Houghton Central High School
1603 Gundlach Rd Houghton MI, 49931, Houghton County Phone: 906-482-0450 Ranking:  (32 out of 665, top 5%)*Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 School District: Houghton-Portage Township Schools Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 27 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 438 | 442 | 409 | 394 | 423 | 417 | 449 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 112 | 25.6% | 122 | 27.6% | 124 | 30.3% | 99 | 25.1% | 116 | 27.4% | 92 | 22.1% | 91 | 20.3% |
| Grade 10: | 118 | 26.9% | 127 | 28.7% | 90 | 22.0% | 108 | 27.4% | 95 | 22.5% | 104 | 24.9% | 117 | 26.1% |
| Grade 11: | 122 | 27.9% | 94 | 21.3% | 103 | 25.2% | 94 | 23.9% | 105 | 24.8% | 112 | 26.9% | 108 | 24.1% |
| Grade 12: | 86 | 19.6% | 99 | 22.4% | 92 | 22.5% | 93 | 23.6% | 107 | 25.3% | 109 | 26.1% | 133 | 29.6% |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 229 | 52.3% | 234 | 52.9% | 222 | 54.3% | 219 | 55.6% | 219 | 51.8% | 201 | 48.2% | 212 | 47.2% |
| Female: | 209 | 47.7% | 208 | 47.1% | 187 | 45.7% | 175 | 44.4% | 195 | 46.1% | 208 | 49.9% | 233 | 51.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 5 | 1.2% | 3 | 0.7% |
| Asian: | 15 | 3.4% | 9 | 2.0% | 11 | 2.7% | 13 | 3.3% | 16 | 3.8% | 18 | 4.3% | 12 | 2.7% |
| Hispanic: | 4 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 5 | 1.3% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 6 | 1.3% |
| Black: | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 4 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.4% |
| White: | 406 | 92.7% | 420 | 95.0% | 384 | 93.9% | 364 | 92.4% | 399 | 94.3% | 389 | 93.3% | 426 | 94.9% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 8 | 1.8% | 6 | 1.4% | 7 | 1.7% | 7 | 1.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 98 | 22.4% | 107 | 24.2% | 79 | 19.3% | 62 | 15.7% | 60 | 14.2% | 36 | 8.6% | 43 | 9.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 37 | 8.4% | 19 | 4.3% | 39 | 9.5% | 34 | 8.6% | 35 | 8.3% | 41 | 9.8% | 37 | 8.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.16 | 19.39 | 16.36 | 14.28 | 14.10 | 14.10 | 15.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MEAP | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 87.6% | 52.4% |
| 2007 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 91.3% | 53.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 88.4% | 70.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 88.5% | 68% |
| 2006 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 77.7% | 56.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 84.6% | 59.8% |
| 2006 | Writing | 12th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 68.8% | 55.2% |
| 2007 | Writing | 12th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 78.6% | 55.9% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 81.3% | 71.1% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 93% | 93% | 72.8% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 47.6% | 47.6% | 28.7% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 42.5% | 42.5% | 28.6% |
| MME | ||||||
| 2007 | English Lang Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 64.5% | 51% |
| 2008 | English Lang Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 75.7% | 52.3% |
| 2009 | English Lang Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 72.7% | 52.1% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 73.8% | 46.5% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | 46.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 81.8% | 49.3% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 83.3% | 50.4% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 88% | 88% | 52% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 57.6% | 57.6% | 29.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 51% | 51% | 29% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 68.5% | 68.5% | 59.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 81.3% | 61.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 59.9% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 85.4% | 65.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 86% | 86% | 63% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 64.4% | 55.9% |
| 2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 73% | 73% | 54% |
| 2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 74.6% | 55.9% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 82.2% | 56.6% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 78.2% | 55.6% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 79.4% | 57.9% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | 61% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 39.4% | 39.4% | 25.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 47% | 47% | 26% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 93.7% | 93.7% | 83.3% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 92.5% | 79.9% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 94.5% | 94.5% | 81.3% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 91.7% | 79.4% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 94% | 94% | 77% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 49.5% | 49.5% | 40.5% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 50% | 50% | 39% |
| 2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 59.7% | 59.7% | 40.1% |
| 2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 67.3% | 41.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 61.8% | 61.8% | 43.4% |
| 2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 66% | 66% | 43.7% |
| 2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 63% | 63% | 47% |
| 2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 58.4% | 58.4% | 49.4% |
| 2013 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 57% | 57% | 49% |
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* Houghton Central High School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.