Enrollment
366
Elementary
DISTRICT 365 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WHITE PIGEON COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 263612007211
Central Elementary School
305 E HOTCHIN AVE, WHITE PIGEON, MI 49099 · (269) 483-7107 · St. Joseph County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL366 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
188 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 55%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Central Elementary School→White Pigeon JrSr High School
Based on grade levels within White Pigeon Community Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
27.5%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
25.7%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Michigan schools, those numbers are about 48 and 45.
Source: M-STEP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
23.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.5%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-19.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 44% typical for Michigan schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
366
+4 (+1%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 16.4:1
% White
90%
was 85%
% Hispanic
7%
was 7%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Central Elementary School
Central Elementary School is an elementary school of middle-of-the-pack scale in WHITE PIGEON, Michigan, overseen by White Pigeon Community Schools, serveing 366 students in grades K through 5.
Within White Pigeon Community Schools, which oversees 2 schools and 729 students, Central Elementary School is one campus in the system.
In terms of who attends, Central Elementary School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (90%). Other groups include 7% Hispanic, 3% multiracial.
Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 51% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, Central Elementary School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 43.5%; this one comes in at 23.9%, -19.7 points off the demographic line.
In the broader community, ACS estimates for St. Joseph County put median household income runs about $66,425, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Central Elementary School is one of 32 public schools in St. Joseph County (combined enrollment of about 9,517 students).
Nearest neighbor: White Pigeon JrSr High School, around 0.5 miles off. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Central Elementary School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 44.7%.
Geographically, the school is in a rural area.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Central Elementary School has showed little movement, going from 362 students in 2018 to 366 in 2025. The White share of enrollment increased from 85% to 90% over that span.
Inside the community feed, the feed for Central Elementary School typically covers enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Members of the school community can share what they know.
St. Joseph County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
60,969
Census ACS
Median income
$66,425
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
32
9,517 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in White Pigeon Community Schools
- White Pigeon JrSr High SchoolHigh · 363 students
Nearby schools
- White Pigeon JrSr High School0.5 mi · 363
- Eastside Elementary School2.9 mi · 230
- Constantine Alternative Education3.0 mi · 104
- Constantine High School3.0 mi · 348
- Constantine Middle School3.1 mi · 309
- Riverside Elementary School3.2 mi · 256
Frequently asked questions
About Central Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Central Elementary School?
Central Elementary School enrolls approximately 366 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Central Elementary School serve?
Central Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Central Elementary School?
Approximately 16.7:1 students per teacher at Central Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Central Elementary School?
Student demographics at Central Elementary School are roughly 90% White, 7% Hispanic, 0% Black, 3% Two or more.
What district is Central Elementary School in?
Central Elementary School is part of White Pigeon Community Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.