Photo: brewbooks · CC BY-SA 2.0Cedar Springs’s public schools outscore 65% of Michigan districts
The grade covers the public school district serving Cedar Springs, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Michigan, not nationally.
From Michigan state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Cedar Springs’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 1037 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Cedar Springs’s, its schools beat 70%, higher than their 65% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on tests
Reading proficiency is 49% and math 37% in spring 2022, against 45% and 34% statewide; 81% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $14,657 per student, against $16,528 across Michigan (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then one elementary, one middle and one high school
From grade 2 the district’s path is Beach Elementary School, then Cedar Springs Middle School, then Cedar Springs High School. Enrollment is up 6% since 2020–21. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Creative Technologies Academy is in town. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Cedar Springs’s grade
B+: better than 65% of Michigan school districts, #358 of 699 Michigan towns. Test scores are above the Michigan average; graduation is below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Cedar Springs, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Cedar Springs
Cedar Trails Elementary School
Grades PK–1 · 431 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Kindergarten in Cedar Springs
Cedar Trails Elementary School
Grades PK–1 · 431 students · 14:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Cedar Springs
Cedar Trails Elementary School
Grades PK–1 · 431 students · 14:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Cedar Springs
Beach Elementary School
Grades 2–3 · 445 students · 18:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Cedar Springs
Beach Elementary School
Grades 2–3 · 445 students · 18:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Cedar Springs
Cedar View Elementary School
Grades 4–5 · 466 students · 18:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Cedar Springs
Cedar View Elementary School
Grades 4–5 · 466 students · 18:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Cedar Springs
Cedar Springs Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 657 students · 18:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Cedar Springs
Cedar Springs Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 657 students · 18:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Cedar Springs
Cedar Springs Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 657 students · 18:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Cedar Springs
Cedar Springs High School
Grades 9–12 · 952 students · 20:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Cedar Springs
Cedar Springs High School
Grades 9–12 · 952 students · 20:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Cedar Springs
Cedar Springs High School
Grades 9–12 · 952 students · 20:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Cedar Springs
Cedar Springs High School
Grades 9–12 · 952 students · 20:1 students per teacher
Cedar Springs’s public schools are run by Cedar Springs Public Schools, which also serves Algoma, Courtland, Nelson and Solon and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Above the state in reading
Cedar Springs vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Michigan towns that share Cedar Springs’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Cedar Springs | B+ | Cedar Springs |
| Solon | B+ | Cedar Springs |
| Nelson | B+ | Cedar Springs |
All 2 neighbors share Cedar Springs with Cedar Springs, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.
Every school in Cedar Springs
7 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Michigan’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (Cedar Springs Early Childhood Center).
Questions about Cedar Springs’s schools
Are Cedar Springs’s schools good?
By Michigan’s own tests, yes: the public schools Cedar Springs children attend outscore 65% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade, #358 of 699 Michigan towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 70%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Cedar Springs in?
Cedar Springs Public Schools, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 3,001 students in 6 schools (2024–25).
Where do Cedar Springs kids go to high school?
Cedar Springs High School, with 952 students; its own test results earn an A−.
What is Cedar Springs’s graduation rate?
81% of the class of 2023 in Cedar Springs Public Schools graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan.
How much does Cedar Springs spend per student?
$14,657 in Cedar Springs Public Schools (FY2024), against $16,528 across Michigan. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Cedar Springs families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Cedar Springs → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Michigan. Stars are from neighbors.