Enrollment
380
Elementary
DISTRICT 277 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WHITEFORD AGRICULTURAL SCHOOLS·NCES 263627007216
Whiteford Elementary School
6655 CONSEAR RD, OTTAWA LAKE, MI 49267 · (734) 856-1443 · Monroe County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL380 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 46% of Michigan public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
16.6:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
90 students
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 55%
Community
0
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 | 64 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 56 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 56 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is 14% larger than its 5th grade class (56).
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · 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
Based on grade levels within Whiteford Agricultural Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
50.0%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
57.7%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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
49.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.8%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Whiteford Elementary School
Whiteford Elementary School's state test result (49.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whiteford Elementary School this school | 380 | 23.7% | 49.8% |
| Douglas Elementary School DOUGLAS | 366 | 23.0% | 62.9% |
| State Road Elementary School FENTON | 396 | 24.0% | 60.2% |
| Holmes Elementary School SPRING LAKE | 409 | 23.0% | 80.5% |
| Jeffers Elementary School SPRING LAKE | 379 | 22.2% | 77.8% |
| Torrey Hill Intermediate School FENTON | 422 | 25.1% | 55.2% |
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 Whiteford Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Monroe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.8% | #422 of 1,085 | #7 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.7% | #268 of 1,072 | #3 of 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #493 of 1,139 | #7 of 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 380 | #737 of 1,630 | #12 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #864 of 1,424 | #8 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.6% | #1,179 of 1,424 | #17 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.7% | #1,329 of 1,563 | #18 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +23.4% | #82 of 440 | #2 of 6 |
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
380
+50 (+15%) vs 2020
+16% since 1990-91, when it was 327
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 380 | 23 | 16.6:1 | 24% (90) |
| 2023-24 | 359 | 21.1 | 17.0:1 | 22% (79) |
| 2022-23 | 334 | 20.3 | 16.5:1 | 23% (78) |
| 2020-21 | 330 | 21 | 15.7:1 | 25% (84) |
| 2017-18 | 308 | 16.9 | 18.2:1 | 29% (88) |
| 2015-16 | 285 | 15 | 19.0:1 | 19% (54) |
| 2010-11 | 283 | 16 | 17.7:1 | 18% (51) |
| 2000-01 | 339 | 17 | 19.9:1 | 0% (0) |
| 1990-91 | 327 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Whiteford Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 23% (308 to 380); teachers up 36% (16.9 to 23).
About Whiteford Elementary School
Whiteford Elementary School is a public elementary school run by Whiteford Agricultural Schools in OTTAWA LAKE, Michigan. Its 380 students are spread across pre-K through 5.
Whiteford Agricultural Schools is the district for Whiteford Elementary School. It has 3 schools and 830 students.
Whiteford Elementary School enrolls a student body that is 91% White. The school is also 6% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. For comparison, Monroe County is about 90% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Whiteford Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 17%.
Teacher staffing is 23 full-time equivalents, or about 16.6 students per teacher. Among elementary schools in Michigan, the typical ratio is 15.8:1. About 24% of students, or 90, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 41% average for public schools in Monroe County, the school's rate is lower.
Measured against Michigan public elementary schools, Whiteford Elementary School receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Whiteford Elementary School is -6.0 points: 49.8% actual, 55.8% predicted.
Monroe County has these Census figures: median household income is about $77,335, roughly 23% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. The public schools of Monroe County number 52 and enroll about 20,286.
The closest public school, Whiteford High School, is about 0.1 miles from Whiteford Elementary School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Whiteford Elementary School is 6th on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Fringe, or in rural territory close to an urban area.
Whiteford Elementary School had 330 students in 2020-21 and 380 in 2024-25, a 15% gain.
The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Monroe County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
155,505
Census ACS
Median income
$77,335
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
52
20,286 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Whiteford Agricultural Schools
- Whiteford High SchoolHigh · 262 students
- Whiteford Middle SchoolMiddle · 188 students
Other schools in OTTAWA LAKE
- Whiteford High SchoolHigh · 262 students
- Whiteford Middle SchoolMiddle · 188 students
Other Whiteford Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Whiteford Elementary. Whiteford Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Whiteford Elementary SchoolToledo, OH · 418 students
Nearby schools
- Whiteford High School0.1 mi · 262
- Whiteford Middle School0.1 mi · 188
- Maplewood Elementary School3.4 mi · 542
- Monroe Road Elementary School3.5 mi · 595
- Highland Elementary School3.5 mi · 610
- Sylvania Northview High School3.7 mi · 1,283
Frequently asked questions
About Whiteford Elementary SchoolHow large is Whiteford Elementary School?
Whiteford Elementary School enrolls approximately 380 students in grades PK-05.
Is Whiteford Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Whiteford Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Whiteford Elementary School have?
Whiteford Elementary School employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Whiteford Elementary School?
At Whiteford Elementary School, the student body is approximately 91% White, 6% Hispanic, 3% Two or more.
Is Whiteford Elementary School public or private?
Whiteford Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Whiteford Agricultural Schools.
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