Creston High School

1720 Plainfield Ave Ne, Grand Rapids, MI 49505 | (616) 819-2424

Grades: 9-12
Student Enrollment: 914

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4.5 out of 5 | 3 Reviews

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 914 high school students from grades 9-12
Ranks 605th out of 672 high schools in MI.

Additional Contact Information

Mailing Address: 1720 Plainfield Ne, Grand Rapids, MI 49505

Principal or Admin: Mr. Ron Gorman
Fax: (616) 819-2427

School Operational Details

Title I Eligible
All students of this school are eligible for participation in authorized programs.

School District Details

Grand Rapids Public Schools District
Per-Pupil Spending: $11,571
Graduation Rate: 43.6%
Dropout Rate: 15.4%
Students Per Teacher: 16.4
Enrolled Students: 18,460

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 914
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 45.7
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 20.0

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 406 (44.4%)
Females: 357 (39.1%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 60 (6.6%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 723 (79.1%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 783 (85.7%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Creston High School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	6	0.7%
Black	538	58.9%
Asian	8	0.9%
Hispanic	35	3.8%
White	176	19.3%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
9th Grade	342	37.4%
10th Grade	239	26.1%
11th Grade	171	18.7%
12th Grade	162	17.7%

Source: MI Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

School Ratings and Reviews

Overall Rating: 4.5

4.5 out of 5 | 3 Reviews

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3 reviews for Creston High School

Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on September 26, 2010
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
Creston offers a pre college engineering program. It is quite possibly the best GRPS has to offer students in preparing them for the jobs of the future. It's small enough that students don't get to slide through and the administrators encourage the kids to become the best they can be.

Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on June 02, 2009
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
This is an awsome school I know 7 people in that school and 1 of them live by me so we talk all the time.
Creston High School Rocks!

Reviewed by Student on August 08, 2007
Rating: (4 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
IT'S OKAY I GUESS

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