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Whitehills Elementary School

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Whitehills Elementary School ranks 276 th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

276^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 82% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Whitehills Elementary School is a well-regarded public school in East Lansing, MI, serving 286 students in grades PK through 5 as part of the highly rated East Lansing School District.

Whitehills consistently posts strong academic results, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math that significantly outpace both district and state averages. For example, 3rd-grade ELA proficiency sits at 62.8%, compared to 51.7% for the district and 38.2% statewide. The school also maintains a lower chronic absenteeism rate (19.2%) than the district (26.4%) or state (27.9%) averages, suggesting a strong culture of attendance. While Whitehills is the highest-ranked elementary in its district, its state ranking dipped from 71st (2023-2024) to 276th (2025-2026). This recent decline contrasts with the upward trajectory of nearby Marble School, which improved from 436th to 273rd over the same period. Notably, Whitehills achieves these outcomes while spending less per student ($14,448) than peers like Red Cedar School ($22,057) and Donley Elementary School ($17,720), indicating efficient use of resources.

Despite overall strength, the data reveals two areas of concern. First, the school's effectiveness with students from low socioeconomic backgrounds has dropped dramatically, from the 98th percentile (5 stars) in 2023-2024 to the 23rd percentile (1 star) in 2025-2026. Second, a consistent "4th-grade dip" appears in test scores, with proficiency rates noticeably lower than in 3rd or 5th grade—a pattern also seen at other area schools. Whitehills also has a lower percentage of students eligible for free or reduced lunch (24.48%) compared to nearby Robert L Green Elementary (33.7%) and Donley (57.25%). For parents, Whitehills offers a strong academic foundation with excellent attendance, but the recent decline in support for its most vulnerable students is a trend worth watching.

286

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,448

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 — 77th percentile in 2015 → 82nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (54% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 18% of Michigan elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school54%

District avg49%

Michigan avg38%

276^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 18%▼ down 6 pts since 2016

From top 12% (2016) to top 18% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 6Elementary Schools in the East Lansing School District

120^th of 625East 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
2026	79.1	276 of 1492	81.5%	★★★★☆
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
2026	75.6	260 of 1343	80.6%	★★★★☆
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
2026	25.5	1043 of 1352	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	74.9	295 of 1372	78.5%	★★★★☆
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
2026	78.9	224 of 1199	81.3%	★★★★☆
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)

White (2026)81st percentile~ school

Female (2026)81st percentile~ school

Male (2026)78th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)23rd percentile-59 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Science57%+17 vs state

English Language Arts56%+15 vs state

Math52%+14 vs state

Social Studies50%+22 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT English Language Arts (2026)	PSAT Mathematics (2026)	M-Step English Language Arts (2026)					M-Step Math (2026)					M-Step Science (2026)		M-Step Social Studies (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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%)	79.1	276^th of 1492 public elementary schools	81.5%		87.9	159^th of 1488 public elementary schools	89.3%	117			62.8	46.2	59.3			67.4	40.4	51.9			57.4		50.0		$14,448	$605	$13,843
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%)	52.2	666^th of 1492 public elementary schools	55.4%		44.9	794^th of 1488 public elementary schools	46.6%	128			39.0	22.9	56.1			48.8	18.8	39.0			53.7		34.1		$17,720	$1,592	$16,128
Ingham Independent School District (Isd) ASD Programs	Public	PK, KG-8	1811 Pinecrest Dr	East Lansing	48854	Ingham County	Ingham Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	No	No	(517) 244-1471	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%)	70.8	392^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	73.7%		80.7	263^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	82.3%	129			54.9	57.8	56.0			56.9	47.8	40.0			46.0		30.0		$15,049	$1,089	$13,960
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%)	79.2	273^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	81.7%		71.7	390^th of 1488 public elementary schools	73.8%	117			49.0	51.0	63.0			56.9	47.1	57.4			55.6		48.1		$14,217	$611	$13,605
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%)	76.1	322^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	78.4%		77.3	300^th of 1488 public elementary schools	79.8%	22			55.4	42.9	64.4			47.4	49.0	53.3			55.8		51.1		$13,461	$723	$12,738
Cole Academy East	Public, Charter	K-5	2921 E Coleman Rd	East Lansing	48823	Ingham 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%)	30.7	992^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	33.5%		32.1	978^th of 1488 public elementary schools	34.3%	14			18.2	21.4	40.0			36.4	1372.9	26.7			33.3		1480.9		$11,539	$896	$10,643
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%)	53.6	648^th of 1492 public elementary schools	56.6%		60.9	551^st of 1488 public elementary schools	63.0%	97	57.4	21.3	56.5	64.3	36.7	50.0	47.3	58.7	52.4	18.3	37.5	36.4	26.7	44.7	13.3	48.9	$17,973	$2,904	$15,069
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%)	16.6	1247^th of 1492 public elementary schools	16.4%		23.8	1097^th of 1488 public elementary schools	26.3%	150	41.8	10.1	14.7	13.7	25.0	25.3	16.7	22.7	6.8	15.8	20.0	17.7	22.4	17.7	11.8	19.0	$18,089	$3,339	$14,750
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%)	60.3	554^th of 1492 public elementary schools	62.9%		55.3	642^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	56.9%	88			44.4	47.4	52.4			48.1	50.0	23.8			38.1		33.3		$22,057	$1,454	$20,602

Frequently Asked Questions about Whitehills Elementary 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.

How many students attend Whitehills Elementary School?

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

What district is Whitehills Elementary School in?

East Lansing School District

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

Is Whitehills Elementary School a good school?

Whitehills Elementary School ranks 276^th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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