The top reported proficiency rate is 67% in Science. The lowest is 46% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Eb Holman Elementary School
EB Holman Elementary School is a kindergarten-through-eighth-grade public school in Atlantic Mine, Michigan, serving the Stanton Township Public Schools district in Houghton County. It is a small rural school by any measure, with a single building housing all grade levels. The student body is predominantly white, and a substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school does not serve high school grades, so there is no graduation rate to report, and the grade band itself explains that absence.
State assessment results from the most recent M-STEP and PSAT cycle paint a mixed but generally solid picture. In mathematics, proficiency rates across most tested grades land at or near the midpoint, with fifth grade standing out as particularly strong and eighth grade holding steady on the PSAT. Fourth grade math is a clear soft spot, with proficiency dropping well below the school's other grades. A parent may want to look into this further with the school, especially if their child is entering that grade. English language arts follows a similar pattern: fifth grade is strong, eighth grade is solid, but sixth grade proficiency drops notably. Seventh grade results are suppressed because no students were tested, which the data does not explain beyond the suppression itself. Science and social studies results are available for fifth and eighth grades. Fifth grade science and social studies are both strong, while eighth grade science is a weak spot, reported in a very low range with no students reaching proficiency. Eighth grade social studies sits closer to the school's typical level.
Compared to other districts in Houghton County, EB Holman's overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades sits above the midpoint, with the county median below it and the top-performing district modestly ahead. This positions the school as a reasonably strong academic performer within its rural county context, not the highest but clearly above the middle of the pack.
Atlantic Mine itself is a small, unincorporated community in the Copper Country region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. It began as a copper mining settlement and is now described as residential, with no large employers evident in available sources. M-26 highway runs through the area, connecting it to Houghton to the northeast and South Range to the southwest. The built environment mixes historic mining-era structures with newer homes, and the surrounding area is oriented toward outdoor recreation, with ATV trails and Lake Superior roughly half a mile away. Publicly reported sources describe no major housing developments or rapid growth, and the community appears stable and quiet. There is no walkable downtown or concentrated street life; civic life disperses to neighboring communities.
Housing in the area is affordable relative to state and national benchmarks. Home values sit well below the Michigan state benchmark and further below the national one, with a price-to-income ratio that suggests a buyer-friendly market for those with steady incomes. Rent data was not available. The estimated monthly mortgage on a typical home is modest by current standards, though mortgage rates remain elevated nationally.
The district brief returned little parent-relevant change. Stanton Township Public Schools appears to be a stable single-school K-8 rural district, with no evidence of recent referendums, curriculum overhauls, or property-tax shifts in publicly available sources. Data on staffing, course access, discipline, attendance, chronic absenteeism, special education, and English learner populations was either missing or not reported, so those dimensions of the school environment are left unaddressed here rather than guessed.
For a parent, EB Holman offers a small, rural K-8 pathway where class sizes are intimate and the school performs above the middle of its Houghton County peers on state assessments. The academic record has genuine strengths in the upper elementary grades and real weak spots in fourth grade math, sixth grade ELA, and eighth grade science. The surrounding community is quiet, affordable, and outdoor-oriented, with no signs of rapid change. Families looking for a close-knit rural school with decent test results and easy access to Lake Superior and trail country may find it a good fit. Those wanting richer program data or specialized support information should ask the school directly, since the available data is thin on those fronts.
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