Schools in Zip Code 48060

Zip code 48060 in Port Huron, Michigan, is served by 14 schools—including 7 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 5 high schools—that collectively enroll about 4,919 students, with the vast majority belonging to the Port Huron Area School District, which ranks in the bottom quarter of Michigan districts.

For parents, the standout choice is Port Huron Northern High School, which ranks in the 54th percentile statewide, boasts a 94.8% graduation rate, and outperforms every other school in the area on SAT and PSAT tests. Its main rival, Port Huron High School, sits in the bottom quarter with a 83.6% graduation rate and significantly lower test scores. At the elementary level, H D Crull Elementary School shows relative strength with 4th grade ELA proficiency at 39.3%, while Roosevelt Elementary and Woodrow Wilson Elementary have both fallen to the 4th percentile statewide. A notable bright spot is East Shore Leadership Academy, a K-8 charter that, despite 92.6% poverty, exceeds state averages in 8th grade science and PSAT ELA.

The most pressing concern across the area is math proficiency, which sits at single digits in several elementary grades—roughly one-sixth of the state average—and remains the weakest subject at every high school. Chronic absenteeism is a systemic crisis, affecting 34.6% of district students versus 27.9% statewide, with Port Huron Schools Phoenix Academy the most extreme case at 89.6% absenteeism, a 24.4% graduation rate, and a 1st percentile ranking. Interestingly, the highest-spending schools (Woodrow Wilson at $21,548 per student) perform worst, while the best-performing Port Huron Northern High School spends the least ($14,125), suggesting that poverty and disengagement—not funding—are the primary drivers of outcomes in this community.