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White Pine Middle School

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White Pine Middle School ranks 489 th of 890 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

489^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 890 Michigan Middle Schools

Better than 45% of Michigan middle schools

Summary

White Pine Middle School is a public middle school located in Saginaw, Michigan, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 963 students. The school is part of the Saginaw Township Community Schools district, which is ranked 282 out of 613 districts in Michigan and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

White Pine Middle School consistently ranks in the bottom half of Michigan middle schools, with its performance on state assessments (M-Step and PSAT) being below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math were around 30% and 20% respectively, compared to the state averages of 38-39% and 31-33%. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as African American, Hispanic, and Special Education students, who rank in the bottom 25-30% of Michigan middle schools. Additionally, White Pine Middle School has experienced high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 23.8% to 30.8% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Neighboring schools, such as EF Rittmueller Middle School, Hemlock Middle School, and Swan Valley Middle School, consistently outperform White Pine Middle School on academic measures and have higher rankings within the state. These higher-performing schools also have lower rates of chronic absenteeism, suggesting a potential correlation between socioeconomic factors and academic achievement. Despite the school's relatively high spending per student, which has increased from $12,156 in 2020-2021 to $15,182 in 2023-2024, its academic performance remains below the state and district averages, indicating that simply increasing funding may not be the sole solution to improving student outcomes.

1,019

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,182

Per pupil spending ?

48.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

505 N Center Rd
Saginaw, MI 48638-5852

(989) 797-1814

District: Saginaw Township Community Schools

Students who attend White Pine Middle School usually attend:

High:

Heritage High School

Feeder schools for White Pine Middle School:

Elementary:	Arrowwood Elementary School
	Sherwood Elementary School
	Weiss Elementary School
	Westdale Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

48.9%

African American:

21.0%

Hispanic:

20.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 54th percentile in 2015 → 45th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (35% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg35%

Michigan avg41%

489^th of 890

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 45%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From top 46% (2015) to bottom 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

282^nd of 613Saginaw Township Community Schools among Michigan districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	44.1	489 of 890	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.3	481 of 897	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.6	461 of 883	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.4	435 of 776	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.6	354 of 675	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.6	355 of 792	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.3	296 of 838	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	47.1	381 of 821	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	57.0	359 of 894	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	53.0	419 of 919	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	53.2	451 of 921	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	55.9	394 of 919	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	55.1	410 of 900	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	57.5	464 of 858	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	53.6	530 of 851	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	61.0	423 of 847	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	53.5	520 of 839	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	46.8	573 of 823	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	52.4	489 of 806	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	23.4	275 of 338	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.0	203 of 300	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.0	183 of 310	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.5	114 of 182	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.7	60 of 77	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.2	141 of 196	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	55.4	137 of 366	62.6%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	31.8	77 of 104	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	35.8	497 of 789	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.9	488 of 771	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.5	511 of 770	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.0	423 of 657	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.3	390 of 521	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.4	419 of 658	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.2	310 of 794	61.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	23.1	215 of 265	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.5	183 of 257	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.8	172 of 246	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.1	97 of 138	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.3	40 of 69	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.1	89 of 137	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.1	121 of 266	54.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	25.0	640 of 832	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.1	536 of 836	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.4	529 of 825	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.6	492 of 691	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.7	409 of 523	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.4	445 of 672	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.3	306 of 815	62.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	43.8	420 of 798	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.9	441 of 786	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.6	377 of 776	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.9	393 of 658	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.8	243 of 540	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.6	230 of 639	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.5	229 of 797	71.3%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	19.0	168 of 190	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	134 of 176	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	139 of 163	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.9	56 of 65	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.0	20 of 51	60.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	12.0	238 of 244	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.4	189 of 199	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.8	19 of 19	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.0	73 of 76	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	55.9	117 of 377	69.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	61.7	225 of 696	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.3	275 of 701	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.3	282 of 688	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.8	267 of 638	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.9	215 of 577	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.4	211 of 624	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.1	192 of 678	71.7%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

White (2025)68th percentile+23 vs school

Male (2025)47th percentile~ school

Female (2025)37th percentile-8 vs school

Asian (2018)26th percentile-39 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile-22 vs school

Hispanic (2025)19th percentile-26 vs school

African American (2025)19th percentile-26 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)12th percentile-33 vs school

Special Education (2025)2nd percentile-43 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies44%-3 vs state

Science37%-4 vs state

English Language Arts32%-6 vs state

Math26%-6 vs state

Mathematics20%-11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT Mathematics (2025)	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	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
White Pine Middle School	Public	6-8	505 N Center Rd	Saginaw	48638	Saginaw County	Saginaw Township Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 797-1814	1,019	62	16.3	48.4%	498 (48.9%)	214 (21.0%)	204 (20.0%)	20 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	80 (7.9%)	44.1	489^th of 890 public middle schools	45.1%		43.3	481^st of 897 public middle schools	46.4%	8	64.2	19.5		28.9	35.8		21.1	30.7		37.0		44.4	$15,182	$1,478	$13,704
Thompson Middle School	Public	6-8	3021 Court St	Saginaw	48602	Saginaw County	Saginaw School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 399-5600	585	27	21.6	90.9%	117 (20.0%)	349 (59.7%)	96 (16.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	18 (3.1%)	5.8	866^th of 890 public middle schools	2.7%		7.6	859^th of 897 public middle schools	4.2%	7	23.1			10.7	13.1		2.9	5.5		5.4		5.4	$22,091	$5,469	$16,621
Swan Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	453 Van Wormer Rd	Saginaw	48609	Saginaw County	Swan Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(989) 921-2601	408	23	17.9	32.1%	307 (75.2%)	6 (1.5%)	66 (16.2%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.1%)	85.2	100^th of 890 public middle schools	88.8%		80.6	121^st of 897 public middle schools	86.5%	21	82.2	42.4		55.7	62.3		47.9	50.7		51.7		62.7	$12,750	$415	$12,335
Saginaw Middle School	Public	6-8	3100 Webber St	Saginaw	48601	Saginaw County	Saginaw School District of the City of	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(989) 399-6000	134	5	26.8	94.8%	12 (9.0%)	105 (78.4%)	10 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	5 (3.7%)								(n/a)
Carrollton Middle School	Public	6-8	3211 Carla Dr	Saginaw	48604	Saginaw County	Carrollton Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 753-9704	344	23	14.7	82.6%	121 (35.2%)	93 (27.0%)	103 (29.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (7.3%)	20.5	689^th of 890 public middle schools	22.6%		25.2	664^th of 897 public middle schools	26.0%	25	51.7	5.1		18.5	27.6		4.6	12.6		24.6		31.4	$17,665	$3,359	$14,306
BridgeportSpaulding Middle SchoolSchrah	Public	6-8	3675 Southfield Dr	Saginaw	48601	Saginaw County	Bridgeport-Spaulding Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 777-1600	379	22	17.4	97.1%	56 (14.8%)	257 (67.8%)	51 (13.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.4%)	8.5	838^th of 890 public middle schools	5.8%		9	836^th of 897 public middle schools	6.8%	2	34.4	2.3		13.9	20.6			4.0		9.2		6.1	$14,150	$934	$13,216
Hemlock Middle School	Public	5-8	535 N Maple St	Hemlock	48626	Saginaw County	Hemlock Public School District	No	No	No	No	(989) 642-5253	350	20	17.1	24.9%	324 (92.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)	76.6	159^th of 890 public middle schools	82.1%		76.2	163^rd of 897 public middle schools	81.8%	4	71.3	41.4	60.5	45.8	41.5	57.9	51.8	52.1	53.9	50.6	51.3	57.6	$11,545	$668	$10,877
Western Middle School	Public	6-8	500 W Midland Rd	Auburn	48611	Bay County	Bay City School District	No	No	No	No	(989) 662-4489	681	39	17.6	40.2%	594 (87.2%)	6 (0.9%)	40 (5.9%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (5.0%)	67.5	234^th of 890 public middle schools	73.7%		65	247^th of 897 public middle schools	72.5%	13	75.0	39.8		44.4	38.7		26.7	35.7		52.5		57.9	$9,433	$729	$8,704
Handy Middle School	Public	6-8	601 Blend St	Bay City	48706	Bay County	Bay City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 684-1723	598	44	13.6	78.8%	401 (67.1%)	28 (4.7%)	109 (18.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	57 (9.5%)	24.8	646^th of 890 public middle schools	27.4%		21.4	692^nd of 897 public middle schools	22.9%	46	48.7	13.1		25.4	27.3		10.8	26.3		26.2		23.3	$14,908	$1,984	$12,924
Christa McAuliffe Middle School	Public	6-8	3281 Kiesel Rd	Bay City	48706	Bay County	Bangor Township Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 686-7640	608	28	21.8	45.6%	477 (78.5%)	17 (2.8%)	80 (13.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.3%)	47.6	436^th of 890 public middle schools	51.0%		51.3	386^th of 897 public middle schools	57.0%	50	65.3	24.0		36.8	39.6		25.3	25.5		39.5		38.1	$12,082	$821	$11,261

Frequently Asked Questions about White Pine Middle School

How many students attend White Pine Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,019 students attended White Pine Middle School.

What high school do graduates of White Pine Middle School attend?

Students who attend White Pine Middle School usually go on to attend Heritage High School

Is White Pine Middle School a good school?

White Pine Middle School ranks 489^th of 890 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of White Pine Middle School?

Students at White Pine Middle School are 49% White, 21% African American, 20% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is White Pine Middle School in?

Saginaw Township Community Schools

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