Traverse Heights Elementary School
933 Rose St
Traverse City MI, 49686, Grand Traverse County
Phone: 231-933-6500
Ranking: 
(1,830 out of 2,213, bottom 17%)*
(1,830 out of 2,213, bottom 17%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Traverse City Area Public 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: | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 18 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 245 | 238 | 206 | 216 | 268 | 282 | 278 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 47 | 19.2% | 59 | 24.8% | 34 | 16.5% | 34 | 15.7% | 65 | 24.3% | 46 | 16.3% | 50 | 18.0% |
| Grade 1: | 49 | 20.0% | 41 | 17.2% | 38 | 18.4% | 53 | 24.5% | 35 | 13.1% | 52 | 18.4% | 46 | 16.5% |
| Grade 2: | 42 | 17.1% | 39 | 16.4% | 49 | 23.8% | 31 | 14.4% | 53 | 19.8% | 43 | 15.2% | 36 | 12.9% |
| Grade 3: | 40 | 16.3% | 44 | 18.5% | 31 | 15.0% | 32 | 14.8% | 33 | 12.3% | 35 | 12.4% | 32 | 11.5% |
| Grade 4: | 40 | 16.3% | 25 | 10.5% | 30 | 14.6% | 35 | 16.2% | 38 | 14.2% | 35 | 12.4% | 41 | 14.7% |
| Grade 5: | 27 | 11.0% | 30 | 12.6% | 24 | 11.7% | 31 | 14.4% | 30 | 11.2% | 41 | 14.5% | 28 | 10.1% |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | 14 | 5.2% | 30 | 10.6% | 23 | 8.3% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 117 | 47.8% | 122 | 51.3% | 109 | 52.9% | 106 | 49.1% | 134 | 50.0% | 140 | 49.6% | 145 | 52.2% |
| Female: | 128 | 52.2% | 116 | 48.7% | 97 | 47.1% | 110 | 50.9% | 126 | 47.0% | 134 | 47.5% | 129 | 46.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 15 | 6.1% | 13 | 5.5% | 10 | 4.9% | 13 | 6.0% | 14 | 5.2% | 9 | 3.2% | 16 | 5.8% |
| Asian: | 2 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.8% | 2 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.9% | 3 | 1.1% | 2 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.7% |
| Hispanic: | 15 | 6.1% | 15 | 6.3% | 8 | 3.9% | 6 | 2.8% | 8 | 3.0% | 15 | 5.3% | 15 | 5.4% |
| Black: | 7 | 2.9% | 16 | 6.7% | 7 | 3.4% | 10 | 4.6% | 8 | 3.0% | 7 | 2.5% | 6 | 2.2% |
| White: | 196 | 80.0% | 177 | 74.4% | 163 | 79.1% | 174 | 80.6% | 235 | 87.7% | 249 | 88.3% | 239 | 86.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 8 | 3.3% | 15 | 6.3% | 16 | 7.8% | 11 | 5.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 213 | 86.9% | 187 | 78.6% | 173 | 84.0% | 163 | 75.5% | 214 | 79.9% | 193 | 68.4% | 187 | 67.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 22 | 9.0% | 19 | 8.0% | 10 | 4.9% | 17 | 7.9% | 17 | 6.3% | 40 | 14.2% | 36 | 12.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.22 | 13.92 | 13.33 | 13.21 | 13.07 | 13.30 | 15.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MEAP | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.2% | 88.4% | 87% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 89.7% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.3% | 92.1% | 90.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 90% | 91.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.3% | 95.9% | 94.8% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.9% | 98.3% | 95.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 25% | 25.6% | 36.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 20.9% | 35.6% | 40.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 91.4% | 86.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 92.2% | 87.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 87% | 86.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 87.7% | 86.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 90% | 89.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 91.6% | 86.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 68.7% | 62.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51.2% | 73% | 66.5% |
| 2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 37.5% | 51.3% | 51.5% |
| 2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 36.1% | 50.5% | 51.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 38.7% | 56.2% | 57.4% |
| 2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45.5% | 65.6% | 61.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.8% | 85.8% | 81.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 88.4% | 84.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 87.6% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 87.6% | 87.9% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 92.7% | 92.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 90.1% | 91.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 6.7% | 28.5% | 39.9% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 36% | 36.5% | 44.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 89.9% | 83.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 89% | 84.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 90.4% | 84.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 87.9% | 82.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.7% | 88.1% | 84.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 87.8% | 84.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 75.9% | 67.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 77.6% | 68.1% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 35.3% | 55.4% | 54.8% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 41.7% | 42.5% | 45.2% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 38.5% | 48.3% | 44.5% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 21.2% | 43% | 44.4% |
| 2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 35.5% | 48.3% | 47.2% |
| 2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 20% | 44% | 44.5% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 52% | 53.8% | 46.7% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 68% | 82.4% | 73.4% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 79.8% | 75.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.9% | 77.9% | 74.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.5% | 73% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 79% | 79.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.4% | 77.9% | 79.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 29.2% | 28.7% | 39.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 13.3% | 42.4% | 45.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 87.4% | 80% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 91.4% | 84.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 88.9% | 81.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 89.8% | 81.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 93.5% | 85.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 89.8% | 85.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 74.6% | 68.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.3% | 78.9% | 70.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 91% | 76.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 92% | 82.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 93.8% | 81.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 93.4% | 83.1% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.3% | 91.3% | 81% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 85% | 78.1% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 4% | 19.4% | 15.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 3.3% | 20.4% | 13.1% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 56% | 67.6% | 62.9% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.4% | 60.4% | 57.4% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 32.1% | 71% | 58.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.2% | 72.1% | 63.4% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 64% | 78.2% | 65.1% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 56.5% | 77.4% | 72.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 89.8% | 79.6% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 92.5% | 81.8% |
| 2006 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 85% | 74.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 85.3% | 72.7% |
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* Traverse Heights Elementary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.