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White Cloud Elementary School

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White Cloud Elementary School ranks 842 nd of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

842^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 44% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

White Cloud Elementary School serves 423 students in Pre-K through 5th grade in the rural community of White Cloud, MI, part of the White Cloud Public Schools district.

One of the most encouraging things about White Cloud Elementary is how well it supports students from low-income families. With nearly 84% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch—a higher rate than any nearby school—the school still manages to rank in the 68th percentile statewide for this group of students. That means economically disadvantaged students at White Cloud are performing better than their peers in similar circumstances across Michigan. The school also shows a consistent bright spot in 4th grade, where students have outperformed the state average in reading for multiple years. In the most recent school year, 4th graders scored 7 points above the state average in English language arts. When compared to nearby schools like Holton Elementary or Morley Stanwood Elementary, White Cloud achieves similar or better results while serving a student population with significantly higher economic need.

However, there are areas that need attention. Chronic absenteeism is a real concern—about 30% of students miss too many school days, which is above the state average and can make it harder for kids to keep up academically. The school also sees a persistent gap between how boys and girls perform on state tests, with boys scoring notably higher in recent years. Test scores can swing quite a bit from year to year within the same grade level, which suggests that a child's experience may depend heavily on their specific teacher and classmates. On a positive note, the school spends less per student ($15,529) than several neighboring elementary schools that post similar or lower rankings, suggesting efficient use of resources. For parents, this is a school that clearly works hard for its students despite economic challenges, but it's worth asking about attendance support and how the school plans to ensure consistent, high-quality instruction across all grade levels.

423

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,529

Per pupil spending ?

83.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

585 East Pine Hill St
White Cloud, MI 49349

(231) 689-2301

District: White Cloud Public Schools

Students who attend White Cloud Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	White Cloud Junior High School
High:	White Cloud High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

83.5%

Two or more races:

7.6%

African American:

3.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 44th percentile in 2016 → 44th in 2026

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school34%

District avg34%

Michigan avg38%

842^nd of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 44%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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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	40.9	842 of 1492	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.6	757 of 1488	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.6	978 of 1486	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.0	1004 of 1470	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.4	865 of 1344	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.4	875 of 1153	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.7	1008 of 1408	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.2	1141 of 1448	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.2	1067 of 1466	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	45.4	863 of 1548	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	42.6	960 of 1580	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	56.7	703 of 1533	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	34.3	1126 of 1563	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	46.9	910 of 1566	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	62.7	698 of 1552	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	51.9	1023 of 1552	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	48.5	1085 of 1589	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	43.5	1152 of 1577	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	55.0	889 of 1565	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	52.8	907 of 1545	41.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	30.1	901 of 1343	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	29.4	938 of 1338	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.2	1082 of 1342	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	1051 of 1321	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.1	818 of 1106	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.4	735 of 902	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.4	960 of 1171	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.1	1168 of 1443	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	32.7	15 of 17	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	52.7	568 of 1352	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.6	430 of 1346	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.4	798 of 1381	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.7	741 of 1350	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.6	569 of 1099	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.1	473 of 749	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.7	710 of 1134	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.8	1028 of 1397	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	44.1	735 of 1372	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	55.1	588 of 1366	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.2	857 of 1347	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.4	947 of 1334	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.4	746 of 1139	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.7	771 of 915	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.4	925 of 1196	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.2	1077 of 1446	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	23.1	957 of 1199	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.9	827 of 1206	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.8	1007 of 1204	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	1048 of 1198	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.4	872 of 1102	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.6	825 of 1005	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.1	978 of 1128	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.1	1122 of 1253	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)58th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2026)46th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)33rd percentile-11 vs school

White (2026)20th percentile-23 vs school

Homeless (2018)12th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Science40%~ state avg

English Language Arts37%-4 vs state

Math32%-6 vs state

Social Studies21%-7 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				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	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	PK, KG-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%)	40.9	842^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	43.6%		47.6	757^th of 1488 public elementary schools	49.1%	85	26.0	48.6	37.3	32.5	40.0	23.9	40.3	20.9	$15,529	$1,795	$13,734
Newaygo Elementary School	Public	K-4	29 Post St	Newaygo	49337	Newaygo County	Newaygo Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 652-2100	635	35	18.2	61.6%	544 (85.7%)	3 (0.5%)	65 (10.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.0%)	32.9	955^th of 1492 public elementary schools	36.0%		36.1	917^th of 1488 public elementary schools	38.4%	38	23.3	38.7		25.6	38.7				$15,023	$2,029	$12,994
Daisy Brook Elementary School	Public	3-5	502 N Division Ave	Fremont	49412	Newaygo County	Fremont Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 924-4380	446	28	16.2	63.5%	397 (89.0%)	4 (0.9%)	33 (7.4%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	63.1	509^th of 1492 public elementary schools	65.9%		65.6	484^th of 1488 public elementary schools	67.5%	25	45.0	43.5	51.8	51.4	47.8	41.7	46.0	28.1	$14,643	$1,067	$13,576
Pathfinder Elementary School	Public	K-2	109 W 44th St	Fremont	49412	Newaygo County	Fremont Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 924-7230	418	30	13.7	66.3%	359 (85.9%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.5%)								(n/a)									$16,180	$1,133	$15,047
Patricia St Clair Elementary School	Public	K-5	96 S Division St	Hesperia	49421	Oceana County	Hesperia Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 854-6615	354	19	19.0	70.6%	311 (87.9%)	3 (0.8%)	23 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.2%)	16.8	1242^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	16.8%		22.6	1117^th of 1488 public elementary schools	24.9%	125	18.0	8.8	28.1	21.3	16.4	9.2	32.3	13.8	$18,197	$2,337	$15,861
Big Jackson Public School	Public	K-5	4020 E 13 Mile Rd	Paris	49338	Mecosta County	Big Jackson School District	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 796-8947	1	0	10.0		1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Grant Elementary School	Public	2-4	160 E State Rd	Grant	49327	Newaygo County	Grant Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 834-5678	332	23	14.3	67.8%	242 (72.9%)	1 (0.3%)	83 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	36.1	913^th of 1492 public elementary schools	38.8%		37.8	896^th of 1488 public elementary schools	39.8%	17	31.5	33.0		40.7	26.8				$15,524	$1,459	$14,065
Grant Primary Center	Public	K-1	103 S Elder Ave	Grant	49327	Newaygo County	Grant Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 834-7382	182	16	11.5	60.4%	127 (69.8%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (25.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.9%)								(n/a)									$18,975	$1,574	$17,401
Morley Stanwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4808 Northland Dr	Morley	49336	Mecosta County	Morley Stanwood Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 856-7684	437	28	15.7	65.2%	388 (88.8%)	3 (0.7%)	16 (3.7%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.8%)	32.1	971^st of 1492 public elementary schools	34.9%		32.8	971^st of 1488 public elementary schools	34.7%		27.4	24.3	45.2	36.1	21.4	24.2	33.9	19.4	$17,229	$2,410	$14,819
Brookside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	210 Escott St	Big Rapids	49307	Mecosta County	Big Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 796-8323	336	19	17.6	61.9%	274 (81.5%)	16 (4.8%)	9 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.5%)	48.5	722^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	51.6%		48.1	749^th of 1488 public elementary schools	49.7%	27	31.2	35.6		43.0	48.5				$16,288	$1,731	$14,558

Frequently Asked Questions about White Cloud Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of White Cloud Elementary School?

Students at White Cloud Elementary School are 83% White, 8% Two or more races, 4% African American, 4% Hispanic.

Is White Cloud Elementary School a good school?

White Cloud Elementary School ranks 842^nd of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of White Cloud Elementary School attend?

Students who attend White Cloud Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : White Cloud Junior High School
High : White Cloud High School

How many students attend White Cloud Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 423 students attended White Cloud Elementary School.

What district is White Cloud Elementary School in?

White Cloud Public Schools

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