White Pine Middle School

Summary:

White Pine Middle School is a public middle school in Saginaw, Michigan, serving around 940 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Saginaw School District of the City of, which is ranked 334 out of 610 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Compared to nearby middle schools, White Pine Middle School stands out as having a more diverse student population, with a racial makeup of 50.32% White, 20.43% African American, and 20.53% Hispanic. However, the school has struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 27.0% to 40.9% over the past few years, significantly higher than the 8.6% to 46.6% range of nearby schools like EF Rittmueller Middle School and Cramer Junior High School. Additionally, White Pine's test scores in English Language Arts and Math are around 30% proficiency, lower than the state averages of 37.5% and 37.9%, respectively.

Further, White Pine Middle School has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 44.24% to 57.55%, compared to the 26.17% to 96.71% range of nearby schools. This suggests the school may be serving a more economically disadvantaged population. Despite the school's relatively high spending per student, ranging from $12,156 to $15,173, its statewide ranking has steadily declined over the past several years, from 354 out of 792 Michigan middle schools in 2018-2019 to 481 out of 897 in 2023-2024. This trend, coupled with the school's lower test scores and high chronic absenteeism, indicates that White Pine Middle School may be struggling to meet the needs of its diverse and economically challenged student population.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 505 N Center Rd
       Saginaw, MI  48638-5852


(989) 797-1814

District: Saginaw Township Community Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
481st of 897 Michigan Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $15,173 Help


Students who attend White Pine Middle School usually attend:

High:    Heritage High School

Feeder schools for White Pine Middle School:

Elementary:    Arrowwood Elementary School
    Sherwood Elementary School
    Weiss Elementary School
    Westdale Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio:  14.8 Help
Number of students:  940

Racial breakdown:

White:
50.3%
Hispanic:
20.5%
African American:
20.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  57.6% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details White Pine Middle School ranks worse than 53.6% of middle schools in Michigan. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 43.29. (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 Student population at White Pine Middle School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (50.3%), Hispanic (20.5%), African American (20.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 57.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at White Pine Middle School is 14.8. (See more...)
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Compare White Pine Middle School employs 63.3 full-time teachers.
Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at White Pine Middle School is $15,173.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

White Pine Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks White Pine Middle School 481st of 897 Michigan public middle schools. (See White Pine Middle School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Saginaw Township Community Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Saginaw Township Community Schools 334th of 610 Michigan school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for White Pine Middle School

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Rank History for all students at White Pine Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 52.35 489th 806 39.3%
2007 46.82 573rd 823 30.4%
2008 53.52 520th 839 38.0%
2009 61.04 423rd 847 50.1%
2010 53.57 530th 851 37.7%
2011 57.50 464th 858 45.9%
2012 55.06 410th 900 54.4%
2013 55.88 394th 919 57.1%
2014 53.20 451st 921 51.0%
2015 53.01 419th 919 54.4%
2016 57.01 359th 894 59.8%
2017 47.15 381st 821 53.6%
2018 64.34 296th 838 64.7%
2019 50.63 355th 792 55.2%
2021 42.64 354th 675 47.6%
2022 41.45 435th 776 43.9%
2023 44.60 461st 883 47.8%
2024 43.29 481st 897 46.4%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at White Pine Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 49.99 20th 51 60.8%
2022 22.92 56th 65 13.8%
2023 18.84 139th 163 14.7%
2024 26.98 134th 176 23.9%
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Rank History for Special Education students at White Pine Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.91 117th 377 69.0%
2019 13.02 73rd 76 3.9%
2021 6.80 19th 19 0.0%
2023 14.37 189th 199 5.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at White Pine Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.30 306th 815 62.5%
2019 36.42 445th 672 33.8%
2021 27.66 409th 523 21.8%
2022 31.63 492nd 691 28.8%
2023 36.40 529th 825 35.9%
2024 35.13 536th 836 35.9%
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Rank History for Female students at White Pine Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.25 310th 794 61.0%
2019 36.38 419th 658 36.3%
2021 29.25 390th 521 25.1%
2022 35.00 423rd 657 35.6%
2023 33.53 511th 770 33.6%
2024 35.92 488th 771 36.7%
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Rank History for Male students at White Pine Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 66.54 229th 797 71.3%
2019 56.64 230th 639 64.0%
2021 46.81 243rd 540 55.0%
2022 37.86 393rd 658 40.3%
2023 45.64 377th 776 51.4%
2024 41.95 441st 786 43.9%
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Rank History for Asian students at White Pine Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.79 77th 104 26.0%
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Rank History for African American students at White Pine Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.35 137th 366 62.6%
2019 31.24 141st 196 28.1%
2021 28.74 60th 77 22.1%
2022 34.53 114th 182 37.4%
2023 38.01 183rd 310 41.0%
2024 30.01 203rd 300 32.3%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at White Pine Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.10 121st 266 54.5%
2019 36.10 89th 137 35.0%
2021 44.30 40th 69 42.0%
2022 33.10 97th 138 29.7%
2023 31.75 172nd 246 30.1%
2024 30.54 183rd 257 28.8%
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Rank History for White students at White Pine Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 67.06 192nd 678 71.7%
2019 60.45 211th 624 66.2%
2021 55.90 215th 577 62.7%
2022 51.78 267th 638 58.2%
2023 52.31 282nd 688 59.0%
2024 53.25 275th 701 60.8%
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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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Enrollment information for White Pine Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 837 23 18 36 0 n/a n/a -70 844
1989 973 46 26 36 0 n/a n/a -12 1069
1990 1003 31 15 34 0 n/a n/a -6 1077
1991 972 50 20 48 0 n/a n/a 0 1090
1992 992 44 30 41 0 n/a n/a 0 1107
1993 985 44 29 69 3 n/a n/a 0 1130
1994 998 44 36 77 4 n/a n/a 0 1159
1995 985 57 40 57 1 n/a n/a 0 1140
1996 985 57 40 57 1 n/a n/a 0 1140
1997 956 57 42 54 4 n/a n/a 0 1113
1998 932 64 34 59 11 n/a n/a 0 1100
1999 904 89 45 61 17 n/a n/a 0 1116
2000 865 92 35 64 15 n/a n/a 0 1071
2001 896 91 36 74 9 n/a n/a 0 1106
2002 853 134 20 72 6 n/a n/a 0 1085
2003 853 134 20 72 6 n/a n/a 0 1085
2004 852 137 25 81 5 n/a n/a 0 1100
2005 865 144 24 74 8 n/a n/a 11 1126
2006 890 128 23 101 5 n/a n/a 27 1174
2007 898 135 23 114 6 n/a n/a 38 1214
2008 888 152 24 113 5 n/a n/a 58 1240
2009 843 130 26 96 4 n/a n/a 90 1189
2010 836 122 31 88 3 n/a n/a 88 1168
2011 859 143 27 113 3 0 14 0 1159
2012 865 152 25 127 3 0 13 0 1185
2013 825 166 22 123 4 2 9 0 1151
2014 761 201 31 123 4 2 16 0 1138
2015 707 225 29 111 4 2 31 0 1109
2016 671 213 34 106 3 0 29 0 1056
2017 659 208 30 122 3 0 31 0 1053
2018 648 198 24 131 2 2 36 0 1041
2019 651 226 19 151 1 3 49 0 1100
2020 639 269 18 176 1 6 57 0 1166
2021 591 261 18 171 0 5 57 0 1103
2022 543 223 16 181 0 5 60 0 1028
2023 473 192 20 193 0 4 58 0 940

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 Pine Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 844 n/a n/a n/a
1989 1069 n/a n/a 6.2
1990 1077 68.0 15.8 4.8
1991 1090 n/a n/a n/a
1992 1107 n/a n/a n/a
1993 1130 n/a 0.0 10.1
1994 1159 55.4 20.9 8
1995 1140 53.1 21.5 6.6
1996 1140 53.1 21.5 6.6
1997 1113 55.0 20.2 8.1
1998 1100 57.0 19.3 10.2
1999 1116 60.0 18.6 10.7
2000 1071 66.0 16.2 14.7
2001 1106 68.3 16.2 16.6
2002 1085 65.6 16.5 23.5
2003 1085 65.6 16.5 23.5
2004 1100 66.7 16.5 24.6
2005 1126 68.3 16.5 31.6
2006 1174 71.3 16.5 28.4
2007 1214 71.7 16.9 27.2
2008 1240 74.5 16.6 36.3
2009 1189 73.8 16.1 33.8
2010 1168 71.0 16.4 40.3
2011 1159 64.8 17.8 40.3
2012 1185 67.0 17.6 39.6
2013 1151 67.2 17.1 38.7
2014 1138 63.3 17.9 42.6
2015 1109 62.0 17.8 45.6
2016 1056 64.0 16.5 41.1
2017 1053 64.5 16.3 44.9
2018 1041 63.2 16.4 49
2019 1100 65.4 16.8 50.9
2020 1166 67.1 17.3 52.2
2021 1103 66.3 16.6 44.2
2022 1028 65.1 15.7 49.5
2023 940 63.3 14.8 57.6

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 Pine Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 844 n/a n/a n/a
1989 1069 n/a n/a 6.2
1990 1077 68.0 15.8 4.8
1991 1090 n/a n/a n/a
1992 1107 n/a n/a n/a
1993 1130 n/a 0.0 10.1
1994 1159 55.4 20.9 8
1995 1140 53.1 21.5 6.6
1996 1140 53.1 21.5 6.6
1997 1113 55.0 20.2 8.1
1998 1100 57.0 19.3 10.2
1999 1116 60.0 18.6 10.7
2000 1071 66.0 16.2 14.7
2001 1106 68.3 16.2 16.6
2002 1085 65.6 16.5 23.5
2003 1085 65.6 16.5 23.5
2004 1100 66.7 16.5 24.6
2005 1126 68.3 16.5 31.6
2006 1174 71.3 16.5 28.4
2007 1214 71.7 16.9 27.2
2008 1240 74.5 16.6 36.3
2009 1189 73.8 16.1 33.8
2010 1168 71.0 16.4 40.3
2011 1159 64.8 17.8 40.3
2012 1185 67.0 17.6 39.6
2013 1151 67.2 17.1 38.7
2014 1138 63.3 17.9 42.6
2015 1109 62.0 17.8 45.6
2016 1056 64.0 16.5 41.1
2017 1053 64.5 16.3 44.9
2018 1041 63.2 16.4 49
2019 1100 65.4 16.8 50.9
2020 1166 67.1 17.3 52.2
2021 1103 66.3 16.6 44.2
2022 1028 65.1 15.7 49.5
2023 940 63.3 14.8 57.6

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.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for White Pine Middle School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $968 (9.0%) $9,754 (91.0%) $10,722
2020 $1,001 (9.4%) $9,616 (90.6%) $10,617
2021 $1,511 (12.4%) $10,645 (87.6%) $12,156
2022 $1,481 (11.1%) $11,813 (88.9%) $13,294
2023 $1,271 (8.4%) $13,902 (91.6%) $15,173

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

Impact of COVID-19 on White Pine Middle School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 355th of 792 Middle schoolsRanks 461st of 883 Middle schools
 7.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (White Pine Middle School)42.633.2
 9.4%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Saginaw Township Community Schools)42.633.2
 9.4%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)41.737.5
 4.2%
6th Grade Math (White Pine Middle School)2820.5
 7.5%
   6th Grade Math (Saginaw Township Community Schools)2820.5
 7.5%
   6th Grade Math (Michigan)35.129.6
 5.5%
7th Grade English Language Arts (White Pine Middle School)49.436.4
 13%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Saginaw Township Community Schools)49.436.4
 13%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)42.736.9
 5.8%
7th Grade Math (White Pine Middle School)35.527.5
 8%
   7th Grade Math (Saginaw Township Community Schools)35.527.5
 8%
   7th Grade Math (Michigan)35.731
 4.7%
8th Grade Social Studies (White Pine Middle School)28.826.9
 1.9%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Saginaw Township Community Schools)28.826.9
 1.9%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Michigan)2826.7
 1.3%
8th Grade English Language Arts (White Pine Middle School)61.858
 3.8%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Saginaw Township Community Schools)61.858
 3.8%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)61.959.7
 2.2%
8th Grade Mathematics (White Pine Middle School)33.323.4
 9.9%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Saginaw Township Community Schools)33.323.4
 9.9%
   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 Students1100940
 14.5%
African American226192
 15%
American Indian10
 100%
Asian1920
 5.3%
Hispanic151193
 27.8%
Pacific Islander34
 33.3%
White651473
 27.3%
Two or More Races4958
 18.4%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients50.9%57.6%
 6.6%


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Frequently Asked Questions about White Pine Middle School

Students who attend White Pine Middle School usually go on to attend Heritage High School

White Pine Middle School ranks 481st of 897 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at White Pine Middle School are 50% White, 21% Hispanic, 20% African American, 6% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

In the 2022-23 school year, 940 students attended White Pine Middle School.


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