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Beach Elementary School

204 E MUSKEGON ST, CEDAR SPRINGS, MI 49319 · (616) 696-0350 · Kent County
GRADES 02–03ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL445 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 65% of Michigan public elementary schools
  • BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • BBeats 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 elementary schools

Enrollment
445
Elementary
DISTRICT 447 · STATE 369
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
191 students
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 55%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 222851%
Grade 321749%
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · STATE 56% · US 70%
White
38587%
DISTRICT 87% · STATE 63% · US 43%
Hispanic
286%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 9% · US 30%
Black
20%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 18% · US 15%
Two+
297%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
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
Male
21649%
Female
22951%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Beach Elementary School→Cedar View Elementary School→Cedar Springs Middle School
Feeds from
Cedar Trails Elementary SchoolPK–01
Based on grade levels within Cedar Springs Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + Proficient
English Language Arts
44.5%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
57.9%
MI avg 44.8%

What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
51.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.3%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.9pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Beach Elementary School

Beach Elementary School's state test result (51.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Beach Elementary School this school44542.9%51.2%
Pine Street Elementary
WAYLAND
41342.6%47.0%
Auburn Elementary School
AUBURN
47442.0%55.4%
Mason Central School
ERIE
42143.5%52.4%
Saranac Elementary School
SARANAC
43344.1%43.0%
Central Elementary School
MUSKEGON
42841.4%36.2%
Matched among Michigan elementary 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 Beach Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MichiganIn Kent County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
51.2%#393 of 1,085#43 of 79
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
57.9%#264 of 1,072#40 of 79
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
44.5%#651 of 1,139#57 of 82
Enrollment
ranked largest first
445#459 of 1,630#32 of 115
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
17.8:1#1,125 of 1,424#78 of 105
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
24.3%#976 of 1,424#91 of 105
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
42.9%#1,007 of 1,563#59 of 114
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-11.2%#541 of 979#50 of 80
Ranked against other public elementary 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 2024-25
Enrollment
445
-14 (-3%) vs 2020
-6% since 2010-11, when it was 475
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
was 17.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-254452517.8:143% (191)
2023-244332418.0:147% (202)
2022-2344626.416.9:143% (194)
2020-214592717.0:148% (220)
2017-185012520.0:149% (246)
2015-165312323.1:147% (250)
2010-114752519.0:150% (238)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Beach Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students down 11% (501 to 445); teachers unchanged (25 to 25).

About Beach Elementary School

Beach Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school. Its address is in CEDAR SPRINGS, Michigan. The grade span is 2 through 3, and enrollment is 445 students. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Michigan is about 369, so this school runs 21% bigger than that.

Cedar Springs Public Schools is the local district for Beach Elementary School. It runs 7 schools with 3,211 students.

Beach Elementary School enrolls a student body that is 87% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 7% multiracial and 6% Hispanic. In Kent County overall, about 73% of residents are White. The chance that two students picked at random at Beach Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 24%.

With 25 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Beach Elementary School was 17.8:1. The 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan is lower than this school's figure. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 43%.

The allk12 Grade for Beach Elementary School is B+. Compared with Michigan public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 65% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.

Compared with Michigan schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Beach Elementary School's results are 3.9 points above predicted: 51.2% against 47.3%.

In the county around the school, Kent County, median household income is about $82,631, roughly 41% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Beach Elementary School is among the 239 public schools in Kent County.

The school nearest to Beach Elementary School is Cedar Trails Elementary School, at a distance of about 0.2 miles. Within five miles of Beach Elementary School, there are 7 other public schools.

Beach Elementary School has an NCES locale of Rural: Fringe.

A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 3%, from 459 to 445.

Questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.

Kent County at a glance

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Population
663,150
Census ACS
Median income
$82,631
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
239
97,253 students

Quick facts

School name
Beach Elementary School
District
Cedar Springs Public Schools
Address
204 E MUSKEGON ST, CEDAR SPRINGS, MI 49319
Phone
(616) 696-0350
County
Kent County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
02–03
Total enrollment
445
Teachers (FTE)
25
Student–teacher ratio
17.8:1
Free and reduced lunch
191 (43%)
Locale
41-Rural: Fringe
NCES ID
260852008092
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Cedar Springs Public Schools
Other schools in CEDAR SPRINGS
Other Beach Elementary schools

6 other US public schools in 6 states are named Beach Elementary. Beach Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 7.

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Frequently asked questions

About Beach Elementary School
What is the total enrollment at Beach Elementary School?
Beach Elementary School enrolls approximately 445 students in grades 02-03.
What age range does Beach Elementary School serve?
Beach Elementary School serves students from grade 02 through grade 03.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Beach Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Beach Elementary School is approximately 17.8:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Beach Elementary School?
At Beach Elementary School, the student body is approximately 87% White, 6% Hispanic, 0% Black, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Beach Elementary School?
Beach Elementary School is overseen by Cedar Springs Public Schools in Kent County.
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