Crestwood Middle School

Crestwood Middle School, a reasonably sized middle school in GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, part of Kentwood Public Schools, teaches 700 students, covering grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Michigan's public schools average about 502 students each, so Crestwood Middle School sits 39% larger than that benchmark.

Kentwood Public Schools comprises 16 schools with combined enrollment of 9,536 students; Crestwood Middle School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Crestwood Middle School shows that the most-represented group is Black (35%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school lists 23% White, 20% Asian, 15% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. By comparison, Kent County as a whole is about 10% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Crestwood Middle School has 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.9:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 73% of students at Crestwood Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Kent County runs at roughly 47%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Crestwood Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 33.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 41.3%.

Across the wider county, Kent County reports that the typical household earns roughly $82,631 per year, roughly 41% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Kent County's 239 public schools (combined enrollment of about 97,253 students), Crestwood Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Excel Charter Academy, around 0.6 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Crestwood Middle School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 40.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 6%: 660 students in 2018 compared to 700 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.