White Elementary School

5161 Charles St, Hamtramck, MI 48212 | (313) 866-3595

Grades: KG-8
Student Enrollment: 780

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 780 elementary school students from grades KG-8
Ranks 1701st out of 1,745 elementary schools in MI.

Additional Contact Information

Mailing Address: 5161 Charles Street, Detroit, MI 48212

Principal or Admin: Vernice Gaines
Fax: (313) 866-3476

School Operational Details

Title I Eligible
All students of this school are eligible for participation in authorized programs.

School District Details

Detroit City School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $12,016
Graduation Rate: 45.2%
Dropout Rate: 11.7%
Students Per Teacher: 17.8
Enrolled Students: 89,561

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 780
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 46.0
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 17.0

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 382 (49.0%)
Females: 398 (51.0%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 7 (0.9%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 710 (91.0%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 717 (91.9%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

White Elementary School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	2	0.3%
Black	562	72.1%
Asian	89	11.4%
Hispanic	-	-
White	127	16.3%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
Kindergarten	66	8.5%
1st Grade	93	11.9%
2nd Grade	79	10.1%
3rd Grade	76	9.7%
4th Grade	86	11.0%
5th Grade	82	10.5%
6th Grade	77	9.9%
7th Grade	125	16.0%
8th Grade	95	12.2%
Ungraded	1	0.1%

Source: MI Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

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Test Scores and Performance Information

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The overall school rating shows that White Elementary School performed on average much worse than most other schools across the state on MEAP state exams in the following subjects:

English Language Arts
Math
Reading
Science
Social Studies
Writing

MEAP - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject

Grade 3 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	62.5%	84.0%	95.3%
2009	88.9%	85.6%	94.8%
2008	79.5%	74.8%	91.3%

Reading Test
2010	53.2%	69.3%	86.8%
2009	78.9%	79.1%	89.8%
2008	59.0%	71.7%	86.4%

English Language Arts Test
2008	53.0%	65.2%	83.2%

Writing Test
2008	27.7%	38.2%	61.1%

Grade 4 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	81.0%	75.4%	91.5%
2009	72.5%	78.5%	92.3%
2008	74.7%	71.7%	87.9%

Reading Test
2010	66.7%	63.6%	84.1%
2009	57.1%	64.3%	84.1%
2008	60.2%	61.5%	82.8%

Writing Test
2010	28.1%	20.5%	47.2%
2009	-	-	-
2008	20.5%	22.4%	44.4%

English Language Arts Test
2008	53.4%	51.3%	76.6%

Grade 5 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	42.7%	54.4%	79.9%
2009	66.2%	57.0%	79.5%
2008	39.4%	48.6%	76.8%

Reading Test
2010	41.3%	65.4%	85.1%
2009	66.2%	65.1%	85.2%
2008	43.7%	57.1%	81.5%

Science Test
2010	29.3%	47.6%	78.1%
2009	51.4%	56.6%	81.0%
2008	39.4%	59.6%	83.1%

English Language Arts Test
2008	35.2%	51.4%	78.2%

Writing Test
2008	23.9%	37.8%	63.4%

Grade 6 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	66.7%	61.6%	84.5%
2009	36.1%	54.5%	82.0%
2008	53.2%	54.0%	79.9%

Reading Test
2010	70.7%	58.9%	84.0%
2009	52.1%	72.1%	87.7%
2008	61.7%	56.4%	80.5%

Social Studies Test
2010	46.7%	45.4%	75.3%
2009	32.4%	41.7%	73.4%
2008	40.0%	45.2%	73.6%

English Language Arts Test
2008	59.6%	54.8%	79.5%

Writing Test
2008	60.0%	52.5%	75.7%

Grade 7 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	42.1%	62.7%	84.6%
2009	39.3%	53.7%	82.2%

Reading Test
2010	35.7%	52.2%	79.0%
2009	49.1%	59.8%	82.0%

Writing Test
2010	19.6%	20.4%	47.8%

Grade 8 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	38.7%	48.8%	78.0%
2009	26.6%	39.5%	70.3%

Reading Test
2010	59.1%	61.7%	81.9%
2009	65.4%	69.4%	83.4%

Science Test
2010	39.8%	51.7%	78.1%
2009	32.9%	45.7%	75.9%

Source: MI Department of Education 2009-2010

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