In 2012 the district administration proposed closure of Creston, on the basis of an enrollment decrease, as part of a plan to shutter ten campuses.
Monica Scott of MLive wrote that "biggest push back has come from closing Creston High School.
Students who lived too far from Grand Rapids Central's location have been allowed to attend the high school nearest their neighborhood, including Grand Rapids City High-Middle School which moved into the former Creston High School building.
[citation needed] The building could house 1,397 students.
56% did not come from the northeast part of Grand Rapids, where the school was located.