Final exams are cumulative and comprise 20 percent of a student's grade for the year. The Academy offers a unique opportunity for independent study called Winterim. Winterim is a two-week long session of nontraditional courses that meets during February. Houghton Academy's remedial program meets after school two days per week, where students must complete any unfinished work. Teachers are available to help students who need extra instruction.
American boarders come from all across America.
Both day and boarding students come from a wide range of socioeconomic levels, and approximately 12 percent of the American students are members of minority groups. Student life is governed by the Academy Student Handbook. Rules in the handbook fall into three broad categories. Some are based on the truths of the Ten Commandments and the teaching of Jesus Christ. Others arise from the application of Biblical principles in our particular time and culture.