Creekside Middle School

Creekside Middle School is a 6-8 campus of reasonably sized scale in ZEELAND, Michigan, run under Zeeland Public Schools, instructing 577 students in grades 5 through 8.

Creekside Middle School is one of 12 schools operated by Zeeland Public Schools, a district that caters to 5,777 students overall.

On demographics, Creekside Middle School records that the largest single group is White, at 74% of enrollment; the rest reads as 18% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 84%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Creekside Middle School has 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.5:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 21% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Ottawa County runs at roughly 34%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Creekside Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 56.8%; this one delivers 51.3%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Ottawa County) logs that median household earnings sit near $90,502, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Across Ottawa County's 103 public schools (combined enrollment of about 42,894 students), Creekside Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Roosevelt Elementary School, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Creekside Middle School. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Creekside Middle School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 58.2%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Creekside Middle School's enrollment has declined 7% since 2018, when it stood at 619 (now 577). The Hispanic share of enrollment expanded from 12% to 18% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 19.3:1 in 2018 to 15.5:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.