Beach Elementary School

Beach Elementary School is a reasonably sized K-5 school in CEDAR SPRINGS, Michigan, run under Cedar Springs Public Schools. The school caters to 445 students in grades 2 through 3. Enrollment runs roughly 21% larger than the state mean of about 369.

Beach Elementary School is one of 7 schools operated by Cedar Springs Public Schools, a district that educates 3,211 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Beach Elementary School shows that nearly all students (87%) are White; the rest consists of 7% multiracial, 6% Hispanic. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 73%.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.8:1, putting Beach Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. About 43% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Beach Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 47.3%, the actual is 51.2%, a residual of +3.9 points.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Kent County put the typical household earns roughly $82,631 per year, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Beach Elementary School is one of 239 public schools in Kent County (combined enrollment of about 97,253 students).

Nearest neighbor: Cedar Trails Elementary School, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around Beach Elementary School.

Beach Elementary School operates from an outlying location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Beach Elementary School has contracted 11%, going from 501 students in 2018 to 445 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 20.0:1 in 2018 to 17.8:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.