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What's something Creekside Elementary School does better than most schools?
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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
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
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
408
-28 (-6%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 17.4:1
% White
93%
was 92%
% Hispanic
4%
was 2%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Creekside Elementary School
Creekside Elementary School is one of the mid-tier elementary-level communitys in HARTLAND, Michigan, overseen by Hartland Consolidated Schools, with 408 students on its rolls from grades K through 4.
Within Hartland Consolidated Schools, which oversees 9 schools and 5,002 students, Creekside Elementary School is one campus in the system.
On demographics, Creekside Elementary School shows that nearly all students (93%) are White. Beyond that, the school logs 4% Hispanic. Compared to Livingston County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Creekside Elementary School has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.8:1, putting Creekside Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 15% of students at Creekside Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
After controlling for student poverty, Creekside Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 59.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 71.3%.
Around the school, the surrounding county (Livingston County) logs that median household earnings sit near $103,039, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 3%. In all, Livingston County runs 48 public schools (combined enrollment of about 24,695 students), of which Creekside Elementary School is one.
Hartland Village Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Creekside Elementary School. On composite proficiency, Creekside Elementary School comes 1st of 6 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 62.0%.
Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Creekside Elementary School has fell 6%, going from 436 students in 2018 to 408 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 17.4:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 in 2025.
On allk12, the feed for Creekside Elementary School typically covers classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
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
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.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.