Elk Rapids High School Explained

Elk Rapids High School
Motto:	"Where Excellence is a Tradition"
Grades:	9-12
Streetaddress:	308 Meguzee Point Road
Zipcode:	49629
Principal:	Jack Young
Nickname:	Elks
Enrollment:	380 (2022-23)^[1]
Teaching Staff:	20.73
Ratio:	18.33
Colors:	Orange Black
Athletics:	MHSAA Class C

Year:	2021 - 22
M-Step Advanced:	38.0 / 19.0
M-Step Proficient:	43.0 / 53.2
M-Step Pr Proficient:	10.1 /  -
M-Step Not Proficient:	8.9 / ≤5
Sat Total:	1093.3
Sat Total Change:	8.4
Ref:	^[2]

Elk Rapids High School is a public high school located in Elk Rapids, Michigan. It serves grades 9-12 for the Elk Rapids School District.

Academics

In the 2020 U.S. News & World Report survey of high schools, Elk Rapids ranked 844th nationally and 22nd in Michigan.^[3]

Extracurricular activities

Athletics

The Elk Rapids Elks compete in the Northern Shores Conference and Northern Michigan Football League. The school colors are orange and black. Michigan High School Athletic Association sanctioned sports offered by Elk Rapids are:^[4]

• Baseball (boys)
• Basketball (girls and boys)
• Bowling (girls and boys)
• Cross country (girls and boys)
• Football (boys)
• Golf (boys)
• Ice hockey (boys)
• Skiing (girls and boys)
  • Boys state champion - 2019^*[5]
  • Girls state champion - 2016^**[6]
• Soccer (girls and boys)
  • Boys state champion - 1997, 1998^[7]
• Softball (girls)
• Tennis (girls and boys)
• Track and field (girls and boys)
• Volleyball (girls)
• Wrestling (boys)
  • • ^*Co-op team with Traverse City St. Francis, Central Lake, and Grand Traverse Academy
    • ^**Co-op team with Traverse City St. Francis

Elk Rapids also competes in equestrian events for both boys and girls with the Michigan Interscholastic Horsemanship Association (MIHA).^[8] In 2019, 41 schools competed in their state tournament.^[9]

Notable alumni

• Adam Trautman, National Football League (NFL) tight end^[10]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Elk Rapids High School . nces.ed.gov . US Department of Education . August 9, 2024 . EN.
2. Web site: MI School Data Annual Education Report. MI School Data. 2023-01-10.
3. Web site: Elk Rapids High School . usnews.com . U.S. News & World Report . 28 April 2020.
4. Web site: MHSAA > Schools . www.mhsaa.com . 28 April 2020.
5. Web site: Yearly Champions Boys Skiing MHSAA Sports . www.mhsaa.com . 28 April 2020.
6. Web site: Yearly Champions Girls Skiing MHSAA Sports . www.mhsaa.com . 28 April 2020.
7. Web site: Yearly Champions Boys Soccer MHSAA Sports . www.mhsaa.com . 28 April 2020 . 1 July 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190701051706/https://www.mhsaa.com/Sports/Boys-Soccer/Yearly-Champions . dead .
8. Web site: MIHA – Michigan Interscholastic Horsemanship Association . miha.org . 28 April 2020.
9. News: Chalk . Dan . Local equestrian teams in spotlight at state finals in Midland . April 28, 2020 . Midland Daily News . October 10, 2019.
10. Web site: Ex-QB Trautman thriving at tight end for Dayton Flyers. Mike. Hartsock. Dayton Daily News. September 22, 2017. 26 April 2020.