Crossroads Middle School

Located at 4400 AMBROSE AVE NE, in GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, Crossroads Middle School is an average-sized middle-grades school that instructs 472 students (grades 7 through 8), part of Northview Public Schools.

Northview Public Schools runs 8 schools in total, collectively educating 3,120 students. Crossroads Middle School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Crossroads Middle School lists that White students make up the majority at 68%. The remainder comes out to 12% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 8% Black.

On the resource side, On paper, Crossroads Middle School has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.6:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 33% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is lower than Kent County's rate of about 47%.

With demographic context factored in, Crossroads Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 51.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 52.9%.

In the surrounding community, Kent County reports that median household earnings sit near $82,631, about 41% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Kent County's 239 public schools (combined enrollment of about 97,253 students), Crossroads Middle School is one campus in the mix.

North Oakview Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Crossroads Middle School comes 1st of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 43.3%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Crossroads Middle School's enrollment has declined 6% since 2018, when it stood at 501 (now 472). Over the same period, the White share declined from 73% to 68%.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.