Top Rankings
Crestwood School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Michigan for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 5%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2026-27 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 1,139 students in Crestwood School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Michigan.
Public Middle School in Crestwood School District have an average math proficiency score of 23% (versus the Michigan public middle school average of 31%), and reading proficiency score of 42% (versus the 44% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 8% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the Michigan public middle school average of 42% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (MI)
# Schools
5 Schools
1,329 Schools
# Students
3,672 Students
535,615 Students
# Teachers
217 Teachers
32,063 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
17:1
17:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Crestwood School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 844 school districts in Michigan (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 96% has increased from 95% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#388 out of 862 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
28%
35%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
44%
45%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
27%
38%
Graduation Rate
96%
81.8%
Chronically Absent Students
(2022-23)23.4%
33.3%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.16
0.61
% American Indian
n/a
1%
% Asian
1%
4%
% Hispanic
2%
9%
% Black
5%
23%
% White
91%
58%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
1%
5%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $15,350 in this school district is less than the state median of $18,629. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $13,920 is less than the state median of $17,806. The school district spending/student has declined by 9% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$56 MM
$25,476 MM
Spending
$51 MM
$24,351 MM
Revenue / Student
$15,350
$18,629
Spending / Student
$13,920
$17,806
Best Crestwood School District Public Middle Schools (2026-27)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Riverside Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 23% | Reading: 42%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
25900 W Warren St
Dearborn Heights, MI 48127
(313) 274-6792
Dearborn Heights, MI 48127
(313) 274-6792
Gr: 5-8 | 1,139 students Student-teacher ratio: 17:1 Minority enrollment: 8%
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