Enrollment
265
Elementary
DISTRICT 257 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CRESCENT ACADEMY·NCES 260029508444
Crescent Academy Elementary
25175 CODE RD, SOUTHFIELD, MI 48033 · (248) 281-6471 · Oakland County
GRADES 03–06ELEMENTARY13-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL265 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 17% of Michigan public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
16.6:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
261 students
DISTRICT 98% · STATE 55%
Community
0
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 3 | 70 | 26% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 24% |
| Grade 5 | 64 | 24% |
| Grade 6 | 67 | 25% |
Student demographics
2%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 2% · 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
Crescent Academy Elementary→Crescent Academy MiddleHigh School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Crescent Academy. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
26.2%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
15.2%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 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
21.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.7%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 Crescent Academy Elementary
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crescent Academy Elementary this school | 265 | 98.5% | 21.8% |
| Northridge Academy FLINT | 263 | 97.7% | N/A |
| Crescent Academy PK2 SOUTHFIELD | 249 | 96.4% | N/A |
| Carstens ElementaryMiddle School DETROIT | 266 | 95.5% | N/A |
| Macomb Montessori Academy WARREN | 255 | 96.5% | N/A |
| Trix Academy DETROIT | 302 | 100.0% | N/A |
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 Crescent Academy Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Oakland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.8% | #1,055 of 1,085 | #147 of 147 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.2% | #1,065 of 1,072 | #144 of 144 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.2% | #1,047 of 1,139 | #151 of 157 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 265 | #1,209 of 1,630 | #159 of 178 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #865 of 1,424 | #117 of 170 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 2.2% | #1,398 of 1,424 | #167 of 170 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.5% | #22 of 1,563 | #2 of 175 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -28.0% | #107 of 979 | #11 of 118 |
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
265
-117 (-31%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 15.9:1
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 | 265 | 16 | 16.6:1 | 98% (261) |
| 2023-24 | 316 | 20 | 15.8:1 | 99% (314) |
| 2022-23 | 322 | 24 | 13.4:1 | 98% (315) |
| 2020-21 | 382 | 24 | 15.9:1 | 97% (369) |
| 2017-18 | 368 | 20 | 18.4:1 | 82% (300) |
| 2015-16 | 521 | 26 | 20.0:1 | 74% (385) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Crescent Academy Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 28% (368 to 265); teachers down 20% (20 to 16).
About Crescent Academy Elementary
Crescent Academy Elementary is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in SOUTHFIELD, Michigan. It enrolls 265 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 3 through 6. That is 28% below the average of about 369 students for elementary schools in Michigan.
Crescent Academy Elementary is a school in Crescent Academy. The district has 3 schools and 659 students.
The share of Black students at Crescent Academy Elementary is 99%. The school's Black share is 86 points above the 13% share among Oakland County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 2%.
Classroom staffing at Crescent Academy Elementary totals 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 16.6:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Michigan average 15.8:1. Federal data show 98% of students (261) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Oakland County, the average is 32%.
Crescent Academy Elementary holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 17% of Michigan public elementary schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Crescent Academy Elementary is within a point of the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 21.8% actual, 22.7% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Michigan.
The county, Oakland County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $97,760 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 51%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Oakland County has 345 public schools with about 169,926 students, including Crescent Academy Elementary.
Crescent Academy Elementary is about 0.3 miles from Southfield High School for the Arts and Technology, its nearest public school. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools.
The school's locale code, City: Small, means it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000. The school is classified as a charter school in federal data.
Federal enrollment counts decreased from 382 (2020-21) to 265 (2024-25).
The Crescent Academy Elementary discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Oakland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,279,825
Census ACS
Median income
$97,760
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
51%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
345
169,926 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Crescent Academy
- Crescent Academy PK2Elementary · 249 students
- Crescent Academy MiddleHigh SchoolHigh · 145 students
Other schools in SOUTHFIELD
- Lighthouse Connections AcademyCombined · 2,056 students
- Southfield High School for the Arts and TechnologyHigh · 1,049 students
- Laurus AcademyElementary · 791 students
- Bradford AcademyCombined · 678 students
- Thompson K8 International AcademyElementary · 544 students
- Adlai Stevenson Elementary SchoolElementary · 527 students
Nearby schools
- Southfield High School for the Arts and Technology0.3 mi · 1,049
- Laurus Academy0.4 mi · 791
- Faxon Academy0.7 mi · 150
- Bradford Academy1.0 mi · 678
- Lighthouse Connections Academy1.1 mi · 2,056
- Crescent Academy MiddleHigh School1.3 mi · 145
Frequently asked questions
About Crescent Academy ElementaryHow many students attend Crescent Academy Elementary?
Crescent Academy Elementary enrolls approximately 265 students in grades 03-06.
Is Crescent Academy Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Crescent Academy Elementary is an elementary school covering grades 03-06.
How many students per teacher at Crescent Academy Elementary?
Approximately 16.6:1 students per teacher at Crescent Academy Elementary.
How diverse is Crescent Academy Elementary?
Crescent Academy Elementary reports a student body of 0% Hispanic, 99% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Crescent Academy Elementary?
Crescent Academy Elementary is overseen by Crescent Academy in Oakland County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.