Howell Public Schools

Summary:

The Howell Public Schools district in Michigan serves students from preschool through 12th grade across 10 schools, including 6 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 2 high schools. The district showcases a mix of academic performance, with some standout schools like Southwest Elementary School and Ruahmah J Hutchings Elementary consistently exceeding district and state averages, while others like Northwest Elementary School and Three Fires Elementary struggle to meet benchmarks.

At the middle school level, both Highlander Way Middle School and Parker Middle School perform well, with 4-star ratings and strong academic outcomes. However, the district's high schools, Howell High School and Innovation Academy, face challenges, with lower graduation rates, higher dropout rates, and mixed academic performance compared to state averages.

A concerning trend across the Howell Public Schools district is the consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 29.5% to 29.5% in all schools. This issue, coupled with the socioeconomic diversity of the student population, likely contributes to the disparities in academic achievement observed between the district's schools.

District Detail

411 N Highlander Way
Howell, MI 48843-1021

(517) 548-6234

SchoolDigger Rank:
215^th of 613 Michigan districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 7,045

Primary Schools: 7
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 2
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT Mathematics (2025)	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	M-Step English Language Arts (2025)					M-Step Math (2025)					M-Step Science (2025)			M-Step Social Studies (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 3rd Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Science 11th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Challenger Elementary School	Public	K-5	1066 W Grand River Ave	Howell	48843	Livingston County	Howell Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 548-6375	465	33	14.3	29.0%	432 (92.9%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.4%)	63.5	517^th of 1488 public elementary schools	65.3%		50.1	694^th of 1486 public elementary schools	53.3%	177					46.6	34.7	46.1			56.9	41.7	50.6			46.1			39.3			$15,348	$3,211	$12,136
Voyager Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1450 Byron Rd	Howell	48843	Livingston County	Howell Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 552-7500	517	29	17.7	24.4%	488 (94.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.7%)	62.4	532^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	64.2%		64.1	497^th of 1486 public elementary schools	66.6%	35					38.5	43.9	62.4			47.8	50.0	50.5			45.7			24.5			$12,355	$644	$11,711
Ruahmah J Hutchings Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3503 Bigelow Rd	Howell	48855	Livingston County	Howell Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 234-6074	416	29	14.5	16.6%	377 (90.6%)	3 (0.7%)	13 (3.1%)	11 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.9%)	73.1	368^th of 1488 public elementary schools	75.3%		64.2	495^th of 1486 public elementary schools	66.7%	127					50.6	56.2	50.8			59.3	53.4	43.1			50.8			38.5			$15,835	$970	$14,865
Parker Middle School	Public	K-8	400 Wright Rd	Howell	48843	Livingston County	Howell Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 552-4600	1,011	46	21.9	21.4%	916 (90.6%)	4 (0.4%)	55 (5.4%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	29 (2.9%)								(n/a)	76.6	39.3			28.6	50.0	26.1	36.5	39.3	44.4	44.4	22.7	29.8	34.6	13.6	54.4			48.3		$14,674	$713	$13,962
Howell High School	Public	9-12	1200 W Grand River Ave	Howell	48843	Livingston County	Howell Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 540-8300	1,964	93	21.1	18.9%	1,776 (90.4%)	10 (0.5%)	102 (5.2%)	19 (1.0%)	8 (0.4%)	5 (0.3%)	44 (2.2%)	56.6	307^th of 739 public high schools	58.5%		73.1	157^th of 743 public high schools	78.9%	150			65.4	27.8													39.5			31.0	$13,522	$751	$12,771
Northwest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1233 Bower St	Howell	48843	Livingston County	Howell Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 548-6297	418	29	14.4	18.4%	394 (94.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	52.2	683^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	54.1%		63.7	502^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	66.2%	181					31.8	42.4	42.0			59.1	47.0	37.7			39.1			23.2			$16,468	$698	$15,770
Three Fires Elementary	Public	K-5	4125 Crooked Lake Rd	Howell	48843	Livingston County	Howell Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 548-6387	753	46	16.4	33.6%	672 (89.2%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (5.6%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.4%)	54.9	648^th of 1488 public elementary schools	56.5%		42.7	805^th of 1486 public elementary schools	45.8%	157					40.2	33.6	53.5			48.6	30.9	38.4			50.0			34.7			$14,246	$1,082	$13,164
Southwest Elementary School	Public	K-5	915 Gay St	Howell	48843	Livingston County	Howell Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 548-6288	526	33	15.8	38.2%	424 (80.6%)	2 (0.4%)	61 (11.6%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	13 (2.5%)	19 (3.6%)	71.4	397^th of 1488 public elementary schools	73.3%		67.3	452^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	69.6%	55					49.5	49.4	57.3			50.0	55.3	50.7			48.0			37.3			$14,892	$1,253	$13,639
Highlander Way Middle School	Public	6-8	511 N Highlander Way	Howell	48843	Livingston County	Howell Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 540-8270	789	46	17.1	23.1%	723 (91.6%)	3 (0.4%)	36 (4.6%)	6 (0.8%)	4 (0.5%)	4 (0.5%)	13 (1.6%)	60.7	293^rd of 890 public middle schools	67.1%		60.2	285^th of 897 public middle schools	68.2%	8	71.0	26.6						41.2	39.2				32.5	38.3		48.6			46.4		$14,183	$667	$13,516
Innovation Academy	Public, Magnet	9-12	861 E Sibley St	Howell	48843	Livingston County	Howell Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(517) 540-8300	186	8	23.2	50.0%	170 (91.4%)	2 (1.1%)	8 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.2%)	21	576^th of 739 public high schools	22.1%		20.9	597^th of 743 public high schools	19.7%	21			37.8														22.2			17.6	$10,195	$689	$9,506

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Livingston ESA	0.35 mi	3
Fowlerville Community Schools	7.11 mi	5	278^th
FlexTech High School	8.58 mi	1	514^th
Brighton Area Schools	8.64 mi	9	87^th
Charyl Stockwell Academy	9.04 mi	3	74^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Michigan Department of Education.

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