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Mary A White School

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Mary A White School ranks 285 th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

285^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 81% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Mary A White School is an elementary school located in Grand Haven, Michigan, serving 261 students from pre-kindergarten to 4th grade. It is part of the Grand Haven Area Public Schools district, which is ranked 124 out of 613 districts in Michigan and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Mary A White School generally performs better than the state average in English Language Arts and Math assessments, with 3rd and 4th-grade proficiency rates often exceeding 50%, its performance lags behind the district average, particularly in recent years. The school has also experienced high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 30.8% to 58.4% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Approximately 49% of the school's students come from low-socioeconomic status backgrounds, which is higher than the district average and likely contributes to the school's academic challenges.

When compared to other elementary schools in the Grand Haven area, such as Peach Plains, Rosy Mound, and Holmes Elementary, Mary A White School generally performs below its peers, particularly in terms of test scores and chronic absenteeism. Additionally, the school's performance has shown a concerning decline over the past few years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 220 in 2020-2021 to 666 in 2023-2024. Addressing these issues will require a comprehensive approach that focuses on improving student engagement, targeted interventions, and effective resource allocation to support student learning and success.

260

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,071

Per pupil spending ?

45.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1400 Wisconsin St
Grand Haven, MI 49417-2401

(616) 850-5700

District: Grand Haven Area Public Schools

Students who attend Mary A White School usually attend:

Middle:	Lakeshore Middle School
	White Pines Intermediate School
High:	Grand Haven High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

78.5%

Hispanic:

10.4%

Two or more races:

7.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 55th percentile in 2024 → 81st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (57% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 19% of Michigan elementary schools

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 81st (2025) from a 55th-percentile low (2024)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school57%

District avg63%

Michigan avg41%

285^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 19%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From top 9% (2015) to top 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 7Elementary Schools in the Grand Haven Area Public Schools

124^th of 613Grand Haven Area Public Schools 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	79.1	285 of 1488	80.8%	★★★★☆
2024	53.0	666 of 1486	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	78.9	263 of 1470	82.1%	★★★★☆
2022	70.8	330 of 1344	75.4%	★★★★☆
2021	75.6	220 of 1153	80.9%	★★★★☆
2019	80.6	216 of 1408	84.7%	★★★★☆
2018	83.2	214 of 1448	85.2%	★★★★☆
2017	79.5	220 of 1466	85.0%	★★★★☆
2016	90.1	98 of 1548	93.7%	★★★★★
2015	87.3	140 of 1580	91.1%	★★★★★
2014	79.7	253 of 1533	83.5%	★★★★☆
2013	81.5	225 of 1563	85.6%	★★★★☆
2012	87.7	125 of 1566	92.0%	★★★★★
2011	81.0	149 of 1552	90.4%	★★★★★
2010	79.8	146 of 1552	90.6%	★★★★★
2009	74.8	350 of 1589	78.0%	★★★★☆
2008	70.2	494 of 1577	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	66.3	554 of 1565	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	70.7	421 of 1545	72.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	72.6	301 of 1338	77.5%	★★★★☆
2024	52.0	589 of 1342	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.8	309 of 1321	76.6%	★★★★☆
2022	53.1	485 of 1106	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.3	313 of 902	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	86.7	90 of 1171	92.3%	★★★★★
2018	80.6	238 of 1443	83.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	72.9	258 of 1346	80.8%	★★★★☆
2024	35.4	890 of 1381	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.0	418 of 1350	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.2	424 of 1099	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.8	121 of 749	83.8%	★★★★☆
2019	55.8	455 of 1134	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.9	253 of 1397	81.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	76.5	287 of 1366	79.0%	★★★★☆
2024	45.0	705 of 1347	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	80.1	214 of 1334	84.0%	★★★★☆
2022	79.3	185 of 1139	83.8%	★★★★☆
2021	72.1	204 of 915	77.7%	★★★★☆
2019	57.4	470 of 1196	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	80.0	249 of 1446	82.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	83.3	162 of 1206	86.6%	★★★★☆
2024	58.6	473 of 1204	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.5	264 of 1198	78.0%	★★★★☆
2022	71.6	269 of 1102	75.6%	★★★★☆
2021	81.8	132 of 1005	86.9%	★★★★☆
2019	81.0	163 of 1128	85.5%	★★★★☆
2018	81.2	180 of 1253	85.6%	★★★★☆

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 (2025)87th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)81st percentile~ school

Male (2025)79th percentile~ school

Female (2025)78th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts57%+17 vs state

Math56%+15 vs state

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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
Mary A White School	Public	PK, KG-4	1400 Wisconsin St	Grand Haven	49417	Ottawa County	Grand Haven Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 850-5700	260	19	13.6	45.4%	204 (78.5%)	6 (2.3%)	27 (10.4%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.7%)	79.1	285^th of 1488 public elementary schools	80.8%		53	666^th of 1486 public elementary schools	55.2%	381			57.4	56.9				63.0	49.0								$18,071	$920	$17,151
Ferry School	Public	PK, KG-4	1050 Pennoyer Ave	Grand Haven	49417	Ottawa County	Grand Haven Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 850-5300	232	21	10.8	59.5%	177 (76.3%)	3 (1.3%)	20 (8.6%)	9 (3.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	21 (9.1%)	66.6	473^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	68.2%		45.3	759^th of 1486 public elementary schools	48.9%	286			45.7	44.7				55.3	50.0								$19,878	$1,747	$18,131
Griffin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1700 S Griffin St	Grand Haven	49417	Ottawa County	Grand Haven Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 850-5500	308	22	14.0	41.9%	244 (79.2%)	6 (1.9%)	28 (9.1%)	13 (4.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.9%)	80.9	260^th of 1488 public elementary schools	82.5%		69.6	413^th of 1486 public elementary schools	72.2%	153			59.6	65.0				57.9	50.0								$18,262	$1,722	$16,540
Rosy Mound School	Public	PK, KG-4	14016 Lakeshore Dr	Grand Haven	49417	Ottawa County	Grand Haven Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 850-6700	243	16	15.3	19.8%	217 (89.3%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.8%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.5%)	97.9	15^th of 1488 public elementary schools	99.0%					(n/a)			79.7	73.5				86.4	85.7								$17,623	$768	$16,854
West MI Academy of Arts and Academics	Public, Charter	K-8	17350 Hazel St	Spring Lake	49456	Ottawa County	West MI Academy of Arts and Academics	Yes	No	No	Yes	(616) 844-9961	371	29	12.7	57.7%	265 (71.4%)	20 (5.4%)	44 (11.9%)	5 (1.3%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.6%)	36.9	911^th of 1488 public elementary schools	38.8%		44.4	775^th of 1486 public elementary schools	47.8%	136	58.6	10.3	30.6	36.4	51.5	41.7	53.6	20.8	25.0	28.1	11.1	32.1	36.4	28.6	30.3	46.4	$12,758	$2,443	$10,315
Peach Plains School	Public	PK, KG-4	15849 Comstock St	Grand Haven	49417	Ottawa County	Grand Haven Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 850-5800	328	24	13.8	26.5%	276 (84.1%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (10.4%)	7 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.0%)	94.3	62^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	95.8%		97	21^st of 1486 public elementary schools	98.6%	41			66.2	71.2				76.1	72.7								$18,154	$1,572	$16,582
Holmes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	426 River St	Spring Lake	49456	Ottawa County	Spring Lake Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 846-5504	409	32	12.9	23.0%	359 (87.8%)	4 (1.0%)	24 (5.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.6%)	97.6	19^th of 1488 public elementary schools	98.7%		96.3	33^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	97.8%	14			79.3	73.0				89.2	80.9								$16,978	$1,367	$15,610
Walden Green Montessori	Public, Charter	K-8	17339 Roosevelt Rd	Spring Lake	49456	Ottawa County	Walden Green Montessori	Yes	No	No	Yes	(616) 842-4523	251	13	19.6	25.5%	229 (91.2%)	4 (1.6%)	10 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.2%)	95.6	48^th of 1488 public elementary schools	96.8%		86.9	163^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	89.0%	115		71.4	79.3	75.9	86.2	87.0	68.8	72.4	65.5	75.9	47.8	43.8			75.9		$8,745	$456	$8,289
Lake Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	18181 Dogwood Dr	Spring Lake	49456	Ottawa County	Grand Haven Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 850-5600	273	20	13.6	46.5%	204 (74.7%)	19 (7.0%)	23 (8.4%)	7 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.3%)	71.2	399^th of 1488 public elementary schools	73.2%		88.4	144^th of 1486 public elementary schools	90.3%	255			41.1	71.2				54.4	47.2								$18,428	$1,915	$16,513
Jeffers Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	16031 144th Ave	Spring Lake	49456	Ottawa County	Spring Lake Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 846-5503	379	29	13.0	22.2%	336 (88.7%)	2 (0.5%)	18 (4.7%)	6 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.2%)	97.1	22^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	98.5%		98.3	7^th of 1486 public elementary schools	99.5%	15			73.1	76.9				79.5	81.8								$17,016	$1,269	$15,748

Frequently Asked Questions about Mary A White School

What schools do graduates of Mary A White School attend?

Students who attend Mary A White School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lakeshore Middle School
Middle : White Pines Intermediate School
High : Grand Haven High School

What is the racial makeup of Mary A White School?

Students at Mary A White School are 78% White, 10% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 2% African American, 1% Asian.

Is Mary A White School a good school?

Mary A White School ranks 285^th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Mary A White School in?

Grand Haven Area Public Schools

How many students attend Mary A White School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 260 students attended Mary A White School.

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