Summary:
Zip code 49461 is home to just one middle school, Whitehall Middle School, which serves grades 6 through 8 with an enrollment of 424 students as part of Whitehall District Schools.
For parents, the most important takeaway is that Whitehall Middle School shows a clear split in performance by grade level. In the most recent data (2025-2026), 6th and 7th graders are outperforming state averages in both ELA and math—7th grade math proficiency is 43.4% versus the state’s 33.3%, a 10-point advantage. However, 8th graders fall well below state averages in every subject tested. The most dramatic gaps are in PSAT ELA (53.7% vs. 64.8% statewide) and science (29.3% vs. 39.2%). This pattern suggests the school builds strong foundational skills in the lower grades but struggles to maintain that momentum by 8th grade. The school’s overall state ranking reflects this volatility: it jumped to the 76th percentile (218th out of 890 schools) in 2024-2025, but is projected to drop to the 59th percentile (367th out of 896) in 2025-2026, a decline of 149 positions.
Looking at the broader picture, the school serves a moderate-need population, with 40% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch. Chronic absenteeism sits at 28.5%, slightly above the state average of 27.9%, which could be a contributing factor to the academic slide in upper grades. On the resource side, the school spends $15,272 per student and maintains a 16:1 student-teacher ratio, indicating reasonable funding levels. The sharpest concern is the year-over-year collapse in 8th-grade scores—science dropped nearly 20 points, and PSAT math fell 17 points from 2024-2025 to 2025-2026. While some of this could be a cohort effect, the consistent decline across all 8th-grade subjects suggests that targeted interventions for this grade level, along with attendance improvement efforts, should be priorities for Whitehall District Schools.
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