Enrollment
281
Elementary
DISTRICT 370 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREENVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 261716005393
Cedar Crest Elementary School
622 S CEDAR ST, GREENVILLE, MI 48838 · (616) 754-3641 · Montcalm County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL281 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
194 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 55%
Community
0
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 64 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 46 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 42 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 35 | 12% |
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · 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
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M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
50.4%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
61.0%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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 · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
56.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.7%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+20.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 36% typical for Michigan schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 21 points, placing it in Michigan's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Cedar Crest Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Montcalm County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.5% | #284 of 1,085 | #3 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #200 of 1,072 | #3 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.4% | #476 of 1,139 | #4 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 281 | #1,154 of 1,630 | #7 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #127 of 1,424 | #3 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.9% | #872 of 1,424 | #1 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.0% | #521 of 1,563 | #2 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.7% | #795 of 979 | #7 of 8 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
281
+25 (+10%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 348
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 281 | 22 | 12.8:1 | 69% (194) |
| 2023-24 | 305 | 24.8 | 12.3:1 | 83% (252) |
| 2022-23 | 302 | 31 | 9.7:1 | 79% (240) |
| 2020-21 | 256 | 20 | 12.8:1 | 76% (195) |
| 2017-18 | 295 | 21.7 | 13.6:1 | 71% (208) |
| 2015-16 | 308 | 19 | 16.2:1 | 67% (205) |
| 2010-11 | 313 | 21 | 14.9:1 | 66% (206) |
| 2000-01 | 417 | 21 | 19.9:1 | 47% (197) |
| 1990-91 | 348 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cedar Crest Elementary School.
About Cedar Crest Elementary School
Cedar Crest Elementary School is a small elementary school with an address in GREENVILLE, Michigan. Classes run from pre-K through 5, and the school has 281 students. The average for elementary schools in Michigan is about 369 students, so this school is 24% smaller than average.
Greenville Public Schools (7 schools, 3,346 students) runs Cedar Crest Elementary School.
The student body at Cedar Crest Elementary School is 84% White. The rest of enrollment is 9% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. That is close to the 88% White share among all Montcalm County residents. Cedar Crest Elementary School's diversity index is 28%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its teaching staff equals 22 full-time positions, a ratio of 12.8:1. That is lower than the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 69%. That is 12 points above the 57% average for public schools in Montcalm County.
Cedar Crest Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 56.5%. Schools with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Michigan are predicted to post 35.7%, so the school is 20.8 points ahead and in the state's top 10%.
Census Bureau estimates for Montcalm County show that the median household income is $67,344, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 16% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. There are 33 public schools in Montcalm County, enrolling about 11,168 students in all.
The next-closest public school is Walnut Hills Elementary School, about 0.9 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Its average proficiency rate of 56.5% is above the 50.9% average for nearby schools.
For locale, NCES codes Cedar Crest Elementary School as Town: Distant.
Enrollment climbed 10% from its 2020-21 level of 256.
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Montcalm County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
67,816
Census ACS
Median income
$67,344
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
11,168 students
Quick facts
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Other schools in Greenville Public Schools
- Greenville Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,044 students
- Greenville Middle SchoolMiddle · 797 students
- Baldwin Heights SchoolElementary · 449 students
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- Walnut Hills Elementary SchoolElementary · 351 students
- Satterlee SchoolHigh · 26 students
Other schools in GREENVILLE
- Greenville Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,044 students
- Greenville Middle SchoolMiddle · 797 students
- Baldwin Heights SchoolElementary · 449 students
- Lincoln Heights Elem SchoolElementary · 398 students
- Walnut Hills Elementary SchoolElementary · 351 students
- Flat River AcademyCombined · 160 students
Nearby schools
- Walnut Hills Elementary School0.9 mi · 351
- Baldwin Heights School1.1 mi · 449
- Seiter Education Center1.2 mi · 74
- ISDLocal Center Programs1.2 mi · 50
- Flat River Academy1.3 mi · 160
- Greenville Senior High School1.5 mi · 1,044
Frequently asked questions
About Cedar Crest Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Cedar Crest Elementary School?
Cedar Crest Elementary School enrolls approximately 281 students in grades PK-05.
Is Cedar Crest Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Cedar Crest Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Cedar Crest Elementary School have?
Cedar Crest Elementary School employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
How diverse is Cedar Crest Elementary School?
Cedar Crest Elementary School reports a student body of 84% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Two or more.
Is Cedar Crest Elementary School public or private?
Cedar Crest Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Greenville Public Schools.
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