Red Hawk Intermediate

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Cedar Springs, Michigan

Red Hawk Intermediate in Cedar Springs, Michigan enrolled 657 students in 2024-25 with 35.6 full-time teachers, 18.5 students per teacher against the Michigan middle-school median of 17.5. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 50-54% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 30% 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 rose 206% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 197%

215 students in 2022-23, 446 students in 2023-24, 657 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 12.0 to 35.6.

Students enrolled at Red Hawk Intermediate by school year2022-23: 215, 2023-24: 446, 2024-25: 65702004006008002022-232152023-244462024-25657
Students enrolled at Red Hawk Intermediate by school year2022-23: 215, 2023-24: 446, 2024-25: 65702004006008002022-232152023-244462024-25657
Students enrolled at Red Hawk Intermediate by school year2022-23: 215, 2023-24: 446, 2024-25: 65702004006008002022-232152023-244462024-25657
Students enrolled at Red Hawk Intermediate by school year2022-23: 215, 2023-24: 446, 2024-25: 65702004006008002022-232152023-244462024-25657
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2321512.017.9
2023-2444623.618.9
2024-2565735.618.5

18.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 69 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; Red Hawk Intermediate 18.5; state median 17.5.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherRed Hawk Intermediate 18.5state median 17.5U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Michigan middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.2 to 78.0; Red Hawk Intermediate 18.5; state median 17.5.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherRed Hawk Intermediate 18.5state median 17.5U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Michigan middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.2 to 78.0; Red Hawk Intermediate 18.5; state median 17.5.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherRed Hawk Intermediate 18.5state median 17.5U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Michigan middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.2 to 78.0; Red Hawk Intermediate 18.5; state median 17.5.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherRed Hawk Intermediate 18.5state 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).

One counselor per 201 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Red Hawk Intermediate enrolled 201 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 32 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 201 of the 201 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions32
  • Chronically absent12.1% (2022-23)

Who attends

88.6% of students were White, 5.5% Hispanic, 5.2% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White88.6%
  2. Hispanic5.5%
  3. Two or more races5.2%
  4. Black0.5%
  5. Asian0.2%
  6. American Indian0.2%

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 Red Hawk Intermediate scored proficient or above: 50-54% in reading in 2021-22 and 30% 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, 2021-2250‑54%46‑50%44%
Math, 2022-2330%34‑38% (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 Cedar Springs

2 public middle schools in Cedar Springs report 2024-25 enrollment; Red Hawk Intermediate is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Red Hawk Intermediate65718.531.4%
Cedar Springs Middle School48918.143.4%

All public schools in Cedar Springs →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Red Hawk Intermediate

  1. North Rockford Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 6.9 miles away: 908 students, 16.8 per teacher (2024-25).6.9 mi
  2. East Rockford Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 9.1 miles away: 788 students, 17.7 per teacher (2024-25).9.1 mi
  3. Compare Red Hawk Intermediate with North Rockford Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Cedar Springs Public Schools spends per student$14,092 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,092
  5. The largest public schools in MichiganRed Hawk Intermediate is the number 129 by size of 489 Michigan middle schools open in 2024-25.#129 of 489
  6. Michigan schools by students per teacher18.5 students per teacher here against the Michigan median of 17.5 for middle schools.18.5:1
  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 Red Hawk Intermediate

  1. How many students attend Red Hawk Intermediate?
    657 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 215 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Cedar Springs, MI.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Red Hawk Intermediate?
    18.5 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 Red Hawk Intermediate a Title I school?
    Red Hawk Intermediate ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Red Hawk Intermediate do on state tests?
    The students tested at Red Hawk Intermediate scored proficient or above: 50-54% in reading in 2021-22 and 30% 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 Red Hawk Intermediate in?
    Cedar Springs Public Schools, NCES district ID 2608520. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 260852001820 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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