7 others within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Houghton Elementary School at 3rd of 5.
For locale, NCES codes Houghton Elementary School as Town: Remote.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased 4%.
The Houghton Elementary School discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Houghton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
37,693
Census ACS
Median income
$58,899
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
5,267 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Houghton-Portage Township School District
- Houghton Central High SchoolHigh · 481 students
- Houghton Middle SchoolMiddle · 359 students
Other schools in HOUGHTON
- Houghton Central High SchoolHigh · 481 students
- Houghton Middle SchoolMiddle · 359 students
Other Houghton Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Houghton Elementary. Houghton Elementary School is the largest of the 3.
- Houghton Elementary SchoolWHITE LAKE, MI · 278 students
- Houghton ElementarySterling, MA · 317 students
Nearby schools
- Houghton Middle School0.6 mi · 359
- Houghton Central High School0.6 mi · 481
- Barkell Elementary School1.7 mi · 257
- Hancock MiddleHigh School1.9 mi · 292
- Copper Country Learning Center2.0 mi · 77
- Dollar BayTamarack City Area K12 School3.2 mi · 317
Frequently asked questions
About Houghton Elementary SchoolHow large is Houghton Elementary School?
Houghton Elementary School enrolls approximately 618 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Houghton Elementary School serve?
Houghton Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Houghton Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Houghton Elementary School is approximately 16.8:1 (37 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Houghton Elementary School?
Student demographics at Houghton Elementary School are roughly 90% White, 1% Hispanic, 2% Black, 5% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Houghton Elementary School in?
Houghton Elementary School is part of Houghton-Portage Township School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.