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Enrollment
430
Elementary
DISTRICT 362 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MARQUETTE AREA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 260001300209
Cherry Creek Elementary School
1111 ORTMAN RD, MARQUETTE, MI 49855 · (906) 225-4399 · Marquette County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL430 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 23% of Michigan public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
17.5:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
91 students
DISTRICT 28% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 90 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 67 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 65 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (90) is 38% larger than its 5th grade class (65).
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · 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
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
47.7%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
37.1%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
43.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.9%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 57% typical for Michigan schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 (43.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cherry Creek Elementary School this school | 430 | 21.2% | 43.0% |
| Lakewood Elementary School WHITE LAKE | 434 | 20.3% | 54.9% |
| Ashley Elementary School NEW BALTIMORE | 441 | 20.4% | 57.0% |
| Hartland Round Elementary School HARTLAND | 460 | 20.4% | 70.3% |
| Meadow Ridge Elementary School ROCKFORD | 397 | 22.2% | 61.4% |
| Rosewood School JENISON | 481 | 21.0% | 59.0% |
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 Marquette County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #637 of 1,085 | #6 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.1% | #749 of 1,072 | #6 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.7% | #552 of 1,139 | #6 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 430 | #526 of 1,630 | #3 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.5:1 | #1,076 of 1,424 | #9 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.5% | #931 of 1,424 | #5 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.2% | #1,368 of 1,563 | #10 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.7% | #870 of 979 | #8 of 8 |
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
430
+44 (+11%) vs 2020
+28% since 2000-01, when it was 335
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
was 16.8:1
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 | 430 | 24.5 | 17.5:1 | 21% (91) |
| 2023-24 | 410 | 25.5 | 16.1:1 | 27% (112) |
| 2022-23 | 416 | 25.6 | 16.3:1 | 35% (147) |
| 2020-21 | 386 | 23 | 16.8:1 | 25% (96) |
| 2017-18 | 442 | 25.2 | 17.5:1 | 27% (118) |
| 2015-16 | 430 | 25 | 17.2:1 | 23% (97) |
| 2010-11 | 329 | 21 | 15.7:1 | 30% (98) |
| 2000-01 | 335 | 19 | 17.6:1 | 24% (80) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cherry Creek Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (442 to 430); teachers down 3% (25.2 to 24.5).
About Cherry Creek Elementary School
Cherry Creek Elementary School is one of the public schools in MARQUETTE, Michigan. It is a medium-sized elementary school. Enrollment is 430 students in 2024-25, and the school serves kindergarten through 5.
Marquette Area Public Schools runs 7 schools with a combined 3,209 students. Cherry Creek Elementary School is one of them.
Most students at Cherry Creek Elementary School are White: 86% of enrollment. Smaller groups are 8% multiracial, 3% Native American, and 2% Hispanic. Cherry Creek Elementary School has a diversity index of 26%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school has about 17.5 students per teacher and 24.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in Michigan is 15.8:1, lower than at this school. About 21% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Marquette County averages 34%, higher than here.
The allk12 Grade for Cherry Creek Elementary School is C-. Compared with Michigan public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 23% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Cherry Creek Elementary School is a bottom-10% school in Michigan on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 43.0% against a predicted 56.9%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Marquette County show that median household income is about $65,429, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 37%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Cherry Creek Elementary School is one of 25 public schools in Marquette County, which together enroll about 7,657 students.
Marquette Branch Prison is the public school closest to Cherry Creek Elementary School, about 2.6 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 3 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Cherry Creek Elementary School ranks 5th of 5 on average proficiency.
The school is in a town far from an urbanized area, according to its NCES locale (Town: Remote).
Enrollment was 386 in 2020-21 and 430 in 2024-25, a gain of 44 students.
Community posts for Cherry Creek Elementary School can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Marquette County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
67,112
Census ACS
Median income
$65,429
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
7,657 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Marquette Area Public Schools
- Marquette Senior High SchoolHigh · 940 students
- Bothwell Middle SchoolMiddle · 696 students
- Superior Hills Elementary SchoolElementary · 405 students
- Sandy Knoll SchoolElementary · 322 students
- Graveraet Elementary SchoolElementary · 289 students
- Vandenboom Alternative High SchoolHigh · 127 students
Other schools in MARQUETTE
- Marquette Senior High SchoolHigh · 940 students
- Bothwell Middle SchoolMiddle · 696 students
- Superior Hills Elementary SchoolElementary · 405 students
- Sandy Knoll SchoolElementary · 322 students
- Graveraet Elementary SchoolElementary · 289 students
- North Star Montessori AcademyElementary · 145 students
Other Cherry Creek Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Cherry Creek Elementary. Cherry Creek Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Cherry Creek Elementary SchoolLOWELL, MI · 485 students
Nearby schools
- Marquette Branch Prison2.6 mi · 1
- Bothwell Middle School4.7 mi · 696
- Superior Hills Elementary School4.7 mi · 405
- MarquetteAlger Administrative Unit5.1 mi · 38
- Graveraet Elementary School5.2 mi · 289
- Sandy Knoll School5.3 mi · 322
Frequently asked questions
About Cherry Creek Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Cherry Creek Elementary School?
Cherry Creek Elementary School enrolls approximately 430 students in grades KG-05.
Is Cherry Creek Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Cherry Creek Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Cherry Creek Elementary School have?
Cherry Creek Elementary School employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.5:1.
How diverse is Cherry Creek Elementary School?
Cherry Creek Elementary School reports a student body of 86% White, 2% Hispanic, 0% Black, 8% Two or more.
What district is Cherry Creek Elementary School in?
Cherry Creek Elementary School is part of Marquette Area Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.