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Enrollment
809
Elementary
STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CROSS CREEK CHARTER ACADEMY·NCES 260015000911
Cross Creek Charter Academy
7701 KALAMAZOO AVE SE, BYRON CENTER, MI 49315 · (616) 656-4000 · Kent County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL809 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 97% of Michigan public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+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
20.9:1
39 FTE teachers
STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
334 students
STATE 55%
Community
5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 132 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 84 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 84 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 84 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 84 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 87 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 87 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 87 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 80 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (132) is 65% larger than its 8th grade class (80).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
70.9%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
75.5%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 76 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
70.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.0%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+22.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 48% typical for Michigan schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 23 points, placing it in Michigan's top 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 Cross Creek Charter Academy
Cross Creek Charter Academy's state test result (70.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross Creek Charter Academy this school | 809 | 41.3% | 70.8% |
| Floyd Ebeling Elementary School MACOMB | 711 | 34.6% | 51.6% |
| Ojibwa Elementary School MACOMB | 622 | 42.8% | 37.9% |
| Wiley Elementary School SHELBY TOWNSHIP | 570 | 47.0% | 44.3% |
| Delta Center Elementary School LANSING | 528 | 33.3% | 51.2% |
| Grandville Oakestown Intermediate School GRANDVILLE | 852 | 29.2% | 48.7% |
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 Cross Creek Charter Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Kent County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.8% | #64 of 1,085 | #19 of 79 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.5% | #41 of 1,072 | #13 of 79 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.9% | #76 of 1,139 | #21 of 82 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 809 | #19 of 1,630 | #2 of 115 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.9:1 | #1,378 of 1,424 | #101 of 105 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.2% | #225 of 1,424 | #30 of 105 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.3% | #1,033 of 1,563 | #61 of 114 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.2% | #338 of 440 | #18 of 22 |
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
809
+18 (+2%) vs 2020
+77% since 2000-01, when it was 457
Student : Teacher
20.9:1
was 20.3:1
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 | 809 | 38.7 | 20.9:1 | 41% (334) |
| 2023-24 | 807 | 39.1 | 20.6:1 | 44% (354) |
| 2022-23 | 780 | 38.4 | 20.3:1 | 41% (321) |
| 2020-21 | 791 | 39 | 20.3:1 | 40% (317) |
| 2017-18 | 784 | 37.1 | 21.1:1 | 32% (254) |
| 2015-16 | 784 | 36 | 21.8:1 | 29% (231) |
| 2010-11 | 729 | 34 | 21.4:1 | 32% (235) |
| 2000-01 | 457 | 26 | 17.6:1 | 9% (40) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cross Creek Charter Academy.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (784 to 809); teachers up 4% (37.1 to 38.7).
About Cross Creek Charter Academy
Cross Creek Charter Academy serves students in BYRON CENTER, Michigan, as a high-enrollment elementary school. It enrolls 809 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are kindergarten through 8. The school is 119% above the average for elementary schools in Michigan.
Cross Creek Charter Academy operates as its own local education agency.
The student body at Cross Creek Charter Academy is 58% White. It is also 13% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 9% Black, and 9% Asian. Kent County's residents are about 73% White, 15 points above the school's share. A diversity index of 62% means there is a 62% chance two randomly chosen students at Cross Creek Charter Academy are from different groups.
Classroom staffing at Cross Creek Charter Academy totals 38.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 20.9:1. The average for elementary schools in Michigan is 15.8:1, so this school has more students per teacher. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Cross Creek Charter Academy is about 41%.
Cross Creek Charter Academy earns an A+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 97% of Michigan public elementary schools.
On allk12's BeatsExpectations measure, Cross Creek Charter Academy is among the top 10% of schools in Michigan. Predicted: 48.0%. Actual: 70.8%.
In the surrounding county, Kent County, the median household earns about $82,631 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 41%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Counting Cross Creek Charter Academy, Kent County has 239 public schools.
Cross Creek Charter Academy's nearest public school is Countryside Elementary School (about 1.1 miles). In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Cross Creek Charter Academy. By average proficiency, Cross Creek Charter Academy is 2nd among 7 schools close by.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large. Cross Creek Charter Academy is run as a public charter school.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 809, starting from 791.
The Cross Creek Charter Academy discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Kent County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
663,150
Census ACS
Median income
$82,631
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
239
97,253 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BYRON CENTER
- Byron Center High SchoolHigh · 1,387 students
- Byron Center West Middle SchoolMiddle · 729 students
- Robert L Nickels Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 705 students
- Marshall Elementary SchoolElementary · 463 students
- Brown Elementary SchoolElementary · 438 students
- Countryside Elementary SchoolElementary · 426 students
Nearby schools
- Countryside Elementary School1.1 mi · 426
- Explorer Elementary1.6 mi · 556
- Southwood Elementary1.7 mi · 302
- East Kentwood High School1.8 mi · 2,068
- East Kentwood Freshman Campus1.8 mi · 742
- Pinewood Middle School2.0 mi · 842
Frequently asked questions
About Cross Creek Charter AcademyHow many students attend Cross Creek Charter Academy?
Cross Creek Charter Academy enrolls approximately 809 students in grades KG-08.
Is Cross Creek Charter Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
Cross Creek Charter Academy is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many teachers does Cross Creek Charter Academy have?
Cross Creek Charter Academy employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Cross Creek Charter Academy?
At Cross Creek Charter Academy, the student body is approximately 58% White, 13% Hispanic, 9% Black, 9% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is Cross Creek Charter Academy in?
Cross Creek Charter Academy is part of Cross Creek Charter Academy.
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