Enrollment
211
Middle
DISTRICT 303 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WHITE CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 263606000044
White Cloud Junior High School
555 E WILCOX AVE, WHITE CLOUD, MI 49349 · (231) 689-1705 · Newaygo County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL211 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 8% of Michigan public middle schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Michigan public middle schools
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.1:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
162 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 55%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 80 | 38% |
| Grade 7 | 63 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 68 | 32% |
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 56% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). 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
White Cloud Junior High School→White Cloud High School
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M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
17.3%
MI avg 47.7%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 17 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The Michigan average is about 48 of 100.
Source: M-STEP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
22.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.3%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% typical for Michigan schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Michigan's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like White Cloud Junior High School
White Cloud Junior High School's state test result (22.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Cloud Junior High School this school | 211 | 76.8% | 22.2% |
| Holton Middle School HOLTON | 173 | 76.9% | N/A |
| Mancelona Middle School MANCELONA | 242 | 80.6% | 41.8% |
| Evart Middle School EVART | 232 | 73.7% | 34.4% |
| Farwell Middle School FARWELL | 281 | 78.3% | 23.8% |
| Harrison Middle School HARRISON | 279 | 79.6% | 41.0% |
Matched among Michigan middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where White Cloud Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.2% | #388 of 397 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 17.3% | #376 of 377 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 211 | #434 of 491 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #66 of 436 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.9% | #310 of 437 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.8% | #69 of 477 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.6% | #123 of 339 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
211
+11 (+6%) vs 2020
-61% since 2000-01, when it was 535
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 14.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 211 | 13.9 | 15.2:1 | 77% (162) |
| 2023-24 | 211 | 13.7 | 15.4:1 | 78% (165) |
| 2022-23 | 227 | 14 | 16.2:1 | 80% (182) |
| 2020-21 | 200 | 14 | 14.3:1 | 70% (140) |
| 2017-18 | 253 | 13.9 | 18.2:1 | 74% (188) |
| 2015-16 | 248 | 11 | 22.6:1 | 73% (181) |
| 2010-11 | 270 | 13 | 20.8:1 | 72% (195) |
| 2000-01 | 535 | 36 | 14.9:1 | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for White Cloud Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (253 to 211); teachers unchanged (13.9 to 13.9).
About White Cloud Junior High School
White Cloud Junior High School is a middle-grades school in WHITE CLOUD, Michigan, and it is part of White Cloud Public Schools. There are 211 students enrolled, covering grades 6 through 8. Across middle schools in Michigan, the average enrollment is about 502.
White Cloud Public Schools has 908 students spread across 3 schools.
At White Cloud Junior High School, 88% of students are White. Other students are 4% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Census estimates put Newaygo County at about 88% White, close to the school's figure. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 22%.
There are 13.9 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 15.2:1. Compared with the 17.5:1 average for middle schools in Michigan, this school's ratio is lower. On the income side, 77% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 63% average for public schools in Newaygo County, the school's rate is higher.
Among Michigan public middle schools, White Cloud Junior High School outscored 8%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, White Cloud Junior High School would score about 32.3%. It scores 22.2%, 10.1 points below that figure.
The school's county is Newaygo County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $63,304, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Newaygo County's 23 public schools enroll about 6,782 students and include White Cloud Junior High School.
The closest school to White Cloud Junior High School is White Cloud High School, located less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 2. Its average proficiency rate of 22.2% is below the 37.1% average for nearby schools.
White Cloud Junior High School is coded as Rural: Distant in federal locale data.
A 6% rise took enrollment from 200 in 2020-21 to 211 in 2024-25.
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Newaygo County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
50,792
Census ACS
Median income
$63,304
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
6,782 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in White Cloud Public Schools
- White Cloud Elementary SchoolElementary · 423 students
- White Cloud High SchoolHigh · 274 students
Other schools in WHITE CLOUD
- White Cloud Elementary SchoolElementary · 423 students
- White Cloud High SchoolHigh · 274 students
Nearby schools
- White Cloud High School0.0 mi · 274
- White Cloud Elementary School0.3 mi · 423
- Education and Activity Center8.5 mi · 26
- Newaygo Elementary School9.2 mi · 635
- Newaygo Middle School9.4 mi · 472
- Daisy Brook Elementary School9.6 mi · 446
Frequently asked questions
About White Cloud Junior High SchoolHow large is White Cloud Junior High School?
White Cloud Junior High School enrolls approximately 211 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does White Cloud Junior High School serve?
White Cloud Junior High School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at White Cloud Junior High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at White Cloud Junior High School is approximately 15.2:1 (14 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at White Cloud Junior High School?
At White Cloud Junior High School, the student body is approximately 88% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is White Cloud Junior High School public or private?
White Cloud Junior High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by White Cloud Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.