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Holt Junior High School

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Holt Junior High School ranks 443 rd of 896 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

443^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 896 Michigan Middle Schools

Better than 51% of Michigan middle schools

Summary

Holt Junior High School in Holt, MI, serves 713 students in grades 7 and 8 as part of the Holt Public Schools district, a community that sits between the higher-performing suburbs to the east and the Lansing district to the north.

Holt Junior High is a school on an upward trajectory. Its overall state ranking has climbed for four straight years, from the 33rd percentile in 2021-2022 to the 51st percentile in 2025-2026, and its star rating has improved from 2 to 3 stars. That said, the school's academic profile is mixed. In 7th-grade ELA, 27.4% of students are proficient—a rate that is nearly 40 points below Chippewa Middle School in Okemos (67%) but far above Sheridan Road in Lansing (3.45%). Math is the clearest weakness: only 22.1% of 8th graders are proficient on the PSAT, compared to 64.1% at Haslett Middle School and 35.3% at Mason Middle School, which has a similar demographic profile. However, there is a notable bright spot: 8th graders excel in Social Studies, with 52.5% proficient—above the state average and competitive with Mason (54.4%).

Attendance remains a challenge. Chronic absenteeism spiked to 84.7% during the 2020-2021 school year and, while it has improved dramatically, it still sits at 30.1%—above the state average (27.9%) and well above Chippewa (14.7%) and Haslett (24.0%). The school also spends more per student ($16,277) than top-performing neighbors like Haslett ($13,655) and Okemos ($15,149), yet that investment hasn't yet translated into commensurate gains. There are signs of progress for students with low socio-economic status, whose ranking jumped from the 23rd to the 39th percentile over two years. Finally, data from the district's feeder school, Washington Woods Middle School, suggests a possible "middle school slide"—6th-grade ELA scores of 31.3% drop to 27.4% by 7th grade at Holt Junior High, indicating the transition may not be fostering academic growth.

713

Students ?

16.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,277

Per pupil spending ?

42.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Michigan receive free school meals.

1784 Aurelius Rd
Holt, MI 48842-1920

(517) 694-7117

District: Holt Public Schools

Students who attend Holt Junior High School usually attend:

High:

Holt Senior High School

Feeder schools for Holt Junior High School:

Elementary:	Dimondale Elementary School
	Elliott Elementary School
	Horizon Elementary School
	Sycamore Elementary School
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	Wilcox Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.8%

African American:

16.1%

Hispanic:

15.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 48th percentile in 2016 → 51st in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Michigan median (51st percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Mathematics scores 11 pts below the Michigan average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school38%

District avg38%

Michigan avg43%

443^rd of 896

Michigan public middle schools ?

Top 49%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

296^th of 625Holt Public Schools among Michigan districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	47.0	443 of 896	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.4	471 of 890	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.9	517 of 897	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.5	569 of 883	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.3	522 of 776	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.3	457 of 675	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.8	441 of 792	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.8	396 of 838	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	50.5	344 of 821	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	47.3	462 of 894	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	56.9	369 of 919	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	53.5	447 of 921	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	54.5	413 of 919	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	57.6	375 of 900	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	65.3	339 of 858	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	68.3	312 of 851	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	71.4	254 of 847	70.0%	★★★★☆
2008	71.0	258 of 839	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	61.9	393 of 823	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	71.7	233 of 806	71.1%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	31.9	218 of 337	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.5	196 of 338	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.7	208 of 310	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.8	111 of 196	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.9	167 of 366	54.4%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	37.1	55 of 87	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	14.2	76 of 85	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.0	72 of 88	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.2	65 of 87	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.0	97 of 104	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	58.0	40 of 106	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.5	24 of 46	47.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.8	88 of 154	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	45.1	400 of 789	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.0	416 of 789	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.2	503 of 771	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.3	548 of 770	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.3	502 of 657	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.3	367 of 521	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.4	418 of 658	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.6	413 of 794	48.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	28.4	184 of 260	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.4	235 of 265	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	226 of 257	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	206 of 246	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.0	112 of 138	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.0	113 of 137	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.8	179 of 266	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	37.5	507 of 834	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.0	582 of 832	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.6	643 of 836	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.9	605 of 825	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.3	555 of 691	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.7	457 of 523	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.0	502 of 672	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.5	524 of 815	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	41.2	446 of 813	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.3	464 of 798	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.7	487 of 786	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.3	520 of 776	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.2	477 of 658	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.0	444 of 540	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.9	391 of 639	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.3	334 of 797	58.1%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	16.4	177 of 195	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	28.6	144 of 190	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	154 of 176	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	156 of 163	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.7	53 of 65	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.4	39 of 51	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.8	94 of 156	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	29.9	173 of 236	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.9	220 of 244	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.2	159 of 201	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.5	224 of 377	40.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	55.5	267 of 687	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.1	274 of 696	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.3	318 of 701	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.0	457 of 688	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.8	450 of 638	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.7	354 of 577	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.4	342 of 624	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.8	310 of 678	54.3%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2025)62nd percentile+15 vs school

White (2026)61st percentile+11 vs school

Female (2026)49th percentile~ school

Male (2026)45th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)39th percentile-11 vs school

Asian (2026)37th percentile-14 vs school

African American (2026)35th percentile-15 vs school

Hispanic (2026)29th percentile-21 vs school

Special Education (2026)27th percentile-24 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)9th percentile-41 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies52%~ state avg

Science35%-4 vs state

English Language Arts27%-11 vs state

Math26%-7 vs state

Mathematics22%-11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT English Language Arts (2026)	PSAT Mathematics (2026)	M-Step English Language Arts (2026)				M-Step Math (2026)				M-Step Science (2026)		M-Step Social Studies (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th 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 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 Social Studies 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Holt Junior High School	Public	7-8	1784 Aurelius Rd	Holt	48842	Ingham County	Holt Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 694-7117	713	42	16.8	42.2%	362 (50.8%)	115 (16.1%)	107 (15.0%)	30 (4.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	97 (13.6%)	47	443^rd of 896 public middle schools	50.6%		45.4	471^st of 890 public middle schools	47.1%	28	67.8	22.1				27.4				26.2		35.4		52.5	$16,277	$410	$15,867
Washington Woods Middle School	Public	5-6	2055 S Washington Rd	Holt	48842	Ingham County	Holt Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 699-0250	346	24	14.3	46.0%	180 (52.0%)	39 (11.3%)	62 (17.9%)	22 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (12.4%)								(n/a)				27.4	31.3			5.6	26.1		11.1		6.8		$18,438	$576	$17,863
Mt Hope School	Public	4-8	1810 Harding Ave	Lansing	48910	Eaton County	Lansing Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 755-1550	323	20	16.3	92.0%	89 (27.6%)	116 (35.9%)	56 (17.3%)	6 (1.9%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	52 (16.1%)	11.7	810^th of 896 public middle schools	9.6%		12.3	788^th of 890 public middle schools	11.5%	22	44.9	8.2	6.3	17.0	11.2	12.1	13.0	7.5	4.1	6.0	14.1	22.4	7.8	25.5	$22,354	$2,655	$19,699
Mason Middle School	Public	6-8	235 Temple St	Mason	48854	Ingham County	Mason Public Schools (Ingham)	No	No	No	No	(517) 676-6514	778	53	14.7	29.9%	636 (81.7%)	8 (1.0%)	80 (10.3%)	14 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.1%)	67.9	230^th of 896 public middle schools	74.3%		71.2	200^th of 890 public middle schools	77.5%	30	72.4	35.3			45.7	35.4			46.8	39.4		44.7		54.4	$13,792	$587	$13,205
Chippewa Middle School	Public	6-8	4000 Okemos Rd	Okemos	48864	Ingham County	Okemos Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 706-4800	726	45	16.1	14.3%	405 (55.8%)	52 (7.2%)	26 (3.6%)	173 (23.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	68 (9.4%)	94.5	39^th of 896 public middle schools	95.6%		95.2	37^th of 890 public middle schools	95.8%	2	88.4	59.9				67.0				54.7		66.8		77.0	$15,149	$293	$14,856
Kinawa School	Public	5-6	1900 Kinawa Dr	Okemos	48864	Ingham County	Okemos Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 706-4702	735	47	15.7	17.6%	391 (53.2%)	45 (6.1%)	28 (3.8%)	167 (22.7%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	100 (13.6%)								(n/a)				60.3	63.3			48.9	53.2		66.2		48.7		$14,713	$305	$14,408
East Intermediate School	Public	5-6	3131 W Michigan Ave	Lansing	48917	Ingham County	Waverly Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 484-8830	429	28	15.3	61.3%	109 (25.4%)	144 (33.6%)	106 (24.7%)	11 (2.6%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (13.1%)								(n/a)				32.4	24.5			14.6	13.5		26.5		17.8		$14,993	$708	$14,285
MacDonald Middle School	Public	6-8	1601 Burcham Dr	East Lansing	48823	Ingham County	East Lansing School District	No	No	No	No	(517) 333-7600	857	44	19.5	37.2%	453 (52.9%)	154 (18.0%)	113 (13.2%)	37 (4.3%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	94 (11.0%)	74.5	180^th of 896 public middle schools	79.9%		70	211^th of 890 public middle schools	76.3%	31	74.4	37.4			48.6	51.6			37.6	43.3		46.2		62.7	$12,626	$584	$12,042
Waverly Middle School	Public	7-8	620 Snow Rd	Lansing	48917	Eaton County	Waverly Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 321-7240	451	26	17.6	55.0%	123 (27.3%)	162 (35.9%)	96 (21.3%)	19 (4.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (10.9%)	23.2	665^th of 896 public middle schools	25.8%		21.2	680^th of 890 public middle schools	23.6%	15	53.5	8.9				21.1				13.1		18.5		39.8	$15,922	$719	$15,203
Sheridan Road	Public	5-8	16900 Cedar St	Lansing	48906	Clinton County	Lansing Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 755-1630	356	19	19.2	96.3%	74 (20.8%)	129 (36.2%)	86 (24.2%)	18 (5.1%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (12.6%)	8.9	839^th of 896 public middle schools	6.4%		7.5	848^th of 890 public middle schools	4.7%	9	30.2	10.5		1464.2	10.1	3.5		10.3	10.1	3.4	7.9	12.5	1462.3	23.9	$19,137	$2,929	$16,208

Frequently Asked Questions about Holt Junior High School

Is Holt Junior High School a good school?

Holt Junior High School ranks 443^rd of 896 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Holt Junior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 713 students attended Holt Junior High School.

What high school do graduates of Holt Junior High School attend?

Students who attend Holt Junior High School usually go on to attend Holt Senior High School

What district is Holt Junior High School in?

Holt Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Holt Junior High School?

Students at Holt Junior High School are 51% White, 16% African American, 15% Hispanic, 14% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

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