Central Grade School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 7 · Traverse City, Michigan
Central Grade School in Traverse City, Michigan enrolled 510 students in 2024-25 with 29.9 full-time teachers, 17.0 students per teacher against the Michigan elementary-school median of 15.8. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 61-65% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 50% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Michigan: 44% and 34.5%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 1% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 2%
516 students in 2022-23, 537 students in 2023-24, 510 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 29.3 to 29.9.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 516 | 29.3 | 17.6 |
| 2023-24 | 537 | 30.9 | 17.4 |
| 2024-25 | 510 | 29.9 | 17.0 |
17.0 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 69 of every 100 Michigan elementary schools
Among the 1,602 Michigan elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.8; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Central Grade School enrolled 593 students and reported no counselor; it reported 14 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions14
- Chronically absent27.7% (2022-23)
Who attends
83.5% of students were White, 5.1% Hispanic, 4.7% Asian in 2024-25.
- White83.5%
- Hispanic5.1%
- Asian4.7%
- Black3.3%
- American Indian2.5%
- Pacific Islander0.8%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Central Grade School scored proficient or above: 61-65% in reading in 2021-22 and 50% in math in 2022-23, against 44% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.5% in math in 2022-23 across Michigan. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Michigan, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Michigan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 61‑65% | 56% | 44% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 50% | 44% (2021-22) | 34.5% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Traverse City
13 public elementary schools in Traverse City report 2024-25 enrollment; Central Grade School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Grade School | 510 | 17.0 | 38.6% |
| Eastern Elementary School | 475 | 18.5 | 18.9% |
| Willow Hill Elementary School | 429 | 18.3 | 13.1% |
| Westwoods Elementary School | 365 | 17.8 | 20.8% |
| Long Lake Elementary School | 364 | 16.4 | 28.3% |
| Cherry Knoll Elementary School | 333 | 15.1 | 26.4% |
| TCAPS Montessori School | 331 | 16.4 | 16.9% |
| Silver Lake Elementary School | 286 | 16.0 | 32.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Central Grade School
- TCAPS Montessori SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.5 miles away: 331 students, 16.4 per teacher (2024-25).0.5 mi
- Willow Hill Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.2 miles away: 429 students, 18.3 per teacher (2024-25).1.2 mi
- Compare Central Grade School with TCAPS Montessori SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Traverse City Area Public Schools spends per student$14,801 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,801
- The largest public schools in MichiganCentral Grade School is the number 257 by size of 1,611 Michigan elementary schools open in 2024-25.#257 of 1,611
- Michigan schools by students per teacher17.0 students per teacher here against the Michigan median of 15.8 for elementary schools.17.0:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Central Grade School
How many students attend Central Grade School?
510 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 516 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Traverse City, MI.What is the student-teacher ratio at Central Grade School?
17.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Michigan median for elementary schools is 15.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Central Grade School a Title I school?
Central Grade School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Central Grade School do on state tests?
The students tested at Central Grade School scored proficient or above: 61-65% in reading in 2021-22 and 50% in math in 2022-23, against 44% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.5% in math in 2022-23 across Michigan. Michigan's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Central Grade School in?
Traverse City Area Public Schools, NCES district ID 2633870. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 263387006937 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.