Central Grade School

Central Grade School is an elementary school of mid-tier scale in TRAVERSE CITY, Michigan, overseen by Traverse City Area Public Schools, serveing 510 students in grades pre-K through 7. By comparison, Michigan's public schools average about 369 students each, so Central Grade School sits 38% bigger than that benchmark.

Traverse City Area Public Schools comprises 16 schools with combined enrollment of 8,546 students; Central Grade School is among them.

Demographically, Central Grade School shows that nearly all students (84%) are White. Other groups include 5% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 3% Black, 3% Native American. The wider county runs roughly 92% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Central Grade School records 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.8:1 average. About 42% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Grand Traverse County runs at roughly 31%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Central Grade School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 47.5%, the actual is 56.5%, a residual of +9.0 points.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Grand Traverse County indicate median household income runs about $81,647, about 41% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Central Grade School is one of 32 public schools in Grand Traverse County (combined enrollment of about 12,069 students).

Nearest neighbor: North EdCreekside School, around 1.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Central Grade School operates from a high-density location.

Over the past 7-year window. Central Grade School's enrollment has edged down 20% since 2018, when it stood at 635 (now 510). Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 91% to 84%.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Central Grade School typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.