Best Public Schools in Zip Code 48842

Summary:

The 48842 zip code area is home to 8 schools, including 4 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, and 1 high school, all part of the Holt Public Schools district. While the district is ranked 336 out of 613 in Michigan and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, a few schools stand out as strong performers.

Wilcox Elementary School and Horizon Elementary School both rank in the top 3 out of 5 stars from SchoolDigger and have above-average test scores, particularly in 3rd and 4th grade English Language Arts and Math. Meanwhile, Holt Senior High School has a 3-star rating and a 82.8% 4-year graduation rate, which is above the state average.

However, the district faces some significant challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates across all schools, ranging from 41.79% to 63.07% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, and a wide range in per-student spending from $15,007 to $19,457. Addressing these issues, along with examining best practices at the higher-performing schools, could help the Holt Public Schools district better support all of its students and schools.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT Mathematics (2025)	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT 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	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th 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 Science 11th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Horizon Elementary School	Public	K-4	5776 Holt Rd	Holt	48842	Ingham County	Holt Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 694-4224	354	19	18.6	35.3%	202 (57.1%)	42 (11.9%)	48 (13.6%)	20 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	41 (11.6%)	53.6	669^th of 1488 public elementary schools	55.0%		54	648^th of 1486 public elementary schools	56.4%	21					43.7	48.2				40.8	35.7										$17,835	$834	$17,001
Washington Woods Middle School	Public	5-6	2055 S Washington Rd	Holt	48842	Ingham County	Holt Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 699-0250	346	24	14.3	46.0%	180 (52.0%)	39 (11.3%)	62 (17.9%)	22 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (12.4%)								(n/a)							37.3	32.5				18.0	23.5		33.1			16.5			$15,007	$1,140	$13,867
Holt Junior High School	Public	7-8	1784 Aurelius Rd	Holt	48842	Ingham County	Holt Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 694-7117	713	42	16.8	42.2%	362 (50.8%)	115 (16.1%)	107 (15.0%)	30 (4.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	97 (13.6%)	45.4	471^st of 890 public middle schools	47.1%		39.9	517^th of 897 public middle schools	42.4%	46	63.1	18.5							35.7					23.3		36.6			47.4		$16,517	$970	$15,547
Elliott Elementary School	Public	K-5	4200 Bond Ave	Holt	48842	Ingham County	Holt Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 699-2106	457	23	19.6	50.8%	223 (48.8%)	82 (17.9%)	76 (16.6%)	14 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (13.6%)	35.8	925^th of 1488 public elementary schools	37.8%		43.1	801^st of 1486 public elementary schools	46.1%	124					38.0	34.9	38.9			33.8	27.7	26.4			31.9			22.2			$18,473	$823	$17,650
Holt Senior High School	Public	9-12	5885 Holt Rd	Holt	48842	Ingham County	Holt Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 694-2162	1,529	82	18.6	38.7%	814 (53.2%)	198 (12.9%)	242 (15.8%)	70 (4.6%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	202 (13.2%)	51.4	354^th of 739 public high schools	52.1%		58.1	281^st of 743 public high schools	62.2%	73			62.3	24.6													32.2			35.3	$16,011	$1,157	$14,854
Sycamore Elementary School	Public	K-4	4429 Sycamore St	Holt	48842	Ingham County	Holt Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 699-2185	348	22	15.9	54.3%	164 (47.1%)	65 (18.7%)	51 (14.7%)	11 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (16.4%)	23.7	1100^th of 1488 public elementary schools	26.1%		32	988^th of 1486 public elementary schools	33.5%	112					27.7	29.4				30.8	16.2										$16,193	$1,459	$14,734
Wilcox Elementary School	Public	K-5	1650 Laurelwood Dr	Holt	48842	Ingham County	Holt Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 699-0249	413	22	18.7	48.2%	215 (52.1%)	54 (13.1%)	60 (14.5%)	13 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (17.2%)	57.2	605^th of 1488 public elementary schools	59.3%		74.3	336^th of 1486 public elementary schools	77.4%	269					61.5	54.4	31.8			67.7	50.0	21.2			36.4			25.8			$19,457	$1,222	$18,236
Hope Middle School	Public	5-6	2020 Park Ln	Holt	48842	Ingham County	Holt Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 699-2194	158	10	15.1	47.5%	82 (51.9%)	20 (12.7%)	19 (12.0%)	7 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (19.0%)								(n/a)								30.7					26.0								$15,139	$970	$14,169

Cities Near Zip Code 48842

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Holt	0.47 mi	9	320^th
Lansing	2.34 mi	51	464^th
Mason	3.81 mi	11	161^st
Okemos	4.79 mi	9	89^th
East Lansing	5.86 mi	13	259^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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