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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 48843

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At a glance

Schools

7,464

Students

Districts

Top rankedCharyl Stockwell Academy296^th of 1,492 Michigan elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Howell High School up 123 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Challenger Elementary School 14.3 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Parker Middle School

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2 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

Zip code 48843 in Howell, Michigan, is served by 13 schools spanning elementary through high school, including traditional public schools, a charter academy, and alternative programs across four districts: Howell Public Schools, Charyl Stockwell Academy, Hartland Consolidated Schools, and Livingston ESA.

For families seeking top academic performance, Charyl Stockwell Academy stands out as the clear leader. This charter elementary school ranks in the 80th percentile statewide, with 5th grade reading proficiency at 67.3% versus the state average of 43.8%, and it achieves these results while spending less per student ($11,531) than most Howell elementary schools. In contrast, Challenger Elementary School has shown the most dramatic improvement, jumping from the 53rd to 73rd percentile in one year, though it still trails Charyl Stockwell in most subjects. Among secondary options, Howell High School is the largest and strongest traditional high school, with 94.7% graduation and SAT reading scores 10 points above the state average, but its SAT math proficiency (29.3%) reveals a significant gap. Parker Middle School and Highlander Way Middle School both show strong elementary-level performance but struggle with upper-grade math and reading, suggesting a middle school dip that parents should monitor.

Chronic absenteeism is a major concern across the area, particularly at Southwest Elementary School (44.4%), Voyager Elementary School (43.2%), and Innovation Academy (45%), all well above the state average of 27.9%. Legacy High School has the highest rate at 66.2% despite belonging to the highly-rated Hartland district, and its 7.4% dropout rate contrasts sharply with Innovation Academy's 97.7% graduation rate and zero dropouts. Notably, spending does not predict success: Northwest Elementary School spends $19,237 per student yet ranks only in the 62nd percentile, while Charyl Stockwell achieves top scores with far less. Hartland Virtual Academy, with just 22 students, offers a unique online option but lacks sufficient test data for comparison.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT English Language Arts (2026)			PSAT Mathematics (2026)			SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2026)	SAT Mathematics (2026)	M-Step English Language Arts (2026)					M-Step Math (2026)					M-Step Science (2026)			M-Step Social Studies (2026)			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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT English Language Arts 9th Grade	PSAT English Language Arts 10th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 9th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 10th 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
Charyl Stockwell Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	9758 E Highland Rd	Howell	48843	Livingston County	Charyl Stockwell Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(810) 632-2200	696	40	17.5	15.1%	652 (93.7%)	5 (0.7%)	10 (1.4%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.6%)	77.7	296^th of 1492 public elementary schools	80.2%		73.9	351^st of 1488 public elementary schools	76.4%	55									52.3	52.0	67.3			47.7	55.1	46.5			62.4			39.6			$11,531	$416	$11,115
Legacy High School	Public	9-12	9525 E Highland Rd	Howell	48843	Livingston County	Hartland Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 626-2140	62	6	10.3	45.2%	53 (85.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	4 (6.5%)	17.3	626^th of 800 public high schools	21.8%		30.4	506^th of 739 public high schools	31.5%	120							31.3																	21.4	$20,231	$481	$19,750
Hartland Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	6-12	9525 E Highland Rd	Howell	48843	Livingston County	Hartland Consolidated Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(810) 626-2140	22	0		31.8%	19 (86.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (9.1%)	1 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																									$10,858	$480	$10,377
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%)	70	405^th of 1492 public elementary schools	72.9%		63.5	517^th of 1488 public elementary schools	65.3%	112									27.6	50.6	63.9			51.3	54.4	52.8			47.2			41.7			$15,997	$821	$15,176
Voyager Elementary School	Public	K-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%)	66.5	465^th of 1492 public elementary schools	68.8%		62.4	532^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	64.2%	67									36.1	50.6	48.2			44.6	62.9	44.6			50.6			33.7			$13,070	$545	$12,525
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%)	58.1	583^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	60.9%					(n/a)	71.1			35.6					40.6	45.8	70.0	37.9	30.6	31.3	50.0	65.0	32.6	37.1	55.0	38.7		40.0	44.0		$14,314	$545	$13,769
Howell High School	Public	9-12	1200 W Grand River Ave	Howell	48843	Livingston County	Howell Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 540-8300	1,964	93	21.1	18.9%	1,776 (90.4%)	10 (0.5%)	102 (5.2%)	19 (1.0%)	8 (0.4%)	5 (0.3%)	44 (2.2%)	69.7	184^th of 800 public high schools	77.0%		56.6	307^th of 739 public high schools	58.5%	123		69.3	65.9		37.2	35.6	62.5	29.3													43.9			50.6	$13,740	$838	$12,902
Northwest Elementary School	Public	K-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%)	59	574^th of 1492 public elementary schools	61.5%		52.2	683^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	54.1%	109									49.3	34.8	45.3			65.8	43.5	32.8			37.5			31.7			$19,237	$545	$18,692
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%)	45.2	773^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	48.2%		54.9	648^th of 1488 public elementary schools	56.5%	125									31.1	43.7	38.5			31.8	42.1	30.3			33.0			33.9			$15,410	$901	$14,509
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%)	53.2	656^th of 1492 public elementary schools	56.0%		71.4	397^th of 1488 public elementary schools	73.3%	259									28.4	51.7	39.1			45.3	52.8	39.1			34.5			27.6			$16,803	$918	$15,885
Highlander Way Middle School	Public	6-8	511 N Highlander Way	Howell	48843	Livingston County	Howell Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 540-8270	789	46	17.1	23.1%	723 (91.6%)	3 (0.4%)	36 (4.6%)	6 (0.8%)	4 (0.5%)	4 (0.5%)	13 (1.6%)	61.1	288^th of 896 public middle schools	67.9%		60.7	293^rd of 890 public middle schools	67.1%	5	69.6			36.8								31.3	37.1				33.6	36.0		45.6			55.8		$15,464	$545	$14,919
Innovation Academy	Public, Magnet	9-12	861 E Sibley St	Howell	48843	Livingston County	Howell Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(517) 540-8300	186	8	23.2	50.0%	170 (91.4%)	2 (1.1%)	8 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.2%)	24.2	579^th of 800 public high schools	27.6%		21	576^th of 739 public high schools	22.1%	3			45.8				26.9														21.1			31.6	$10,907	$545	$10,362
Pathway School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1429 W Grand River Ave	Howell	48843	Livingston County	Livingston ESA	No	No	No	No	(517) 546-6240	55	23	2.4	27.3%	51 (92.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.8%)								(n/a)

Cities Near Zip Code 48843

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Howell	0.59 mi	16	218^th
Fowlerville	1.79 mi	6	273^rd
Brighton	7.78 mi	15	92^nd
Hartland	8.75 mi	5	28^th
Pinckney	9.55 mi	8	143^rd

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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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.