📍 1603 Gundlach Rd, Houghton, Houghton County, 49931
Houghton Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Houghton, Houghton County. The school has 341 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Houghton-Portage Township School District school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 19.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.9:1. 67% of students are proficient in reading. 61% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Houghton Middle School enrolls 341 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 19.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 89% White, 4.7% Asian and 4.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 304 | 89% |
| Asian | 16 | 4.7% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 4.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 | 1.2% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
110 of the school's 341 students (32%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 97 qualify for free lunch and 13 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Houghton Middle School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MI-10, state senate district 38, state house district 110.
Houghton Middle School is one of 3 schools in Houghton-Portage Township School District, based in HOUGHTON, Michigan. The district serves 1,458 students district-wide and employs 79 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 341 students, Houghton Middle School is smaller than the district average of about 486 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote
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