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Northwest Elementary School

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Northwest Elementary School ranks 683 rd of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

683^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 54% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Northwest Elementary School is a public elementary school in Howell, Michigan, serving 424 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Howell Public Schools district, which is ranked 215 out of 613 districts in the state.

Northwest Elementary School has shown mixed academic performance compared to the district and state averages. While the school's 3rd and 4th-grade English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency rates are generally lower, its 5th-grade ELA proficiency is often higher. In mathematics, Northwest Elementary outperforms the district and state in 3rd and 4th grades, but its 5th-grade math scores are lower. The school's science and social studies proficiency rates are also mixed, with 5th-grade science being slightly higher but 5th-grade social studies being significantly lower. Notably, the school has experienced a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 19.3% in 2021-2022 to 30.8% in 2022-2023, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Three Fires Elementary, Ruahmah J Hutchings Elementary, Voyager Elementary, and Challenger Elementary, Northwest Elementary generally performs worse in academic proficiency, especially in mathematics. Additionally, Charyl Stockwell Academy, a public charter school located further away, outperforms Northwest Elementary and the Howell Public Schools district in both ELA and mathematics proficiency.

418

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,468

Per pupil spending ?

18.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1233 Bower St
Howell, MI 48843-1105

(517) 548-6297

District: Howell Public Schools

Students who attend Northwest Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Highlander Way Middle School
High:	Howell High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

94.3%

Hispanic:

3.8%

Two or more races:

1.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 62nd percentile in 2015 → 54th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Michigan median (54th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2015

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

!Near the bottom of Howell Public Schools's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg45%

Michigan avg39%

683^rd of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 46%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From top 38% (2015) to top 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 7Elementary Schools in the Howell Public Schools

215^th of 613Howell 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	52.2	683 of 1488	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.7	502 of 1486	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.6	578 of 1470	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.8	484 of 1344	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.5	252 of 1153	78.1%	★★★★☆
2019	71.3	349 of 1408	75.2%	★★★★☆
2018	69.5	448 of 1448	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	71.0	336 of 1466	77.1%	★★★★☆
2016	71.2	401 of 1548	74.1%	★★★★☆
2015	61.3	605 of 1580	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	77.9	298 of 1533	80.6%	★★★★☆
2013	71.9	407 of 1563	74.0%	★★★★☆
2012	71.0	423 of 1566	73.0%	★★★★☆
2011	76.6	300 of 1552	80.7%	★★★★☆
2010	73.5	386 of 1552	75.1%	★★★★☆
2009	75.0	344 of 1589	78.4%	★★★★☆
2008	76.7	299 of 1577	81.0%	★★★★☆
2007	69.6	461 of 1565	70.5%	★★★★☆
2006	64.5	597 of 1545	61.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	44.9	701 of 1338	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.8	502 of 1342	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.9	768 of 1321	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.9	467 of 1106	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.0	316 of 902	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.6	200 of 1171	82.9%	★★★★☆
2018	72.0	386 of 1443	73.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	37.5	834 of 1346	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	64.0	382 of 1381	72.3%	★★★★☆
2023	62.9	404 of 1350	70.1%	★★★★☆
2022	58.2	398 of 1099	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.6	287 of 749	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.3	338 of 1397	75.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	49.7	659 of 1366	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.5	518 of 1347	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.5	460 of 1334	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.8	309 of 1139	72.9%	★★★★☆
2021	76.1	165 of 915	82.0%	★★★★☆
2019	61.9	406 of 1196	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.4	512 of 1446	64.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	52.0	109 of 252	56.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	37.4	781 of 1206	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.8	581 of 1204	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.0	687 of 1198	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.1	531 of 1102	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.5	255 of 1005	74.6%	★★★★☆
2019	63.1	381 of 1128	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.5	503 of 1253	59.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)57th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)52nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)48th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)38th percentile-16 vs school

White (2025)35th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Math48%+9 vs state

Science39%~ state avg

English Language Arts39%-3 vs state

Social Studies23%-7 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT 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	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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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%)	56	631^st of 1488 public elementary schools	57.6%		49.3	708^th of 1486 public elementary schools	52.4%	77			42.7	37.7	47.3			51.0	31.5	41.0			40.4		40.4		$13,216	$944	$12,272
HT Smith Elementary School	Public	K-2	440 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)																	$14,254	$1,263	$12,991
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%)	94.5	60^th of 1488 public elementary schools	96.0%		94.2	60^th of 1486 public elementary schools	96.0%				67.0	76.5				71.4	73.0								$13,589	$1,591	$11,998

Frequently Asked Questions about Northwest Elementary School

What district is Northwest Elementary School in?

Howell Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Northwest Elementary School?

Students at Northwest Elementary School are 94% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

Is Northwest Elementary School a good school?

Northwest Elementary School ranks 683^rd of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Northwest Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Highlander Way Middle School
High : Howell High School

How many students attend Northwest Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 418 students attended Northwest Elementary School.

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