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Creekside Middle School

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Creekside Middle School ranks 198 th of 896 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

198^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 896 Michigan Middle Schools

Better than 78% of Michigan middle schools

Summary

Creekside Middle School in Zeeland, MI, serves 577 students in grades 5 through 8 and is part of the highly rated Zeeland Public Schools district, which has earned a 4-star rating statewide.

Creekside has a unique grade configuration—it's one of the few middle schools in the area that includes 5th graders, sharing this setup only with Hamilton Middle School. Most nearby schools, including its district sibling Cityside Middle School, start at 6th grade. While Creekside consistently earns a 4-star rating and performs above state averages, there's a notable and consistent performance gap with Cityside, which is just over a mile away. For example, in the most recent school year, 6th-grade ELA proficiency at Cityside was 58.7% compared to Creekside's 40.9%. This gap appears across math and science as well. Additionally, Creekside saw a sharp decline in test scores in the 2025-2026 school year—7th-grade ELA dropped from 54.3% to 40.8%—a trend not mirrored at Cityside, which remained stable. This recent dip is school-wide, affecting most student groups, and will be important to watch in coming years.

Despite these challenges, Creekside has clear strengths. Its 8th-grade Social Studies proficiency is notably high at 68%, surpassing both the district average (63.9%) and Cityside Middle School (60.1%). The school also boasts a commendably low chronic absenteeism rate of 8.1%, far better than the state average of 27.9%, indicating strong student engagement. Creekside's per-student spending ($15,464) is higher than several nearby schools, including Riley Street Middle School ($13,371) and Baldwin Street Middle School ($14,451), yet its outcomes are lower than these schools. Families in the area have access to several high-performing options—schools in the Hudsonville Public School District and Jenison Public Schools consistently rank in the 90th percentile or higher—making the local educational landscape highly competitive.

577

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,464

Per pupil spending ?

21.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Michigan receive free school meals.

179 W Roosevelt Ave
Zeeland, MI 49464-1127

(616) 748-3300

District: Zeeland Public Schools

Students who attend Creekside Middle School usually attend:

High:

Zeeland West High School

Feeder schools for Creekside Middle School:

Elementary:	New Groningen School
	Quincy Elementary School
	Roosevelt Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

73.8%

Hispanic:

18.0%

Two or more races:

4.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 89th percentile in 2016 → 78th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (49% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 22% of Michigan middle schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school49%

District avg52%

Michigan avg41%

198^th of 896

Michigan public middle schools ?

Top 22%▼ down 11 pts since 2016

From top 11% (2016) to top 22% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the Zeeland Public Schools

83^rd of 625Zeeland 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	72.8	198 of 896	77.9%	★★★★☆
2025	79.4	142 of 890	84.0%	★★★★☆
2024	77.1	154 of 897	82.8%	★★★★☆
2023	70.3	207 of 883	76.6%	★★★★☆
2022	80.0	113 of 776	85.4%	★★★★☆
2021	72.5	133 of 675	80.3%	★★★★☆
2019	78.9	129 of 792	83.7%	★★★★☆
2018	87.4	86 of 838	89.7%	★★★★☆
2017	85.7	82 of 821	90.0%	★★★★★
2016	85.0	99 of 894	88.9%	★★★★☆
2015	82.1	120 of 919	86.9%	★★★★☆
2014	79.6	142 of 921	84.6%	★★★★☆
2013	76.4	168 of 919	81.7%	★★★★☆
2012	75.2	182 of 900	79.8%	★★★★☆
2011	66.0	328 of 858	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	70.6	271 of 851	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	71.6	249 of 847	70.6%	★★★★☆
2008	63.1	384 of 839	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	64.8	342 of 823	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	64.0	336 of 806	58.3%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	33.4	75 of 104	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	66.8	202 of 789	74.4%	★★★★☆
2025	74.9	138 of 789	82.5%	★★★★☆
2024	73.7	140 of 771	81.8%	★★★★☆
2023	65.6	200 of 770	74.0%	★★★★☆
2022	74.7	114 of 657	82.6%	★★★★☆
2021	62.0	145 of 521	72.2%	★★★★☆
2019	69.9	156 of 658	76.3%	★★★★☆
2018	84.1	96 of 794	87.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	37.5	150 of 260	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	53.5	109 of 265	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.6	103 of 257	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.7	126 of 246	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	73.6	28 of 138	79.7%	★★★★☆
2021	55.8	28 of 69	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.1	35 of 137	74.5%	★★★★☆
2018	68.8	63 of 266	76.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	56.2	311 of 834	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.2	252 of 832	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.6	257 of 836	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.9	368 of 825	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.2	108 of 691	84.4%	★★★★☆
2021	84.3	36 of 523	93.1%	★★★★★
2019	70.6	126 of 672	81.3%	★★★★☆
2018	84.1	58 of 815	92.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	72.0	180 of 813	77.9%	★★★★☆
2025	77.7	137 of 798	82.8%	★★★★☆
2024	72.9	157 of 786	80.0%	★★★★☆
2023	65.1	204 of 776	73.7%	★★★★☆
2022	77.8	107 of 658	83.7%	★★★★☆
2021	72.4	109 of 540	79.8%	★★★★☆
2019	80.5	94 of 639	85.3%	★★★★☆
2018	87.5	75 of 797	90.6%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	81.0	25 of 190	86.8%	★★★★☆
2023	63.6	47 of 163	71.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	41.4	104 of 201	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.7	55 of 199	72.4%	★★★★☆
2018	74.2	47 of 377	87.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	72.3	158 of 687	77.0%	★★★★☆
2025	78.9	114 of 696	83.6%	★★★★☆
2024	74.5	138 of 701	80.3%	★★★★☆
2023	63.7	205 of 688	70.2%	★★★★☆
2022	79.3	103 of 638	83.9%	★★★★☆
2021	71.7	120 of 577	79.2%	★★★★☆
2019	77.5	110 of 624	82.4%	★★★★☆
2018	82.9	87 of 678	87.2%	★★★★☆

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)

Multi-racial (2025)87th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)78th percentile~ school

White (2026)77th percentile~ school

Female (2026)74th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)63rd percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2024)48th percentile-35 vs school

Hispanic (2026)42nd percentile-36 vs school

Asian (2018)28th percentile-62 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies68%+18 vs state

Science48%+9 vs state

Mathematics44%+10 vs state

English Language Arts41%+3 vs state

Math40%+7 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT English Language Arts (2026)	PSAT Mathematics (2026)	M-Step English Language Arts (2026)			M-Step Math (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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Creekside Middle School	Public	5-8	179 W Roosevelt Ave	Zeeland	49464	Ottawa County	Zeeland Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 748-3300	577	37	15.5	21.5%	426 (73.8%)	4 (0.7%)	104 (18.0%)	18 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.3%)	72.8	198^th of 896 public middle schools	77.9%		79.4	142^nd of 890 public middle schools	84.0%	56	77.3	43.6		40.9	40.8		39.7	40.2		48.3		68.0	$15,464	$248	$15,216
Cityside Middle School	Public	6-8	320 E Main Ave	Zeeland	49464	Ottawa County	Zeeland Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 748-3200	771	46	16.6	17.6%	574 (74.4%)	18 (2.3%)	125 (16.2%)	20 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.4%)	79.4	143^rd of 896 public middle schools	84.0%		80.9	131^st of 890 public middle schools	85.3%	12	79.2	41.5		58.7	46.1		44.8	44.1		52.5		60.1	$14,731	$454	$14,277
Holland Middle School	Public	6-8	373 E 24th St	Holland	49423	Ottawa County	Holland City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 494-5085	605	39	15.3	62.5%	232 (38.3%)	71 (11.7%)	257 (42.5%)	16 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.8%)	33.4	573^rd of 896 public middle schools	36.0%		32.9	579^th of 890 public middle schools	34.9%	6	61.9	21.8		29.0	23.7		17.8	21.3		28.3		36.4	$25,570	$1,544	$24,026
Harbor Lights Middle School	Public	6-8	1024 136th Ave	Holland	49424	Ottawa County	West Ottawa Public School District	No	No	No	No	(616) 786-1000	903	51	17.8	52.8%	350 (38.8%)	43 (4.8%)	396 (43.9%)	45 (5.0%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (7.3%)	54.4	368^th of 896 public middle schools	58.9%		50.2	406^th of 890 public middle schools	54.4%	38	65.7	32.0		34.6	36.4		32.1	32.1		40.3		46.9	$15,165	$888	$14,277
Macatawa Bay Middle School	Public	6-8	3700 140th Ave	Holland	49424	Ottawa County	West Ottawa Public School District	No	No	No	No	(616) 786-2000	632	42	14.9	62.7%	221 (35.0%)	17 (2.7%)	316 (50.0%)	42 (6.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.5%)	45.6	458^th of 896 public middle schools	48.9%		51.1	392^nd of 890 public middle schools	56.0%	66	56.9	29.4		22.8	32.7		29.5	34.2		35.1		47.2	$16,814	$890	$15,924
Riley Street Middle School	Public	6-8	2745 Riley St	Hudsonville	49426	Ottawa County	Hudsonville Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 896-1920	688	39	17.6	19.8%	563 (81.8%)	12 (1.7%)	64 (9.3%)	22 (3.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (3.5%)	88.9	77^th of 896 public middle schools	91.4%		89.9	70^th of 890 public middle schools	92.1%	7	87.7	57.0		59.4	53.0		53.0	51.7		56.8		64.6	$13,371	$270	$13,101
Hamilton Middle School	Public	5-8	4845 136th Ave	Hamilton	49419	Allegan County	Hamilton Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 751-4436	707	42	16.6	26.0%	614 (86.8%)	5 (0.7%)	50 (7.1%)	7 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.2%)	85.1	107^th of 896 public middle schools	88.1%		81.1	128^th of 890 public middle schools	85.6%	21	76.2	50.3	61.4	54.5	47.1	50.8	65.1	46.9	61.9	56.0	45.2	66.3	$14,479	$918	$13,561
Baldwin Street Middle School	Public	7-8	3835 Baldwin St	Hudsonville	49426	Ottawa County	Hudsonville Public School District	No	No	No	No	(616) 669-7750	610	36	17.0	14.6%	521 (85.4%)	6 (1.0%)	36 (5.9%)	9 (1.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.9%)	88.7	80^th of 896 public middle schools	91.1%		90.9	63^rd of 890 public middle schools	92.9%	17	81.6	58.5			53.7			48.1		60.1		69.2	$14,451	$195	$14,256
56 Building at Georgetown	Public	5-6	8175 36th Ave	Hudsonville	49426	Ottawa County	Hudsonville Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(616) 272-7100	626	37	16.7	13.1%	543 (86.7%)	10 (1.6%)	32 (5.1%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.3%)								(n/a)			76.6	63.1		61.7	55.4		70.8		55.0		$13,716	$110	$13,606
Allendale Middle School	Public	6-8	7161 Pleasant View Ct	Allendale	49401	Ottawa County	Allendale Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 892-5595	564	34	16.4	28.7%	437 (77.5%)	14 (2.5%)	84 (14.9%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.4%)	80.8	135^th of 896 public middle schools	84.9%		80.9	130^th of 890 public middle schools	85.4%	5	80.3	46.5		53.3	41.4		50.0	37.3		53.8		71.2	$14,790	$1,074	$13,716

Frequently Asked Questions about Creekside Middle School

What district is Creekside Middle School in?

Zeeland Public Schools

How many students attend Creekside Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 577 students attended Creekside Middle School.

Is Creekside Middle School a good school?

Creekside Middle School ranks 198^th of 896 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Creekside Middle School attend?

Students who attend Creekside Middle School usually go on to attend Zeeland West High School

What is the racial makeup of Creekside Middle School?

Students at Creekside Middle School are 74% White, 18% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

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