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Houghton Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
8080 Elizabeth Lake Rd
White Lake, MI 48386
Phone
(248) 698-9230
District
Waterford School District
County
OAKLAND COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
258
Classroom Teachers
19

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Michigan

4

(10 is best)

Better than 39.9% of all MI schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

Houghton Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

50 40 30 20 10 0
33%
42%
28%
40%
37%
44%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

50 40 30 20 10 0
29%
42%
36%
44%
21%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

50 40 30 20 10 0
32%
39%
38%
44%
25%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
14
15
17
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 0 0.0%
Kindergarten 67 26.0%
Grade 1 45 17.4%
Grade 2 42 16.3%
Grade 3 36 14.0%
Grade 4 30 11.6%
Grade 5 38 14.7%
Total 258 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 74.9% 66.2% 66.4%
Black 9.3% 12.2% 19.2%
Hispanic 11.7% 18.5% 9.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.6% 2.5% 3.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 2.4% 0.7% 0.7%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 55.4% 54.4% 51.8%
Free lunch eligible 53.5% 52.5% 48.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 1.9% 1.9% 3.5%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 76,222 10,037,261
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 2,233.4 178
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.4% 5.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 15.8% 18.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD 30.9% 31.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD 28.9% 26.0%
65 OR OLDER 18.9% 18.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 33,362 4,040,168
Single Parent Households With Children 6.2% 8.1%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 93.7% 91.9%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 29.7% 31.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 18.0% 17.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 18.3% 16.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 14.8% 13.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.8% 16.9%
$30,000 - $49,999 15.8% 15.6%
$15,000 - $29,999 10.0% 10.8%
$15,000 or less 6.3% 9.0%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,175 $63,234,000 45.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,796 $12,378,000 9.0%
Staff $769 $5,302,000 3.8%
General Administration $200 $1,381,000 1.0%
School Administration $880 $6,062,000 4.4%
Operation $1,449 $9,988,000 7.2%
Transportation $725 $4,998,000 3.6%
Other $967 $6,665,000 4.8%
Total Support $6,787 $46,774,000 33.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,093 $28,207,000 20.4%
Total Expenditures $20,054 $138,215,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,284 $11,821,898,000 43.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,332 $1,900,616,000 7.1%
Staff $828 $1,181,333,000 4.4%
General Administration $320 $457,365,000 1.7%
School Administration $802 $1,143,777,000 4.2%
Operation $1,336 $1,907,076,000 7.1%
Transportation $559 $797,813,000 3.0%
Other $933 $1,331,358,000 4.9%
Total Support $6,110 $8,719,338,000 32.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,487 $6,402,959,000 23.8%
Total Expenditures $18,881 $26,944,195,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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