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Whiteford Middle School

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Whiteford Middle School ranks 234 th of 896 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

234^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 896 Michigan Middle Schools

Better than 74% of Michigan middle schools

Summary

Whiteford Middle School in Ottawa Lake, MI, is a small, highly-rated school serving 188 students in grades 5 through 8 within the Whiteford Agricultural School District, which holds a 4-star rating and ranks in the 87th percentile statewide.

Whiteford's most impressive strength is its mathematics program. In the most recent school year, proficiency rates were dramatically higher than the state average across all tested grades—for example, 57.9% of 7th graders were proficient in math compared to 33.3% statewide. English Language Arts scores are also strong, with all grades exceeding state averages. The school maintains an exceptionally low chronic absenteeism rate of 9.9%, far better than the state average of 27.9%, indicating a highly engaged student body. Whiteford also spends efficiently at $12,314 per student, achieving top-tier results without excessive costs. However, Social Studies is a notable area for improvement, with proficiency rates below state averages in both 5th and 8th grades, and 8th-grade Science dipped below the state average in the most recent year.

When compared to nearby schools, Whiteford stands out as a top academic performer. It outperforms Bedford Junior High School, its closest comparable school, in nearly every subject and grade level—for instance, 7th-grade math proficiency is 57.9% at Whiteford versus 33.9% at Bedford. Whiteford also holds its own against the region's best, including Ida Middle School and Dundee Middle School, with competitive or better math scores. The contrast is stark when compared to larger urban schools like Springbrook Middle School and Monroe Middle School, which have proficiency rates often half of Whiteford's and chronic absenteeism rates around 40%. Whiteford's consistent top-26% state ranking over five years reflects a stable, effective school culture that supports student achievement across different demographics.

188

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,314

Per pupil spending ?

17%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6655 Consear Rd
Ottawa Lake, MI 49267-9715

(734) 856-1443

District: Whiteford Agricultural School District

Students who attend Whiteford Middle School usually attend:

High:

Whiteford High School

Feeder schools for Whiteford Middle School:

Elementary:

Whiteford Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

91.5%

Hispanic:

6.4%

Two or more races:

2.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 56th percentile in 2016 → 74th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (46% vs 39% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 18 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Michigan median (74th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school46%

District avg46%

Michigan avg39%

234^th of 896

Michigan public middle schools ?

Top 26%▲ up 18 pts since 2016

From top 44% (2016) to top 26% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

84^th of 625Whiteford Agricultural 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	67.5	234 of 896	73.9%	★★★★☆
2025	65.9	247 of 890	72.2%	★★★★☆
2024	72.8	185 of 897	79.4%	★★★★☆
2023	72.4	190 of 883	78.5%	★★★★☆
2022	68.9	184 of 776	76.3%	★★★★☆
2021	70.4	150 of 675	77.8%	★★★★☆
2019	80.4	124 of 792	84.3%	★★★★☆
2018	61.9	321 of 838	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	51.1	338 of 821	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	54.1	392 of 894	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	66.4	269 of 919	70.7%	★★★★☆
2014	71.4	224 of 921	75.7%	★★★★☆
2013	64.4	289 of 919	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	71.2	224 of 900	75.1%	★★★★☆
2011	75.4	178 of 858	79.3%	★★★★☆
2010	79.7	121 of 851	85.8%	★★★★☆
2009	74.9	193 of 847	77.2%	★★★★☆
2008	72.0	237 of 839	71.8%	★★★★☆
2007	61.5	399 of 823	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	58.8	410 of 806	49.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	63.6	231 of 789	70.7%	★★★★☆
2025	65.1	205 of 789	74.0%	★★★★☆
2024	69.4	169 of 771	78.1%	★★★★☆
2023	57.6	258 of 770	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.0	134 of 657	79.6%	★★★★☆
2021	72.6	94 of 521	82.0%	★★★★☆
2019	75.6	124 of 658	81.2%	★★★★☆
2018	64.3	256 of 794	67.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	57.4	296 of 832	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.4	284 of 836	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.7	149 of 825	81.9%	★★★★☆
2022	66.3	155 of 691	77.6%	★★★★☆
2021	77.4	57 of 523	89.1%	★★★★☆
2018	51.6	386 of 815	52.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	64.3	232 of 813	71.5%	★★★★☆
2025	60.3	261 of 798	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.0	190 of 786	75.8%	★★★★☆
2023	75.5	137 of 776	82.3%	★★★★☆
2022	54.0	271 of 658	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.1	122 of 540	77.4%	★★★★☆
2019	74.7	120 of 639	81.2%	★★★★☆
2018	56.6	324 of 797	59.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	56.7	255 of 687	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.0	277 of 696	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.7	225 of 701	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.2	215 of 688	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.5	217 of 638	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.9	135 of 577	76.6%	★★★★☆
2019	75.7	119 of 624	80.9%	★★★★☆
2018	51.4	313 of 678	53.8%	★★★☆☆

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 (2026)71st percentile~ school

Female (2026)71st percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)64th percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)63rd percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Math49%+17 vs state

English Language Arts49%+9 vs state

Science43%+4 vs state

Mathematics35%~ state avg

Social Studies32%-7 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 5th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th 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
Whiteford Middle School	Public	5-8	6655 Consear Rd	Ottawa Lake	49267	Monroe County	Whiteford Agricultural School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 856-1443	188	13	14.1	17.0%	172 (91.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	67.5	234^th of 896 public middle schools	73.9%		65.9	247^th of 890 public middle schools	72.2%	13	70.2	35.1	51.6	41.8	52.6	42.2	49.1	57.9	53.1	32.1	23.4	41.1	$12,314	$164	$12,150
Bedford Junior High School	Public	6-8	8405 Jackman Rd	Temperance	48182	Monroe County	Bedford Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 850-6200	923	50	18.3	24.2%	820 (88.8%)	6 (0.7%)	59 (6.4%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (3.5%)	69.8	215^th of 896 public middle schools	76.0%		63	273^rd of 890 public middle schools	69.3%	58	78.5	38.0		43.1	48.2		34.9	33.9		45.9		61.5	$12,143	$197	$11,945
Blissfield Middle School	Public	6-8	1305 Beamer Rd	Blissfield	49228	Lenawee County	Blissfield Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 486-4420	263	16	16.1	31.2%	232 (88.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.9%)	56.3	342^nd of 896 public middle schools	61.8%		57.7	327^th of 890 public middle schools	63.3%	15	73.4	49.4		22.1	33.0		32.5	23.1		41.8		58.2	$17,306	$216	$17,090
Mason Middle School	Public	6-8	2260 Lakeside Rd	Erie	48133	Monroe County	Mason Consolidated Schools (Monroe)	No	No	No	No	(734) 848-9393	223	16	14.3	32.7%	190 (85.2%)	2 (0.9%)	23 (10.3%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	79.6	142^nd of 896 public middle schools	84.2%		79.2	144^th of 890 public middle schools	83.8%	2	75.0	39.1		56.9	54.2		47.2	47.2		45.3		60.9	$15,382	$1,075	$14,308
Ida Middle School	Public	5-8	3143 Prairie St	Ida	48140	Monroe County	Ida Public School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 269-2220	467	23	20.1	18.2%	435 (93.1%)	3 (0.6%)	15 (3.2%)	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.3%)	83.4	118^th of 896 public middle schools	86.8%		81.8	121^st of 890 public middle schools	86.4%	3	81.1	45.9	63.8	54.3	50.4	37.1	39.7	51.3	57.1	55.0	45.7	71.2	$13,335	$361	$12,974
Dundee Middle School	Public	5-8	420 Ypsilanti St	Dundee	48131	Monroe County	Dundee Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 529-2350	533	24	22.0	34.0%	492 (92.3%)	7 (1.3%)	15 (2.8%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.6%)	73	196^th of 896 public middle schools	78.1%		70.8	203^rd of 890 public middle schools	77.2%	7	76.8	37.3	50.0	52.7	39.8	45.5	48.8	36.6	46.4	41.5	26.4	64.8	$10,935	$360	$10,575
Madison Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	3498 Treat Hwy	Adrian	49221	Lenawee County	Madison School District (Lenawee)	No	Yes	No	No	(517) 263-0743	388	23	17.2	47.9%	260 (67.0%)	20 (5.2%)	94 (24.2%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.3%)	55.8	348^th of 896 public middle schools	61.2%		57.5	330^th of 890 public middle schools	62.9%	18	60.3	27.6		34.5	43.2		24.0	36.5		40.9		59.8	$14,483	$3,122	$11,361
Monroe Middle School	Public	6-8	503 Washington St	Monroe	48161	Monroe County	Monroe Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 265-4000	674	37	18.4	63.4%	462 (68.5%)	97 (14.4%)	61 (9.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	50 (7.4%)	28.1	629^th of 896 public middle schools	29.8%		30	600^th of 890 public middle schools	32.6%	29	50.9	20.8			25.5			18.4		24.9		34.3	$17,317	$1,942	$15,375
Springbrook Middle School	Public	6-8	615 Springbrook Ave	Adrian	49221	Lenawee County	Adrian Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 263-0543	612	37	16.6	60.9%	344 (56.2%)	21 (3.4%)	195 (31.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (8.0%)	22.5	674^th of 896 public middle schools	24.8%		22.5	669^th of 890 public middle schools	24.8%	5	52.3	16.6		18.1	23.2		16.3	17.9		18.6		29.9	$14,912	$1,309	$13,603
Cantrick	Public	5-6	1008 Riverview Ave	Monroe	48162	Monroe County	Monroe Public Schools	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(734) 265-3800	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)			25.5	21.5		10.7	13.3		22.0		13.4

Frequently Asked Questions about Whiteford Middle School

Is Whiteford Middle School a good school?

Whiteford Middle School ranks 234^th of 896 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Whiteford Middle School attend?

Students who attend Whiteford Middle School usually go on to attend Whiteford High School

How many students attend Whiteford Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 188 students attended Whiteford Middle School.

What district is Whiteford Middle School in?

Whiteford Agricultural School District

What is the racial makeup of Whiteford Middle School?

Students at Whiteford Middle School are 91% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

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