Howard Community School
2788 Mannix St
Niles MI, 49120, Berrien County
Phone: 269-683-4633
Ranking: 
(837 out of 2,213, top 38%)*
(837 out of 2,213, top 38%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Niles Community School District
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: | 26 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 504 | 509 | 558 | 604 | 511 | 481 | 466 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 3 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.8% | 8 | 1.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | 2 | 0.4% | 7 | 1.5% |
| Grade 1: | 20 | 4.0% | 26 | 5.1% | 17 | 3.0% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | 6 | 1.2% | 10 | 2.1% |
| Grade 2: | 125 | 24.8% | 112 | 22.0% | 123 | 22.0% | 139 | 23.0% | 115 | 22.5% | 125 | 26.0% | 122 | 26.2% |
| Grade 3: | 117 | 23.2% | 117 | 23.0% | 127 | 22.8% | 134 | 22.2% | 131 | 25.6% | 115 | 23.9% | 122 | 26.2% |
| Grade 4: | 124 | 24.6% | 126 | 24.8% | 133 | 23.8% | 177 | 29.3% | 130 | 25.4% | 124 | 25.8% | 106 | 22.7% |
| Grade 5: | 115 | 22.8% | 124 | 24.4% | 150 | 26.9% | 153 | 25.3% | 135 | 26.4% | 109 | 22.7% | 99 | 21.2% |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 263 | 52.2% | 269 | 52.8% | 287 | 51.4% | 321 | 53.1% | 261 | 51.1% | 248 | 51.6% | 259 | 55.6% |
| Female: | 241 | 47.8% | 240 | 47.2% | 271 | 48.6% | 283 | 46.9% | 230 | 45.0% | 219 | 45.5% | 200 | 42.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Hispanic: | 30 | 6.0% | 24 | 4.7% | 25 | 4.5% | 24 | 4.0% | 22 | 4.3% | 28 | 5.8% | 29 | 6.2% |
| Black: | 46 | 9.1% | 47 | 9.2% | 48 | 8.6% | 53 | 8.8% | 41 | 8.0% | 47 | 9.8% | 39 | 8.4% |
| White: | 384 | 76.2% | 402 | 79.0% | 445 | 79.7% | 500 | 82.8% | 431 | 84.3% | 396 | 82.3% | 393 | 84.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 38 | 7.5% | 33 | 6.5% | 38 | 6.8% | 24 | 4.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 261 | 51.8% | 270 | 53.0% | 298 | 53.4% | 276 | 45.7% | 239 | 46.8% | 186 | 38.7% | 103 | 22.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 48 | 9.5% | 41 | 8.1% | 53 | 9.5% | 27 | 4.5% | 47 | 9.2% | 44 | 9.1% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.76 | 19.58 | 18.61 | 20.47 | 17.52 | 17.00 | 17.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MEAP | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 88.5% | 87% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 93.7% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 96.6% | 90.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.1% | 96.4% | 91.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 99.2% | 97.8% | 94.8% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 99.2% | 99.3% | 95.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 42.7% | 36.4% | 36.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50.5% | 40.7% | 40.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 87.4% | 86.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 90.7% | 87.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 91.7% | 86.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 89% | 86.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.6% | 94.2% | 89.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 93% | 86.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 63.2% | 62.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.1% | 63.2% | 66.5% |
| 2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 57.9% | 51.5% |
| 2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 50% | 51.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 58.5% | 57.4% |
| 2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 60.8% | 61.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.9% | 86.6% | 81.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 87.4% | 84.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 90.6% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 93.1% | 87.9% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.7% | 94.7% | 92.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.8% | 95.2% | 91.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 45.6% | 44.4% | 39.9% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 50.9% | 46.1% | 44.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.9% | 86.2% | 83.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.2% | 82.8% | 84.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.8% | 89.4% | 84.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 87.4% | 82.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 88.3% | 84.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 85.8% | 84.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 74.3% | 67.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.5% | 69.4% | 68.1% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 54.6% | 54.8% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 48.5% | 45.4% | 45.2% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 50.5% | 48.3% | 44.5% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 35.7% | 39.1% | 44.4% |
| 2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 42.6% | 41% | 47.2% |
| 2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 35.5% | 33.3% | 44.5% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 30.6% | 32.7% | 46.7% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 78.6% | 73.4% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 86.2% | 75.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 81.1% | 74.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 86.6% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 86.2% | 79.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 87.5% | 79.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.5% | 48.2% | 39.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.5% | 52% | 45.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 78.4% | 80% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 86.9% | 84.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 85.4% | 81.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 81.4% | 81.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 86.8% | 85.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 86.4% | 85.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 64% | 60.8% | 68.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 74.8% | 70.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.4% | 82.3% | 76.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 89.5% | 82.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.3% | 85.2% | 81.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.9% | 86.3% | 83.1% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 82.2% | 81% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 77.1% | 78.1% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 5.7% | 7.8% | 15.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 8.5% | 8.7% | 13.1% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.2% | 56.8% | 62.9% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 57% | 57.4% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.4% | 59.1% | 58.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 60.5% | 63.4% |
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* Howard Community School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.