Lake Lindenhubbell Schools, Lake Linden MI

Original Research by School Decision on Lake Lindenhubbell Schools

Lake Linden-Hubbell Schools is a single building serving the village of Lake Linden and the surrounding Hubbell area in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, carrying prekindergarten through twelfth grade under one roof. The enrollment is small for a school spanning all grade bands, with roughly two dozen students per grade level, which shapes nearly everything about the experience here. Classrooms are intimate, and students grow up alongside the same peers from kindergarten through senior year. The community itself is a compact rural village on the shore of Torch Lake, rooted in copper mining history. The Calumet and Hecla Mining Company once operated a large ore-processing plant here, and that industrial past is still visible in the historic downtown along Calumet Street, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Today Lake Linden functions mainly as a residential community with a waterfront park, a farmers market, and a historical museum. Publicly reported sources describe the village as a "true rural community" with a modest population that has edged downward in recent years.

The student body is nearly entirely white, and a substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. The school does not report IEP or English-learner figures, so those populations are not visible in the available data. The locale brief did not identify current major employers in the village itself, and the regional economy leans on nearby institutions like Michigan Tech in Houghton, a short drive away.

On state assessments, the picture is mixed and changes as students move up through the grades. In the early elementary years, math proficiency is relatively strong, with third graders testing well above the state midpoint. By middle school, math results drop off considerably, with seventh and eighth grade proficiency falling below what most Houghton County districts post. ELA performance is more variable, with a strong fifth grade showing and a weaker seventh grade, while eighth grade results are reported only as a range, likely reflecting the small number of test-takers at that level. Science and social studies results are brighter spots, particularly in eighth grade, where a clear majority of students reached proficiency in both subjects. Across all tested subjects and grades, the school's overall proficiency index sits below the midpoint among districts in Houghton County, a set of roughly a dozen local districts. The tested counts are small enough that a few students moving in or out of proficiency can shift a grade's results meaningfully from year to year, so a parent may want to look into the trend data with the school directly.

Several categories of data were not available. Graduation rate is not reported here, and chronic absenteeism figures are missing. Discipline, course access, staffing, and attendance data were not provided. Program offerings such as AP, career pathways, or dual-credit options were not included in the available material, so a family would need to contact the school to learn what the upper grades offer beyond the state-tested core. The district brief turned up no recent referendums, curriculum overhauls, or other parent-relevant changes.

Housing in the Lake Linden zip code is quite affordable compared with the state and nation. Typical home values sit well below the Michigan benchmark and far below national figures, and the price-to-income ratio is moderate. The local market has been appreciating, with values rising at a pace above the state average, though from a low base. Rents were not reported. For a family already tied to the area or drawn to small-town life on the Keweenaw Peninsula, the housing cost is one of the most accessible entry points in the region.

What this school offers is a close-knit, single-building pathway through every grade in a historic Upper Peninsula village with affordable housing and strong community anchors. What it does not show in the available data is a consistently high proficiency trajectory from elementary through middle school, a documented graduation rate, or visible specialized programs in the upper grades. Families whose priorities center on small classes, rural community life, and a stable peer group may find this a comfortable fit. Those seeking evidence of advanced coursework or higher secondary academic outcomes will want to ask the school directly before deciding.

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Academic performance

State test results and graduation outcomes.

Graduation rate (ACGR)

>=90%Cohort of 31 students · Class of 2021

The federal source publishes a banded range instead of an exact rate when the graduating cohort is small enough that an exact number could risk identifying individual students.

How this school compares to all schools in this state

Each dot is one school’s SY 2020-21 graduation rate, binned by integer rate. Taller columns mean more schools at that rate. This school is highlighted.

1,027 schools plotted. 80 additional schools' rates are federally suppressed and not shown. Data: EDFacts SY 2020-21.

Math

Grade 358%

School 58% · District 58%

▲ 17 pts above state median

Grade 447%

School 47% · District 47%

▲ 8 pts above state median

Grade 545%

School 45% · District 45%

▲ 13 pts above state median

Grade 631%

School 31% · District 31%

▲ 3 pts above state median

Grade 728%

School 28% · District 28%

▼ 1 pts below state median

Grade 824%

School 24% · District 24%

▼ 4 pts below state median

English language arts

Grade 342%

School 42% · District 42%

▲ 4 pts above state median

Grade 437%

School 37% · District 37%

▼ 4 pts below state median

Grade 560%

School 60% · District 60%

▲ 18 pts above state median

Grade 642%

School 42% · District 42%

▲ 9 pts above state median

Grade 724%

School 24% · District 24%

▼ 10 pts below state median

Science

Grade 543%

School 43% · District 43%

▲ 3 pts above state median

Grade 853%

School 53% · District 53%

▲ 16 pts above state median

Social studies

Grade 552%

School 52% · District 52%

▲ 24 pts above state median

Grade 871%

School 71% · District 71%

▲ 28 pts above state median

This schoolLake Linden-Hubbell School District, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

Mathematics

Grade 7Lower-income29%Higher-income27%1 pp gap