Elementary Schools in Whittemore-Prescott Area Schools

Summary:

The Whittemore-Prescott Area Schools district has only one elementary school, WhittemorePrescott Area Elementary, which serves grades K-6 with a total enrollment of 357 students. The school's performance has been declining in recent years, with a 1-star rating out of 5 from SchoolDigger and a ranking that has dropped from 1158 out of 1486 Michigan elementary schools in 2023-2024 to 1280 out of 1470 in 2022-2023.

WhittemorePrescott Area Elementary struggles academically, with proficiency rates in M-Step/English Language Arts, M-Step/Math, M-Step/Science, and M-Step/Social Studies significantly lower than the state averages across all grade levels. For example, the school's 3rd grade English Language Arts proficiency rate is 8.33%, compared to the state average of 38.9%. The school also faces high chronic absenteeism, with a rate of 29.5% for the 2023-2024 school year.

Socioeconomic factors likely contribute to the school's challenges, as it serves a high-poverty population with 89.08% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Despite the school's higher-than-average per-student spending of $15,253 and a student-teacher ratio of 18.3, which is slightly higher than the state average, the academic performance remains poor, suggesting a need to re-evaluate the allocation of resources and the effectiveness of instructional practices.

District Detail

8970 Prescott Rd
Whittemore, MI 48770-9434

(989) 756-2500

SchoolDigger Rank:
553^rd of 613 Michigan districts

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Grades served: K-12
Students: 607

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				M-Step English Language Arts (2025)				M-Step Math (2025)				M-Step Science (2025)	M-Step Social Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	M-Step English Language Arts 3rd Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
WhittemorePrescott Area Elementary	Public	K-6	8878 Prescott Rd	Whittemore	48770	Iosco County	Whittemore-Prescott Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 756-2502	347	22	15.6	83.0%	304 (87.6%)	9 (2.6%)	22 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.9%)	20.6	1146^th of 1488 public elementary schools	23.0%		20.9	1158^th of 1486 public elementary schools	22.1%	12	8.3	33.3	13.6	24.4	27.1	21.6	9.1	21.7	29.5	18.2	$15,253	$2,383	$12,870

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Hale Area Schools	11.16 mi	1
West Branch-Rose City Area Schools	13.45 mi	4	349^th
Iosco Regional Educational Service Agency	15.03 mi	2
Standish-Sterling Community Schools	15.25 mi	3	120^th
Au Gres-Sims School District	15.43 mi	3	269^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Michigan Department of Education.

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