White Cloud Junior High School

Summary:

White Cloud Junior High School is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in the small town of White Cloud, Michigan, with a total enrollment of 227 students. However, the school faces significant challenges, with consistently low academic performance, high rates of chronic absenteeism, and a student population that is predominantly economically disadvantaged.

Compared to the state average and nearby middle schools like Big Rapids Middle School, Tri County Middle School, and Fremont Middle School, White Cloud Junior High School has much lower proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math, with only 14.8% and 6.67% of 6th graders, and 18.8% and 12.5% of 7th graders, meeting state standards in those subjects, respectively. The school also has a very high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 35.5% to 45.0% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average and nearby schools.

Further, White Cloud Junior High School has a student population that is predominantly white (87.22%), which is much higher than the state average and nearby schools. Additionally, over 80% of the students receive free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage. These factors, combined with the school's declining performance and rankings over the past several years, suggest that White Cloud Junior High School is facing significant challenges related to socioeconomic factors, resource availability, and student engagement that are impacting its overall academic outcomes.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 555 E Wilcox Ave
       White Cloud, MI  49349-7512


(231) 689-3253

District: White Cloud Public Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
715th of 897 Michigan Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,363 Help


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

Student/teacher ratio:  15.3 Help
Number of students:  211

Racial breakdown:

White:
87.7%
Hispanic:
4.3%
Two or more races:
4.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  78.2% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details White Cloud Junior High School ranks worse than 79.7% of middle schools in Michigan. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 18.83. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (87.7%), Hispanic (4.3%), two or more races (4.3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 78.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at White Cloud Junior High School is 15.3. (See more...)
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Compare White Cloud Junior High School employs 13.7 full-time teachers.
Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at White Cloud Junior High School is $12,363.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

White Cloud Junior High School:

SchoolDigger ranks White Cloud Junior High School 715th of 897 Michigan public middle schools. (See White Cloud Junior High School in the ranking list.)

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White Cloud Public Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks White Cloud Public Schools 516th of 610 Michigan school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for White Cloud Junior High School

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Rank History for all students at White Cloud Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 35.96 642nd 806 20.3%
2007 33.56 663rd 823 19.4%
2008 41.26 617th 839 26.5%
2009 48.47 576th 847 32.0%
2010 52.74 544th 851 36.1%
2011 56.55 483rd 858 43.7%
2012 49.35 476th 900 47.1%
2013 39.95 589th 919 35.9%
2014 35.87 634th 921 31.2%
2015 32.27 634th 919 31.0%
2016 34.44 592nd 894 33.8%
2017 13.00 723rd 821 11.9%
2018 23.78 678th 838 19.1%
2019 17.67 667th 792 15.8%
2021 10.88 633rd 675 6.2%
2022 17.60 634th 776 18.3%
2023 19.70 701st 883 20.6%
2024 18.83 715th 897 20.3%
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Rank History for Special Education students at White Cloud Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.53 338th 377 10.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at White Cloud Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.86 635th 815 22.1%
2019 15.38 605th 672 10.0%
2021 20.19 461st 523 11.9%
2022 20.34 579th 691 16.2%
2023 27.60 616th 825 25.3%
2024 21.70 667th 836 20.2%
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Rank History for Female students at White Cloud Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.17 635th 794 20.0%
2019 15.10 581st 658 11.7%
2022 12.74 601st 657 8.5%
2023 20.01 628th 770 18.4%
2024 17.10 668th 771 13.4%
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Rank History for Male students at White Cloud Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.75 601st 797 24.6%
2019 18.23 547th 639 14.4%
2021 8.64 525th 540 2.8%
2022 21.19 533rd 658 19.0%
2023 15.27 673rd 776 13.3%
2024 19.38 645th 786 17.9%
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Rank History for White students at White Cloud Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 13.47 623rd 678 8.1%
2019 10.58 590th 624 5.4%
2021 9.04 556th 577 3.6%
2022 11.86 593rd 638 7.1%
2023 9.28 661st 688 3.9%
2024 8.55 673rd 701 4.0%
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Data source: test scores: Michigan Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Michigan Department of Education

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Enrollment information for White Cloud Junior High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1993 480 17 0 3 5 n/a n/a 0 505
1994 437 19 2 8 2 n/a n/a 0 468
1995 470 23 1 7 2 n/a n/a 0 503
1996 470 23 1 7 2 n/a n/a 0 503
1997 509 23 1 7 3 n/a n/a 0 543
1998 536 21 1 9 3 n/a n/a 0 570
1999 550 25 3 8 3 n/a n/a 0 589
2000 543 24 3 8 4 n/a n/a 0 582
2001 501 21 2 7 4 n/a n/a 0 535
2002 432 18 2 7 4 n/a n/a 0 463
2003 432 18 2 7 4 n/a n/a 0 463
2004 236 8 0 5 2 n/a n/a 0 251
2005 196 11 1 4 3 n/a n/a 0 215
2006 271 20 4 6 7 n/a n/a 0 308
2007 246 16 2 3 7 n/a n/a 0 274
2008 251 15 n/a 3 3 n/a n/a 0 272
2009 240 8 3 6 0 n/a n/a 0 257
2010 258 9 2 9 0 n/a n/a 0 278
2011 241 10 0 12 4 3 0 0 270
2012 236 9 0 7 4 3 0 0 259
2013 241 8 2 7 5 1 0 0 264
2014 223 7 1 9 2 0 1 0 243
2015 215 8 1 7 1 0 2 0 234
2016 219 15 1 11 1 0 1 0 248
2017 210 17 1 12 1 0 1 0 242
2018 218 20 1 10 2 0 2 0 253
2019 213 13 1 6 2 0 2 0 237
2020 196 12 2 9 3 2 1 0 225
2021 177 8 3 7 1 0 4 0 200
2022 186 8 2 9 1 0 6 0 212
2023 198 5 3 10 2 0 9 0 227
2024 185 3 2 9 3 0 9 0 211

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at White Cloud Junior High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1993 505 n/a 0.0 46.5
1994 468 29.5 15.9 0
1995 503 30.0 16.8 0
1996 503 30.0 16.8 0
1997 543 33.0 16.5 0
1998 570 31.0 18.4 0
1999 589 35.0 16.8 0
2000 582 35.3 16.5 0
2001 535 36.3 14.7 0
2002 463 33.8 13.7 n/a
2003 463 33.8 13.7 n/a
2004 251 17.4 14.4 58.6
2005 215 16.4 13.1 56.7
2006 308 15.2 20.3 64.3
2007 274 11.7 23.4 71.5
2008 272 14.2 19.2 73.2
2009 257 13.3 19.3 68.5
2010 278 15.9 17.4 70.5
2011 270 13.8 19.4 72.2
2012 259 13.6 18.9 64.9
2013 264 15.1 17.4 67.4
2014 243 11.2 21.6 66.3
2015 234 11.0 21.2 67.1
2016 248 12.0 20.6 73
2017 242 14.0 17.2 74.4
2018 253 13.8 18.2 74.3
2019 237 14.4 16.4 74.3
2020 225 14.2 15.7 66.7
2021 200 14.1 14.1 70
2022 212 15.3 13.8 77.4
2023 227 14.0 16.2 80.2
2024 211 13.7 15.3 78.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio White Cloud Junior High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1993 505 n/a 0.0 46.5
1994 468 29.5 15.9 0
1995 503 30.0 16.8 0
1996 503 30.0 16.8 0
1997 543 33.0 16.5 0
1998 570 31.0 18.4 0
1999 589 35.0 16.8 0
2000 582 35.3 16.5 0
2001 535 36.3 14.7 0
2002 463 33.8 13.7 n/a
2003 463 33.8 13.7 n/a
2004 251 17.4 14.4 58.6
2005 215 16.4 13.1 56.7
2006 308 15.2 20.3 64.3
2007 274 11.7 23.4 71.5
2008 272 14.2 19.2 73.2
2009 257 13.3 19.3 68.5
2010 278 15.9 17.4 70.5
2011 270 13.8 19.4 72.2
2012 259 13.6 18.9 64.9
2013 264 15.1 17.4 67.4
2014 243 11.2 21.6 66.3
2015 234 11.0 21.2 67.1
2016 248 12.0 20.6 73
2017 242 14.0 17.2 74.4
2018 253 13.8 18.2 74.3
2019 237 14.4 16.4 74.3
2020 225 14.2 15.7 66.7
2021 200 14.1 14.1 70
2022 212 15.3 13.8 77.4
2023 227 14.0 16.2 80.2
2024 211 13.7 15.3 78.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for White Cloud Junior High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,228 (12.1%) $8,960 (87.9%) $10,188
2020 $1,044 (9.9%) $9,505 (90.1%) $10,550
2021 $2,140 (17.1%) $10,382 (82.9%) $12,522
2022 $2,330 (19.4%) $9,683 (80.6%) $12,013
2023 $2,413 (19.5%) $9,949 (80.5%) $12,363

Data source: Michigan Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on White Cloud Junior High School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 667th of 792 Middle schoolsRanks 701st of 883 Middle schools
 4.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (White Cloud Junior High School)13.921.2
 7.3%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (White Cloud Public Schools)13.921.2
 7.3%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)41.737.5
 4.2%
6th Grade Math (White Cloud Junior High School)12.59.1
 3.4%
   6th Grade Math (White Cloud Public Schools)12.59.1
 3.4%
   6th Grade Math (Michigan)35.129.6
 5.5%
7th Grade English Language Arts (White Cloud Junior High School)25.917.1
 8.8%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (White Cloud Public Schools)25.917.1
 8.8%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)42.736.9
 5.8%
7th Grade Math (White Cloud Junior High School)2011
 9%
   7th Grade Math (White Cloud Public Schools)2011
 9%
   7th Grade Math (Michigan)35.731
 4.7%
8th Grade Social Studies (White Cloud Junior High School)16.712.7
 4%
   8th Grade Social Studies (White Cloud Public Schools)16.712.7
 4%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Michigan)2826.7
 1.3%
8th Grade English Language Arts (White Cloud Junior High School)51.641.5
 10.1%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (White Cloud Public Schools)51.641.5
 10.1%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)61.959.7
 2.2%
8th Grade Mathematics (White Cloud Junior High School)20.320
 0.3%
   8th Grade Mathematics (White Cloud Public Schools)20.320
 0.3%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Michigan)41.436.3
 5.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students237227
 4.2%
African American135
 61.5%
American Indian22
Asian13
 200%
Hispanic610
 66.7%
Pacific Islander00
White213198
 7%
Two or More Races29
 350%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients74.3%80.2%
 5.9%


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Frequently Asked Questions about White Cloud Junior High School

In the 2023-24 school year, 211 students attended White Cloud Junior High School.

White Cloud Junior High School ranks in the bottom 20.3% of Michigan middle schools.

Students at White Cloud Junior High School are 88% White, 4% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% African American, 1% American Indian.

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


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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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