Creekside Middle School

Public middle school, grades 5 to 8 · Zeeland, Michigan

Creekside Middle School in Zeeland, Michigan enrolled 577 students in 2024-25 with 37.2 full-time teachers, 15.5 students per teacher against the Michigan middle-school median of 17.5. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 57-61% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 38% 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 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady

604 students in 2022-23, 581 students in 2023-24, 577 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 37.0 to 37.2.

Students enrolled at Creekside Middle School by school year2022-23: 604, 2023-24: 581, 2024-25: 57702004006008002022-236042023-245812024-25577
Students enrolled at Creekside Middle School by school year2022-23: 604, 2023-24: 581, 2024-25: 57702004006008002022-236042023-245812024-25577
Students enrolled at Creekside Middle School by school year2022-23: 604, 2023-24: 581, 2024-25: 57702004006008002022-236042023-245812024-25577
Students enrolled at Creekside Middle School by school year2022-23: 604, 2023-24: 581, 2024-25: 57702004006008002022-236042023-245812024-25577
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2360437.016.3
2023-2458137.515.5
2024-2557737.215.5

15.5 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 81 of every 100 Michigan middle schools

Among the 488 Michigan middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 17.5; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Michigan middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.2 to 78.0; This school 15.5; state median 17.5.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 15.5state median 17.5U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Michigan middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.2 to 78.0; This school 15.5; state median 17.5.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 15.5state median 17.5U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Michigan middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.2 to 78.0; This school 15.5; state median 17.5.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 15.5state median 17.5U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Michigan middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.2 to 78.0; This school 15.5; state median 17.5.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 15.5state median 17.5U.S. 14.6

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 Creekside Middle School enrolled 615 students and reported no counselor; it reported 25 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions25
  • Chronically absent15.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

73.8% of students were White, 18.0% Hispanic, 4.3% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White73.8%
  2. Hispanic18.0%
  3. Two or more races4.3%
  4. Asian3.1%
  5. Black0.7%

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 Creekside Middle School scored proficient or above: 57-61% in reading in 2021-22 and 38% 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.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtMichigan
Reading and language arts, 2021-2257‑61%62%44%
Math, 2022-2338%50% (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.

Middle schools in Zeeland

2 public middle schools in Zeeland report 2024-25 enrollment; Creekside Middle School is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Cityside Middle School77116.713.6%
Creekside Middle School57715.517.2%

All public schools in Zeeland →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Creekside Middle School

  1. Cityside Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 1.0 miles away: 771 students, 16.7 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
  2. Holland Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 4.4 miles away: 605 students, 15.3 per teacher (2024-25).4.4 mi
  3. Compare Creekside Middle School with Cityside Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Zeeland Public Schools spends per student$15,185 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,185
  5. The largest public schools in MichiganCreekside Middle School is the number 197 by size of 489 Michigan middle schools open in 2024-25.#197 of 489
  6. Michigan schools by students per teacher15.5 students per teacher here against the Michigan median of 17.5 for middle schools.15.5:1
  7. 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 Creekside Middle School

  1. How many students attend Creekside Middle School?
    577 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 604 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Zeeland, MI.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Creekside Middle School?
    15.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Michigan median for middle schools is 17.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Creekside Middle School a Title I school?
    Creekside Middle School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. How do students at Creekside Middle School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Creekside Middle School scored proficient or above: 57-61% in reading in 2021-22 and 38% 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.
  5. What district is Creekside Middle School in?
    Zeeland Public Schools, NCES district ID 2636660. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 263666007295 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.

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