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Does Cedar View Elementary School have enough mental health and stress support?
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Enrollment
466
Elementary
DISTRICT 447 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CEDAR SPRINGS PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 260852007991
Cedar View Elementary School
204 E MUSKEGON ST, CEDAR SPRINGS, MI 49319 · (616) 696-9102 · Kent County
GRADES 04–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL466 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
164 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 227 | 49% |
| Grade 5 | 239 | 51% |
Student demographics
22%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
Students here typically continue to
Cedar View Elementary School→Cedar Springs Middle School
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
45.1%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
43.7%
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 44 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
43.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.7%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 →
Where Cedar View Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Kent County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.5% | #620 of 1,085 | #56 of 79 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.7% | #583 of 1,072 | #52 of 79 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.1% | #630 of 1,139 | #56 of 82 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 466 | #386 of 1,630 | #25 of 115 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.6:1 | #1,084 of 1,424 | #72 of 105 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.0% | #1,046 of 1,424 | #97 of 105 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.2% | #1,141 of 1,563 | #72 of 114 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.2% | #580 of 979 | #53 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
466
+25 (+6%) vs 2020
0% since 2010-11, when it was 465
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
was 19.2:1
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 | 466 | 26.5 | 17.6:1 | 35% (164) |
| 2023-24 | 442 | 26 | 17.0:1 | 43% (190) |
| 2022-23 | 455 | 27.2 | 16.7:1 | 47% (216) |
| 2020-21 | 441 | 23 | 19.2:1 | 49% (216) |
| 2017-18 | 519 | 25.7 | 20.2:1 | 45% (232) |
| 2015-16 | 538 | 22 | 24.4:1 | 50% (267) |
| 2010-11 | 465 | 24 | 19.4:1 | 48% (225) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cedar View Elementary School.
About Cedar View Elementary School
In CEDAR SPRINGS, Michigan, Cedar View Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school. The school covers grades 4 through 5 and reported 466 students in 2024-25. The school is 26% bigger than the average for elementary schools in Michigan.
Cedar Springs Public Schools enrolls 3,211 students in 7 schools, including Cedar View Elementary School.
By race and ethnicity, Cedar View Elementary School is 88% White. The next largest groups are 6% multiracial and 5% Hispanic. The school's White share is 15 points above the 73% share among Kent County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 22%.
Based on 26.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, Cedar View Elementary School has a ratio of 17.6:1. The gap from the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan is 1.7 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 35%. Compared with the 47% average for public schools in Kent County, the school's rate is lower.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 50.7% for Cedar View Elementary School. The school posts 43.5%, 7.2 points below the prediction.
In Kent County, home to about 663,150 people, median household income comes to about $82,631, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 41%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. There are 239 public schools in the county, enrolling about 97,253, Cedar View Elementary School among them.
Cedar View Elementary School's nearest public school is Cedar Trails Elementary School (about 0.2 miles). In all, 7 other public schools sit within five miles of Cedar View Elementary School.
For locale, NCES codes Cedar View Elementary School as Rural: Fringe.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose from 441 to 466, a 6% rise. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 19.2:1 in 2020-21 to 17.6:1 in 2024-25.
Cedar View Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 Springs Middle SchoolMiddle · 657 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 Springs Middle SchoolMiddle · 657 students
- Beach Elementary SchoolElementary · 445 students
- Cedar Trails Elementary SchoolElementary · 431 students
- Creative Technologies AcademyCombined · 302 students
- Red Hawk IntermediateMiddle · 210 students
Nearby schools
- Cedar Trails Elementary School0.2 mi · 431
- Beach Elementary School0.3 mi · 445
- Cedar Springs High School0.3 mi · 952
- New Beginnings Alternative High School0.3 mi · 50
- Cedar Springs Middle School0.6 mi · 657
- Red Hawk Intermediate0.6 mi · 210
Frequently asked questions
About Cedar View Elementary SchoolHow large is Cedar View Elementary School?
Cedar View Elementary School enrolls approximately 466 students in grades 04-05.
Is Cedar View Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Cedar View Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades 04-05.
How many teachers does Cedar View Elementary School have?
Cedar View Elementary School employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Cedar View Elementary School?
Student demographics at Cedar View Elementary School are roughly 88% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Cedar View Elementary School?
Cedar View Elementary School is overseen by Cedar Springs Public Schools in Kent County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.