Summary:
The Port Huron Area School District serves about 6,926 students across 16 schools—nine elementary schools (PK-5), three middle schools (6-8), and four high schools including alternative and adult education programs—in a mixed urban and suburban area along the St. Clair River in Michigan.
If you’re choosing a school in this district, the standout options are clear. Fort Gratiot Middle School is the top middle school by far, ranking in the 73rd percentile statewide with a 4-star rating. Its 8th-grade English proficiency (73.5%) more than doubles the district average, and its math scores are nearly three times higher than Central Middle School’s. At the elementary level, Edison Elementary School leads the pack with a 77th-percentile ranking and the district’s lowest chronic absenteeism (10.6%). For high school, Port Huron Northern High School is the stronger choice—its 94.8% graduation rate and 2.6% dropout rate dwarf those of Port Huron High School (83.6% and 10.0%, respectively).
On the other end, several schools struggle significantly. Roosevelt Elementary School and Woodrow Wilson Elementary both rank in the bottom 4th percentile, with reading proficiency rates below 10%—roughly 34 points under state averages. Port Huron Schools Phoenix Academy, the alternative high school, has a 24.4% graduation rate and a 45.3% dropout rate, compounded by a 31.9:1 student-teacher ratio. Notably, higher spending doesn’t predict success: Woodrow Wilson spends $21,548 per student yet performs poorly, while Edison spends just $14,371 and excels. Poverty and chronic absenteeism (district average 34.6% vs. state 27.9%) track closely with low scores, and math is a district-wide weakness—only 18.8% of high schoolers are proficient in SAT math. Still, Port Huron Northern improved from the 41st to 54th percentile in one year, proving progress is possible when conditions align.
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