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Whitehall Middle School

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Whitehall Middle School ranks 367 th of 896 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

367^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 896 Michigan Middle Schools

Better than 59% of Michigan middle schools

Summary

Whitehall Middle School in Whitehall, MI, serves 424 students in grades 6-8 within the Whitehall District Schools, a district rated 3 stars and ranked in the 62nd percentile statewide. The school has a history of solid, above-average performance, though its most recent ranking dipped to the 59th percentile after sitting at the 76th percentile the prior year.

One of the school's clear strengths is mathematics. In the most recent testing year, 7th-grade math proficiency reached 43.4%, a full 10 points above the state average. This pattern has held steady for several years, with 6th and 7th-grade M-Step math scores consistently exceeding state averages. However, the school experienced a sharp, across-the-board decline from the previous year. For example, 8th-grade science proficiency fell from 48.6% to 29.3%, and 8th-grade PSAT math dropped from 43.9% to 26.9%. This decline was not mirrored at Nellie B Chisholm Middle School, its closest neighbor just 1.58 miles away in the Montague district, which now ranks in the 66th percentile and outperforms Whitehall in 8th-grade science, social studies, and PSAT math. This suggests the dip is specific to Whitehall rather than a regional trend.

Despite the recent downturn, Whitehall remains a relative academic anchor in the Muskegon area, where many nearby schools rank in the bottom 20-30% of the state. Its 6th-grade ELA proficiency of 45.7% is more than double that of schools like David C Outwin Middle School (17.8%) and Orchard View Middle School (15.5%). One concern for parents to note is chronic absenteeism, which has held steady at 28.5%—above the state average and higher than Mona Shores Middle School (19.9%) and North Muskegon Middle School (17.7%). Additionally, the school spends $15,272 per student, more than Reeths-Puffer Middle School ($13,891) and North Muskegon ($13,921), yet North Muskegon achieves stronger results with less funding.

424

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,272

Per pupil spending ?

40.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Michigan receive free school meals.

401 S Elizabeth St
Whitehall, MI 49461-1349

(231) 893-1030

District: Whitehall District Schools

Students who attend Whitehall Middle School usually attend:

High:

Whitehall Senior High School

Feeder schools for Whitehall Middle School:

Elementary:	Shoreline Elementary School
	Whitehall Ealy Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

87.5%

Hispanic:

5.7%

Two or more races:

4.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 61st percentile in 2016 → 59th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Michigan median (59th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school40%

District avg40%

Michigan avg41%

367^th of 896

Michigan public middle schools ?

Top 41%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

235^th of 625Whitehall 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
2026	54.4	367 of 896	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	69.4	218 of 890	75.5%	★★★★☆
2024	61.9	268 of 897	70.1%	★★★★☆
2023	65.5	241 of 883	72.7%	★★★★☆
2022	61.0	245 of 776	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.4	202 of 675	70.1%	★★★★☆
2019	62.7	245 of 792	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.0	276 of 838	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	70.9	175 of 821	78.7%	★★★★☆
2016	58.1	346 of 894	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	62.1	317 of 919	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	60.9	348 of 921	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	67.3	256 of 919	72.1%	★★★★☆
2012	65.7	280 of 900	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	65.8	333 of 858	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	65.5	373 of 851	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	72.1	233 of 847	72.5%	★★★★☆
2008	71.1	257 of 839	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	71.2	241 of 823	70.7%	★★★★☆
2006	68.6	282 of 806	65.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	58.7	276 of 789	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	67.0	194 of 789	75.4%	★★★★☆
2024	56.2	266 of 771	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.9	309 of 770	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.4	287 of 657	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.0	232 of 521	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.5	281 of 658	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.9	314 of 794	60.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	57.1	297 of 834	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	68.8	175 of 832	79.0%	★★★★☆
2024	63.8	225 of 836	73.1%	★★★★☆
2023	68.3	170 of 825	79.4%	★★★★☆
2022	60.5	212 of 691	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.7	126 of 523	75.9%	★★★★☆
2019	57.5	249 of 672	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.3	227 of 815	72.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	43.8	423 of 813	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	63.6	233 of 798	70.8%	★★★★☆
2024	59.4	261 of 786	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.6	162 of 776	79.1%	★★★★☆
2022	61.8	197 of 658	70.1%	★★★★☆
2021	68.2	120 of 540	77.8%	★★★★☆
2019	62.5	196 of 639	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.8	200 of 797	74.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	59.8	94 of 377	75.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	43.6	380 of 687	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	61.0	230 of 696	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.5	256 of 701	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.2	251 of 688	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.4	263 of 638	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.0	206 of 577	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.2	246 of 624	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.9	279 of 678	58.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

Special Education (2018)75th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2026)65th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)64th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)48th percentile-11 vs school

White (2026)45th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts46%+8 vs state

Social Studies41%-9 vs state

Math39%+6 vs state

Science29%-10 vs state

Mathematics27%-6 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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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
Whitehall Middle School	Public	6-8	401 S Elizabeth St	Whitehall	49461	Muskegon County	Whitehall District Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 893-1030	424	26	16.0	40.1%	371 (87.5%)	9 (2.1%)	24 (5.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (4.0%)	54.4	367^th of 896 public middle schools	59.0%		69.4	218^th of 890 public middle schools	75.5%	149	53.7	26.9		45.7	45.6		33.8	43.4		29.3		41.4	$15,272	$873	$14,399
Nellie B Chisholm Middle School	Public	6-8	4700 Stanton Blvd	Montague	49437	Muskegon County	Montague Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 894-5617	307	19	16.3	41.4%	275 (89.6%)	3 (1.0%)	20 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.9%)	59.5	304^th of 896 public middle schools	66.1%		61	290^th of 890 public middle schools	67.4%	14	70.6	37.8		30.7	27.6		25.8	39.1		44.5		58.8	$15,584	$950	$14,633
ReethsPuffer Middle School	Public	6-8	1911 W Giles Rd	Muskegon	49445	Muskegon County	Reeths-Puffer Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 744-4721	537	30	17.9	46.4%	439 (81.8%)	20 (3.7%)	43 (8.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	29 (5.4%)	49	427^th of 896 public middle schools	52.3%		47.4	438^th of 890 public middle schools	50.8%	11	61.6	30.2			31.3			25.1		35.4		52.1	$13,891	$246	$13,646
ReethsPuffer Intermediate School	Public	5-6	1500 N Getty St	Muskegon	49445	Muskegon County	Reeths-Puffer Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 744-9280	479	29	16.7	50.5%	401 (83.7%)	21 (4.4%)	29 (6.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.2%)								(n/a)			26.5	22.7		17.3	17.0		27.7		8.4		$18,077	$1,423	$16,654
North Muskegon Middle School	Public	6-8	1507 Mills Ave	Muskegon	49445	Muskegon County	North Muskegon Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 719-4110	206	14	14.5	23.8%	153 (74.3%)	7 (3.4%)	27 (13.1%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (8.3%)	68.3	225^th of 896 public middle schools	74.9%		76.1	166^th of 890 public middle schools	81.3%	59	78.3	39.1		43.2	32.3		43.8	45.2		31.9		66.2	$13,921	$822	$13,099
Holton Middle School	Public	6-8	6477 Syers Rd	Holton	49425	Muskegon County	Holton Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 821-1775	173	11	16.1	76.9%	151 (87.3%)	1 (0.6%)	8 (4.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.9%)	22.5	671^st of 896 public middle schools	25.1%		20.3	693^rd of 890 public middle schools	22.1%	22	57.6	13.6		18.2	12.2		16.4	12.2		27.3		25.8	$13,632	$1,637	$11,995
Orchard View Middle School	Public, Magnet	5-9	35 S Sheridan Dr	Muskegon	49442	Muskegon County	Orchard View Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(231) 760-1500	422	29	14.6	69.2%	213 (50.5%)	121 (28.7%)	42 (10.0%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (9.7%)	15.6	753^rd of 896 public middle schools	16.0%		19.3	704^th of 890 public middle schools	20.9%	49	40.6	9.8		15.5	15.1		8.5	10.5		28.1		26.7	$17,515	$1,689	$15,825
Charles Hackley Middle School	Public	6-8	180 E Laketon Ave	Muskegon	49442	Muskegon County	Muskegon Public Schools of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 720-3000	774	38	20.5	87.1%	137 (17.7%)	407 (52.6%)	144 (18.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (10.6%)	8.5	846^th of 896 public middle schools	5.6%		7	853^rd of 890 public middle schools	4.2%	7	38.4	5.0		9.5	12.3		7.1	4.2		10.8		15.6	$14,785	$2,707	$12,078
Mona Shores Middle School	Public	6-8	1700 Woodside Rd	Muskegon	49441	Muskegon County	Mona Shores Public School District	No	No	No	No	(231) 759-8506	930	53	17.5	52.2%	643 (69.1%)	120 (12.9%)	73 (7.8%)	14 (1.5%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	75 (8.1%)	53.8	373^rd of 896 public middle schools	58.4%		47.2	440^th of 890 public middle schools	50.6%	67	72.1	36.6		31.8	37.7		27.7	30.0		38.8		45.5	$14,056	$832	$13,224
Shelby Middle School	Public	6-8	525 N State St	Shelby	49455	Oceana County	Shelby Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 861-4521	264	17	15.6	68.9%	146 (55.3%)	2 (0.8%)	114 (43.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	38.4	534^th of 896 public middle schools	40.4%		46.7	446^th of 890 public middle schools	49.9%	88	56.8	26.1		27.5	33.9		15.7	23.4		36.6		37.4	$20,555	$3,507	$17,048

Frequently Asked Questions about Whitehall Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Whitehall Middle School?

Students at Whitehall Middle School are 88% White, 6% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American.

Is Whitehall Middle School a good school?

Whitehall Middle School ranks 367^th of 896 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Whitehall Middle School in?

Whitehall District Schools

How many students attend Whitehall Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 424 students attended Whitehall Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Whitehall Middle School attend?

Students who attend Whitehall Middle School usually go on to attend Whitehall Senior High School

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2024–25 school spending data (updated)NewNov 2, 2026

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2025–26 M-Step, PSAT & SAT test scoresSep 4, 2026

2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJun 13, 2026

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