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Enrollment
561
Elementary
STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAGLE CREST CHARTER ACADEMY·NCES 260015900979
Eagle Crest Charter Academy
11950 RILEY ST, HOLLAND, MI 49424 · (616) 786-2400 · Ottawa County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL561 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 73% of Michigan public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
14.0:1
40 FTE teachers
STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
367 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 | 83 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 70 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 56 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 60 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 51 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 51 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (83) is 63% larger than its 8th grade class (51).
Student demographics
68%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
48.1%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
45.3%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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
48.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.3%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Eagle Crest Charter Academy
Eagle Crest Charter Academy's state test result (48.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Crest Charter Academy this school | 561 | 65.4% | 48.9% |
| Great Lakes Elementary School HOLLAND | 426 | 75.1% | 30.8% |
| West HOLLAND | 413 | 66.1% | 41.3% |
| North Holland Elementary School HOLLAND | 267 | 63.3% | 40.0% |
| Roberts Elementary School SHELBY TOWNSHIP | 534 | 63.9% | 37.3% |
| Central Kelloggsville Elementary GRAND RAPIDS | 494 | 82.8% | 23.3% |
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 Eagle Crest Charter Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Ottawa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.9% | #447 of 1,085 | #38 of 48 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.3% | #547 of 1,072 | #36 of 47 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.1% | #536 of 1,139 | #37 of 49 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 561 | #159 of 1,630 | #2 of 54 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #282 of 1,424 | #30 of 51 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.5% | #102 of 1,424 | #1 of 51 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.4% | #589 of 1,563 | #9 of 54 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.0% | #170 of 979 | #9 of 38 |
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
561
-132 (-19%) vs 2020
+12% since 2000-01, when it was 500
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 17.8:1
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 | 561 | 40.1 | 14.0:1 | 65% (367) |
| 2023-24 | 580 | 39 | 14.9:1 | 72% (417) |
| 2022-23 | 649 | 42 | 15.4:1 | 65% (422) |
| 2020-21 | 693 | 39 | 17.8:1 | 58% (402) |
| 2017-18 | 729 | 40.4 | 18.0:1 | 50% (362) |
| 2015-16 | 685 | 38 | 18.0:1 | 50% (342) |
| 2010-11 | 708 | 35 | 20.2:1 | 42% (298) |
| 2000-01 | 500 | 28 | 17.9:1 | 18% (92) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Eagle Crest Charter Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (729 to 561); teachers down 1% (40.4 to 40.1).
About Eagle Crest Charter Academy
Eagle Crest Charter Academy is an elementary school in HOLLAND, Michigan, according to federal school records. It enrolled 561 students in kindergarten through 8 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 52% higher than the average for elementary schools in Michigan, which is about 369.
Federal records list Eagle Crest Charter Academy as its own district.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Eagle Crest Charter Academy is Hispanic (46%). Smaller groups are 26% White, 15% Asian, and 12% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Ottawa County is roughly 10% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Eagle Crest Charter Academy belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 68%.
Federal staffing data show 40.1 full-time-equivalent teachers at Eagle Crest Charter Academy and a ratio of 14.0:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Michigan is 15.8:1, higher than at this school. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 65% of enrollment. That is 31 points above the 34% average for public schools in Ottawa County.
Eagle Crest Charter Academy is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 73% of Michigan public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 37.3% for Eagle Crest Charter Academy. The school posts 48.9%, 11.6 points above the prediction.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Ottawa County show that median household income is about $90,502, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Eagle Crest Charter Academy is one of 103 public schools in Ottawa County, which together enroll about 42,894 students.
Nearest public school: Felch Street Building, about 0.7 miles away. The five-mile area around Eagle Crest Charter Academy holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 44.4% on proficiency, and Eagle Crest Charter Academy is above that at 48.9%.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Mid-size. The school is a charter school, funded with public money and operated under a charter agreement.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 561 was 19% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 693. Students per teacher fell from 17.8 in 2020-21 to 14.0 in 2024-25.
Community posts for Eagle Crest Charter Academy can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Ottawa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
301,203
Census ACS
Median income
$90,502
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
103
42,894 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HOLLAND
- West Ottawa High School CampusHigh · 2,187 students
- Holland High SchoolHigh · 967 students
- Harbor Lights Middle SchoolMiddle · 903 students
- Macatawa Bay Middle SchoolMiddle · 632 students
- Holland Middle SchoolMiddle · 605 students
- Black River Public School MiddleHighHigh · 569 students
Nearby schools
- Felch Street Building0.7 mi · 118
- Lighthouse Academy Juvenile Justice Institute0.9 mi · 14
- North Holland Elementary School2.1 mi · 267
- New Groningen School2.1 mi · 512
- Harbor Lights Middle School2.2 mi · 903
- Pine Creek Elementary School2.3 mi · 418
Frequently asked questions
About Eagle Crest Charter AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at Eagle Crest Charter Academy?
Eagle Crest Charter Academy enrolls approximately 561 students in grades KG-08.
Is Eagle Crest Charter Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
Eagle Crest Charter Academy is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many teachers does Eagle Crest Charter Academy have?
Eagle Crest Charter Academy employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Eagle Crest Charter Academy?
Student demographics at Eagle Crest Charter Academy are roughly 26% White, 46% Hispanic, 2% Black, 15% Asian, 12% Two or more.
What district is Eagle Crest Charter Academy in?
Eagle Crest Charter Academy is part of Eagle Crest Charter Academy.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.