Crestwood Middle School

Summary:

Crestwood Middle School is a diverse public middle school in Grand Rapids, Michigan, serving 682 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Kentwood Public Schools district, which has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Crestwood Middle School stands out for its strong academic performance, consistently outperforming the Kentwood district and the state of Michigan in assessments like M-Step and PSAT. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, Crestwood's 6th-grade English Language Arts proficiency rate was 42.1%, compared to 30.6% for the Kentwood district and 37.5% for the state. However, the school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with White and multi-racial students performing exceptionally well, while Hispanic and special education students lag behind. Crestwood also faces a concerning trend of increasing chronic absenteeism, rising from 6.8% in 2020-2021 to 31.7% in 2022-2023.

Compared to nearby schools, Crestwood Middle School generally outperforms other Kentwood Public Schools like Valleywood Middle School and Pinewood Middle School. However, it falls behind high-performing schools outside the district, such as East Grand Rapids Middle School, which consistently ranks among the top middle schools in Michigan. Crestwood's diverse student population and high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (70.38%) may contribute to the school's academic challenges, particularly for certain subgroups.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 2674 44th St SE
       Grand Rapids, MI  49512-3804


(616) 455-1200

District: Kentwood Public Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
292nd of 897 Michigan Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $16,714 Help


Students who attend Crestwood Middle School usually attend:

High:    East Kentwood High School

Feeder schools for Crestwood Middle School:

Elementary:    Bowen Elementary
    Challenger Elementary
    Discovery Elementary
    Endeavor Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  16.3 Help
Number of students:  682

Racial breakdown:

African American:
35.3%
White:
25.5%
Asian:
18.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  70.4% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Crestwood Middle School ranks better than 67.4% of middle schools in Michigan. It also ranks first among 3 ranked middle schools in the Kentwood Public Schools District! (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 59.04. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Crestwood Middle School is diverse. Racial makeup is: African American (35.3%), White (25.5%), Asian (18.8%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 70.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Crestwood Middle School is 16.3. 1 middle schools in the Kentwood Public Schools District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Crestwood Middle School is $16,714. 1 middle schools in the Kentwood Public Schools District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Crestwood Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Crestwood Middle School 292nd of 897 Michigan public middle schools. (See Crestwood Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Kentwood Public Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Kentwood Public Schools 318th of 610 Michigan school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Crestwood Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Crestwood Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 38.08 631st 806 21.7%
2007 53.13 504th 823 38.8%
2008 55.00 509th 839 39.3%
2009 51.04 557th 847 34.2%
2010 47.94 587th 851 31.0%
2011 46.35 594th 858 30.8%
2012 54.37 418th 900 53.6%
2013 53.70 426th 919 53.6%
2014 50.42 484th 921 47.4%
2015 58.12 362nd 919 60.6%
2016 56.55 364th 894 59.3%
2017 51.72 334th 821 59.3%
2018 50.98 428th 838 48.9%
2019 35.66 507th 792 36.0%
2021 43.33 347th 675 48.6%
2022 55.05 297th 776 61.7%
2023 59.17 291st 883 67.0%
2024 59.04 292nd 897 67.4%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Crestwood Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 14.03 143rd 156 8.3%
2022 63.89 18th 65 72.3%
2023 61.89 50th 163 69.3%
2024 56.48 67th 176 61.9%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Crestwood Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.73 66th 154 57.1%
2019 33.30 29th 46 37.0%
2021 45.83 2nd 5 60.0%
2023 28.32 51st 72 29.2%
See the entire list of Best Michigan Middle Schools for English Language Learner Students!

Rank History for Special Education students at Crestwood Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.63 210th 377 44.3%
2023 47.33 87th 199 56.3%
2024 24.68 165th 201 17.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Crestwood Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.39 401st 815 50.8%
2019 36.71 443rd 672 34.1%
2021 51.35 213th 523 59.3%
2022 59.30 226th 691 67.3%
2023 61.02 254th 825 69.2%
2024 63.75 228th 836 72.7%
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Rank History for Female students at Crestwood Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.71 382nd 794 51.9%
2019 28.99 483rd 658 26.6%
2021 33.75 351st 521 32.6%
2022 47.80 300th 657 54.3%
2023 54.59 284th 770 63.1%
2024 50.48 322nd 771 58.2%
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Rank History for Male students at Crestwood Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.40 400th 797 49.8%
2019 33.36 433rd 639 32.2%
2021 42.66 278th 540 48.5%
2022 52.65 278th 658 57.8%
2023 54.35 297th 776 61.7%
2024 58.67 265th 786 66.3%
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Rank History for Asian students at Crestwood Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 17.91 90th 104 13.5%
2019 14.08 42nd 48 12.5%
2021 18.70 32nd 39 17.9%
2022 32.11 39th 57 31.6%
2023 43.30 54th 87 37.9%
2024 38.50 62nd 88 29.5%
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Rank History for African American students at Crestwood Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.71 154th 366 57.9%
2019 26.71 153rd 196 21.9%
2021 35.40 53rd 77 31.2%
2022 46.05 84th 182 53.8%
2023 45.77 144th 310 53.5%
2024 39.59 155th 300 48.3%
See the entire list of Best Michigan Middle Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at Crestwood Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.95 100th 266 62.4%
2019 56.69 54th 137 60.6%
2022 43.74 75th 138 45.7%
2023 31.86 171st 246 30.5%
2024 29.45 187th 257 27.2%
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Rank History for White students at Crestwood Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 76.71 128th 678 81.1%
2019 69.27 158th 624 74.7%
2021 74.71 105th 577 81.8%
2022 89.36 56th 638 91.2%
2023 77.39 117th 688 83.0%
2024 89.34 52nd 701 92.6%
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Data source: test scores: Michigan Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Crestwood Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 673 56 29 8 1 n/a n/a -7 760
1989 723 53 27 9 0 n/a n/a -7 805
1990 683 83 29 14 2 n/a n/a -5 806
1991 711 89 30 17 1 n/a n/a 0 848
1992 465 100 31 15 2 n/a n/a 0 613
1993 476 112 41 12 1 n/a n/a 0 642
1994 507 123 34 17 1 n/a n/a 0 682
1995 457 148 46 18 4 n/a n/a 0 673
1996 457 148 46 18 4 n/a n/a 0 673
1997 411 165 58 29 2 n/a n/a 0 665
1998 408 186 67 35 4 n/a n/a 0 700
1999 396 152 57 39 2 n/a n/a 0 646
2000 398 164 60 33 2 n/a n/a 0 657
2001 379 175 64 33 1 n/a n/a 0 652
2002 365 241 44 52 2 n/a n/a 0 704
2003 365 241 44 52 2 n/a n/a 0 704
2004 323 222 40 56 3 n/a n/a 0 644
2005 273 220 42 53 2 n/a n/a 0 590
2006 248 280 39 52 1 n/a n/a 0 620
2007 240 265 50 47 0 n/a n/a 4 606
2008 251 267 59 42 n/a n/a n/a 4 623
2009 239 267 63 57 0 n/a n/a 11 637
2010 219 251 77 56 0 n/a n/a 17 620
2011 206 255 95 66 1 0 19 0 642
2012 216 227 98 78 3 1 22 0 645
2013 205 231 96 72 3 1 31 0 639
2014 202 256 115 71 2 3 38 0 687
2015 209 223 112 75 3 1 39 0 662
2016 190 229 114 76 5 2 19 0 635
2017 192 226 117 81 4 1 33 0 654
2018 176 240 123 75 4 1 41 0 660
2019 194 269 120 88 3 0 50 0 724
2020 187 276 119 87 2 0 42 0 713
2021 179 296 103 77 4 1 42 0 702
2022 158 278 115 77 4 1 57 0 690
2023 174 241 128 87 1 0 51 0 682

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Crestwood Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 760 n/a n/a n/a
1989 805 n/a n/a 6.8
1990 806 50.0 16.1 6.6
1991 848 n/a n/a n/a
1992 613 n/a n/a 17.1
1993 642 n/a 0.0 20.1
1994 682 40.0 17.0 16.7
1995 673 35.2 19.1 16.9
1996 673 35.2 19.1 16.9
1997 665 35.0 19.0 21.2
1998 700 42.0 16.7 22.1
1999 646 39.0 16.6 19.2
2000 657 37.2 17.7 32.7
2001 652 36.4 17.9 30.7
2002 704 39.1 18.0 33.9
2003 704 39.1 18.0 33.9
2004 644 34.4 18.7 41.5
2005 590 36.4 16.2 49.5
2006 620 37.0 16.8 54.8
2007 606 37.4 16.2 51.2
2008 623 39.8 15.7 54.4
2009 637 37.2 17.1 52.1
2010 620 35.6 17.4 64.3
2011 642 35.2 18.2 65.7
2012 645 37.5 17.1 67.3
2013 639 37.8 16.9 65.1
2014 687 36.6 18.7 70.7
2015 662 37.0 17.8 68.6
2016 635 35.0 18.1 67.7
2017 654 36.6 17.8 66.8
2018 660 39.8 16.5 73.5
2019 724 39.9 18.1 76
2020 713 40.1 17.7 71.2
2021 702 40.0 17.5 72.2
2022 690 40.8 16.9 73.9
2023 682 41.8 16.3 70.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Crestwood Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 760 n/a n/a n/a
1989 805 n/a n/a 6.8
1990 806 50.0 16.1 6.6
1991 848 n/a n/a n/a
1992 613 n/a n/a 17.1
1993 642 n/a 0.0 20.1
1994 682 40.0 17.0 16.7
1995 673 35.2 19.1 16.9
1996 673 35.2 19.1 16.9
1997 665 35.0 19.0 21.2
1998 700 42.0 16.7 22.1
1999 646 39.0 16.6 19.2
2000 657 37.2 17.7 32.7
2001 652 36.4 17.9 30.7
2002 704 39.1 18.0 33.9
2003 704 39.1 18.0 33.9
2004 644 34.4 18.7 41.5
2005 590 36.4 16.2 49.5
2006 620 37.0 16.8 54.8
2007 606 37.4 16.2 51.2
2008 623 39.8 15.7 54.4
2009 637 37.2 17.1 52.1
2010 620 35.6 17.4 64.3
2011 642 35.2 18.2 65.7
2012 645 37.5 17.1 67.3
2013 639 37.8 16.9 65.1
2014 687 36.6 18.7 70.7
2015 662 37.0 17.8 68.6
2016 635 35.0 18.1 67.7
2017 654 36.6 17.8 66.8
2018 660 39.8 16.5 73.5
2019 724 39.9 18.1 76
2020 713 40.1 17.7 71.2
2021 702 40.0 17.5 72.2
2022 690 40.8 16.9 73.9
2023 682 41.8 16.3 70.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Crestwood Middle School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,541 (14.0%) $9,487 (86.0%) $11,028
2020 $1,550 (12.8%) $10,527 (87.2%) $12,077
2021 $1,714 (13.6%) $10,893 (86.4%) $12,607
2022 $1,802 (13.0%) $12,058 (87.0%) $13,861
2023 $2,453 (14.7%) $14,260 (85.3%) $16,714

Data source: Michigan Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Crestwood Middle School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 507th of 792 Middle schoolsRanks 291st of 883 Middle schools
 31.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (Crestwood Middle School)40.244.2
 4%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Kentwood Public Schools)4137.1
 3.9%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)41.737.5
 4.2%
6th Grade Math (Crestwood Middle School)26.937.2
 10.3%
   6th Grade Math (Kentwood Public Schools)28.525.8
 2.7%
   6th Grade Math (Michigan)35.129.6
 5.5%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Crestwood Middle School)38.343.2
 4.9%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Kentwood Public Schools)39.634.5
 5.1%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)42.736.9
 5.8%
7th Grade Math (Crestwood Middle School)27.830.1
 2.3%
   7th Grade Math (Kentwood Public Schools)30.725.7
 5%
   7th Grade Math (Michigan)35.731
 4.7%
8th Grade Social Studies (Crestwood Middle School)21.823.7
 1.9%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Kentwood Public Schools)19.219.2
   8th Grade Social Studies (Michigan)2826.7
 1.3%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Crestwood Middle School)50.455.6
 5.2%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Kentwood Public Schools)5849.8
 8.2%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)61.959.7
 2.2%
8th Grade Mathematics (Crestwood Middle School)26.242.2
 16%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Kentwood Public Schools)28.530.2
 1.7%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Michigan)41.436.3
 5.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students724682
 5.8%
African American269241
 10.4%
American Indian31
 66.7%
Asian120128
 6.7%
Hispanic8887
 1.1%
Pacific Islander00
White194174
 10.3%
Two or More Races5051
 2%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients76%70.4%
 5.6%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Crestwood Middle School

Students who attend Crestwood Middle School usually go on to attend East Kentwood High School

Crestwood Middle School ranks 292nd of 897 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students at Crestwood Middle School are 35% African American, 26% White, 19% Asian, 13% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races.

In the 2022-23 school year, 682 students attended Crestwood Middle School.


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