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White Cloud Junior High School

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White Cloud Junior High School ranks 666 th of 896 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

666^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 896 Michigan Middle Schools

Better than 26% of Michigan middle schools

Summary

White Cloud Junior High School serves 211 students in grades 6-8 in the small, rural community of White Cloud, Michigan, and is part of the White Cloud Public Schools district.

White Cloud Junior High faces significant challenges tied to high poverty and attendance issues. About 77% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch—the highest rate among nearby schools, though similar to Holton Middle School (76.9%). Chronic absenteeism is also a major concern, with 36.6% of students missing substantial instructional time in 2024-2025, well above the state average of 27.9%. This pattern has persisted for years and directly impacts learning. Academically, the school's most urgent issue is 8th grade math: only 4.5% of students scored proficient on the PSAT in 2025-2026, a dramatic drop from 15.5% the year before and far below the state average of 33.2%. Reading and math proficiency in 6th and 7th grades also trail state averages significantly, though 8th grade science (34.3% proficient) and social studies (31.8%) are much closer to state benchmarks. The contrast with Fremont Middle School, just 10 miles away, is stark—Fremont achieves 46-47% proficiency in ELA and math and ranks in the 80th percentile statewide, while White Cloud sits in the 26th percentile.

There are some encouraging signs. The school's overall state ranking improved from the 20th to 26th percentile this year, and economically disadvantaged students showed dramatic gains in their subgroup ranking (from the 18th to 38th percentile). Sixth grade reading also improved year-over-year. The school maintains a favorable student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1, better than most comparable schools, though per-student spending of $14,364 is lower than several nearby districts serving less disadvantaged populations. For parents, the picture is mixed: the school is working to address deep challenges, but chronic absenteeism and a recent collapse in 8th grade math scores are critical areas requiring attention and likely community-wide solutions.

211

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,364

Per pupil spending ?

76.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

555 E Wilcox Ave
White Cloud, MI 49349-7512

(231) 689-1705

District: White Cloud Public Schools

Students who attend White Cloud Junior High School usually attend:

High:

White Cloud High School

Feeder schools for White Cloud Junior High School:

Elementary:

White Cloud Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

88.2%

Hispanic:

4.3%

Two or more races:

3.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 6th percentile in 2021 → 26th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 26th (2026) from a 6th-percentile low (2021)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (23% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (37% vs 28% Michigan)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school23%

District avg23%

Michigan avg41%

666^th of 896

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 8 pts since 2016

From bottom 34% (2016) to bottom 26% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

433^rd of 625White Cloud Public 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
2026	23.1	666 of 896	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.4	713 of 890	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	715 of 897	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	701 of 883	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	634 of 776	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.9	633 of 675	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.7	667 of 792	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.8	678 of 838	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.0	723 of 821	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	34.4	592 of 894	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	32.3	634 of 919	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	35.9	634 of 921	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	40.0	589 of 919	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	49.3	476 of 900	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	56.6	483 of 858	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	52.7	544 of 851	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	48.5	576 of 847	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	41.3	617 of 839	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	33.6	663 of 823	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	36.0	642 of 806	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	27.8	571 of 789	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.9	667 of 789	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	668 of 771	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	628 of 770	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.7	601 of 657	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	581 of 658	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.2	635 of 794	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	36.9	514 of 834	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	20.1	686 of 832	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	667 of 836	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.6	616 of 825	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.3	579 of 691	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.2	461 of 523	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.4	605 of 672	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.9	635 of 815	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	20.5	647 of 813	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.1	658 of 798	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	645 of 786	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.3	673 of 776	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.2	533 of 658	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.6	525 of 540	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.2	547 of 639	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.8	601 of 797	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	21.5	338 of 377	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	13.0	624 of 687	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.5	674 of 696	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.5	673 of 701	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.3	661 of 688	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.9	593 of 638	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.0	556 of 577	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.6	590 of 624	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.5	623 of 678	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)38th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2026)28th percentile~ school

Male (2026)20th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2018)10th percentile-9 vs school

White (2026)9th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Science34%-5 vs state

Social Studies32%-19 vs state

English Language Arts17%-21 vs state

Math14%-19 vs state

Mathematics4%-29 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT English Language Arts (2026)	PSAT Mathematics (2026)	M-Step English Language Arts (2026)			M-Step Math (2026)			M-Step Science (2026)		M-Step Social Studies (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 Cloud Junior High School	Public	6-8	555 E Wilcox Ave	White Cloud	49349	Newaygo County	White Cloud Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 689-1705	211	14	15.2	76.8%	186 (88.2%)	4 (1.9%)	9 (4.3%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.8%)	23.1	666^th of 896 public middle schools	25.7%		18.4	713^th of 890 public middle schools	19.9%	47	56.7	4.5		21.3	11.8		13.8	14.1		34.3		31.8	$14,364	$1,669	$12,695
Newaygo Middle School	Public	5-8	850 76th St	Newaygo	49337	Newaygo County	Newaygo Public School District	No	No	No	No	(231) 652-1285	472	29	16.3	63.1%	382 (80.9%)	4 (0.8%)	65 (13.8%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.2%)	32.6	580^th of 896 public middle schools	35.3%		39.3	530^th of 890 public middle schools	40.4%	50	58.7	20.2	48.1	24.8	21.3	20.4	14.4	14.8	36.1	30.9	17.6	53.6	$16,029	$1,308	$14,721
Fremont Middle School	Public	6-8	500 Woodrow St	Fremont	49412	Newaygo County	Fremont Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 924-0230	456	28	16.4	57.5%	408 (89.5%)	2 (0.4%)	30 (6.6%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.2%)	74.4	181^st of 896 public middle schools	79.8%		70	210^th of 890 public middle schools	76.4%	29	74.6	31.7		46.1	46.6		47.4	34.8		59.9		66.2	$13,794	$1,126	$12,668
David C Outwin Middle School	Public	6-8	96 S Division St	Hesperia	49421	Oceana County	Hesperia Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 854-6475	198	10	20.4	60.1%	173 (87.4%)	2 (1.0%)	15 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.0%)	17.9	728^th of 896 public middle schools	18.8%		24.6	649^th of 890 public middle schools	27.1%	79	44.1	8.5		17.8	19.7		6.7	9.8		26.7		31.7	$15,876	$929	$14,947
Grant Middle School	Public	5-8	96 E 120th St	Grant	49327	Newaygo County	Grant Public School District	No	No	No	No	(231) 834-5910	445	25	17.4	62.9%	321 (72.1%)	3 (0.7%)	103 (23.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	15 (3.4%)	45.5	460^th of 896 public middle schools	48.7%		52	387^th of 890 public middle schools	56.5%	73	58.1	19.0	41.2	29.4	42.6	25.5	25.5	28.7	40.2	33.3	23.5	51.4	$14,792	$1,000	$13,792
Morley Stanwood Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	4700 Northland Dr	Morley	49336	Mecosta County	Morley Stanwood Community Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(231) 856-4550	234	14	16.2	66.2%	217 (92.7%)	4 (1.7%)	4 (1.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.4%)	29.4	616^th of 896 public middle schools	31.3%		22.2	673^rd of 890 public middle schools	24.4%	57	56.7	25.6		26.7	17.7		14.7	12.9		28.1		34.8	$15,667	$1,020	$14,648
Holton Middle School	Public	6-8	6477 Syers Rd	Holton	49425	Muskegon County	Holton Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 821-1775	173	11	16.1	76.9%	151 (87.3%)	1 (0.6%)	8 (4.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.9%)	22.5	671^st of 896 public middle schools	25.1%		20.3	693^rd of 890 public middle schools	22.1%	22	57.6	13.6		18.2	12.2		16.4	12.2		27.3		25.8	$13,632	$1,637	$11,995
Big Rapids Middle School	Public	5-8	500 N Warren Ave	Big Rapids	49307	Mecosta County	Big Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 796-9965	644	31	20.5	46.4%	564 (87.6%)	13 (2.0%)	16 (2.5%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (7.0%)	53.6	374^th of 896 public middle schools	58.3%		44.7	479^th of 890 public middle schools	46.2%	105	72.6	29.9	39.4	36.4	31.3	27.8	25.5	24.8	47.9	48.3	28.0	48.9	$13,487	$1,069	$12,418
Tri County Middle School	Public	6-8	21350 Kendaville Rd	Howard City	49329	Montcalm County	Tri County Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 937-4318	381	22	17.4	41.2%	328 (86.1%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (7.1%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.2%)	39.5	524^th of 896 public middle schools	41.5%		32.2	588^th of 890 public middle schools	33.9%	64	60.2	26.8		34.1	35.2		27.3	19.0		25.8		35.0	$13,639	$929	$12,710

Frequently Asked Questions about White Cloud Junior High School

Is White Cloud Junior High School a good school?

White Cloud Junior High School ranks 666^th of 896 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend White Cloud Junior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 211 students attended White Cloud Junior High School.

What is the racial makeup of White Cloud Junior High School?

Students at White Cloud Junior High School are 88% White, 4% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What high school do graduates of White Cloud Junior High School attend?

Students who attend White Cloud Junior High School usually go on to attend White Cloud High School

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