Impact of COVID-19 on Houghton Elementary School
The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America.
Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased.
SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school.
Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores,
enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.
Rankings
Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Ranks 620th of 1408 Elementary schools | Ranks 904th of 1470 Elementary schools | 17.5% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Houghton Elementary School) | 41.9 | 43.3 | 1.4% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Waterford School District) | 44.8 | 38.6 | 6.2% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Michigan) | 45.1 | 40.9 | 4.2% |
3rd Grade Math (Houghton Elementary School) | 34.9 | 24.1 | 10.8% |
3rd Grade Math (Waterford School District) | 37.1 | 34.8 | 2.3% |
3rd Grade Math (Michigan) | 46.7 | 42.9 | 3.8% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Houghton Elementary School) | 45.2 | 28.6 | 16.6% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Waterford School District) | 50.9 | 43.9 | 7% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan) | 45.8 | 44.3 | 1.5% |
4th Grade Math (Houghton Elementary School) | 42.9 | 22.9 | 20% |
4th Grade Math (Waterford School District) | 44.2 | 37.9 | 6.3% |
4th Grade Math (Michigan) | 41.8 | 38.6 | 3.2% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Houghton Elementary School) | 58.1 | 41.7 | 16.4% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Waterford School District) | 41.9 | 46 | 4.1% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan) | 46.2 | 43.9 | 2.3% |
5th Grade Math (Houghton Elementary School) | 48.8 | 36.1 | 12.7% |
5th Grade Math (Waterford School District) | 28.3 | 26.7 | 1.6% |
5th Grade Math (Michigan) | 34.8 | 31.5 | 3.3% |
5th Grade Social Studies (Houghton Elementary School) | 25.6 | 8.3 | 17.3% |
5th Grade Social Studies (Waterford School District) | 15.1 | 14.9 | 0.2% |
5th Grade Social Studies (Michigan) | 17.4 | 18.6 | 1.2% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 270 | 227 | 15.9% |
African American | 13 | 12 | 7.7% |
American Indian | 1 | 3 | 200% |
Asian | 14 | 9 | 35.7% |
Hispanic | 23 | 14 | 39.1% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 208 | 175 | 15.9% |
Two or More Races | 11 | 14 | 27.3% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 60.4% | 57.3% | 3.1% |