Cedar Crest Elementary School

Cedar Crest Elementary School is a compact primary school in GREENVILLE, Michigan, operated by Greenville Public Schools. The school works with 281 students in grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Michigan's public schools average about 369 students each, so Cedar Crest Elementary School sits 24% below that benchmark.

Across the 7 schools in Greenville Public Schools (3,346 students total), Cedar Crest Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Cedar Crest Elementary School lists that 84% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school lists 9% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Montcalm County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.8:1. The state averages around 15.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 69% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Montcalm County (around 57%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Cedar Crest Elementary School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 35.7%; this one delivers 56.5%, a residual of +20.8 points.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Montcalm County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $67,344 per year, roughly 16% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Montcalm County runs 33 public schools (combined enrollment of about 11,168 students), of which Cedar Crest Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Walnut Hills Elementary School, roughly 0.9 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Cedar Crest Elementary School at 2nd of 4; the average score across the group is 50.9%.

Cedar Crest Elementary School operates from a small-town location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 5%: 295 students in 2018 compared to 281 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 93% to 84% across the same window.

On the community side, the feed for Cedar Crest Elementary School typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.