Whitmore Lake Elementary School

Whitmore Lake Elementary School, a mid-tier elementary campus in WHITMORE LAKE, Michigan, run under Whitmore Lake Public School District, serves 401 students, covering grades K through 6.

Across the 2 schools in Whitmore Lake Public School District (672 students total), Whitmore Lake Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Whitmore Lake Elementary School records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (84%). Other groups include 7% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, 3% Black. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 69%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Whitmore Lake Elementary School logs 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.8:1, putting Whitmore Lake Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 39% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, Whitmore Lake Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 49.0%, the actual is 45.5%, a residual of -3.6 points.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Washtenaw County put the typical household earns roughly $89,180 per year, 59% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Washtenaw County's 104 public schools (combined enrollment of about 42,861 students), Whitmore Lake Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Livingston Classical Academy, roughly 1.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Whitmore Lake Elementary School comes 7th of 7 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 61.5%.

Whitmore Lake Elementary School operates from a residential location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Whitmore Lake Elementary School has edged up 13%, going from 354 students in 2018 to 401 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 14.1:1 in 2018 to 11.9:1 in 2025.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.