📍 541 Bay St, Pontiac, Oakland County, 48342
Herrington School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Pontiac, Oakland County. The school has 287 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Pontiac City School District school district. It serves grades K–6 in an urban setting. The school employs 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1. 8% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Herrington School enrolls 287 students across grades K–6. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 17 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 74% Black or African American, 12% Hispanic or Latino and 7.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 212 | 74% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 34 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 21 | 7.3% |
| White | 15 | 5.2% |
| Asian | 4 | 1.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
253 of the school's 287 students (88%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 252 qualify for free lunch and 1 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Herrington 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.
Herrington 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 287 students, Herrington School is smaller than the district average of about 385 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small