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Which teacher or staff member at Whitehall Ealy Elem School deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
431
Elementary
DISTRICT 432 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WHITEHALL DISTRICT SCHOOLS·NCES 263630007217
Whitehall Ealy Elem School
425 E SOPHIA ST, WHITEHALL, MI 49461 · (231) 893-1040 · Muskegon County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL431 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 54% of Michigan public elementary schools
- B-Test 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
202 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 138 | 32% |
| Grade 4 | 152 | 35% |
| Grade 5 | 141 | 33% |
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 27% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Whitehall District Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
56.5%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
51.7%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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
47.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.5%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Whitehall Ealy Elem School
Whitehall Ealy Elem School's state test result (47.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitehall Ealy Elem School this school | 431 | 46.9% | 47.4% |
| Shoreline Elementary School WHITEHALL | 432 | 47.5% | N/A |
| Oehrli Elementary School MONTAGUE | 436 | 45.4% | 34.0% |
| Baldwin Heights School GREENVILLE | 449 | 49.7% | 57.7% |
| Beechnau Elementary School RAVENNA | 393 | 48.1% | 32.1% |
| Mason Central School ERIE | 421 | 43.5% | 52.4% |
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 Whitehall Ealy Elem School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Muskegon County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.4% | #492 of 1,085 | #4 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.7% | #400 of 1,072 | #2 of 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.5% | #330 of 1,139 | #2 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 431 | #525 of 1,630 | #13 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #586 of 1,424 | #14 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.0% | #798 of 1,424 | #17 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.9% | #947 of 1,563 | #25 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.0% | #816 of 979 | #14 of 19 |
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
431
+25 (+6%) vs 2020
-46% since 1990-91, when it was 794
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 431 | 27.9 | 15.4:1 | 47% (202) |
| 2023-24 | 411 | 28.9 | 14.2:1 | 55% (225) |
| 2022-23 | 401 | 28.5 | 14.1:1 | 56% (226) |
| 2020-21 | 406 | 25 | 16.2:1 | 57% (232) |
| 2017-18 | 449 | 25.2 | 17.8:1 | 49% (221) |
| 2015-16 | 466 | 26 | 17.9:1 | 49% (228) |
| 2010-11 | 457 | 24 | 19.0:1 | 43% (196) |
| 2000-01 | 489 | 27 | 18.1:1 | 34% (167) |
| 1990-91 | 794 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Whitehall Ealy Elem School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (449 to 431); teachers up 11% (25.2 to 27.9).
About Whitehall Ealy Elem School
Whitehall Ealy Elem School is an elementary school located in WHITEHALL, Michigan, in Muskegon County. It enrolls 431 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 3 through 5.
Whitehall Ealy Elem School sits within Whitehall District Schools, which has 5 schools and 2,013 students.
Of every 100 students at Whitehall Ealy Elem School, about 82 are White. The school is also 8% Hispanic and 7% multiracial. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 31%.
There are about 15.4 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Whitehall Ealy Elem School, which has 27.9. It is about the same as the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 47%. That is lower than the 59% average for public schools in Muskegon County.
Among Michigan public elementary schools, Whitehall Ealy Elem School outscored 54%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
On BeatsExpectations, Whitehall Ealy Elem School is 1.9 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Michigan schools.
American Community Survey estimates for Muskegon County show that median household income comes to about $65,024, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The county's public schools total 71, with about 25,245 students.
About 0.1 miles separate Whitehall Ealy Elem School from the closest public school, Whitehall Middle School. A five-mile radius around the school includes 7 other public schools. Whitehall Ealy Elem School's average proficiency of 47.4% compares with 40.9% for its nearest scored neighbors.
NCES describes the area around Whitehall Ealy Elem School as Town: Fringe, meaning in a town close to an urbanized area.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 6%, from 406 to 431.
The discussion board for Whitehall Ealy Elem School is open to topics like athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Muskegon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
175,961
Census ACS
Median income
$65,024
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
71
25,245 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Whitehall District Schools
- Whitehall Senior High SchoolHigh · 597 students
- Shoreline Elementary SchoolElementary · 432 students
- Whitehall Middle SchoolMiddle · 424 students
- White Lake Area Community EducationCombined · 129 students
Other schools in WHITEHALL
- Whitehall Senior High SchoolHigh · 597 students
- Shoreline Elementary SchoolElementary · 432 students
- Whitehall Middle SchoolMiddle · 424 students
Nearby schools
- Whitehall Middle School0.1 mi · 424
- Shoreline Elementary School0.7 mi · 432
- Oehrli Elementary School1.4 mi · 436
- Nellie B Chisholm Middle School1.5 mi · 307
- Montague Area Childhood Center1.6 mi · 85
- Montague High School1.6 mi · 419
Frequently asked questions
About Whitehall Ealy Elem SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Whitehall Ealy Elem School?
Whitehall Ealy Elem School enrolls approximately 431 students in grades 03-05.
What grades does Whitehall Ealy Elem School serve?
Whitehall Ealy Elem School serves grades 03-05.
How many students per teacher at Whitehall Ealy Elem School?
Approximately 15.4:1 students per teacher at Whitehall Ealy Elem School.
How diverse is Whitehall Ealy Elem School?
Whitehall Ealy Elem School reports a student body of 82% White, 8% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Whitehall Ealy Elem School?
Whitehall Ealy Elem School is overseen by Whitehall District Schools in Muskegon County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.