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Whitmore Lake Elementary School

Q: Is Whitmore Lake Elementary School a good school?

Whitmore Lake Elementary School ranks 606 th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

606^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 59% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Whitmore Lake Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 389 students in grades K-6 in Whitmore Lake, Michigan. The school is part of the Whitmore Lake Public School District, which is ranked 112 out of 613 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Whitmore Lake Elementary School faces several challenges, including consistently high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 23.1% to 30.8% over the past few years, significantly higher than the nearby schools. The school's test scores are also generally lower than the state and district averages, with its 3rd grade ELA proficiency rate at 30% in 2024-2025, compared to the state average of 38.9%. Additionally, the school ranks in the bottom 25% of Michigan elementary schools for its special education student performance, with a 1-star rating in this category.

When compared to nearby elementary schools, such as Hornung Elementary, Wylie Elementary, and the South Lyon Community Schools elementary schools, Whitmore Lake Elementary School stands out as having lower test scores, higher chronic absenteeism, and a higher percentage of students from low-income backgrounds. The school's declining performance over time and its underperformance compared to nearby schools suggest the need for a closer examination of the school's instructional practices, resource allocation, and strategies for supporting student success.

401

Students ?

11.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,696

Per pupil spending ?

38.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1077 Barker Rd
Whitmore Lake, MI 48189-9262

(734) 449-2051

District: Whitmore Lake Public School District

Students who attend Whitmore Lake Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Whitmore Lake High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

84.0%

Two or more races:

7.5%

Hispanic:

4.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 39th percentile in 2015 → 59th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 20 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Michigan median (59th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg42%

Michigan avg38%

606^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 41%▲ up 20 pts since 2015

From bottom 39% (2015) to top 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

112^th of 613Whitmore Lake Public 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
2025	57.2	606 of 1488	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.4	434 of 1486	70.8%	★★★★☆
2023	74.4	331 of 1470	77.5%	★★★★☆
2022	56.3	538 of 1344	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.6	563 of 1153	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.4	733 of 1408	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.4	962 of 1448	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	35.7	938 of 1466	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	44.8	873 of 1548	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	42.9	956 of 1580	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	61.0	612 of 1533	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	59.2	654 of 1563	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	72.7	395 of 1566	74.8%	★★★★☆
2011	63.0	685 of 1552	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	67.7	603 of 1552	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	61.1	779 of 1589	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	68.4	545 of 1577	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	52.6	944 of 1565	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	46.5	1057 of 1545	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	58.4	502 of 1338	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.8	452 of 1342	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.4	395 of 1321	70.1%	★★★★☆
2022	48.2	546 of 1106	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	19.9	780 of 902	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.8	759 of 1171	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.3	888 of 1443	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	39.6	803 of 1346	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.2	527 of 1381	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.1	604 of 1350	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.7	332 of 1099	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.4	636 of 1134	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.8	960 of 1397	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	47.8	688 of 1366	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	62.4	459 of 1347	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.0	304 of 1334	77.2%	★★★★☆
2022	67.0	326 of 1139	71.4%	★★★★☆
2021	46.2	461 of 915	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.9	612 of 1196	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.4	979 of 1446	32.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	26.6	178 of 225	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.3	288 of 403	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	48.4	612 of 1206	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.1	455 of 1204	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.4	382 of 1198	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.4	599 of 1102	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.1	585 of 1005	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.8	704 of 1128	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.1	949 of 1253	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Female (2025)62nd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)50th percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)49th percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)40th percentile-19 vs school

Special Education (2024)21st percentile-50 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Science50%+10 vs state

Social Studies50%+20 vs state

English Language Arts45%+4 vs state

Math35%~ state avg

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by a parent
Sunday, September 26, 2010

I am a parent with 2 children in Whitmore Lake. I drive them to school under school of choice because of my children's dismal experiences in Ann Arbor Public Schools. I find the teachers to be caring and the curriculum to be well delivered. They truly live up to their promise of "Exceptional, personalized education." 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 English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th 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
Whitmore Lake Elementary School	Public	K-6	1077 Barker Rd	Whitmore Lake	48189	Washtenaw County	Whitmore Lake Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 449-2051	401	34	11.9	38.9%	337 (84.0%)	13 (3.2%)	19 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (7.5%)	57.2	606^th of 1488 public elementary schools	59.3%		68.4	434^th of 1486 public elementary schools	70.8%	172	30.0	39.7	61.9	58.5	30.0	27.6	45.2	41.5	50.0	50.0	$19,696	$764	$18,931
William A Brummer Elementary School	Public	K-5	9919 N Rushton Rd	South Lyon	48178	Livingston County	South Lyon Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 573-8520	469	28	17.0	16.2%	419 (89.3%)	7 (1.5%)	16 (3.4%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.5%)	83	229^th of 1488 public elementary schools	84.6%		72.8	360^th of 1486 public elementary schools	75.8%	131	53.2	54.8	64.4		64.5	54.8	48.9		63.3	51.1	$13,393	$994	$12,399
Hawkins Elementary School	Public	K-4	8900 Lee Rd	Brighton	48116	Livingston County	Brighton Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 299-3900	551	32	17.1	11.8%	494 (89.7%)	3 (0.5%)	22 (4.0%)	12 (2.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.3%)	72.1	384^th of 1488 public elementary schools	74.2%		79.4	259^th of 1486 public elementary schools	82.6%	125	50.5	44.6			66.4	49.5					$15,324	$1,925	$13,399
Country Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	2939 E M 36	Pinckney	48169	Livingston County	Pinckney Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 225-6600	192	11	17.2	26.0%	174 (90.6%)	2 (1.0%)	6 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	2 (1.0%)	6 (3.1%)								(n/a)											$14,981	$1,477	$13,504
Navigator Upper Elementary School	Public	3-5	2150 E M 36	Pinckney	48169	Livingston County	Pinckney Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 225-5300	491	29	17.2	21.2%	442 (90.0%)	7 (1.4%)	24 (4.9%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	10 (2.0%)	59.8	562^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	62.2%		55	635^th of 1486 public elementary schools	57.3%	73	49.7	41.6	54.8		51.0	30.3	42.6		49.0	32.3	$12,597	$1,291	$11,305
Frank E Bartlett School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	350 School St	South Lyon	48178	Oakland County	South Lyon Community Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(248) 573-8300	483	28	17.4	18.2%	384 (79.5%)	12 (2.5%)	28 (5.8%)	45 (9.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.7%)	70	411^th of 1488 public elementary schools	72.4%		59.5	559^th of 1486 public elementary schools	62.4%	148	60.5	51.4	45.0		71.6	41.7	31.7		56.7	36.7	$13,849	$1,484	$12,364
Sayre Elementary School	Public	K-5	23000 Valerie St	South Lyon	48178	Oakland County	South Lyon Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 573-8500	450	27	16.4	14.0%	387 (86.0%)	5 (1.1%)	20 (4.4%)	12 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.8%)	82.7	233^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	84.3%		78.9	266^th of 1486 public elementary schools	82.1%	33	44.0	70.3	71.8		58.7	58.1	57.7		69.0	39.4	$14,104	$1,079	$13,025
Hornung Elementary School	Public	K-4	4680 Bauer Rd	Brighton	48116	Livingston County	Brighton Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 299-4450	558	31	18.0	9.1%	525 (94.1%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.7%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.6%)	94.5	60^th of 1488 public elementary schools	96.0%		94.2	60^th of 1486 public elementary schools	96.0%		67.0	76.5			71.4	73.0					$13,589	$1,591	$11,998
Farley Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	8110 Farley Rd	Pinckney	48169	Livingston County	Pinckney Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 225-6400	233	13	18.0	23.2%	218 (93.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.4%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)								(n/a)											$14,436	$1,197	$13,239
Wylie Elementary School	Public	3-4	3060 Kensington St	Dexter	48130	Washtenaw County	Dexter Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 424-4140	486	29	16.5	8.8%	432 (88.9%)	7 (1.4%)	25 (5.1%)	18 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	88.6	145^th of 1488 public elementary schools	90.3%		85.7	177^th of 1486 public elementary schools	88.1%	32	59.1	70.4			62.2	67.4					$15,821	$265	$15,556

Frequently Asked Questions about Whitmore Lake Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Whitmore Lake Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Whitmore Lake Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Whitmore Lake High School

How many students attend Whitmore Lake Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 401 students attended Whitmore Lake Elementary School.

What district is Whitmore Lake Elementary School in?

Whitmore Lake Public School District

Is Whitmore Lake Elementary School a good school?

Whitmore Lake Elementary School ranks 606^th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Whitmore Lake Elementary School?

Students at Whitmore Lake Elementary School are 84% White, 7% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 3% African American.

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