📍 125 W Montcalm St, Pontiac, Oakland County, 48342
Whitman Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Pontiac, Oakland County. The school has 601 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Pontiac City School District school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1. 8% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Whitman Elementary School enrolls 601 students across grades K–5. The student body is 57% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 47 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 45% Black or African American, 44% Hispanic or Latino and 4.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 269 | 45% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 264 | 44% |
| Two or more races | 26 | 4.3% |
| White | 24 | 4% |
| Asian | 16 | 2.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
488 of the school's 601 students (81%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 480 qualify for free lunch and 8 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Whitman Elementary School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MI At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 12, state house district 29.
Whitman Elementary School is one of 10 schools in Pontiac City School District, based in PONTIAC, Michigan. The district serves 3,851 students district-wide and employs 222 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 601 students, Whitman Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 385 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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