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Enrollment
440
Elementary
DISTRICT 268 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALPENA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 260273003985
Ella M White Elementary
201 N RIPLEY BLVD, ALPENA, MI 49707 · (989) 358-5950 · Alpena County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL440 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 24% of Michigan public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Michigan public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
302 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 55%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 57 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 81 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 79 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 84 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (57) is 32% smaller than its 5th grade class (84).
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 56% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Ella M White Elementary→Thunder Bay Junior High School
Based on grade levels within Alpena Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
32.3%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
29.7%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Michigan schools, those numbers are about 48 and 45.
Source: M-STEP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
33.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.9%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% typical for Michigan schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Michigan's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Ella M White Elementary
Ella M White Elementary's state test result (33.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ella M White Elementary this school | 440 | 68.6% | 33.5% |
| Clio Intermediate School CLIO | 424 | 69.3% | 35.2% |
| Bryant School OWOSSO | 431 | 70.5% | 26.8% |
| Morley Stanwood Elementary School MORLEY | 437 | 65.2% | 29.9% |
| Elsa Meyer Elementary School CORUNNA | 484 | 65.9% | 36.8% |
| Lake City Elementary School LAKE CITY | 508 | 68.9% | 45.3% |
Matched among Michigan elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Ella M White Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Alpena County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.5% | #871 of 1,085 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.7% | #911 of 1,072 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.3% | #944 of 1,139 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 440 | #478 of 1,630 | #2 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.8:1 | #1,121 of 1,424 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.6% | #1,140 of 1,424 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.6% | #533 of 1,563 | #2 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.0% | #785 of 979 | N/A |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
440
+41 (+10%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 541
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
was 18.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 440 | 24.7 | 17.8:1 | 69% (302) |
| 2023-24 | 453 | 26 | 17.5:1 | 77% (347) |
| 2022-23 | 472 | 25 | 18.9:1 | 74% (348) |
| 2020-21 | 399 | 22 | 18.1:1 | 67% (266) |
| 2017-18 | 463 | 24.8 | 18.6:1 | 62% (289) |
| 2015-16 | 465 | 23 | 20.2:1 | 60% (281) |
| 2010-11 | 402 | 21 | 19.1:1 | 58% (234) |
| 2000-01 | 484 | 24 | 20.2:1 | 40% (193) |
| 1990-91 | 541 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ella M White Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (463 to 440); teachers unchanged (24.8 to 24.7).
About Ella M White Elementary
Ella M White Elementary is a public elementary school run by Alpena Public Schools in ALPENA, Michigan. Classes run from kindergarten through 5, and the school has 440 students.
Alpena Public Schools runs Ella M White Elementary along with 8 other schools, enrolling 3,553 students in total.
Ella M White Elementary's enrollment is 90% White. After that, the student body is 5% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. For comparison, Alpena County is about 93% White. The school's diversity index is 19%, meaning two students picked at random have a 19% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Staffing totals 24.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 17.8:1. That is higher than the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 69%.
Ella M White Elementary is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 24% of Michigan public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On BeatsExpectations, Ella M White Elementary is 2.3 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Michigan schools.
Alpena County has these Census figures: the median household income is $53,950, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 18%, and about 13% of people live in poverty. In all, Alpena County has 10 public schools and roughly 3,598 students.
Alpena High School is the public school closest to Ella M White Elementary, about 0.8 miles away. There are 6 other public schools within five miles. Ella M White Elementary's average proficiency of 33.5% compares with 44.6% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Federal records code the school's setting as Town: Remote.
2024-25 enrollment was 440, a 10% gain from 399 in 2020-21.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Alpena County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
28,880
Census ACS
Median income
$53,950
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
3,598 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Alpena Public Schools
- Alpena High SchoolHigh · 1,091 students
- Thunder Bay Junior High SchoolMiddle · 796 students
- Besser Elementary SchoolElementary · 470 students
- Wilson ElementaryElementary · 220 students
- Sanborn ElementaryElementary · 201 students
- Lincoln ElementaryElementary · 146 students
Other schools in ALPENA
- Alpena High SchoolHigh · 1,091 students
- Thunder Bay Junior High SchoolMiddle · 796 students
- Besser Elementary SchoolElementary · 470 students
- Lincoln ElementaryElementary · 146 students
- Hinks ElementaryElementary · 132 students
- ACES AcademyHigh · 57 students
Nearby schools
- Alpena High School0.8 mi · 1,091
- ACES Academy0.8 mi · 57
- Thunder Bay Junior High School1.3 mi · 796
- Lincoln Elementary1.5 mi · 146
- Besser Elementary School2.0 mi · 470
- Pied Piper School2.2 mi · 45
Frequently asked questions
About Ella M White ElementaryHow large is Ella M White Elementary?
Ella M White Elementary enrolls approximately 440 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Ella M White Elementary serve?
Ella M White Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Ella M White Elementary have?
Ella M White Elementary employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ella M White Elementary?
At Ella M White Elementary, the student body is approximately 90% White, 5% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Ella M White Elementary public or private?
Ella M White Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Alpena Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.