Houghton Elementary School

Regular School · WHITE LAKE, MI

Houghton Elementary School is a regular school school in WHITE LAKE, Michigan, serving grades PK–05 with 278 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 14.3:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

278

Teachers (FTE)

19.4

Student–Teacher Ratio

14.3:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	189	68%
Hispanic/Latino	37	13%
Black or African American	26	9%
Two or more races	18	6%
Asian	5	2%
American Indian / Alaska Native	3	1%
Total enrollment	278	157M / 121F

English Language Learners: 10 (4% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	20-24%	36.0%	106
Reading Proficiency	35-39%	49.6%	107
Science Proficiency	11-19%	—	41

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.24 grade levels

Math

-0.16 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

None offered

Out-of-School Suspensions

Chronically Absent

144

51.8% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	278	100%

Contact & Location

8080 ELIZABETH LAKE RD

WHITE LAKE, MI 48386

Phone: (248)698-9230

http://www.waterford.k12.mi.us

District

Waterford School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $23,714

District enrollment: 6,948

Other Schools in District

Beaumont Elementary School Elementary
Cooley Elementary School Elementary
Donelson Hills Elementary School Elementary
Grayson Elementary Elementary
Haviland Elementary School Elementary
Knudsen Elementary School Elementary
Riverside Elementary School Elementary
Schoolcraft Elementary School Elementary

View all 16 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 48386) → CensusDepth.com
Michigan population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Michigan teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

263531007128

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD