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Whitehills Elementary School

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Whitehills Elementary School ranks 159 th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

159^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 89% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Whitehills Elementary School is a public elementary school located in East Lansing, Michigan, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 274. The school is part of the East Lansing School District, which is ranked 118 out of 613 districts in Michigan and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Whitehills Elementary has a strong performance history, ranking in the top 250 elementary schools in Michigan for the past several years. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school ranked 71st out of 1,486 Michigan elementary schools and received a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school consistently outperforms the East Lansing School District and the state of Michigan in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas, with 52% of 3rd graders, 69.2% of 4th graders, and 77.8% of 5th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the district's 44.8%, 58.9%, and 62.9%, respectively. In math, Whitehills had 54.9% of 3rd graders, 61.5% of 4th graders, and 61.1% of 5th graders proficient or better, compared to the district's 51.1%, 48.9%, and 48%.

Whitehills Elementary also has consistently high rankings for both male and female students, as well as white students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. In the 2023-2024 school year, Whitehills ranked 40th out of 1,347 Michigan elementary schools for male students and 56th out of 1,204 for white students, both with a 5-star rating. For low socioeconomic status students, Whitehills ranked 26th out of 1,381 Michigan elementary schools in 2023-2024, also with a 5-star rating. However, the school has seen a gradual increase in chronic absenteeism, from 20% in 2022-2023 to 29.5% in 2023-2024, which is an area of concern that the school and district should investigate and address.

286

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,238

Per pupil spending ?

24.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

621 Pebblebrook Ln
East Lansing, MI 48823-2199

(517) 333-7900

District: East Lansing School District

Students who attend Whitehills Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	MacDonald Middle School
High:	East Lansing High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.0%

Hispanic:

12.2%

African American:

11.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 67th percentile in 2014 → 89th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (62% vs 39% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of Michigan elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 22 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school62%

District avg51%

Michigan avg39%

159^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 11%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From top 23% (2015) to top 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 6Elementary Schools in the East Lansing School District

118^th of 613East Lansing School District among Michigan districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	87.9	159 of 1488	89.3%	★★★★☆
2024	92.5	71 of 1486	95.2%	★★★★★
2023	80.1	250 of 1470	83.0%	★★★★☆
2022	83.7	170 of 1344	87.4%	★★★★☆
2019	89.0	104 of 1408	92.6%	★★★★★
2018	82.6	228 of 1448	84.3%	★★★★☆
2017	78.2	242 of 1466	83.5%	★★★★☆
2016	83.5	188 of 1548	87.9%	★★★★☆
2015	75.1	356 of 1580	77.5%	★★★★☆
2014	66.6	499 of 1533	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	81.4	227 of 1563	85.5%	★★★★☆
2012	79.0	277 of 1566	82.3%	★★★★☆
2011	76.2	313 of 1552	79.8%	★★★★☆
2010	69.7	533 of 1552	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	57.7	862 of 1589	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	63.9	669 of 1577	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	68.1	509 of 1565	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	62.7	653 of 1545	57.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	82.3	188 of 1338	85.9%	★★★★☆
2024	85.1	141 of 1342	89.5%	★★★★☆
2023	64.8	389 of 1321	70.6%	★★★★☆
2022	77.8	179 of 1106	83.8%	★★★★☆
2019	73.1	242 of 1171	79.3%	★★★★☆
2018	74.5	341 of 1443	76.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	67.9	335 of 1346	75.1%	★★★★☆
2024	95.0	26 of 1381	98.1%	★★★★★
2023	69.1	299 of 1350	77.9%	★★★★☆
2022	88.5	39 of 1099	96.5%	★★★★★
2018	62.4	457 of 1397	67.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	86.6	142 of 1366	89.6%	★★★★☆
2024	94.2	40 of 1347	97.0%	★★★★★
2023	87.9	104 of 1334	92.2%	★★★★★
2022	79.2	187 of 1139	83.6%	★★★★☆
2019	90.1	67 of 1196	94.4%	★★★★★
2018	84.6	181 of 1446	87.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	76.5	249 of 1206	79.4%	★★★★☆
2024	91.8	56 of 1204	95.3%	★★★★★
2023	82.2	167 of 1198	86.1%	★★★★☆
2022	86.3	103 of 1102	90.7%	★★★★★
2019	92.2	51 of 1128	95.5%	★★★★★
2018	89.5	72 of 1253	94.3%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Male (2025)90th percentile~ school

Female (2025)86th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)79th percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)75th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts67%+25 vs state

Science65%+25 vs state

Math59%+21 vs state

Social Studies56%+26 vs state

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Schools Near Whitehills Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT Mathematics (2025)	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	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	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 English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Whitehills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	621 Pebblebrook Ln	East Lansing	48823	Ingham County	East Lansing School District	No	No	No	No	(517) 333-7900	286	18	15.6	24.5%	183 (64.0%)	32 (11.2%)	35 (12.2%)	17 (5.9%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.9%)	87.9	159^th of 1488 public elementary schools	89.3%		92.5	71^st of 1486 public elementary schools	95.2%	88			52.0	69.2	77.8			54.9	61.5	61.1			64.8		55.6		$14,238	$593	$13,645
Donley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2961 E Lake Lansing Rd	East Lansing	48823	Ingham County	East Lansing School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 333-7370	262	20	12.9	57.3%	100 (38.2%)	68 (26.0%)	38 (14.5%)	19 (7.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (13.7%)	44.9	794^th of 1488 public elementary schools	46.6%		48.3	725^th of 1486 public elementary schools	51.2%	69			35.0	54.8	31.3			50.0	38.1	22.9			27.1		33.3		$16,952	$1,572	$15,380
Ingham Independent School District (Isd) ASD Programs	Public	PK, KG-8	1811 Pinecrest Dr	East Lansing	48823	Ingham County	Ingham Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	No	No	(517) 244-1247	11	3	3.6	54.5%	10 (90.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Robert L Green Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1811 Pinecrest Dr	East Lansing	48823	Ingham County	East Lansing School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 333-7870	273	21	13.1	33.7%	143 (52.4%)	52 (19.0%)	27 (9.9%)	19 (7.0%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (10.3%)	80.7	263^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	82.3%		71.9	377^th of 1486 public elementary schools	74.6%	114			60.0	52.9	69.0			62.0	49.0	54.8			54.8		45.2		$15,445	$1,048	$14,397
Marble School	Public	PK, KG-5	729 N Hagadorn Rd	East Lansing	48823	Ingham County	East Lansing School District	No	No	No	No	(517) 333-7860	306	20	15.4	35.6%	175 (57.2%)	49 (16.0%)	35 (11.4%)	8 (2.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (12.4%)	71.7	390^th of 1488 public elementary schools	73.8%		68.2	436^th of 1486 public elementary schools	70.7%	46			37.7	57.7	60.8			45.3	53.8	53.8			48.1		44.2		$13,669	$608	$13,061
Glencairn School	Public	PK, KG-5	939 N Harrison Rd	East Lansing	48823	Ingham County	East Lansing School District	No	No	No	No	(517) 333-7930	298	18	16.1	23.8%	186 (62.4%)	30 (10.1%)	32 (10.7%)	12 (4.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	36 (12.1%)	77.3	300^th of 1488 public elementary schools	79.8%		77.2	298^th of 1486 public elementary schools	79.9%	2			49.0	68.2	66.0			52.9	51.2	41.5			64.2		39.6		$13,027	$617	$12,410
Cole Academy East	Public, Charter	K-5	2921 E Coleman Rd	East Lansing	48823	Clinton County	Cole Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(517) 580-3470	148	9	16.4	54.1%	44 (29.7%)	38 (25.7%)	43 (29.1%)	3 (2.0%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (12.2%)	32.1	978^th of 1488 public elementary schools	34.3%		43.9	785^th of 1486 public elementary schools	47.2%	193				30.8	38.5			15.0	38.5	26.9			26.9		23.1		$10,912	$1,810	$9,103
Post Oak School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	2320 Post Oak Ln	Lansing	48912	Ingham County	Lansing Public School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(517) 755-1610	430	28	15.2	65.6%	162 (37.7%)	78 (18.1%)	109 (25.3%)	19 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (14.4%)	60.9	551^st of 1488 public elementary schools	63.0%		45.2	760^th of 1486 public elementary schools	48.9%	209	77.3	31.8	54.5	37.8	67.6	41.5	44.7	65.9	24.3	43.2	28.3	27.7	54.1	45.5	21.6	54.5	$17,167	$4,790	$12,377
Pattengill School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	815 N Fairview Ave	Lansing	48912	Ingham County	Lansing Public School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(517) 755-1130	706	39	18.3	88.8%	147 (20.8%)	190 (26.9%)	222 (31.4%)	23 (3.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	121 (17.1%)	23.8	1097^th of 1488 public elementary schools	26.3%		22.7	1133^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	23.8%	36	46.5	10.7	11.1	24.7	35.9	17.5	28.8	7.7	19.2	25.3	15.9	14.9	34.2	13.5	27.8	17.5	$18,782	$5,966	$12,816
Red Cedar School	Public	PK, KG-5	1110 Narcissus Dr	East Lansing	48823	Ingham County	East Lansing School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 333-5060	189	21	8.9	43.4%	77 (40.7%)	29 (15.3%)	24 (12.7%)	41 (21.7%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (8.5%)	55.3	642^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	56.9%		59.4	561^st of 1486 public elementary schools	62.2%	81			28.6	40.9	79.2			37.1	22.7	58.3			70.8		25.0		$20,814	$1,447	$19,367

Frequently Asked Questions about Whitehills Elementary School

What district is Whitehills Elementary School in?

East Lansing School District

Is Whitehills Elementary School a good school?

Whitehills Elementary School ranks 159^th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Whitehills Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 286 students attended Whitehills Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Whitehills Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Whitehills Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : MacDonald Middle School
High : East Lansing High School

What is the racial makeup of Whitehills Elementary School?

Students at Whitehills Elementary School are 64% White, 12% Hispanic, 11% African American, 6% Asian, 6% Two or more races.

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