Herrington School

541 Bay St, Pontiac, MI 48342 | (248) 451-7790

Grades: KG-6
Student Enrollment: 513

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5 out of 5 | 1 Review

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 513 elementary school students from grades KG-6
Ranks 1554th out of 1,745 elementary schools in MI.

Additional Contact Information

Mailing Address: 541 Bay Street, Pontiac, MI 48342

Principal or Admin: Ms. Pamela Hogan
Fax: (248) 451-7805
Website: www.pontiac.k12.mi.us

School Operational Details

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

School District Details

Pontiac City School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $11,706
Graduation Rate: 59.3%
Dropout Rate: 11.1%
Students Per Teacher: 17.2
Enrolled Students: 5,987

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 513
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 31.3
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 16.4

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 252 (49.1%)
Females: 261 (50.9%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 19 (3.7%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 418 (81.5%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 437 (85.2%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Herrington School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	1	0.2%
Black	400	78.0%
Asian	8	1.6%
Hispanic	75	14.6%
White	29	5.7%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
Kindergarten	77	15.0%
1st Grade	73	14.2%
2nd Grade	76	14.8%
3rd Grade	86	16.8%
4th Grade	76	14.8%
5th Grade	66	12.9%
6th Grade	59	11.5%

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

School Ratings and Reviews

Overall Rating: 5

5 out of 5 | 1 Review

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Reviewed by Teacher on March 22, 2010
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Such a wonderful school. The teachers work extremely hard and really care for the students.

Test Scores and Performance Information

Overall School Rating

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The overall school rating shows that Herrington 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	87.1%	87.1%	95.3%
2009	95.2%	87.6%	94.8%
2008	71.7%	77.2%	91.3%

Reading Test
2010	78.4%	68.2%	86.8%
2009	83.1%	79.8%	89.8%
2008	58.5%	69.6%	86.4%

English Language Arts Test
2008	52.8%	64.3%	83.2%

Writing Test
2008	32.1%	41.4%	61.1%

Grade 5 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	67.9%	60.4%	79.9%
2009	55.2%	61.7%	79.5%

Reading Test
2010	69.6%	63.1%	85.1%
2009	61.4%	67.7%	85.2%

Science Test
2010	57.1%	46.8%	78.1%
2009	31.9%	52.9%	81.0%

Grade 6 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	49.0%	65.1%	84.5%
2009	55.4%	66.8%	82.0%
2008	40.0%	58.0%	79.9%

Reading Test
2010	49.0%	63.3%	84.0%
2009	76.4%	73.7%	87.7%
2008	44.4%	53.5%	80.5%

Social Studies Test
2010	28.6%	41.2%	75.3%
2009	48.2%	44.9%	73.4%
2008	24.4%	32.9%	73.6%

English Language Arts Test
2008	42.2%	51.6%	79.5%

Writing Test
2008	42.2%	48.9%	75.7%

Grade 4 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2009	81.4%	82.0%	92.3%
2008	78.8%	69.7%	87.9%

Reading Test
2009	56.2%	59.8%	84.1%
2008	78.8%	60.2%	82.8%

English Language Arts Test
2008	67.3%	50.2%	76.6%

Writing Test
2008	46.2%	22.9%	44.4%

Source: MI Department of Education 2009-2010

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