Cross Creek Charter Academy

Set in BYRON CENTER, Michigan, Cross Creek Charter Academy is a well-populated elementary campus, operated by Cross Creek Charter Academy. It enrolls 809 students across grades K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 119% above the state mean of about 369.

Operationally, Cross Creek Charter Academy answers to Cross Creek Charter Academy, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

In terms of who attends, Cross Creek Charter Academy reports that the largest single group is White, at 58% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 13% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 9% Black, 9% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 73% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 20.9:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.8:1, putting Cross Creek Charter Academy higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 41% of students at Cross Creek Charter Academy qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Cross Creek Charter Academy sits in the top 10% of Michigan schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 48.0%; actual is 70.8%, +22.8 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Kent County put median household earnings sit near $82,631, about 41% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Kent County runs 239 public schools (combined enrollment of about 97,253 students), of which Cross Creek Charter Academy is one.

Nearest neighbor: Countryside Elementary School, around 1.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Cross Creek Charter Academy comes 2nd of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 48.5%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area. As a public charter, Cross Creek Charter Academy runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Trend over the last 7 years. Cross Creek Charter Academy's enrollment has increased 3% since 2018, when it stood at 784 (now 809). White enrollment moved from 70% to 58% across the same window.

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