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What's one thing Houghton Lake JrSr High School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
484
High
DISTRICT 294 · STATE 460
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOUGHTON LAKE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 261860005545
Houghton Lake JrSr High School
4433 W HOUGHTON LAKE DR, HOUGHTON LAKE, MI 48629 · (989) 366-2035 · Roscommon County
GRADES 07–12HIGH33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL484 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 23% of Michigan public high schools
- DTest 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.7:1 · STATE 21.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
365 students
DISTRICT 83% · STATE 55%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 89 | 18% |
| Grade 8 | 82 | 17% |
| Grade 9 | 83 | 17% |
| Grade 10 | 93 | 19% |
| Grade 11 | 67 | 14% |
| Grade 12 | 70 | 14% |
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Houghton Lake Community Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
28.1%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
18.2%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 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
31.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.9%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Lake JrSr High School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houghton Lake JrSr High School this school | 484 | 75.4% | 31.1% |
| Alcona Community High School HARRISVILLE | 369 | 70.5% | N/A |
| Henry Ford Early CollegeAdvanced Manufacturing DEARBORN | 422 | 70.4% | N/A |
| Harrison Community High School HARRISON | 281 | 76.2% | N/A |
| Farwell High School FARWELL | 344 | 67.7% | N/A |
| White Cloud High School WHITE CLOUD | 274 | 74.5% | N/A |
Matched among Michigan high 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 Lake JrSr High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.1% | #58 of 62 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.2% | #50 of 51 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.1% | #36 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 484 | #313 of 844 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #67 of 548 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.8% | #465 of 550 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.4% | #112 of 654 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +14.4% | #36 of 126 |
Ranked against other public high 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
484
-48 (-9%) vs 2020
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 538
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 22.2:1
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 | 484 | 31.9 | 15.2:1 | 75% (365) |
| 2023-24 | 507 | 28.7 | 17.6:1 | 75% (382) |
| 2022-23 | 511 | 30.1 | 17.0:1 | 71% (365) |
| 2020-21 | 532 | 24 | 22.2:1 | 69% (365) |
| 2017-18 | 423 | 26.2 | 16.1:1 | 67% (283) |
| 2015-16 | 492 | 28 | 17.6:1 | 69% (340) |
| 2010-11 | 714 | 35 | 20.4:1 | 57% (410) |
| 2000-01 | 673 | 35 | 19.2:1 | 36% (244) |
| 1990-91 | 538 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Houghton Lake JrSr High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 14% (423 to 484); teachers up 22% (26.2 to 31.9).
About Houghton Lake JrSr High School
Houghton Lake JrSr High School is a medium-sized high school in Houghton Lake Community Schools, located in HOUGHTON LAKE, Michigan. Enrolled students number 484 students, in grades 7 through 12.
Houghton Lake Community Schools is responsible for 3 schools, Houghton Lake JrSr High School included, with 1,076 students in all.
Houghton Lake JrSr High School enrolls a student body that is 93% White. It is also 4% Hispanic. For comparison, Roscommon County is about 93% White. Houghton Lake JrSr High School has a diversity index of 14%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teacher staffing is 31.9 full-time equivalents, or about 15.2 students per teacher. Among high schools in Michigan, the typical ratio is 21.6:1. About 75% of students, or 365, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
allk12 grades Houghton Lake JrSr High School a C-. The grade compares the school only with Michigan public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Houghton Lake JrSr High School would score about 32.9%. It scores 31.1%, 1.8 points below that figure.
County data help place the school in context: in Roscommon County, median household income is about $55,246, about 20% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Houghton Lake JrSr High School is among the 9 public schools in Roscommon County.
The next-closest public school is Collins Elementary School, about 0.2 miles away. There are 2 more public schools inside five miles. Houghton Lake JrSr High School's average proficiency of 31.1% compares with 39.9% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Town: Remote, meaning it is in a town far from an urbanized area.
The number of students declined from 532 to 484 over 4 years. Students per teacher fell from 22.2 in 2020-21 to 15.2 in 2024-25.
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Roscommon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
23,737
Census ACS
Median income
$55,246
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
2,617 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Houghton Lake Community Schools
- Collins Elementary SchoolElementary · 489 students
- Houghton Lake Community EducationHigh · 103 students
Other schools in HOUGHTON LAKE
- Collins Elementary SchoolElementary · 489 students
- Houghton Lake Community EducationHigh · 103 students
Nearby schools
- Collins Elementary School0.2 mi · 489
- Houghton Lake Community Education4.6 mi · 103
- COOR Special Educational Center14.1 mi · 34
- Roscommon High School14.2 mi · 337
- Roscommon Middle School14.5 mi · 178
- Roscommon Elementary School14.8 mi · 276
Frequently asked questions
About Houghton Lake JrSr High SchoolHow large is Houghton Lake JrSr High School?
Houghton Lake JrSr High School enrolls approximately 484 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does Houghton Lake JrSr High School serve?
Houghton Lake JrSr High School serves grades 07-12.
How many students per teacher at Houghton Lake JrSr High School?
Approximately 15.2:1 students per teacher at Houghton Lake JrSr High School.
What is the student diversity at Houghton Lake JrSr High School?
Student demographics at Houghton Lake JrSr High School are roughly 93% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Houghton Lake JrSr High School in?
Houghton Lake JrSr High School is part of Houghton Lake Community Schools.
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