Crescentwood Elementary School

As a low-enrollment elementary-level community in EASTPOINTE, Michigan, Crescentwood Elementary School caters to 195 students from grades K through 2, one of the schools within Eastpointe Community Schools. That puts it 47% smaller than the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 369 students.

Within Eastpointe Community Schools, which oversees 8 schools and 2,114 students, Crescentwood Elementary School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Crescentwood Elementary School lists that Black students make up the majority at 77%; the rest comes out to 11% White, 9% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 13% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.7:1. The state averages around 15.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 94% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Macomb County (around 52%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

In the surrounding community, Macomb County reports that median household earnings sit near $77,837, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Crescentwood Elementary School is one of 236 public schools in Macomb County (combined enrollment of about 115,743 students).

Nearest neighbor: Macomb Montessori Academy, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Crescentwood Elementary School.

Crescentwood Elementary School operates from an urban location.

Five-year trend. Crescentwood Elementary School's enrollment has declined 32% since 2018, when it stood at 285 (now 195). Over the same period, the Black share expanded from 56% to 77%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 today.

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