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Voyager Elementary School

Q: Is Voyager Elementary School a good school?

Voyager Elementary School ranks 465 th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

465^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 69% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Voyager Elementary School in Howell, MI, is a K-5 school serving 517 students within the Howell Public Schools district, a solid mid-to-upper tier district in Michigan's Livingston County.

Voyager stands out for its strong upper-grade academics, particularly in math and science. In 4th and 5th grades, proficiency rates in these subjects significantly outpace district averages and nearby Howell elementaries like Three Fires Elementary, Northwest Elementary, and Southwest Elementary. For example, 5th-grade science proficiency hit 50.6% in 2025-2026, well above the state average. However, 3rd-grade English Language Arts has been a consistent weak spot, lagging behind state averages for three straight years, though students appear to catch up by 4th and 5th grade. The school also operates efficiently, spending less per student ($13,070) than most Howell peers while achieving comparable or better results.

The most pressing concern is a dramatic spike in chronic absenteeism, jumping from 12.9% in 2023-2024 to 43.2% in 2024-2025—far exceeding district (31.8%) and state (27.9%) averages. This means nearly half of Voyager's students are missing significant school days, yet the school's overall state ranking actually improved to the 69th percentile. This suggests that attending students perform well, but a large segment is being left behind. Additionally, support for low-income students has declined sharply, with the school's ranking for that subgroup dropping from the 84th to the 53rd percentile. By comparison, Hornung Elementary in the neighboring Brighton Area Schools district has an 11.3% chronic absenteeism rate and far higher proficiency scores, highlighting a regional gap. While Voyager outperforms most Howell peers, addressing attendance and equity gaps will be critical to sustaining its academic success.

517

Students ?

17.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,070

Per pupil spending ?

24.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1450 Byron Rd
Howell, MI 48843-1032

(517) 552-7500

District: Howell Public Schools

Students who attend Voyager Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Highlander Way Middle School
High:	Howell High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

94.4%

Hispanic:

2.7%

Two or more races:

2.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 90th percentile in 2016 → 69th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (47% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Above the Michigan median (69th percentile)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (43% vs 28% Michigan)

!Ranking has slipped — down 21 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school47%

District avg43%

Michigan avg38%

465^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 31%▼ down 21 pts since 2016

From top 10% (2016) to top 31% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 7Elementary Schools in the Howell Public Schools

216^th of 625Howell 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	66.5	465 of 1492	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.4	532 of 1488	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.1	497 of 1486	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.0	426 of 1470	71.0%	★★★★☆
2022	70.9	328 of 1344	75.6%	★★★★☆
2021	62.7	356 of 1153	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.7	365 of 1408	74.1%	★★★★☆
2018	78.2	300 of 1448	79.3%	★★★★☆
2017	82.0	187 of 1466	87.2%	★★★★☆
2016	85.4	160 of 1548	89.7%	★★★★☆
2015	86.7	148 of 1580	90.6%	★★★★★
2014	84.9	154 of 1533	90.0%	★★★★★
2013	82.1	211 of 1563	86.5%	★★★★☆
2012	87.9	120 of 1566	92.3%	★★★★★
2011	82.3	109 of 1552	93.0%	★★★★★
2010	80.4	131 of 1552	91.6%	★★★★★
2009	82.7	134 of 1589	91.6%	★★★★★
2008	79.4	229 of 1577	85.5%	★★★★☆
2007	80.6	186 of 1565	88.1%	★★★★☆
2006	80.3	172 of 1545	88.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	64.2	413 of 1343	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.2	427 of 1338	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.3	555 of 1342	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.3	500 of 1321	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.7	344 of 1106	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.6	337 of 902	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.8	330 of 1171	71.8%	★★★★☆
2018	81.1	230 of 1443	84.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	47.8	642 of 1352	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.8	640 of 1346	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.8	219 of 1381	84.1%	★★★★☆
2023	67.5	323 of 1350	76.1%	★★★★☆
2022	67.8	264 of 1099	76.0%	★★★★☆
2021	45.7	396 of 749	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.5	286 of 1134	74.8%	★★★★☆
2018	64.0	430 of 1397	69.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	58.8	524 of 1372	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.2	614 of 1366	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.2	461 of 1347	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.7	394 of 1334	70.5%	★★★★☆
2022	66.5	333 of 1139	70.8%	★★★★☆
2021	65.9	256 of 915	72.0%	★★★★☆
2019	65.1	370 of 1196	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.3	401 of 1446	72.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	48.3	127 of 246	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.5	123 of 252	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.4	94 of 195	51.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	53.9	525 of 1199	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.3	664 of 1206	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.7	582 of 1204	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.9	510 of 1198	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.1	414 of 1102	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.5	419 of 1005	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.0	413 of 1128	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.5	387 of 1253	69.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

Female (2026)69th percentile~ school

Male (2026)62nd percentile-7 vs school

White (2026)56th percentile-13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)53rd percentile-16 vs school

Special Education (2026)48th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Math51%+13 vs state

Science51%+11 vs state

English Language Arts45%+4 vs state

Social Studies34%+6 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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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 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 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
Voyager Elementary School	Public	K-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%)	66.5	465^th of 1492 public elementary schools	68.8%		62.4	532^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	64.2%	67			36.1	50.6	48.2			44.6	62.9	44.6			50.6		33.7		$13,070	$545	$12,525
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%)	70	405^th of 1492 public elementary schools	72.9%		63.5	517^th of 1488 public elementary schools	65.3%	112			27.6	50.6	63.9			51.3	54.4	52.8			47.2		41.7		$15,997	$821	$15,176
Northwest Elementary School	Public	K-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%)	59	574^th of 1492 public elementary schools	61.5%		52.2	683^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	54.1%	109			49.3	34.8	45.3			65.8	43.5	32.8			37.5		31.7		$19,237	$545	$18,692
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%)	53.2	656^th of 1492 public elementary schools	56.0%		71.4	397^th of 1488 public elementary schools	73.3%	259			28.4	51.7	39.1			45.3	52.8	39.1			34.5		27.6		$16,803	$918	$15,885
Ruahmah J Hutchings Elementary	Public	K-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%)	63.1	511^th of 1492 public elementary schools	65.8%		73.1	368^th of 1488 public elementary schools	75.3%	143			53.7	50.0	49.3			43.3	51.3	40.8			45.1		22.5		$17,114	$545	$16,569
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%)	58.1	583^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	60.9%					(n/a)	71.1	35.6	40.6	45.8	70.0	37.9	30.6	31.3	50.0	65.0	32.6	37.1	55.0	38.7	40.0	44.0	$14,314	$545	$13,769
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%)	45.2	773^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	48.2%		54.9	648^th of 1488 public elementary schools	56.5%	125			31.1	43.7	38.5			31.8	42.1	30.3			33.0		33.9		$15,410	$901	$14,509
Natalie Kreeger Elementary School	Public	3-5	430 N Hibbard St	Fowlerville	48836	Livingston County	Fowlerville Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 223-6006	539	31	17.2	33.8%	510 (94.6%)	3 (0.6%)	17 (3.2%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	61.3	535^th of 1492 public elementary schools	64.1%		56	631^st of 1488 public elementary schools	57.6%	96			48.7	42.5	48.0			56.5	39.9	32.6			41.1		38.3		$15,211	$1,057	$14,154
Fowlerville Elementary School	Public	K-2	420 N Hibbard St	Fowlerville	48836	Livingston County	Fowlerville Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 223-6005	494	30	16.3	37.4%	453 (91.7%)	5 (1.0%)	28 (5.7%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)								(n/a)																	$14,634	$1,135	$13,499
Hornung Elementary School	Public	K-4	4680 Bauer Rd	Brighton	48116	Livingston County	Brighton Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 299-4450	558	31	18.0	9.1%	525 (94.1%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.7%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.6%)	93.2	80^th of 1492 public elementary schools	94.6%		94.5	60^th of 1488 public elementary schools	96.0%	20			61.2	74.3				67.0	79.6								$13,402	$572	$12,830

Frequently Asked Questions about Voyager Elementary School

Is Voyager Elementary School a good school?

Voyager Elementary School ranks 465^th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Voyager Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 517 students attended Voyager Elementary School.

What district is Voyager Elementary School in?

Howell Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Voyager Elementary School?

Students at Voyager Elementary School are 94% White, 3% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Voyager Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Highlander Way Middle School
High : Howell High School

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