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Cedar Springs School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Michigan for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 489 students in Cedar Springs School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 7/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in Michigan.
Public Middle School in Cedar Springs School District have an average math proficiency score of 34% (versus the Michigan public middle school average of 30%), and reading proficiency score of 48% (versus the 44% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 13% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Michigan public middle school average of 41% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (MI)
# Schools
7 Schools
1,359 Schools
# Students
3,186 Students
539,456 Students
# Teachers
181 Teachers
31,429 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
18:1
18:1
District Rank
Cedar Springs School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 860 school districts in Michigan (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 83% has decreased from 87% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#268 out of 866 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
37%
34%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
49%
45%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
45%
38%
Graduation Rate
83%
81%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.23
0.60
# American Indian Students
12 Students
5,388 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
15 Students
18,565 Students
% Asian Students
1%
3%
# Hispanic Students
166 Students
46,928 Students
% Hispanic Students
5%
9%
# Black Students
18 Students
123,990 Students
% Black Students
1%
23%
# White Students
2,786 Students
317,045 Students
% White Students
87%
59%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
444 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
188 Students
26,282 Students
% of Two or more races Students
6%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
-
# Students in K Grade:
272
18,326
# Students in 1st Grade:
223
17,662
# Students in 2nd Grade:
211
17,210
# Students in 3rd Grade:
235
17,790
# Students in 4th Grade:
207
19,133
# Students in 5th Grade:
248
26,521
# Students in 6th Grade:
215
87,703
# Students in 7th Grade:
218
102,702
# Students in 8th Grade:
271
104,492
# Students in 9th Grade:
268
34,388
# Students in 10th Grade:
265
31,836
# Students in 11th Grade:
261
29,419
# Students in 12th Grade:
292
30,134
# Ungraded Students:
-
2,140
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $15,428 in this school district is less than the state median of $18,370. The school district revenue/student has grown by 17% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $14,202 is less than the state median of $17,559. The school district spending/student has grown by 21% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$49 MM
$25,476 MM
Spending
$45 MM
$24,351 MM
Revenue / Student
$15,428
$18,370
Spending / Student
$14,202
$17,559
Best Cedar Springs School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Cedar Springs Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 34% | Reading: 48%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
4873 16 Mile Rd Ne
Cedar Springs, MI 49319
(616) 696-9100
Cedar Springs, MI 49319
(616) 696-9100
Grades: 7-8
| 489 students
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