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Whitehall Ealy Elementary School

Q: Is Whitehall Ealy Elementary School a good school?

Whitehall Ealy Elementary School ranks 433 rd of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 3-5

433^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 71% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Whitehall Ealy Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 411 students in grades 3-5 in Whitehall, Michigan. The school is part of the Whitehall District Schools, which is ranked 173 out of 613 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Whitehall Ealy Elementary School consistently outperforms the state average on M-Step assessments across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, 64.7% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in ELA compared to the state average of 38.9%. The school also outperforms the district average. Additionally, the school performs particularly well for certain student subgroups, with Hispanic students ranking in the top 20% of Michigan elementary schools and low socioeconomic status students ranking in the top 15%.

While the school's chronic absenteeism rate has increased in recent years, reaching 30.8% in 2022-2023, it is still lower than the 29.5% rate seen at nearby Shoreline Elementary School, which serves younger grades in the same district. Whitehall Ealy Elementary School also spends more per student ($14,226 in 2023-2024) compared to the state average, which could contribute to its strong academic performance. However, the school faces challenges in serving its special education population, ranking in the bottom 20% of Michigan elementary schools for this subgroup.

431

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,226

Per pupil spending ?

46.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

425 E Sophia St
Whitehall, MI 49461-1348

(231) 893-1040

District: Whitehall District Schools

Students who attend Whitehall Ealy Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Whitehall Middle School
High:	Whitehall Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.4%

Hispanic:

8.1%

Two or more races:

6.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 72nd percentile in 2015 → 71st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (49% vs 39% meeting standards)

✓Above the Michigan median (71st percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg49%

Michigan avg39%

433^rd of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 29%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

173^rd of 613Whitehall District 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	68.5	433 of 1488	70.9%	★★★★☆
2024	63.0	512 of 1486	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.1	505 of 1470	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.7	385 of 1344	71.4%	★★★★☆
2021	58.0	412 of 1153	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.8	400 of 1408	71.6%	★★★★☆
2018	60.7	602 of 1448	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	52.4	645 of 1466	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	67.2	458 of 1548	70.4%	★★★★☆
2015	70.0	446 of 1580	71.8%	★★★★☆
2014	54.4	750 of 1533	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	55.1	746 of 1563	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	51.1	813 of 1566	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	61.3	745 of 1552	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	69.3	547 of 1552	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	68.1	574 of 1589	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	72.9	398 of 1577	74.8%	★★★★☆
2007	74.7	314 of 1565	79.9%	★★★★☆
2006	70.4	427 of 1545	72.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	66.7	380 of 1338	71.6%	★★★★☆
2024	61.9	435 of 1342	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.3	410 of 1321	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.9	414 of 1106	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.0	366 of 902	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.7	352 of 1171	69.9%	★★★★☆
2018	52.5	709 of 1443	50.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	69.1	42 of 209	79.9%	★★★★☆
2024	66.3	50 of 201	75.1%	★★★★☆
2023	69.4	41 of 188	78.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	78.6	181 of 1346	86.6%	★★★★☆
2024	70.7	292 of 1381	78.9%	★★★★☆
2023	70.8	271 of 1350	79.9%	★★★★☆
2022	64.9	304 of 1099	72.3%	★★★★☆
2021	71.7	136 of 749	81.8%	★★★★☆
2019	78.0	134 of 1134	88.2%	★★★★☆
2018	57.7	570 of 1397	59.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	61.7	491 of 1366	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.2	563 of 1347	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.4	554 of 1334	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.8	366 of 1139	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.5	375 of 915	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.8	335 of 1196	72.0%	★★★★☆
2018	63.9	502 of 1446	65.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	12.8	243 of 252	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	55.4	86 of 225	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.0	78 of 195	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.8	219 of 403	45.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	60.0	449 of 1206	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.9	531 of 1204	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.6	499 of 1198	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.8	372 of 1102	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.7	390 of 1005	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.6	359 of 1128	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.4	596 of 1253	52.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)87th percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2025)80th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)72nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)64th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)63rd percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)4th percentile-67 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts56%+15 vs state

Math52%+13 vs state

Science41%~ state avg

Social Studies27%-3 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, February 5, 2013

I like Whitehall district schools in general, but this is my daughters first year at Ealy and I've had nothing but problems with there office not contacting me when my daughter gets hurt or when she is sick! Also I've continually had problems with my daughter being sick all the time now, when we lived in our previous school district, she was never sick! Close Quote

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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 Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th 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
Whitehall Ealy Elementary School	Public	3-5	425 E Sophia St	Whitehall	49461	Muskegon County	Whitehall District Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 893-1040	431	28	15.4	46.9%	355 (82.4%)	7 (1.6%)	35 (8.1%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.5%)	68.5	433^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	70.9%		63	512^th of 1486 public elementary schools	65.5%	79	64.7	51.6	53.6	63.3	51.0	40.6	40.6	27.0	$14,226	$2,456	$11,770
Shoreline Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	205 E Market St	Whitehall	49461	Muskegon County	Whitehall District Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 893-1050	432	29	15.0	47.5%	361 (83.6%)	4 (0.9%)	29 (6.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (7.9%)								(n/a)									$14,715	$3,080	$11,635
Oehrli Elementary School	Public	1-5	4859 Knudsen St	Montague	49437	Muskegon County	Montague Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 894-9018	436	30	14.6	45.4%	380 (87.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (10.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	40.9	851^st of 1488 public elementary schools	42.8%		63.4	508^th of 1486 public elementary schools	65.8%	343	38.2	32.5	29.7	33.7	42.2	29.7	41.8	25.3	$14,277	$1,298	$12,978
Montague Area Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	9151 Dicey St	Montague	49437	Muskegon County	Montague Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 894-9018	85	7	11.8	49.4%	73 (85.9%)	2 (2.4%)	7 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.5%)								(n/a)									$15,670	$1,937	$13,733
Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1807 W Giles Rd	Muskegon	49445	Muskegon County	Reeths-Puffer Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 744-1693	428	25	17.2	41.4%	349 (81.5%)	12 (2.8%)	33 (7.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.5%)	41.7	838^th of 1488 public elementary schools	43.7%		28.7	1039^th of 1486 public elementary schools	30.1%	201	37.6	37.5		43.5	26.1				$13,332	$866	$12,467
Twin Lake School	Public	PK, KG-4	3175 5th St	Twin Lake	49457	Muskegon County	Reeths-Puffer Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 719-3190	205	15	13.7	51.7%	172 (83.9%)	7 (3.4%)	14 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	11 (5.4%)	49.6	723^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	51.4%		45	766^th of 1486 public elementary schools	48.5%	43	48.5	30.8		51.5	33.3				$14,061	$2,042	$12,019
ReethsPuffer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	874 E Giles Rd	Muskegon	49445	Muskegon County	Reeths-Puffer Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 744-4777	600	34	17.6	59.5%	491 (81.8%)	38 (6.3%)	28 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.5%)	40.6	855^th of 1488 public elementary schools	42.5%		33.1	966^th of 1486 public elementary schools	35.0%	111	33.6	31.9		47.3	31.1				$13,300	$1,701	$11,599
North Muskegon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1600 Mills Ave	Muskegon	49445	Muskegon County	North Muskegon Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 719-4201	406	25	16.1	27.8%	314 (77.3%)	24 (5.9%)	25 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (10.6%)	67	465^th of 1488 public elementary schools	68.8%		56.2	612^th of 1486 public elementary schools	58.8%	147	49.0	37.5	48.6	78.4	51.6	40.0	52.9	35.7	$14,298	$2,379	$11,919
Pennsylvania Elementary School	Public	K	2500 Pennsylvania Ave	Muskegon	49445	Muskegon County	Reeths-Puffer Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 638-0253	39	2	19.5	10.3%	34 (87.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (7.7%)								(n/a)									$11,698	$410	$11,288
Holton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6245 Syers Rd	Holton	49425	Muskegon County	Holton Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 821-1825	338	25	13.5	72.5%	305 (90.2%)	4 (1.2%)	11 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.3%)	25.5	1071^st of 1488 public elementary schools	28.0%		38.5	876^th of 1486 public elementary schools	41.0%	195	35.7	29.9	24.6	42.9	22.4	10.7	15.8	19.3	$17,007	$3,088	$13,918

Frequently Asked Questions about Whitehall Ealy Elementary School

What district is Whitehall Ealy Elementary School in?

Whitehall District Schools

What is the racial makeup of Whitehall Ealy Elementary School?

Students at Whitehall Ealy Elementary School are 82% White, 8% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 2% African American.

Is Whitehall Ealy Elementary School a good school?

Whitehall Ealy Elementary School ranks 433^rd of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Whitehall Ealy Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 431 students attended Whitehall Ealy Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Whitehall Ealy Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Whitehall Ealy Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Whitehall Middle School
High : Whitehall Senior High School

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