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Houghton Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Houghton, Houghton County. The school has 643 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Houghton-Portage Township School District school district. It serves grades K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 34.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.4:1. 65% of students are proficient in reading. 69% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Houghton Elementary School enrolls 643 students across grades K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 34.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 91% White, 5.1% Asian and 3.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 582 | 91% |
| Asian | 33 | 5.1% |
| Two or more races | 21 | 3.3% |
| Black or African American | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
227 of the school's 643 students (35%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 198 qualify for free lunch and 29 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 Elementary School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MI-10, state senate district 38, state house district 110.
Houghton Elementary 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 643 students, Houghton Elementary School is larger 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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