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Enrollment
427
Middle
DISTRICT 254 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALLEGAN PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 260222003965
LE White Middle School
3300 115TH AVE, ALLEGAN, MI 49010 · (269) 673-2241 · Allegan County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL427 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 40% of Michigan public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.5:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
281 students
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 55%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 151 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 143 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 133 | 31% |
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Allegan 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
20.1%
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 20 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
34.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.1%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 LE White Middle School
LE White Middle School's state test result (34.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LE White Middle School this school | 427 | 65.8% | 34.9% |
| Clio Middle School CLIO | 564 | 65.2% | 33.6% |
| Buchanan Middle School BUCHANAN | 358 | 62.3% | 41.0% |
| Lakeview Middle School LAKEVIEW | 329 | 62.9% | 38.1% |
| Davis Middle School HILLSDALE | 366 | 59.3% | 34.2% |
| Smith Middle School DEARBORN | 525 | 68.8% | 32.0% |
Matched among Michigan middle 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 LE White Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Allegan County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.9% | #291 of 397 | #7 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.1% | #348 of 380 | #9 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.3% | #312 of 377 | #7 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 427 | #293 of 491 | #5 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #97 of 436 | #3 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.8% | #264 of 437 | #4 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.8% | #104 of 477 | #2 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.1% | #41 of 339 | #1 of 7 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
427
-65 (-13%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 590
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 427 | 26.9 | 15.9:1 | 66% (281) |
| 2023-24 | 436 | 30.7 | 14.2:1 | 61% (264) |
| 2022-23 | 447 | 30 | 14.9:1 | 69% (308) |
| 2020-21 | 492 | 32 | 15.4:1 | 51% (251) |
| 2017-18 | 570 | 32 | 17.8:1 | 56% (317) |
| 2015-16 | 610 | 34 | 17.9:1 | 50% (302) |
| 2010-11 | 603 | 31 | 19.4:1 | 50% (300) |
| 2000-01 | 728 | 41 | 17.8:1 | 27% (198) |
| 1990-91 | 590 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LE White Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (570 to 427); teachers down 16% (32 to 26.9).
About LE White Middle School
LE White Middle School is a medium-sized middle-grades school in ALLEGAN, Michigan, administered by Allegan Public Schools. The school serves 427 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25.
Allegan Public Schools is made up of 8 schools with 2,035 students in all.
LE White Middle School's enrollment is 85% White. The remaining shares are 7% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 3% Black. County-wide, about 87% of residents are White. LE White Middle School's diversity index is 28%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school reports 26.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 15.9 students per teacher. That is 1.7 students per teacher below the 17.5:1 average for middle schools in Michigan. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 66% of students. The average for public schools in Allegan County is 43%.
Measured against Michigan public middle schools, LE White Middle School receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
LE White Middle School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 34.9%, compared with a predicted 37.1%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Michigan schools on BeatsExpectations.
In the county around the school, Allegan County, the median household income is $83,283, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. There are 55 public schools in Allegan County, enrolling about 17,174 students in all.
The school nearest to LE White Middle School is Allegan High School, at a distance of about 0.3 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. On state test proficiency, LE White Middle School ranks 3rd in a group of 4 nearby schools.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Fringe.
2024-25 enrollment was 427, a 13% decrease from 492 in 2020-21.
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Allegan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
121,456
Census ACS
Median income
$83,283
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
55
17,174 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Allegan Public Schools
- Allegan High SchoolHigh · 543 students
- Pine Trails Elementary SchoolElementary · 326 students
- Dawson Elementary SchoolElementary · 278 students
- West Ward Elementary SchoolElementary · 247 students
- Allegan Alternative High SchoolHigh · 112 students
- Allegan Online K12Combined · 73 students
Other schools in ALLEGAN
- Allegan High SchoolHigh · 543 students
- Pine Trails Elementary SchoolElementary · 326 students
- Dawson Elementary SchoolElementary · 278 students
- West Ward Elementary SchoolElementary · 247 students
- Allegan Alternative High SchoolHigh · 112 students
- Hillside Learning CenterCombined · 92 students
Nearby schools
- Allegan High School0.3 mi · 543
- West Ward Elementary School0.4 mi · 247
- Dawson Elementary School0.6 mi · 278
- Hillside Learning Center0.6 mi · 92
- North Ward Elementary School1.3 mi · 29
- Allegan Alternative High School1.4 mi · 112
Frequently asked questions
About LE White Middle SchoolHow many students attend LE White Middle School?
LE White Middle School enrolls approximately 427 students in grades 06-08.
Is LE White Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
LE White Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at LE White Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at LE White Middle School is approximately 15.9:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at LE White Middle School?
At LE White Middle School, the student body is approximately 85% White, 7% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is LE White Middle School in?
LE White Middle School is part of Allegan Public Schools.
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