Countryside Elementary School
Public · Grades K–4 · 426 students
Cross Creek Charter Academy
7701 Kalamazoo Ave SE, Byron Center, MI 49315
Grades
K–8
Elementary
Students
809
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
20.9 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Cross Creek Charter Academy
Kent County
Schola Grade A · Excellent
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 1,437 Michigan elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Michigan elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Cross Creek Charter Academy
Cross Creek Charter Academy is a charter elementary school in Byron Center, Michigan, serving grades K–8. The school is located in a large suburb in Kent County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 809 students were enrolled, with about 20.9 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Michigan elementary school (15.3 students per teacher). As a charter school, it is publicly funded and tuition-free, but operates independently of the local district under a charter from Central Michigan University. Its Schola Grade is A (excellent), compared with 1,437 Michigan elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Charter School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- K–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 809 students
- Students per teacher
- 20.9 to 1
- Charter school
- Yes
- Charter authorizer
- Central Michigan University
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Suburb — Large
- School district
- Cross Creek Charter Academy
- County
- Kent County
- NCES school ID
- 260015000911
Schools near Cross Creek Charter Academy
All 12 schools in Byron Center →
Explorer Elementary
Public · Grades K–5 · 556 students
Southwood Elementary
Public · Grades K–5 · 302 students
Legacy Christian School
Private · Grades Pre-K–8 · 244 students
Dutton Christian School
Private · Grades Pre-K–8 · 657 students
Discovery Elementary
Public · Grades K–5 · 674 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.