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New Beginnings Alternative High School
204 East Muskegon St
Cedar Springs MI, 49319, Kent County
Phone: 616-696-1203
Type: Other/Alternative School, High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Cedar Springs Public Schools
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 70 | 82 | 74 | 90 | 94 | 85 | 75 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 1 | 1.4% | 1 | 1.2% | 2 | 2.7% | 5 | 5.6% | 3 | 3.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 10 | 13.3% |
| Grade 10: | 6 | 8.6% | 11 | 13.4% | 16 | 21.6% | 10 | 11.1% | 19 | 20.2% | 23 | 27.1% | 18 | 24.0% |
| Grade 11: | 21 | 30.0% | 29 | 35.4% | 16 | 21.6% | 27 | 30.0% | 29 | 30.9% | 28 | 32.9% | 17 | 22.7% |
| Grade 12: | 42 | 60.0% | 41 | 50.0% | 40 | 54.1% | 48 | 53.3% | 43 | 45.7% | 34 | 40.0% | 29 | 38.7% |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1 | 1.3% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 39 | 55.7% | 49 | 59.8% | 49 | 66.2% | 51 | 56.7% | 49 | 52.1% | 46 | 54.1% | 46 | 61.3% |
| Female: | 31 | 44.3% | 33 | 40.2% | 25 | 33.8% | 39 | 43.3% | 37 | 39.4% | 31 | 36.5% | 25 | 33.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 4.3% | 4 | 4.9% | 2 | 2.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 3.5% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 2.4% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 4 | 5.7% | 3 | 3.7% | 3 | 4.1% | 4 | 4.4% | 5 | 5.3% | 2 | 2.4% | 3 | 4.0% |
| Black: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 1.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 1.1% | 2 | 2.4% | 1 | 1.3% |
| White: | 62 | 88.6% | 70 | 85.4% | 67 | 90.5% | 85 | 94.4% | 88 | 93.6% | 76 | 89.4% | 71 | 94.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 1.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 1 | 1.4% | 3 | 3.7% | 2 | 2.7% | 1 | 1.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 49 | 70.0% | 59 | 72.0% | 52 | 70.3% | 57 | 63.3% | 55 | 58.5% | 54 | 63.5% | 34 | 45.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 4 | 5.7% | 2 | 2.4% | 3 | 4.1% | 4 | 4.4% | 6 | 6.4% | 2 | 2.4% | 6 | 8.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.50 | 19.29 | 13.07 | 17.14 | 18.80 | 14.20 | 10.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MEAP | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 16% | 54.1% | 52.4% |
| 2007 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 18.2% | 61.4% | 53.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 73.3% | 70.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 25.8% | 73% | 68% |
| 2006 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 30% | 62% | 56.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 18.8% | 69.8% | 59.8% |
| 2006 | Writing | 12th Grade | % met std | 19% | 56.6% | 55.2% |
| 2007 | Writing | 12th Grade | % met std | 3.3% | 59.8% | 55.9% |
| MME | ||||||
| 2007 | English Lang Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 6.7% | 52.5% | 51% |
| 2008 | English Lang Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 15.4% | 55.3% | 52.3% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 10.5% | 49.2% | 46.5% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 30.8% | 48.2% | 46.2% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 14.3% | 54.1% | 50.4% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 0% | 54% | 52% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 0% | 29.1% | 29.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 0% | 26% | 29% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 31.6% | 60.7% | 59.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 46.2% | 63% | 61.9% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 67.4% | 65.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 21% | 64% | 63% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 11.8% | 60.3% | 55.9% |
| 2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 13% | 54% | 54% |
| 2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 5.6% | 55.3% | 55.9% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 30.8% | 62.3% | 56.6% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 10% | 60.1% | 55.6% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 21.4% | 65.4% | 57.9% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 22% | 66% | 61% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 6.3% | 27% | 25.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 0% | 25% | 26% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 86% | 83.3% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 83% | 79.9% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 42.9% | 84.1% | 79.4% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 61% | 86% | 77% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 6.3% | 43% | 40.5% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 0% | 37% | 39% |
| 2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 0% | 40.7% | 40.1% |
| 2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 7.7% | 41.8% | 41.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 0% | 50.4% | 43.4% |
| 2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 7.1% | 49.1% | 43.7% |
| 2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 5% | 53% | 47% |
| 2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 0% | 52% | 49.4% |
| 2013 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 4% | 58% | 49% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.