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How has Crossroads Middle School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
472
Middle
DISTRICT 459 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTHVIEW PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 262595006241
Crossroads Middle School
4400 AMBROSE AVE NE, GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49525 · (616) 361-3430 · Kent County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL472 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
158 students
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 55%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 235 | 50% |
| Grade 8 | 237 | 50% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Northview Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
52.0%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
36.6%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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
52.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.5%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 Crossroads Middle School
Crossroads Middle School's state test result (52.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crossroads Middle School this school | 472 | 33.5% | 52.9% |
| Highlands School GRAND RAPIDS | 445 | 35.3% | 43.8% |
| Swan Valley Middle School SAGINAW | 408 | 32.1% | 55.4% |
| Cooper Upper Elementary School WESTLAND | 638 | 34.6% | 43.4% |
| Allendale Middle School ALLENDALE | 564 | 28.7% | 51.5% |
| Emerson Middle School LIVONIA | 638 | 34.2% | 35.6% |
Matched among Michigan middle 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 Crossroads Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Kent County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.9% | #98 of 397 | #15 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.6% | #179 of 380 | #17 of 26 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #104 of 377 | #16 of 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 472 | #263 of 491 | #24 of 39 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.6:1 | #225 of 436 | #14 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.5% | #127 of 437 | #15 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.5% | #326 of 477 | #21 of 36 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.8% | #274 of 339 | #20 of 22 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
472
-34 (-7%) vs 2020
+15% since 1990-91, when it was 411
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
was 19.5:1
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 | 472 | 26.9 | 17.6:1 | 33% (158) |
| 2023-24 | 453 | 26.4 | 17.2:1 | 51% (230) |
| 2022-23 | 404 | 28.9 | 14.0:1 | 51% (207) |
| 2020-21 | 506 | 26 | 19.5:1 | 48% (242) |
| 2017-18 | 501 | 27.4 | 18.3:1 | 44% (219) |
| 2015-16 | 497 | 26 | 19.1:1 | 43% (213) |
| 2010-11 | 559 | 29 | 19.3:1 | 45% (254) |
| 2000-01 | 513 | 30 | 17.1:1 | 14% (70) |
| 1990-91 | 411 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Crossroads Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (501 to 472); teachers down 2% (27.4 to 26.9).
About Crossroads Middle School
Crossroads Middle School is a medium-sized middle school with an address in GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan. The school serves 472 students in grades 7 through 8 in 2024-25.
Northview Public Schools counts 3,120 students in its 8 schools, and Crossroads Middle School is one of them.
Roughly 68% of students at Crossroads Middle School are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 12% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, and 8% Black. Crossroads Middle School's diversity index is 51%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 17.6:1, with 26.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, middle schools in Michigan average 17.5:1. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 33% of enrollment. That rate is below the 47% average among public schools in Kent County.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Crossroads Middle School, the prediction is 51.5% and the result is 52.9%.
County data help place the school in context: in Kent County, the median household income is $82,631, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 41% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Kent County is home to 239 public schools and about 97,253 public school students.
North Oakview Elementary School is the closest public school, about 0.2 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The school's 52.9% average proficiency ranks 1st among 7 nearby schools.
Locale data from NCES put Crossroads Middle School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
Enrollment is down 7% from 2020-21, when Crossroads Middle School had 506 students, to 2024-25, when it had 472. The ratio of students to teachers went from 19.5:1 to 17.6:1 over the same years.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Crossroads Middle School covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Northview Public Schools
- Northview High SchoolHigh · 1,078 students
- Highlands SchoolMiddle · 445 students
- East Oakview Elementary SchoolElementary · 371 students
- North Oakview Elementary SchoolElementary · 346 students
- West Oakview Elementary SchoolElementary · 240 students
- Northview Next Learning CenterHigh · 136 students
Other schools in GRAND RAPIDS
- East Kentwood High SchoolHigh · 2,068 students
- Northern High SchoolHigh · 1,088 students
- PrepNet Virtual AcademyCombined · 1,080 students
- Northview High SchoolHigh · 1,078 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 999 students
- City High Middle SchoolHigh · 955 students
Other Crossroads Middle schools
5 other US public schools in 6 states are named Crossroads Middle. Crossroads Middle School is the 4th largest of the 6.
- Crossroads Middle SchoolFairfield, OH · 1,111 students
- Crossroads Middle SchoolAcworth, GA · 908 students
- Crossroads Middle SchoolLewisberry, PA · 541 students
- CROSSROADS MIDDLE SCHOOLMERIDIAN, ID · 124 students
- Crossroads Middle SchoolWestminster, MD · 13 students
Nearby schools
- North Oakview Elementary School0.2 mi · 346
- Kent ISD Deaf and Hard of Hearing0.2 mi · 61
- Northview High School0.3 mi · 1,078
- East Oakview Elementary School1.0 mi · 371
- West Oakview Elementary School1.1 mi · 240
- Highlands School1.7 mi · 445
Frequently asked questions
About Crossroads Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Crossroads Middle School?
Crossroads Middle School enrolls approximately 472 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Crossroads Middle School serve?
Crossroads Middle School serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Crossroads Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Crossroads Middle School is approximately 17.6:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Crossroads Middle School?
Student demographics at Crossroads Middle School are roughly 68% White, 12% Hispanic, 8% Black, 0% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Is Crossroads Middle School public or private?
Crossroads Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Northview Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.