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Schools in Hurontown

Hurontown’s public schools

Houghton-Portage Township Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Hurontown. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/3schools above Michigan’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Michigan’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
68%
2021–22
Math proficiency
63%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.2K
▼ 20% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
16.0
MI 16.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,458 students on the public path
In brief

Hurontown’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Hurontown’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Michigan’s 2,812 public schools. Houghton Central High School places highest (better than 97%); Houghton Middle School lowest (91%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Hurontown, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–5Houghton Elementary Schoolin HoughtonA
6–8Houghton Middle Schoolin HoughtonA
9–12Houghton Central High Schoolin HoughtonA+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Houghton-Portage Township Schools.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Houghton-Portage Township SchoolsGrades K–12 · 3 schools · 1,458 students, up 6% since 2020–21 · 16.0 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$13,225MI $16,528 · FY2024
A+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading68%
State average 45.4% · 750 students tested
Math63%
State average 33.6% · 750 students tested

Hurontown vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Michigan towns that share Hurontown’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Hurontown—Houghton-Portage Township Schools
PortageA+Houghton-Portage Township Schools
HoughtonA+Houghton-Portage Township Schools

All 2 neighbors share Houghton-Portage Township Schools with Hurontown, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Hurontown

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Michigan’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Hurontownin other towns
Houghton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Houghton
A
618 students17:1Rate it →
Houghton Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Houghton
A
359 students16:1Rate it →
Houghton Central High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Houghton
A+
481 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Hurontown’s schools

Are Hurontown’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Hurontown. Houghton-Portage Township Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Hurontown. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Michigan’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Hurontown in?

Houghton-Portage Township Schools.

Where do Hurontown kids go to high school?

Houghton Central High School.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.