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Whitehall Middle School

401 S ELIZABETH ST, WHITEHALL, MI 49461 · (231) 893-1030 · Muskegon County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL424 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 58% of Michigan public middle schools
  • BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • B-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 middle schools

Enrollment
424
Middle
DISTRICT 403 · STATE 502
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
170 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 613933%
Grade 713833%
Grade 814735%
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 56% · US 70%
White
37188%
DISTRICT 85% · STATE 63% · US 43%
Hispanic
246%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 9% · US 30%
Black
92%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 18% · US 15%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 4% · US 6%
Two+
174%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
21851%
Female
20649%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Whitehall Middle School→Whitehall Senior High School
Feeds from
Whitehall Ealy Elem School03–05
Based on grade levels within Whitehall District Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + Proficient
English Language Arts
38.8%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
43.7%
MI avg 44.8%

What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
44.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.3pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Middle School

Whitehall Middle School's state test result (44.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Whitehall Middle School this school42440.1%44.3%
Clare Middle School
CLARE
47441.6%30.5%
Tri County Middle School
HOWARD CITY
38141.2%27.2%
Meridian Junior High School
SANFORD
44140.4%32.3%
Charlotte Middle School
CHARLOTTE
40643.6%36.1%
Cramer Junior High School
ESSEXVILLE
48442.8%33.2%
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 Whitehall Middle School ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MichiganIn Muskegon County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
44.3%#163 of 397#3 of 9
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
43.7%#119 of 380#2 of 9
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
38.8%#227 of 377#3 of 7
Enrollment
ranked largest first
424#297 of 491#6 of 11
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
16.1:1#103 of 436#3 of 10
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
22.9%#302 of 437#8 of 10
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
40.1%#285 of 477#10 of 11
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-15.0%#150 of 339#5 of 9
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 2024-25
Enrollment
424
-44 (-9%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 532
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 15.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2542426.416.1:140% (170)
2023-243982913.7:147% (188)
2022-2343030.114.3:148% (207)
2020-214683115.1:152% (245)
2017-1849929.417.0:143% (217)
2015-164732816.9:144% (210)
2010-114722518.9:139% (186)
2000-013372116.1:10% (0)
1990-91532N/AN/AN/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Whitehall Middle School.

Since 2017-18: students down 15% (499 to 424); teachers down 10% (29.4 to 26.4).

About Whitehall Middle School

Whitehall Middle School is a public middle-grades school run by Whitehall District Schools in WHITEHALL, Michigan. Grades offered run from 6 through 8, with 424 students enrolled.

Whitehall District Schools is the district for Whitehall Middle School. It has 5 schools and 2,013 students.

At Whitehall Middle School, White students make up 88% of the student body. The school is also 6% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 2% Black. The White share of the county population is lower, at 77%. Whitehall Middle School has a diversity index of 23%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.

Whitehall Middle School operates with 26.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 16.1:1. That ratio is under the 17.5:1 average for middle schools in Michigan. Whitehall Middle School reports 40% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The 59% average for public schools in Muskegon County is 19 points higher.

allk12 grades Whitehall Middle School a B. The grade compares the school only with Michigan public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.

Whitehall Middle School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Michigan schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 44.3% and a predicted 48.5%.

According to the American Community Survey, in Muskegon County, median household income is about $65,024, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 71 public schools operate in Muskegon County, serving about 25,245 students.

Of nearby public schools, Whitehall Ealy Elem School is the closest, at about 0.1 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 7 other public schools. Whitehall Middle School comes in 3rd of 4 nearby schools on average proficiency.

Whitehall Middle School falls in the Town: Fringe locale category, used for schools in a town close to an urbanized area.

The student count in 2024-25 was 424, 9% below the 468 of 2020-21.

Questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.

Muskegon County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Whitehall Middle School
District
Whitehall District Schools
Address
401 S ELIZABETH ST, WHITEHALL, MI 49461
Phone
(231) 893-1030
County
Muskegon County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
424
Teachers (FTE)
26
Student–teacher ratio
16.1:1
Free and reduced lunch
170 (40%)
Locale
31-Town: Fringe
NCES ID
263630007218
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Whitehall District Schools
Other schools in WHITEHALL
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Frequently asked questions

About Whitehall Middle School
How many students attend Whitehall Middle School?
Whitehall Middle School enrolls approximately 424 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Whitehall Middle School serve?
Whitehall Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Whitehall Middle School?
Approximately 16.1:1 students per teacher at Whitehall Middle School.
How diverse is Whitehall Middle School?
Whitehall Middle School reports a student body of 88% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Whitehall Middle School?
Whitehall Middle 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.
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