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Enrollment
408
Elementary
DISTRICT 447 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARTLAND CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS·NCES 261791001470
Creekside Elementary School
3480 EAST ST, HARTLAND, MI 48353 · (810) 626-2600 · Livingston County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL408 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 93% of Michigan public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
14.1:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
63 students
DISTRICT 22% · 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 | 95 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 77 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 88 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (95) is 16% larger than its 4th grade class (82).
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · 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
71.3%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
71.2%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 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
71.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.4%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 Creekside Elementary School
Creekside Elementary School's state test result (71.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creekside Elementary School this school | 408 | 15.4% | 71.3% |
| Alto Elementary School ALTO | 417 | 15.6% | 65.8% |
| Murray Lake Elementary LOWELL | 433 | 13.9% | 69.8% |
| Willow Hill Elementary School TRAVERSE CITY | 429 | 14.0% | 56.5% |
| Northwest Elementary School HOWELL | 418 | 18.4% | 38.9% |
| Ruahmah J Hutchings Elementary HOWELL | 416 | 16.6% | 49.7% |
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 Creekside Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Livingston County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.3% | #57 of 1,085 | #2 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.2% | #83 of 1,072 | #4 of 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.3% | #72 of 1,139 | #2 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 408 | #615 of 1,630 | #20 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #292 of 1,424 | #2 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.1% | #1,252 of 1,424 | #13 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 15.4% | #1,451 of 1,563 | #17 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.4% | #732 of 979 | #8 of 13 |
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
408
+4 (+1%) vs 2020
-16% since 2010-11, when it was 483
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 408 | 29 | 14.1:1 | 15% (63) |
| 2023-24 | 409 | 29 | 14.1:1 | 19% (79) |
| 2022-23 | 424 | 26 | 16.3:1 | 20% (83) |
| 2020-21 | 404 | 25 | 16.2:1 | 19% (78) |
| 2017-18 | 436 | 25 | 17.4:1 | 16% (68) |
| 2015-16 | 451 | 27 | 16.7:1 | 14% (64) |
| 2010-11 | 483 | 27 | 17.9:1 | 15% (73) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Creekside Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (436 to 408); teachers up 16% (25 to 29).
About Creekside Elementary School
A medium-sized elementary school in HARTLAND, Michigan, Creekside Elementary School is part of Hartland Consolidated Schools. The grade span is kindergarten through 4, and enrollment is 408 students.
Creekside Elementary School falls under Hartland Consolidated Schools, which has 9 schools enrolling 5,002 students.
The student body at Creekside Elementary School is 93% White. Enrollment also includes 4% Hispanic. The county population is about 94% White, within a few points of the school. The school's diversity index is 13%, meaning two students picked at random have a 13% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reported 29 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 14.1:1. That is 1.8 students per teacher below the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 15%.
Creekside Elementary School is graded A by allk12, scoring above 93% of Michigan public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Creekside Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (71.3%) and its predicted rate (59.4%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Michigan schools.
Census estimates describe Livingston County this way: the median household income is $103,039, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 40% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 3%. In all, Livingston County has 48 public schools and roughly 24,695 students.
Hartland Village Elementary School is the closest public school, about 0.2 miles away in a straight line. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Creekside Elementary School. Of the 6 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Creekside Elementary School is 1st on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Fringe.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (404) to 2024-25 (408). Federal data show the ratio falling from 16.2:1 to 14.1:1.
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Livingston County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
195,833
Census ACS
Median income
$103,039
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
48
24,695 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hartland Consolidated Schools
- Hartland High SchoolHigh · 1,610 students
- Hartland Farms Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 770 students
- Hartland MS at Ore CreekMiddle · 752 students
- Hartland Village Elementary SchoolElementary · 461 students
- Hartland Round Elementary SchoolElementary · 460 students
- Hartland Lakes Elementary SchoolElementary · 457 students
Other schools in HARTLAND
- Hartland High SchoolHigh · 1,610 students
- Hartland MS at Ore CreekMiddle · 752 students
- Hartland Village Elementary SchoolElementary · 461 students
- Hartland Round Elementary SchoolElementary · 460 students
Other Creekside Elementary schools
26 other US public schools in 14 states are named Creekside Elementary. Creekside Elementary School is the 24th largest of the 27.
- Creekside Elementary SchoolFranklin, TN · 780 students
- Creekside ElementarySuffolk, VA · 764 students
- Creekside ElementaryWinterville, NC · 622 students
- Creekside ElementaryMoreno Valley, CA · 612 students
- Creekside Elementary SchoolMONTGOMERY, TX · 591 students
Nearby schools
- Hartland Village Elementary School0.2 mi · 461
- Hartland MS at Ore Creek0.2 mi · 752
- Hartland High School0.3 mi · 1,610
- Hartland Round Elementary School1.1 mi · 460
- Legacy High School1.6 mi · 62
- Hartland Virtual Academy1.6 mi · 22
Frequently asked questions
About Creekside Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Creekside Elementary School?
Creekside Elementary School enrolls approximately 408 students in grades KG-04.
What grades does Creekside Elementary School serve?
Creekside Elementary School serves grades KG-04.
How many students per teacher at Creekside Elementary School?
Approximately 14.1:1 students per teacher at Creekside Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Creekside Elementary School?
Student demographics at Creekside Elementary School are roughly 93% White, 4% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Creekside Elementary School in?
Creekside Elementary School is part of Hartland Consolidated Schools.
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