Elementary Schools in White Cloud Public Schools

Summary:

White Cloud Public Schools has a single elementary school, White Cloud Elementary School, serving students in grades K-5. The school's performance has declined in recent years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 757 out of 1,488 Michigan elementary schools in 2024-2025 to 1,004 out of 1,470 in 2022-2023.

White Cloud Elementary School's academic performance on state assessments is mixed, with some grade levels and subject areas scoring above the state average, while others fall below. For example, 5th-grade students performed better than the state average in English Language Arts but scored lower in Social Studies. The school serves a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 85.04% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024. Despite the school's economic challenges, its per-student spending of $14,235 and student-teacher ratio of 16.8 are within reasonable ranges.

While White Cloud Public Schools has only one elementary school, the data suggests the need for targeted interventions and support to address the school's declining performance and mixed academic outcomes. Identifying and addressing the specific factors contributing to these trends could help improve learning outcomes for the students at White Cloud Elementary School.

District Detail

555 E Wilcox Ave
White Cloud, MI 49349-7512

(231) 689-3201

SchoolDigger Rank:
439^th of 613 Michigan districts

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Grades served: K-12
Students: 908

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				M-Step English Language Arts (2025)			M-Step Math (2025)			M-Step Science (2025)	M-Step Social Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	M-Step English Language Arts 3rd Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
White Cloud Elementary School	Public	K-5	585 East Pine Hill St	White Cloud	49349	Newaygo County	White Cloud Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 689-2301	423	26	16.2	83.9%	353 (83.5%)	16 (3.8%)	16 (3.8%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (7.6%)	47.6	757^th of 1488 public elementary schools	49.1%		32.6	978^th of 1486 public elementary schools	34.2%	221	34.3	39.7	52.7	25.7	45.6	33.8	44.4	23.0	$14,235	$3,319	$10,916

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Newaygo County Regional Educational Service Agency	8.57 mi	5
Newaygo Public School District	9.22 mi	3	367^th
Fremont Public School District	9.62 mi	5	198^th
Hesperia Community Schools	12.68 mi	3	465^th
Big Jackson School District	13.91 mi	1

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Michigan Department of Education.

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