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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 48629

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Top rankedCollins Elementary School1035^th of 1,488 Michigan elementary schools

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Summary:

The 48629 zip code is home to a single elementary school, Collins Elementary School, which serves students in the Houghton Lake Community Schools district. While the school has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating economic disadvantage, its academic performance has been declining in recent years, with students consistently scoring below state averages in core subject areas.

Collins Elementary School has seen its statewide ranking drop from 994 out of 1,486 Michigan elementary schools in 2023-2024 to 1,035 out of 1,488 in 2024-2025. The school's M-Step test scores are well below the state averages, with only 8.3% of 5th graders proficient or better in Math in 2024-2025, compared to the state average of 32.9%. Additionally, the school has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 29.5% for the 2023-2024 school year.

Despite the challenges faced by Collins Elementary School, the per-student spending is relatively high at $14,708 for the 2023-2024 school year, and the student-teacher ratio is 15.8. This suggests that resources may not be the primary factor impacting academic performance, and the school may need additional support and interventions to help improve student outcomes and address the underlying issues contributing to the declining performance.

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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 (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	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
Collins Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4451 W Houghton Lake Dr	Houghton Lake	48629	Roscommon County	Houghton Lake Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 366-2030	489	32	15.2	84.0%	431 (88.1%)	4 (0.8%)	25 (5.1%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.1%)	28.4	1035^th of 1488 public elementary schools	30.4%		31.6	994^th of 1486 public elementary schools	33.1%	41	28.4	27.5	22.2	47.1	32.1	31.9	8.3	32.9	12.5	6.9	$16,492	$3,076	$13,417

Cities Near Zip Code 48629

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Houghton Lake	1.97 mi	3	346^th
Roscommon	12.27 mi	7	235^th
Saint Helen	16.44 mi	1
Harrison	21.58 mi	4	454^th
Lake City	23.28 mi	3	196^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Michigan Department of Education.

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