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Central Elementary School

Public, Magnet Grades K-5

1122^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 25% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Central Elementary School is a public magnet elementary school serving 355 students in grades K-5 in White Pigeon, Michigan. The school is part of the White Pigeon Community Schools district, which is ranked 488 out of 613 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Central Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Michigan elementary schools over the past 8 years, maintaining a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's performance is particularly low for its student subgroups, with its White and low-income students ranking in the bottom 10% and bottom quarter of schools, respectively. Central Elementary also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.8% to 33.3% over the past 3 years, significantly higher than the state average. Academically, the school's proficiency rates on state assessments are extremely low, with only 32.7% of 3rd graders proficient in ELA and just 18.4% proficient in math, compared to state averages of 38.9% and 42.7%.

While Central Elementary School spends around $12,800 per student, which is higher than the state average, its performance lags behind many nearby schools in the Sturgis Public Schools and Three Rivers Community Schools districts. For example, Eastwood School and Ruth Hoppin School have higher proficiency rates and rankings than Central Elementary, despite having similar student demographics. Addressing the root causes of Central Elementary's persistent underperformance should be a priority for the school and district.

366

Students ?

16.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,799

Per pupil spending ?

51.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

305 E Hotchin Ave
White Pigeon, MI 49099-9709

(269) 483-7107

District: White Pigeon Community Schools

Students who attend Central Elementary School usually attend:

High:

White Pigeon JrSr High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

89.6%

Hispanic:

7.4%

Two or more races:

2.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 12th percentile in 2021 → 25th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 25th (2025) from a 12th-percentile low (2021)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (24% vs 39% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (25th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg24%

Michigan avg39%

1,122^nd of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 25%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 32% (2015) to bottom 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

488^th of 613White Pigeon 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	22.3	1122 of 1488	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.6	1085 of 1486	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	1136 of 1470	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.2	1116 of 1344	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.5	1010 of 1153	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.0	1065 of 1408	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.0	1064 of 1448	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.6	1123 of 1466	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	33.4	1058 of 1548	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	36.3	1067 of 1580	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	48.1	862 of 1533	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	34.6	1119 of 1563	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	42.7	1008 of 1566	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	52.7	947 of 1552	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	55.3	962 of 1552	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	63.9	699 of 1589	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	54.3	930 of 1577	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	55.8	860 of 1565	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	53.1	897 of 1545	41.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	17.5	1119 of 1338	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	1165 of 1342	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.7	1084 of 1321	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.2	912 of 1106	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.3	861 of 902	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.1	987 of 1171	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.2	1003 of 1443	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	32.2	924 of 1346	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.1	1079 of 1381	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	1090 of 1350	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.0	620 of 1099	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.2	661 of 749	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.0	856 of 1134	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.1	1108 of 1397	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	21.1	1064 of 1366	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.1	967 of 1347	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.2	1124 of 1334	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.9	885 of 1139	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.6	672 of 915	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.8	989 of 1196	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.5	1075 of 1446	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	11.5	1122 of 1206	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.5	1077 of 1204	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.3	1103 of 1198	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.4	1046 of 1102	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.5	909 of 1005	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.8	1017 of 1128	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.0	1080 of 1253	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2009	68.2	316 of 847	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	68.5	286 of 839	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	65.9	323 of 823	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	47.0	559 of 806	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)31st percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)16th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)7th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts27%-14 vs state

Science25%-16 vs state

Math24%-15 vs state

Social Studies12%-18 vs state

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Schools Near Central Elementary School

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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 English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th 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
Central Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	305 E Hotchin Ave	White Pigeon	49099	St. Joseph County	White Pigeon Community Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(269) 483-7107	366	22	16.7	51.4%	328 (89.6%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.7%)	22.3	1122^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	24.6%		25.6	1085^th of 1486 public elementary schools	27.0%	37	32.7	26.9	24.7		18.4	31.3	20.8		24.7	11.7	$12,799	$1,468	$11,331
Eastside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	935 White Pigeon Rd	Constantine	49042	St. Joseph County	Constantine Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 435-8960	230	18	12.8	63.0%	194 (84.3%)	5 (2.2%)	25 (10.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)								(n/a)											$15,608	$2,748	$12,860
Riverside Elementary School	Public	3-5	600 W 6th St	Constantine	49042	St. Joseph County	Constantine Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 435-8950	256	17	15.3	59.0%	217 (84.8%)	6 (2.3%)	26 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	30.6	1004^th of 1488 public elementary schools	32.5%		25.6	1086^th of 1486 public elementary schools	26.9%	82	27.2	29.1	21.6		39.5	31.6	29.5		30.7	20.5	$14,025	$2,631	$11,395
Andrews Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	200 S Douglas Ave	Three Rivers	49093	St. Joseph County	Three Rivers Community Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(269) 279-1140	296	17	17.4	47.6%	225 (76.0%)	31 (10.5%)	9 (3.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (9.5%)	51.5	696^th of 1488 public elementary schools	53.2%		49.4	706^th of 1486 public elementary schools	52.5%	10	59.6	36.4	38.5		78.7	52.3	25.0		29.4	17.6	$17,860	$3,005	$14,855
Norton Elementary School	Public	K-5	59692 Al Jones Rd	Three Rivers	49093	St. Joseph County	Three Rivers Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 244-1144	186	12	15.5	50.5%	138 (74.2%)	8 (4.3%)	24 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	15 (8.1%)	67.3	455^th of 1488 public elementary schools	69.4%		57.9	583^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	60.8%	128	52.0	54.3	45.7		72.0	62.9	48.6		40.0	22.9	$16,219	$1,939	$14,281
Centreville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	190 Hogan St	Centreville	49032	St. Joseph County	Centreville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 467-5201	482	29	16.6	56.6%	423 (87.8%)	11 (2.3%)	16 (3.3%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.2%)	39.4	874^th of 1488 public elementary schools	41.3%		41.5	828^th of 1486 public elementary schools	44.3%	46	24.7	40.3	40.6	51.4	21.9	32.3	27.5	27.1	33.3	23.2	$13,983	$883	$13,100
Ruth Hoppin School	Public, Magnet	K-5	415 N Main St	Three Rivers	49093	St. Joseph County	Three Rivers Community Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(269) 279-1142	293	17	17.2	47.4%	215 (73.4%)	26 (8.9%)	29 (9.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	20 (6.8%)	50.7	708^th of 1488 public elementary schools	52.4%		55.9	619^th of 1486 public elementary schools	58.3%	89	29.5	33.3	52.0		40.9	37.8	42.0		44.0	30.0	$16,070	$1,669	$14,401
Wenzel School	Public	K-2	403 East St	Sturgis	49091	St. Joseph County	Sturgis Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 659-1575	148	8	18.2	85.8%	82 (55.4%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (37.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (7.4%)								(n/a)											$13,698	$2,033	$11,665
Congress School	Public	K-2	421 E Congress St	Sturgis	49091	St. Joseph County	Sturgis Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 659-1565	162	12	14.0	70.4%	94 (58.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (39.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)								(n/a)											$13,073	$1,661	$11,412
Wall School	Public	K-2	702 E Lafayette St	Sturgis	49091	St. Joseph County	Sturgis Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 659-1570	292	20	14.6	71.2%	157 (53.8%)	4 (1.4%)	123 (42.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)								(n/a)											$14,231	$1,709	$12,521

Frequently Asked Questions about Central Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Central Elementary School?

Students at Central Elementary School are 90% White, 7% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

Is Central Elementary School a good school?

Central Elementary School ranks in the bottom 24.6% of Michigan elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Central Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Central Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : White Pigeon JrSr High School

How many students attend Central Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 366 students attended Central Elementary School.

What district is Central Elementary School in?

White Pigeon Community Schools

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