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Cedar Springs High School

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Cedar Springs High School ranks 156 th of 800 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

156^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 800 Michigan High Schools

Better than 80% of Michigan high schools

Summary

Cedar Springs High School is a large public high school in Cedar Springs, MI, serving 952 students in grades 9-12 as part of the Cedar Springs Public Schools district, which holds a 4-star rating and ranks in the 79th percentile statewide.

This school consistently outperforms state averages across all core subjects. For the 2025-2026 school year, proficiency rates in Science (45.5% vs. 35.2% statewide), Social Studies (51.9% vs. 43.2%), and SAT Reading/Writing (58.6% vs. 52.1%) are all notably higher than Michigan's averages. The school's graduation rate is an impressive 93.0%, well above the state's 84.0%, while its dropout rate of 3.1% is less than half the state average. Chronic absenteeism sits at just 17.7%, far better than the state's 27.9% and also lower than nearby schools like Northview High School (30.6%), Sparta Senior High School (33.8%), and Tri County Senior High School (31.8%).

What truly sets Cedar Springs apart is its exceptional success with students from low-income backgrounds. This subgroup ranks in the 84th percentile statewide, earning a 4-star rating—a remarkable achievement given that nearly 30% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced lunch. When compared to the nearby 5-star Rockford High School, which has a much lower low-income population (16%), Cedar Springs' performance is especially strong given its different demographic profile. The school does have areas for growth, particularly in Special Education, where its ranking has dropped from the 75th to the 32nd percentile over recent years, and in math, where proficiency (30.8% on the SAT) remains the lowest-scoring subject. Still, for parents seeking a school that delivers strong academics, high graduation rates, and effective support for all students, Cedar Springs is a standout choice in the region.

952

Students ?

20.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,209

Per pupil spending ?

29.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

204 E Muskegon St
Cedar Springs, MI 49319-9326

(616) 696-1200

District: Cedar Springs Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

87.4%

Hispanic:

5.4%

Two or more races:

5.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 70th percentile in 2016 → 80th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (51% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 20% of Michigan high schools

✓93% graduate in 4 years — above the Michigan average (84%)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school51%

District avg51%

Michigan avg43%

156^th of 800

Michigan public high schools ?

Top 20%▲ up 10 pts since 2016

From top 30% (2016) to top 20% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

129^th of 625Cedar Springs Public Schools 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	73.4	156 of 800	80.5%	★★★★☆
2025	80.0	113 of 739	84.7%	★★★★☆
2024	72.7	164 of 743	77.9%	★★★★☆
2023	71.8	175 of 735	76.2%	★★★★☆
2022	72.2	148 of 531	72.1%	★★★★☆
2021	71.4	113 of 561	79.9%	★★★★☆
2019	84.1	89 of 666	86.6%	★★★★☆
2018	74.0	193 of 824	76.6%	★★★★☆
2017	78.6	138 of 835	83.5%	★★★★☆
2016	68.1	252 of 852	70.4%	★★★★☆
2015	66.9	277 of 832	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	67.3	256 of 799	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	70.3	233 of 805	71.1%	★★★★☆
2012	74.4	178 of 773	77.0%	★★★★☆
2011	75.8	199 of 784	74.6%	★★★★☆
2010	75.7	188 of 765	75.4%	★★★★☆
2009	76.9	172 of 754	77.2%	★★★★☆
2008	72.3	239 of 750	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	76.4	164 of 767	78.6%	★★★★☆
2006	70.7	234 of 705	66.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	69.6	152 of 686	77.8%	★★★★☆
2025	74.8	122 of 629	80.6%	★★★★☆
2024	69.2	148 of 619	76.1%	★★★★☆
2023	68.5	160 of 611	73.8%	★★★★☆
2022	68.7	131 of 416	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.4	91 of 462	80.3%	★★★★☆
2019	73.6	125 of 554	77.4%	★★★★☆
2018	64.7	228 of 710	67.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	59.8	83 of 259	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.3	99 of 190	47.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	73.0	115 of 719	84.0%	★★★★☆
2025	80.5	86 of 635	86.5%	★★★★☆
2024	66.3	175 of 654	73.2%	★★★★☆
2023	78.5	82 of 614	86.6%	★★★★☆
2022	79.1	69 of 369	81.3%	★★★★☆
2021	60.6	137 of 417	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	81.8	73 of 532	86.3%	★★★★☆
2018	71.0	172 of 755	77.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	69.5	161 of 693	76.8%	★★★★☆
2025	77.5	107 of 628	83.0%	★★★★☆
2024	67.6	171 of 633	73.0%	★★★★☆
2023	66.7	168 of 611	72.5%	★★★★☆
2022	66.9	149 of 440	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.4	160 of 472	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	86.8	60 of 543	89.0%	★★★★☆
2018	76.3	138 of 707	80.5%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	58.1	60 of 179	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	22.8	104 of 127	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.4	59 of 105	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	30.5	149 of 220	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.2	90 of 125	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	60.5	78 of 315	75.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	68.3	153 of 671	77.2%	★★★★☆
2025	77.0	114 of 639	82.2%	★★★★☆
2024	70.7	153 of 638	76.0%	★★★★☆
2023	67.3	179 of 647	72.3%	★★★★☆
2022	69.5	148 of 492	69.9%	★★★★☆
2021	72.2	108 of 516	79.1%	★★★★☆
2019	81.4	90 of 582	84.5%	★★★★☆
2018	70.0	177 of 708	75.0%	★★★★☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)84th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)78th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)77th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)77th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)68th percentile-13 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)66th percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2026)32nd percentile-48 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts67%+8 vs state

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing59%+7 vs state

Social Studies52%+9 vs state

Science46%+10 vs state

Mathematics45%+12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT English Language Arts (2026)		PSAT Mathematics (2026)		SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2026)	SAT Mathematics (2026)	M-Step Science (2026)	M-Step Social Studies (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT English Language Arts 9th Grade	PSAT English Language Arts 10th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 9th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 10th Grade	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	M-Step Science 11th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cedar Springs High School	Public	9-12	204 E Muskegon St	Cedar Springs	49319	Kent County	Cedar Springs Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 696-1200	952	47	20.4	29.7%	832 (87.4%)	6 (0.6%)	51 (5.4%)	8 (0.8%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (5.3%)	73.4	156^th of 800 public high schools	80.5%		80	113^th of 739 public high schools	84.7%	43	64.3	70.8	39.5	50.0	58.6	30.8	45.5	51.9	$14,209	$943	$13,267
New Beginnings Alternative High School	Public	9-12	204 E Muskegon St	Cedar Springs	49319	Kent County	Cedar Springs Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 696-1203	50	2	20.0	54.0%	41 (82.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (6.0%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (10.0%)								(n/a)									$17,533	$659	$16,873
River Valley Academy	Public	9-12	350 N Main St	Rockford	49341	Kent County	Rockford Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 863-6324	37	5	7.1	48.6%	30 (81.1%)	1 (2.7%)	4 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.4%)								(n/a)					436.4	400.7	2082.5	25.0	$37,973	$361	$37,612
Rockford High School	Public	9-12	4100 Kroes St NE	Rockford	49341	Kent County	Rockford Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 863-6030	1,750	90	19.4	16.2%	1,526 (87.2%)	16 (0.9%)	96 (5.5%)	28 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	83 (4.7%)	92.3	42^nd of 800 public high schools	94.8%		95	28^th of 739 public high schools	96.2%	14		77.7		57.4	73.3	45.9	62.0	65.1	$15,268	$656	$14,611
Sparta Senior High School	Public	9-12	475 W Spartan Dr	Sparta	49345	Kent County	Sparta Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 887-8213	778	40	19.6	36.1%	628 (80.7%)	13 (1.7%)	113 (14.5%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.2%)	52.2	342^nd of 800 public high schools	57.3%		63.3	244^th of 739 public high schools	67.0%	98	59.7	64.8	33.3	36.6	47.1	26.5	18.8	42.4	$14,765	$1,014	$13,750
Tri County Senior High School	Public	9-12	21338 Kendaville Rd	Howard City	49329	Montcalm County	Tri County Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 937-4338	473	27	17.5	31.5%	417 (88.2%)	3 (0.6%)	30 (6.3%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.8%)	46	410^th of 800 public high schools	48.8%		36.5	465^th of 739 public high schools	37.1%	55	57.8	49.5	21.6	23.8	50.4	26.0	30.1	43.1	$14,085	$1,073	$13,012
Kent City High School	Public	9-12	351 N Main St	Kent City	49330	Kent County	Kent City Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 678-4210	383	15	26.0	54.6%	260 (67.9%)	2 (0.5%)	107 (27.9%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)	32.9	521^st of 800 public high schools	34.9%		36.8	461^st of 739 public high schools	37.6%	60	54.0	44.4	25.3	17.8	43.6	17.9	17.1	33.3	$12,403	$1,311	$11,092
Kent City Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	6-12	351 N Main St	Kent City	49330	Kent County	Kent City Community Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(616) 678-4210	23	1	25.8	73.9%	19 (82.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (13.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.3%)								(n/a)					386.4	359.1	2076.2		$5,055	$862	$4,193
Northview Next Learning Center	Public, Virtual	9-12	5365 Plainfield Ave NE	Grand Rapids	49525	Kent County	Northview Public Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(616) 361-7396	136	0	348.7	54.4%	83 (61.0%)	15 (11.0%)	21 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (12.5%)	15.2	651^st of 800 public high schools	18.6%		41.4	433^rd of 739 public high schools	41.4%	218					27.8	385.0	19.1	19.1	$7,497	$727	$6,770
Northview High School	Public	9-12	4451 Hunsberger Ave NE	Grand Rapids	49525	Kent County	Northview Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 363-4857	1,078	55	19.7	32.4%	748 (69.4%)	112 (10.4%)	106 (9.8%)	9 (0.8%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	99 (9.2%)	80	114^th of 800 public high schools	85.8%		63.4	241^st of 739 public high schools	67.4%	127	75.7	68.3	49.8	43.7	60.2	39.8	50.4	49.6	$14,887	$1,121	$13,766

Frequently Asked Questions about Cedar Springs High School

What is the racial makeup of Cedar Springs High School?

Students at Cedar Springs High School are 87% White, 5% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Cedar Springs High School?

Cedar Springs High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Beach Elementary School
Elementary : Cedar Trails Elementary School
Elementary : Cedar View Elementary School
Middle : Cedar Springs Middle School

What district is Cedar Springs High School in?

Cedar Springs Public Schools

Is Cedar Springs High School a good school?

Cedar Springs High School ranks 156^th of 800 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Cedar Springs High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 952 students attended Cedar Springs High School.

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