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How has Cedar Springs Middle School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
657
Middle
DISTRICT 434 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CEDAR SPRINGS PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 260852001820
Cedar Springs Middle School
4873 16 MILE RD NE, CEDAR SPRINGS, MI 49319 · (616) 696-9100 · Kent County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL657 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.3:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
251 students
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 55%
Community
4
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 203 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 245 | 37% |
| Grade 8 | 209 | 32% |
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Cedar Springs Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
36.9%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
35.2%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
43.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.4%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Cedar Springs Middle School
Cedar Springs Middle School's state test result (43.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Springs Middle School this school | 657 | 38.2% | 43.8% |
| Edwardsburg Middle School EDWARDSBURG | 612 | 36.9% | 57.1% |
| Western Middle School AUBURN | 681 | 40.2% | 43.9% |
| Thornapple Kellogg Middle School MIDDLEVILLE | 693 | 39.1% | 43.3% |
| Andrew G Schmidt Middle School FENTON | 718 | 35.7% | 49.4% |
| Ruth Fox Middle School NORTH BRANCH | 722 | 41.4% | 45.1% |
Matched among Michigan middle 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 Cedar Springs Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Kent County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.8% | #172 of 397 | #18 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.2% | #190 of 380 | #18 of 26 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.9% | #253 of 377 | #20 of 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 657 | #128 of 491 | #12 of 39 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.5:1 | #306 of 436 | #21 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.0% | #321 of 437 | #32 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.2% | #296 of 477 | #19 of 36 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +154.7% | #1 of 101 | #1 of 11 |
Ranked against other public middle 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 2024-25Enrollment
657
+381 (+138%) vs 2020
+174% since 2010-11, when it was 240
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
was 19.7:1
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 | 657 | 35.6 | 18.5:1 | 38% (251) |
| 2023-24 | 446 | 23.6 | 18.9:1 | 41% (184) |
| 2022-23 | 215 | 12 | 17.9:1 | 45% (97) |
| 2020-21 | 276 | 14 | 19.7:1 | 47% (129) |
| 2017-18 | 258 | 14.9 | 17.4:1 | 46% (118) |
| 2015-16 | 243 | 12 | 20.3:1 | 44% (107) |
| 2010-11 | 240 | 13 | 18.5:1 | 46% (111) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cedar Springs Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 155% (258 to 657); teachers up 140% (14.9 to 35.6).
About Cedar Springs Middle School
CEDAR SPRINGS, Michigan, is home to Cedar Springs Middle School, a mid-sized middle-grades school. The school teaches grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 657 students. The school is 31% larger than the average for middle schools in Michigan.
Cedar Springs Public Schools oversees Cedar Springs Middle School and 6 other schools, with 3,211 students in total.
White students are 89% of those enrolled at Cedar Springs Middle School. Beyond that, enrollment is 5% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. In Kent County overall, about 73% of residents are White. A diversity index of 21% means there is a 21% chance two randomly chosen students at Cedar Springs Middle School are from different groups.
A staff of 35.6 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 18.5:1. The average for middle schools in Michigan, 17.5:1, is lower. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 38%. It compares with 47% for public schools in Kent County.
On BeatsExpectations, Cedar Springs Middle School is 5.6 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Michigan schools.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Kent County show that the median household earns about $82,631 a year, about 41% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Kent County has 239 public schools with about 97,253 students, including Cedar Springs Middle School.
Red Hawk Intermediate, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of Cedar Springs Middle School, there are 7 other public schools.
For locale, NCES codes Cedar Springs Middle School as Rural: Fringe.
Cedar Springs Middle School had 276 students in 2020-21 and 657 in 2024-25, according to federal records. Those counts may cover different grade spans. Federal data show the ratio falling from 19.7:1 to 18.5:1.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Cedar Springs Middle School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Kent County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in Cedar Springs Public Schools
- Cedar Springs High SchoolHigh · 952 students
- Cedar View Elementary SchoolElementary · 466 students
- Beach Elementary SchoolElementary · 445 students
- Cedar Trails Elementary SchoolElementary · 431 students
- Red Hawk IntermediateMiddle · 210 students
- New Beginnings Alternative High SchoolHigh · 50 students
Other schools in CEDAR SPRINGS
- Cedar Springs High SchoolHigh · 952 students
- Cedar View Elementary SchoolElementary · 466 students
- Beach Elementary SchoolElementary · 445 students
- Cedar Trails Elementary SchoolElementary · 431 students
- Creative Technologies AcademyCombined · 302 students
- Red Hawk IntermediateMiddle · 210 students
Nearby schools
- Red Hawk Intermediate0.0 mi · 210
- Cedar Trails Elementary School0.6 mi · 431
- Cedar View Elementary School0.6 mi · 466
- Beach Elementary School0.7 mi · 445
- New Beginnings Alternative High School0.9 mi · 50
- Cedar Springs High School0.9 mi · 952
Frequently asked questions
About Cedar Springs Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Cedar Springs Middle School?
Cedar Springs Middle School enrolls approximately 657 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Cedar Springs Middle School serve?
Cedar Springs Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Cedar Springs Middle School have?
Cedar Springs Middle School employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Cedar Springs Middle School?
Student demographics at Cedar Springs Middle School are roughly 89% White, 5% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Cedar Springs Middle School in?
Cedar Springs Middle School is part of Cedar Springs Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.