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What tradition at Cherry Creek Elementary School should never be changed?
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Enrollment
485
Elementary
DISTRICT 397 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOWELL AREA SCHOOLS·NCES 262205000593
Cherry Creek Elementary School
12675 FOREMAN ST, LOWELL, MI 49331 · (616) 987-2700 · Kent County
GRADES 02–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL485 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 55% of Michigan public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Michigan public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
142 students
DISTRICT 24% · 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 2 | 125 | 26% |
| Grade 3 | 124 | 26% |
| Grade 4 | 124 | 26% |
| Grade 5 | 112 | 23% |
Student demographics
26%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Cherry Creek Elementary School→Lowell Middle School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Lowell Area Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
53.8%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
51.6%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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
51.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.3%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Cherry Creek Elementary School
Cherry Creek Elementary School's state test result (51.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cherry Creek Elementary School this school | 485 | 29.3% | 51.6% |
| West Shore Elementary School FENTON | 505 | 27.9% | N/A |
| Lakewood Elementary School LAKE ODESSA | 461 | 31.2% | 45.0% |
| Grant Elementary School LIVONIA | 470 | 28.3% | 59.1% |
| Will L Lee School RICHMOND | 478 | 32.6% | 56.8% |
| Brown Elementary School NEW BOSTON | 434 | 29.7% | 42.0% |
Matched among Michigan elementary 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 Cherry Creek Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Kent County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.6% | #377 of 1,085 | #42 of 79 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.6% | #402 of 1,072 | #45 of 79 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.8% | #386 of 1,139 | #40 of 82 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 485 | #317 of 1,630 | #20 of 115 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.2:1 | #1,179 of 1,424 | #82 of 105 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.8% | #923 of 1,424 | #86 of 105 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.3% | #1,241 of 1,563 | #78 of 114 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.6% | #920 of 979 | #78 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. 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
485
+25 (+5%) vs 2020
-43% since 2000-01, when it was 845
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 485 | 26.6 | 18.2:1 | 29% (142) |
| 2023-24 | 473 | 26.3 | 18.0:1 | 36% (172) |
| 2022-23 | 468 | 27.2 | 17.2:1 | 43% (200) |
| 2020-21 | 460 | 28 | 16.4:1 | 37% (169) |
| 2017-18 | 493 | 22.7 | 21.8:1 | 47% (233) |
| 2015-16 | 481 | 26 | 18.5:1 | 47% (225) |
| 2010-11 | 503 | 29 | 17.3:1 | 40% (202) |
| 2000-01 | 845 | 48 | 17.6:1 | 19% (158) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cherry Creek Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (493 to 485); teachers up 17% (22.7 to 26.6).
About Cherry Creek Elementary School
Located in LOWELL, Michigan, Cherry Creek Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school. Enrolled students number 485 students, in grades 2 through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in Michigan average about 369 students each.
Cherry Creek Elementary School is one school in a 7-school district, Lowell Area Schools, which enrolls 3,455 students.
Cherry Creek Elementary School enrolls a student body that is 86% White. The rest of enrollment is 5% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 2% Black. Census estimates put the White share of Kent County's population at about 73%. Cherry Creek Elementary School has a diversity index of 26%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.2:1 at Cherry Creek Elementary School, with 26.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan is lower than this school's figure. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 29%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Kent County is 47%.
allk12 grades Cherry Creek Elementary School a B. The grade compares the school only with Michigan public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 53.3% at Cherry Creek Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 51.6%.
Kent County has these Census figures: median household income is about $82,631, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 41% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Cherry Creek Elementary School is among the 239 public schools in Kent County.
The nearest public school is Lowell Middle School, at about 0.3 miles. Cherry Creek Elementary School has 4 other public schools within five miles. The school's 51.6% average proficiency ranks 6th among 6 nearby schools.
The school is in a town close to an urbanized area, according to its NCES locale (Town: Fringe).
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 5%, from 460 to 485. By 2024-25, the school had 18.2 students per teacher, compared with 16.4 in 2020-21.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Lowell Area Schools
- Lowell Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,058 students
- Lowell Middle SchoolMiddle · 790 students
- Murray Lake ElementaryElementary · 433 students
- Alto Elementary SchoolElementary · 417 students
- Bushnell Elementary SchoolElementary · 253 students
- Unity Alternative SchoolHigh · 19 students
Other schools in LOWELL
- Lowell Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,058 students
- Lowell Middle SchoolMiddle · 790 students
- Murray Lake ElementaryElementary · 433 students
- Bushnell Elementary SchoolElementary · 253 students
- Unity Alternative SchoolHigh · 19 students
Other Cherry Creek Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Cherry Creek Elementary. Cherry Creek Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Cherry Creek Elementary SchoolMARQUETTE, MI · 430 students
Nearby schools
- Lowell Middle School0.3 mi · 790
- Bushnell Elementary School0.5 mi · 253
- Unity Alternative School1.0 mi · 19
- Lowell Senior High School1.5 mi · 1,058
- Murray Lake Elementary5.9 mi · 433
- Alto Elementary School6.2 mi · 417
Frequently asked questions
About Cherry Creek Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Cherry Creek Elementary School?
Cherry Creek Elementary School enrolls approximately 485 students in grades 02-05.
Is Cherry Creek Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Cherry Creek Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades 02-05.
How many teachers does Cherry Creek Elementary School have?
Cherry Creek Elementary School employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Cherry Creek Elementary School?
Student demographics at Cherry Creek Elementary School are roughly 86% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Cherry Creek Elementary School in?
Cherry Creek Elementary School is part of Lowell Area Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.