State/Public Elementary Open

Central Grade School

๐Ÿ“ 301 W Seventh St, Traverse City, Grand Traverse County, 49684

516
Pupils
17.6
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Central Grade School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Traverse City, Grand Traverse County. The school has 516 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Traverse City Area Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“6 in an urban setting. The school employs 29.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.6:1. 65% of students are proficient in reading. 57% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.

School details

School district
Traverse City Area Public Schools

Enrollment & staffing

Central Grade School enrolls 516 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“6. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 29.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.6:1.

Male students
273 (53%)
Female students
243 (47%)
Teachers (FTE)
29.3
Student-teacher ratio
17.6:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“6

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 84% White, 5% Hispanic or Latino and 3.9% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White43284%
Hispanic or Latino265%
Two or more races203.9%
Asian142.7%
American Indian or Alaska Native142.7%
Black or African American91.7%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

243 of the school's 516 students (47%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 220 qualify for free lunch and 23 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

City, SmallGrades Pre-Kโ€“6Supplemental VirtualTitle I

Central Grade School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MI-10, state senate district 37, state house district 104.

School district: Traverse City Area Public Schools

Central Grade School is one of 16 schools in Traverse City Area Public Schools, based in TRAVERSE CITY, Michigan. The district serves 8,584 students district-wide and employs 449 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 516 students, Central Grade School is close to the district average of about 537 students per school.

8,584
District students
16
Schools
449
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

65%
Reading proficient
57%
Math proficient
13%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi

Setting: City - Small

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