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Crossroads Charter Academy K5

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Crossroads Charter Academy K5 ranks 1061 st of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-5

1061^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 29% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Crossroads Charter Academy K5 is a public charter elementary school serving 146 students in grades K-5 in Big Rapids, Michigan. The school is part of the Crossroads Charter Academy district, which is ranked 398 out of 613 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Crossroads Charter Academy K5 has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Michigan elementary schools, with a ranking between 908-1061 out of around 1,400-1,500 schools in recent years. The school's student performance on state assessments is significantly below the state averages across all grade levels and subject areas, with only 17.86% of 3rd graders proficient in ELA and Math, compared to the state averages of 38.9% and 42.7%, respectively. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 22% to 30.8% in recent years, well above the state average.

Compared to nearby public schools like Evart Elementary, Barryton Elementary, Mecosta Elementary, and GT Norman Elementary, Crossroads Charter Academy K5 lags behind in student achievement and statewide rankings, suggesting the need for significant improvements in curriculum, instruction, and student support services.

103

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,355

Per pupil spending ?

73.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

215 N State St
Big Rapids, MI 49307-1444

(231) 796-6589

District: Crossroads Charter Academy

Racial breakdown:

White:

71.8%

Two or more races:

12.6%

African American:

5.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 68th percentile in 2015 → 29th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (25% vs 38% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 39 percentile points since 2015

!Math scores 19 pts below the Michigan average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg25%

Michigan avg38%

1,061^st of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 40 pts since 2015

From top 32% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

398^th of 613Crossroads Charter Academy among Michigan districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	26.5	1061 of 1488	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.7	977 of 1486	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.3	963 of 1470	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.3	927 of 1344	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.5	908 of 1153	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.8	742 of 1408	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.5	690 of 1448	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	43.3	806 of 1466	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	65.6	495 of 1548	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	66.8	502 of 1580	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	41.1	997 of 1533	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	42.0	995 of 1563	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	49.1	854 of 1566	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	48.8	1021 of 1552	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	60.3	844 of 1552	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	57.8	861 of 1589	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	64.6	654 of 1577	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	63.6	637 of 1565	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	65.4	568 of 1545	63.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2023	53.5	552 of 1321	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.4	597 of 1171	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.2	602 of 1443	58.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	34.2	890 of 1346	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.1	1023 of 1381	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	61.7	420 of 1350	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.3	497 of 1134	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.9	590 of 1397	57.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	56.1	552 of 1347	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	17.4	1104 of 1334	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.8	699 of 1196	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.6	795 of 1446	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	20.6	1011 of 1206	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.6	948 of 1204	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.1	874 of 1198	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.9	926 of 1102	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.3	889 of 1005	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.8	735 of 1128	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.3	720 of 1253	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2014	49.6	492 of 921	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	61.2	330 of 919	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	72.4	212 of 900	76.4%	★★★★☆
2011	53.1	529 of 858	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	58.8	478 of 851	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	78.8	132 of 847	84.4%	★★★★☆
2008	75.3	187 of 839	77.7%	★★★★☆
2007	68.3	285 of 823	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	64.7	330 of 806	59.1%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Male (2024)59th percentile+25 vs school

Female (2023)58th percentile+24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)34th percentile+5 vs school

White (2025)16th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Science42%~ state avg

Social Studies26%-4 vs state

English Language Arts23%-18 vs state

Math19%-19 vs state

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Schools Near Crossroads Charter Academy K5

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				M-Step English Language Arts (2025)			M-Step Math (2025)			M-Step Science (2025)	M-Step Social Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	M-Step English Language Arts 3rd Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Crossroads Charter Academy K5	Public, Charter	K-5	215 N State St	Big Rapids	49307	Mecosta County	Crossroads Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(231) 796-6589	103	8	13.7	73.8%	74 (71.8%)	6 (5.8%)	6 (5.8%)	3 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	13 (12.6%)	26.5	1061^st of 1488 public elementary schools	28.7%		32.7	977^th of 1486 public elementary schools	34.3%	84	17.9		31.6	17.9		21.1	42.1	26.3	$13,355	$2,046	$11,309
Brookside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	210 Escott St	Big Rapids	49307	Mecosta County	Big Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 796-8323	336	19	17.6	61.9%	274 (81.5%)	16 (4.8%)	9 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.5%)	48.1	749^th of 1488 public elementary schools	49.7%		37.4	896^th of 1486 public elementary schools	39.7%	147	31.3	39.2		45.8	43.0				$16,373	$2,982	$13,392
Eastwood Elementary	Public	PK-K	410 N 3rd Ave	Big Rapids	49307	Mecosta County	Big Rapids Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(231) 598-9700	209	13	16.0	59.3%	172 (82.3%)	9 (4.3%)	9 (4.3%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (8.1%)								(n/a)									$12,624	$2,052	$10,572
Riverview Elementary School	Public	K-4	509 Willow Ave	Big Rapids	49307	Mecosta County	Big Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 796-2550	346	19	18.2	48.3%	309 (89.3%)	7 (2.0%)	9 (2.6%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.2%)	94.8	56^th of 1488 public elementary schools	96.2%		95.4	44^th of 1486 public elementary schools	97.0%	12	72.1	69.4		75.6	72.9				$15,509	$3,035	$12,475
Big Jackson Public School	Public	K-5	4020 E 13 Mile Rd	Paris	49338	Newaygo County	Big Jackson School District	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 796-8947	1	0	10.0		1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)									$21,356	$2,509	$18,847
Morley Stanwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4808 Northland Dr	Morley	49336	Mecosta County	Morley Stanwood Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 856-7684	437	28	15.7	65.2%	388 (88.8%)	3 (0.7%)	16 (3.7%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.8%)	32.8	971^st of 1488 public elementary schools	34.7%		33	972^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	34.6%	1	26.1	39.3	32.1	41.2	32.8	19.2	34.6	17.9	$16,642	$2,675	$13,967
Great Start Readiness Program	Public	PK, KG-4	220 W Lincoln Ave	Reed City	49677	Osceola County	Reed City Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 832-2201	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
GT Norman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	338 W Lincoln Ave	Reed City	49677	Osceola County	Reed City Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 832-5548	540	35	15.4	59.1%	478 (88.5%)	6 (1.1%)	22 (4.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.1%)	40.1	862^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	42.1%		39.2	860^th of 1486 public elementary schools	42.1%	2	27.7	38.6		29.5	45.6				$14,862	$2,768	$12,094
Mecosta Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	555 W Main St	Mecosta	49332	Mecosta County	Chippewa Hills School District	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 972-7477	256	14	18.7	59.8%	231 (90.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.7%)	58.4	589^th of 1488 public elementary schools	60.4%		71.2	387^th of 1486 public elementary schools	74.0%	202	45.3	51.9		39.7	42.3				$13,322	$2,881	$10,441
Barryton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	19701 30th Ave	Barryton	49305	Mecosta County	Chippewa Hills School District	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 382-5311	204	12	17.4	70.6%	180 (88.2%)	5 (2.5%)	11 (5.4%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.5%)	46.5	770^th of 1488 public elementary schools	48.3%		33.9	955^th of 1486 public elementary schools	35.7%	185	47.4	22.7		57.9	29.5				$15,274	$2,957	$12,318

Frequently Asked Questions about Crossroads Charter Academy K5

How many students attend Crossroads Charter Academy K5?

In the 2024-25 school year, 103 students attended Crossroads Charter Academy K5.

What district is Crossroads Charter Academy K5 in?

Crossroads Charter Academy

What is the racial makeup of Crossroads Charter Academy K5?

Students at Crossroads Charter Academy K5 are 72% White, 13% Two or more races, 6% African American, 6% Hispanic, 3% Asian.

Is Crossroads Charter Academy K5 a good school?

Crossroads Charter Academy K5 ranks 1061^st of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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