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Holton Elementary School

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Holton Elementary School ranks 1071 st of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1071^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 28% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Holton Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 342 students in grades PK-5 in Holton, Michigan. The school is part of the Holton Public Schools district, which is ranked 446 out of 613 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Holton Elementary School consistently underperforms compared to the state average on M-STEP assessments across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 35.7% of 3rd graders were proficient in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 38.9%. In math, the 5th-grade proficiency rate was just 10.7%, well below the state's 32.9%. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 23.7% to 33.6% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, Holton Elementary has a very high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 73.98% to 76.97% over the past few years, indicating a high concentration of students from low-income families.

When comparing Holton Elementary to nearby schools, it is clear that the school is underperforming. For instance, Whitehall Ealy Elementary, located about 12 miles away, has significantly higher proficiency rates in both English Language Arts and Math, with over 50% of students meeting or exceeding standards in many grade levels. Holton Elementary's performance is particularly concerning for certain student subgroups, with the school's ranking for White students in the bottom 10% of Michigan elementary schools and the ranking for students with special needs in the bottom 40%. The school's statewide ranking has also steadily declined over the past several years, suggesting that it is falling behind other schools in the state.

338

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,007

Per pupil spending ?

72.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6245 Syers Rd
Holton, MI 49425-7557

(231) 821-1825

District: Holton Public Schools

Students who attend Holton Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Holton Middle School
High:	Holton High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

90.2%

Two or more races:

5.3%

Hispanic:

3.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 44th percentile in 2015 → 28th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (25% vs 39% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg25%

Michigan avg39%

1,071^st of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 28%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 44% (2015) to bottom 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

446^th of 613Holton 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
2025	25.5	1071 of 1488	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.5	876 of 1486	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.1	988 of 1470	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.7	919 of 1344	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.3	915 of 1153	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.8	972 of 1408	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.8	1069 of 1448	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.7	1043 of 1466	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	43.8	895 of 1548	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	47.4	877 of 1580	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	29.3	1180 of 1533	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	31.1	1174 of 1563	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	27.9	1238 of 1566	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	19.8	1382 of 1552	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	14.1	1453 of 1552	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	18.8	1424 of 1589	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	20.2	1408 of 1577	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	21.0	1410 of 1565	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	23.5	1364 of 1545	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	23.7	1017 of 1338	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.3	829 of 1342	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.9	1035 of 1321	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.1	793 of 1106	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.5	721 of 902	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.0	910 of 1171	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.2	1001 of 1443	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	42.3	759 of 1346	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.3	513 of 1381	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.2	691 of 1350	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.9	562 of 1099	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.9	464 of 749	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.6	738 of 1134	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.2	873 of 1397	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	31.6	921 of 1366	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.1	873 of 1347	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.1	753 of 1334	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.8	955 of 1139	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.0	803 of 915	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.1	787 of 1196	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.8	1084 of 1446	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	38.7	153 of 252	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	14.8	1080 of 1206	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.6	946 of 1204	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	1049 of 1198	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	923 of 1102	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.7	885 of 1005	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.3	924 of 1128	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.6	1070 of 1253	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)44th percentile+16 vs school

Special Education (2025)39th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)33rd percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)24th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)10th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts30%-12 vs state

Math25%-13 vs state

Social Studies19%-10 vs state

Science16%-24 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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	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 Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Holton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6245 Syers Rd	Holton	49425	Muskegon County	Holton Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 821-1825	338	25	13.5	72.5%	305 (90.2%)	4 (1.2%)	11 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.3%)	25.5	1071^st of 1488 public elementary schools	28.0%		38.5	876^th of 1486 public elementary schools	41.0%	195	35.7	29.9	24.6		42.9	22.4	10.7		15.8	19.3	$17,007	$3,088	$13,918
Twin Lake School	Public	PK, KG-4	3175 5th St	Twin Lake	49457	Muskegon County	Reeths-Puffer Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 719-3190	205	15	13.7	51.7%	172 (83.9%)	7 (3.4%)	14 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	11 (5.4%)	49.6	723^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	51.4%		45	766^th of 1486 public elementary schools	48.5%	43	48.5	30.8			51.5	33.3					$14,061	$2,042	$12,019
Pathfinder Elementary School	Public	K-2	109 W 44th St	Fremont	49412	Newaygo County	Fremont Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 924-7230	418	30	13.7	66.3%	359 (85.9%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.5%)								(n/a)											$14,401	$1,484	$12,917
Daisy Brook Elementary School	Public	3-5	502 N Division Ave	Fremont	49412	Newaygo County	Fremont Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 924-4380	446	28	16.2	63.5%	397 (89.0%)	4 (0.9%)	33 (7.4%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	65.6	484^th of 1488 public elementary schools	67.5%		58.2	577^th of 1486 public elementary schools	61.2%	93	43.6	45.9	55.6		46.1	38.3	50.7		55.6	36.8	$15,003	$2,084	$12,919
Patricia St Clair Elementary School	Public	K-5	96 S Division St	Hesperia	49421	Newaygo County	Hesperia Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 854-6615	354	19	19.0	70.6%	311 (87.9%)	3 (0.8%)	23 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.2%)	22.6	1117^th of 1488 public elementary schools	24.9%		13.9	1263^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	15.0%	146	15.8	27.5	27.7		21.1	18.8	8.5		42.6	25.5	$18,070	$2,740	$15,330
Oakridge Lower Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	120 N Park St	Muskegon	49442	Muskegon County	Oakridge Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 788-7608	549	37	15.0	72.5%	410 (74.7%)	22 (4.0%)	68 (12.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (8.6%)								(n/a)	32.4				31.9						$13,755	$1,846	$11,909
ReethsPuffer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	874 E Giles Rd	Muskegon	49445	Muskegon County	Reeths-Puffer Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 744-4777	600	34	17.6	59.5%	491 (81.8%)	38 (6.3%)	28 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.5%)	40.6	855^th of 1488 public elementary schools	42.5%		33.1	966^th of 1486 public elementary schools	35.0%	111	33.6	31.9			47.3	31.1					$13,300	$1,701	$11,599
Orchard View Early Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-1	2820 MacArthur Rd	Muskegon	49442	Muskegon County	Orchard View Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(231) 760-1850	331	24	13.7	69.5%	181 (54.7%)	76 (23.0%)	38 (11.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (9.7%)								(n/a)											$17,637	$3,355	$14,282
Oakridge Upper Elementary School	Public	1-6	481 S Wolf Lake Rd	Muskegon	49442	Muskegon County	Oakridge Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 788-7508	437	21	21.2	64.5%	327 (74.8%)	13 (3.0%)	59 (13.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.0%)	18.1	1193^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	19.8%		19.1	1177^th of 1486 public elementary schools	20.8%	16		19.1	30.5	19.0		8.3	19.9	10.5	29.3	14.7	$12,081	$1,894	$10,188
Cardinal Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	2310 Marquette Ave	Muskegon	49442	Muskegon County	Orchard View Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(231) 760-1700	611	44	13.8	71.2%	327 (53.5%)	167 (27.3%)	55 (9.0%)	3 (0.5%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (8.2%)	16.6	1230^th of 1488 public elementary schools	17.3%		13.1	1285^th of 1486 public elementary schools	13.5%	55	18.7	24.1	25.7		23.2	17.1	19.3		21.3	11.9	$16,109	$2,331	$13,777

Frequently Asked Questions about Holton Elementary School

Is Holton Elementary School a good school?

Holton Elementary School ranks 1071^st of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Holton Elementary School?

Students at Holton Elementary School are 90% White, 5% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Holton Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Holton Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Holton Middle School
High : Holton High School

What district is Holton Elementary School in?

Holton Public Schools

How many students attend Holton Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 338 students attended Holton Elementary School.

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