Ella M White Elementary

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Ella M White Elementary is a public elementary school located in Alpena, Michigan, serving 472 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Alpena Public Schools district, which is ranked 313 out of 610 districts in Michigan and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ella M White Elementary stands out in several ways compared to nearby schools. It has a significantly higher percentage of white students (90.89%) and a much higher rate of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (73.73%), suggesting the school may be facing significant socioeconomic challenges. The school also has a higher chronic absenteeism rate (23.4%) and generally underperforms the district and state in terms of proficiency on standardized tests, such as 5th grade Math where only 21.3% of students were proficient compared to 27.9% for the district and 32.6% for the state. While Ella M White Elementary spends more per student ($11,783) than the state average, it still lags behind some of the Sanborn Elementary and Hinks Elementary schools in the district, which have higher test scores and lower chronic absenteeism rates.

The data suggests that Ella M White Elementary is facing significant challenges, with declining performance, high rates of chronic absenteeism, and socioeconomic factors that may be impacting student outcomes. Addressing these issues will be crucial for the school to improve and better serve its students. Targeted interventions and support could help the school improve in areas such as academic performance, attendance, and meeting the needs of its socioeconomically disadvantaged population.


Detail:

Public K-5

 201 N Ripley Blvd
       Alpena, MI  49707-3403


(989) 358-5950

District: Alpena Public Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
821st of 1,486 Michigan Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,783 Help


Students who attend Ella M White Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Thunder Bay Junior High School
High:    Alpena High School

Student/teacher ratio:  18.8 Help
Number of students:  472

Racial breakdown:

White:
90.9%
Two or more races:
5.1%
Hispanic:
3.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  73.7% Help


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Compare Details Ella M White Elementary ranks worse than 55.2% of elementary schools in Michigan. It also ranks 4th among 6 ranked elementary schools in the Alpena Public Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 41.79. (See more...)
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Compare Details Ella M White Elementary is not ranked due for the most recent year due to insufficient test score data. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2010 the calculated Average Standard Score was 41.4. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Ella M White Elementary has the largest elementary school student body size in the Alpena Public Schools District. Racial makeup is: White (90.9%), two or more races (5.1%), Hispanic (3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 73.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ella M White Elementary is 18.8. 3 elementary schools in the Alpena Public Schools District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ella M White Elementary is $11,783, which is the lowest among 6 elementary schools in the Alpena Public Schools District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Ella M White Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Ella M White Elementary 821st of 1486 Michigan public elementary schools. (See Ella M White Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Alpena Public Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Alpena Public Schools 313th of 610 Michigan school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Ella M White Elementary

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Ella M White Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 70.15 432nd 1545 72.0%
2007 58.27 785th 1565 49.8%
2008 54.85 912th 1577 42.2%
2009 46.00 1128th 1589 29.0%
2010 49.89 1062nd 1552 31.6%
2011 60.64 768th 1552 50.5%
2012 49.52 847th 1566 45.9%
2013 61.06 614th 1563 60.7%
2014 53.48 770th 1533 49.8%
2015 54.82 720th 1580 54.4%
2016 36.58 1008th 1548 34.9%
2017 36.42 923rd 1466 37.0%
2018 40.03 930th 1448 35.8%
2019 30.55 977th 1408 30.6%
2021 34.08 760th 1153 34.1%
2022 37.58 803rd 1344 40.3%
2023 42.08 818th 1470 44.4%
2024 41.79 821st 1486 44.8%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Ella M White Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.95 841st 1397 39.8%
2019 41.58 679th 1134 40.1%
2021 39.25 472nd 749 37.0%
2022 47.12 543rd 1099 50.6%
2023 50.89 607th 1350 55.0%
2024 43.96 738th 1381 46.6%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Ella M White Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.77 962nd 1443 33.3%
2019 31.12 835th 1171 28.7%
2021 39.07 546th 902 39.5%
2022 34.13 735th 1106 33.5%
2023 30.34 901st 1321 31.8%
2024 35.16 846th 1342 37.0%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Ella M White Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.31 865th 1446 40.2%
2019 34.23 798th 1196 33.3%
2021 46.48 458th 915 49.9%
2022 34.62 744th 1139 34.7%
2023 43.01 733rd 1334 45.1%
2024 40.02 786th 1347 41.6%
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Rank History for elementary school White students at Ella M White Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.42 1000th 1253 20.2%
2019 19.58 966th 1128 14.4%
2021 26.93 771st 1005 23.3%
2022 29.20 802nd 1102 27.2%
2023 27.50 898th 1198 25.0%
2024 26.90 913th 1204 24.2%
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Data source: test scores: Michigan Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Ella M White Elementary

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Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 80.64 113th 806 86.0%
2007 73.04 215th 823 73.9%
2008 71.89 239th 839 71.5%
2009 47.27 589th 847 30.5%
2010 41.40 638th 851 25.0%
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Data source: test scores: Michigan Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Data source: Michigan Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Ella M White Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 531 3 3 0 1 n/a n/a 0 538
1989 529 1 2 3 3 n/a n/a -1 537
1990 558 1 2 0 0 n/a n/a 0 561
1991 536 1 3 1 0 n/a n/a 0 541
1992 532 2 2 4 3 n/a n/a 0 543
1993 498 6 0 2 1 n/a n/a 0 507
1994 508 1 5 2 3 n/a n/a 0 519
1995 517 1 4 1 2 n/a n/a 0 525
1996 517 1 4 1 2 n/a n/a 0 525
1997 507 0 3 2 2 n/a n/a 0 514
1998 495 3 6 1 4 n/a n/a 0 509
1999 486 2 6 1 2 n/a n/a 0 497
2000 446 2 4 0 0 n/a n/a 0 452
2001 474 2 7 0 1 n/a n/a 0 484
2002 446 3 4 0 0 n/a n/a 0 453
2003 446 3 4 0 0 n/a n/a 0 453
2004 441 0 3 0 0 n/a n/a 0 444
2005 406 4 2 0 1 n/a n/a 0 413
2006 414 2 3 0 1 n/a n/a 0 420
2007 410 2 4 0 1 n/a n/a 0 417
2008 405 5 4 n/a 1 n/a n/a 0 415
2009 380 6 3 0 1 n/a n/a 0 390
2010 378 2 2 0 0 n/a n/a 0 382
2011 397 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 402
2012 381 3 2 1 4 0 7 0 398
2013 391 4 3 5 2 0 10 0 415
2014 383 4 1 3 1 0 14 0 406
2015 393 3 3 6 1 0 10 0 416
2016 438 4 2 7 1 0 13 0 465
2017 427 4 2 6 0 0 15 0 454
2018 435 4 3 6 0 0 15 0 463
2019 433 2 0 5 1 0 19 0 460
2020 411 2 0 5 1 0 19 0 438
2021 371 1 1 7 0 0 19 0 399
2022 434 5 2 9 0 0 20 0 470
2023 429 3 2 14 0 0 24 0 472

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Ella M White Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 538 n/a n/a n/a
1989 537 n/a n/a 22.9
1990 561 34.0 16.5 25.3
1991 541 n/a n/a n/a
1992 543 n/a n/a 34.6
1993 507 n/a 0.0 29.8
1994 519 22.9 22.7 27.9
1995 525 23.1 22.7 27.8
1996 525 23.1 22.7 27.8
1997 514 25.0 20.6 30.7
1998 509 26.0 19.6 29.7
1999 497 27.0 18.4 28.2
2000 452 24.9 18.2 38.5
2001 484 24.5 19.8 39.9
2002 453 25.9 17.5 38.6
2003 453 25.9 17.5 38.6
2004 444 22.1 20.1 40.3
2005 413 22.8 18.1 41.9
2006 420 22.4 18.8 42.4
2007 417 22.4 18.6 44.1
2008 415 21.3 19.5 41.4
2009 390 19.8 19.7 46.4
2010 382 20.1 18.9 53.7
2011 402 21.8 18.4 58.2
2012 398 20.6 19.2 57.3
2013 415 21.6 19.1 58.8
2014 406 22.4 18.0 55.9
2015 416 21.0 19.8 60.6
2016 465 23.0 20.2 60.4
2017 454 24.6 18.4 59.5
2018 463 24.8 18.6 62.4
2019 460 20.7 22.2 64.1
2020 438 22.6 19.3 63
2021 399 22.6 17.6 66.7
2022 470 24.4 19.2 63.4
2023 472 24.9 18.8 73.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Ella M White Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 538 n/a n/a n/a
1989 537 n/a n/a 22.9
1990 561 34.0 16.5 25.3
1991 541 n/a n/a n/a
1992 543 n/a n/a 34.6
1993 507 n/a 0.0 29.8
1994 519 22.9 22.7 27.9
1995 525 23.1 22.7 27.8
1996 525 23.1 22.7 27.8
1997 514 25.0 20.6 30.7
1998 509 26.0 19.6 29.7
1999 497 27.0 18.4 28.2
2000 452 24.9 18.2 38.5
2001 484 24.5 19.8 39.9
2002 453 25.9 17.5 38.6
2003 453 25.9 17.5 38.6
2004 444 22.1 20.1 40.3
2005 413 22.8 18.1 41.9
2006 420 22.4 18.8 42.4
2007 417 22.4 18.6 44.1
2008 415 21.3 19.5 41.4
2009 390 19.8 19.7 46.4
2010 382 20.1 18.9 53.7
2011 402 21.8 18.4 58.2
2012 398 20.6 19.2 57.3
2013 415 21.6 19.1 58.8
2014 406 22.4 18.0 55.9
2015 416 21.0 19.8 60.6
2016 465 23.0 20.2 60.4
2017 454 24.6 18.4 59.5
2018 463 24.8 18.6 62.4
2019 460 20.7 22.2 64.1
2020 438 22.6 19.3 63
2021 399 22.6 17.6 66.7
2022 470 24.4 19.2 63.4
2023 472 24.9 18.8 73.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Ella M White Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,026 (11.1%) $8,250 (88.9%) $9,276
2020 $641 (7.1%) $8,441 (92.9%) $9,082
2021 $1,690 (15.6%) $9,170 (84.4%) $10,860
2022 $1,504 (14.2%) $9,062 (85.8%) $10,566
2023 $1,283 (10.9%) $10,500 (89.1%) $11,783

Data source: Michigan Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Ella M White Elementary

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 977th of 1408 Elementary schoolsRanks 818th of 1470 Elementary schools
 13.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Ella M White Elementary)44.439.7
 4.7%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Alpena Public Schools)39.343.6
 4.3%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)45.140.9
 4.2%
3rd Grade Math (Ella M White Elementary)56.347.9
 8.4%
   3rd Grade Math (Alpena Public Schools)47.843.2
 4.6%
   3rd Grade Math (Michigan)46.742.9
 3.8%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Ella M White Elementary)40.247.9
 7.7%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Alpena Public Schools)32.342.9
 10.6%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)45.844.3
 1.5%
4th Grade Math (Ella M White Elementary)24.433.8
 9.4%
   4th Grade Math (Alpena Public Schools)21.934.9
 13%
   4th Grade Math (Michigan)41.838.6
 3.2%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Ella M White Elementary)41.330.9
 10.4%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Alpena Public Schools)41.232.9
 8.3%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)46.243.9
 2.3%
5th Grade Math (Ella M White Elementary)13.320.6
 7.3%
   5th Grade Math (Alpena Public Schools)22.625.4
 2.8%
   5th Grade Math (Michigan)34.831.5
 3.3%
5th Grade Social Studies (Ella M White Elementary)5.315.9
 10.6%
   5th Grade Social Studies (Alpena Public Schools)5.814.5
 8.7%
   5th Grade Social Studies (Michigan)17.418.6
 1.2%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students460472
 2.6%
African American23
 50%
American Indian10
 100%
Asian02
Hispanic514
 180%
Pacific Islander00
White433429
 0.9%
Two or More Races1924
 26.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients64.1%73.7%
 9.6%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Ella M White Elementary

Students at Ella M White Elementary are 91% White, 5% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

In the 2022-23 school year, 472 students attended Ella M White Elementary.

Ella M White Elementary ranks 821st of 1486 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Ella M White Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Thunder Bay Junior High School
High : Alpena High School


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