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What's something Whitmore Lake Elementary School does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
401
Elementary
DISTRICT 336 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WHITMORE LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 263633000020
Whitmore Lake Elementary School
1077 BARKER RD, WHITMORE LAKE, MI 48189 · (734) 449-2051 · Washtenaw County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL401 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 42% 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.
- 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
11.9:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
156 students
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 55%
Community
4
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 | 83 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 44 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 42 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (83) is 98% larger than its 6th grade class (42).
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · 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
Whitmore Lake Elementary School→Whitmore Lake High School
Based on grade levels within Whitmore Lake Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
51.8%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
34.8%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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
45.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.0%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% 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 Whitmore Lake Elementary School
Whitmore Lake Elementary School's state test result (45.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitmore Lake Elementary School this school | 401 | 38.9% | 45.5% |
| Bean Elementary School SPRING ARBOR | 409 | 37.9% | 49.9% |
| Hopkins Elementary School HOPKINS | 393 | 38.9% | 51.5% |
| Wattles Park Elementary School BATTLE CREEK | 375 | 39.2% | 45.2% |
| Central School OWOSSO | 409 | 37.4% | 36.5% |
| TomekEastern Elem School FENTON | 380 | 39.5% | 60.7% |
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 Whitmore Lake Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Washtenaw County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.5% | #559 of 1,085 | #28 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.8% | #812 of 1,072 | #29 of 39 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.8% | #439 of 1,139 | #23 of 39 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 401 | #650 of 1,630 | #25 of 53 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #71 of 1,424 | #9 of 47 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.5% | #859 of 1,424 | #43 of 47 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.9% | #1,077 of 1,563 | #21 of 50 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +13.3% | #146 of 440 | #3 of 15 |
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
401
+49 (+14%) vs 2020
-27% since 2000-01, when it was 549
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 401 | 33.6 | 11.9:1 | 39% (156) |
| 2023-24 | 389 | 33.3 | 11.7:1 | 46% (178) |
| 2022-23 | 371 | 29 | 12.8:1 | 47% (173) |
| 2020-21 | 352 | 24 | 14.7:1 | 45% (160) |
| 2017-18 | 354 | 25.2 | 14.1:1 | 45% (161) |
| 2015-16 | 416 | 26 | 16.0:1 | 42% (174) |
| 2010-11 | 424 | 21 | 20.2:1 | 36% (152) |
| 2000-01 | 549 | 24 | 22.9:1 | 20% (108) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Whitmore Lake Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (354 to 401); teachers up 33% (25.2 to 33.6).
About Whitmore Lake Elementary School
This page covers Whitmore Lake Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school in WHITMORE LAKE, Michigan. The school counts 401 students across kindergarten through 6.
Whitmore Lake Elementary School is one of 2 schools in Whitmore Lake Public School District, which enrolls 672 students in total.
White students make up 84% of enrollment at Whitmore Lake Elementary School. Other students are 7% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, and 3% Black. That is higher than the 69% White share among all Washtenaw County residents. The school's diversity index is 28%, meaning two students picked at random have a 28% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at Whitmore Lake Elementary School total 33.6 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 11.9:1. That is 3.9 students per teacher below the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 39%.
The allk12 Grade for Whitmore Lake Elementary School is C+. Compared with Michigan public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 42% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Schools in Michigan with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 49.0%. Whitmore Lake Elementary School scores 45.5%.
Federal survey data for Washtenaw County show that the median household income is $89,180, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 59% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Washtenaw County is home to 104 public schools and about 42,861 public school students.
Livingston Classical Academy is the closest public school, about 1.2 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number 3. The school's 45.5% average proficiency ranks 7th among 7 nearby schools.
Under the NCES locale system, Whitmore Lake Elementary School is Suburb: Mid-size.
Enrollment is up 14% from 2020-21, when Whitmore Lake Elementary School had 352 students, to 2024-25, when it had 401. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 11.9:1, from 14.7:1.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Washtenaw County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
369,822
Census ACS
Median income
$89,180
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
59%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
104
42,861 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Whitmore Lake Public School District
- Whitmore Lake High SchoolHigh · 271 students
Other schools in WHITMORE LAKE
- Livingston Classical AcademyCombined · 288 students
- Whitmore Lake High SchoolHigh · 271 students
Nearby schools
- Livingston Classical Academy1.2 mi · 288
- Whitmore Lake High School2.2 mi · 271
- Kensington Woods Schools3.7 mi · 114
- William A Brummer Elementary School5.3 mi · 469
- Scranton Middle School5.7 mi · 850
- Hawkins Elementary School5.9 mi · 551
Frequently asked questions
About Whitmore Lake Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Whitmore Lake Elementary School?
Whitmore Lake Elementary School enrolls approximately 401 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Whitmore Lake Elementary School serve?
Whitmore Lake Elementary School serves grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Whitmore Lake Elementary School have?
Whitmore Lake Elementary School employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Whitmore Lake Elementary School?
Student demographics at Whitmore Lake Elementary School are roughly 84% White, 5% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Whitmore Lake Elementary School in?
Whitmore Lake Elementary School is part of Whitmore Lake Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.