Forest Hills Public Schools

Summary:

The Forest Hills Public Schools district in Michigan is home to 18 high-performing schools, including 8 elementary schools, 6 middle schools, 4 high schools, and 1 transition center. The district as a whole is ranked 11th out of 613 districts in the state and is rated 5 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

Several schools within the district stand out as exceptional performers. Central High School is ranked 9th out of 739 Michigan high schools, with a 5-star rating and impressive test scores. Knapp Forest Elementary School is ranked 6th out of 1,488 Michigan elementary schools, also with a 5-star rating and exceptional test scores. Ada Elementary School is ranked 28th out of 1,488 Michigan elementary schools, with a 5-star rating and high test scores.

The district as a whole outperforms the state average in all tested subjects and grade levels, with some schools significantly exceeding the state and district averages. The high schools have a 82.8% four-year graduation rate and a 7.6% dropout rate. However, the district-wide chronic absenteeism rate of 29.5% is an area of concern. The district also exhibits a wide range in spending per student, from $12,548 to $27,597, suggesting opportunities to optimize resource allocation and ensure equitable funding across all schools.

District Detail

620 Forest Hill Ave SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49546

(616) 493-8800

SchoolDigger Rank:
11^th of 613 Michigan districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 8,797

Primary Schools: 8
Middle Schools: 6
High Schools: 4
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT Mathematics (2025)	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	M-Step English Language Arts (2025)					M-Step Math (2025)					M-Step Science (2025)			M-Step Social Studies (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 3rd Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th 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 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th 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 Science 11th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Meadow Brook Elementary School	Public	K-4	1450 Forest Hill Ave SE	Grand Rapids	49546	Kent County	Forest Hills Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 493-8740	431	29	14.8	26.5%	246 (57.1%)	28 (6.5%)	35 (8.1%)	71 (16.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (11.8%)	91.2	104^th of 1488 public elementary schools	93.0%		92.4	74^th of 1486 public elementary schools	95.0%	30					66.3	75.5				68.8	60.6										$16,205	$2,674	$13,531
Northern Trails 56 School	Public	5-6	3777 Leonard St NE	Grand Rapids	49525	Kent County	Forest Hills Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 493-8990	520	29	17.7	17.7%	346 (66.5%)	28 (5.4%)	60 (11.5%)	47 (9.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.3%)								(n/a)							72.1	70.0				57.9	58.2		63.8			54.9			$13,965	$2,078	$11,887
Central Woodlands 56 School	Public	5-6	400 Alta Dale Ave SE	Ada	49301	Kent County	Forest Hills Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 493-8790	462	25	18.1	10.2%	380 (82.3%)	8 (1.7%)	20 (4.3%)	28 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.4%)								(n/a)							70.7	72.5				66.1	63.3		71.6			62.1			$13,936	$1,423	$12,512
Ada Vista Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-4	7192 Bradfield Ave SE	Ada	49301	Kent County	Forest Hills Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(616) 493-8970	446	25	17.6	7.0%	315 (70.6%)	7 (1.6%)	76 (17.0%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (9.0%)	90.9	107^th of 1488 public elementary schools	92.8%		89.7	117^th of 1486 public elementary schools	92.1%	10					60.2	75.8				67.3	66.3										$12,973	$1,502	$11,471
Goodwillie Environmental School	Public, Magnet	5-6	8400 2 Mile Rd NE	Ada	49301	Kent County	Forest Hills Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(616) 493-8633	103	4	24.2	5.8%	91 (88.3%)	1 (1.0%)	4 (3.9%)	2 (1.9%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.9%)								(n/a)							82.7	80.4				82.7	78.4		73.1			63.5			$12,548	$940	$11,608
Knapp Forest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4243 Knapp Valley Dr NE	Grand Rapids	49525	Kent County	Forest Hills Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 493-8980	520	29	17.7	5.6%	437 (84.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.7%)	37 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.0%)	98.5	6^th of 1488 public elementary schools	99.6%		97.9	13^th of 1486 public elementary schools	99.1%	7					87.5	74.7	89.8			83.7	77.1	83.1			89.9			73.9			$13,514	$1,321	$12,193
Eastern Middle School	Public	6-8	2200 Pettis Ave NE	Ada	49301	Kent County	Forest Hills Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 493-8850	528	29	18.1	13.3%	422 (79.9%)	6 (1.1%)	21 (4.0%)	55 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.5%)	94.3	45^th of 890 public middle schools	94.9%		93.9	39^th of 897 public middle schools	95.7%	6	84.3	61.1						66.7	67.6				63.6	66.5		60.9			69.0		$13,360	$587	$12,772
Eastern High School	Public	9-12	2200 Pettis Ave NE	Ada	49301	Kent County	Forest Hills Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 493-8830	768	43	17.7	13.9%	621 (80.9%)	16 (2.1%)	29 (3.8%)	65 (8.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.7%)	96.1	20^th of 739 public high schools	97.3%		93.9	35^th of 743 public high schools	95.3%	15			87.2	66.3													60.0			62.9	$16,110	$1,081	$15,029
Ada Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	731 Ada Dr SE	Ada	49301	Kent County	Forest Hills Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 493-8940	293	25	11.9	10.9%	233 (79.5%)	4 (1.4%)	14 (4.8%)	27 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.1%)	96.8	28^th of 1488 public elementary schools	98.1%		97.4	17^th of 1486 public elementary schools	98.9%	11					67.2	85.2				79.1	82.0										$14,750	$1,542	$13,208
Collins Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	4368 Heather Ln SE	Grand Rapids	49546	Kent County	Forest Hills Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 493-8900	356	19	18.4	18.8%	240 (67.4%)	14 (3.9%)	31 (8.7%)	41 (11.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.1%)	89.6	125^th of 1488 public elementary schools	91.6%		81.7	232^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	84.4%	107					63.2	75.8				58.8	64.6										$13,457	$1,871	$11,587
Central Middle School	Public	7-8	5810 Ada Dr SE	Ada	49301	Kent County	Forest Hills Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 493-8750	488	25	19.5	12.3%	407 (83.4%)	9 (1.8%)	23 (4.7%)	29 (5.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.9%)	98.4	3^rd of 890 public middle schools	99.7%		97.4	14^th of 897 public middle schools	98.4%	11	92.8	81.2							74.4					70.6		81.2			82.4		$13,964	$656	$13,308
Central High School	Public	9-12	5901 Hall St SE	Grand Rapids	49546	Kent County	Forest Hills Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 493-8700	999	55	18.1	13.7%	810 (81.1%)	27 (2.7%)	47 (4.7%)	68 (6.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (4.5%)	97.9	9^th of 739 public high schools	98.8%		98.9	6^th of 743 public high schools	99.2%	3			84.9	65.9													69.4			70.6	$14,967	$1,088	$13,879
Orchard View Elementary School	Public	K-5	2770 Leffingwell Ave NE	Grand Rapids	49525	Kent County	Forest Hills Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 493-8930	439	29	14.9	22.1%	309 (70.4%)	16 (3.6%)	31 (7.1%)	44 (10.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (8.2%)	88.1	154^th of 1488 public elementary schools	89.7%		91.7	85^th of 1486 public elementary schools	94.3%	69					72.6	57.3	68.1			71.6	49.3	56.5			69.6			60.9			$16,391	$1,980	$14,411
Thornapple Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	6932 Bridgewater Dr SE	Grand Rapids	49546	Kent County	Forest Hills Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 493-8920	361	22	16.4	14.7%	279 (77.3%)	5 (1.4%)	20 (5.5%)	29 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.8%)	93.1	77^th of 1488 public elementary schools	94.8%		90.9	96^th of 1486 public elementary schools	93.5%	19					64.9	67.1				74.0	73.2										$13,882	$1,933	$11,948
Northern High School	Public	9-12	3801 Leonard St NE	Grand Rapids	49525	Kent County	Forest Hills Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 493-8600	1,088	70	15.4	17.6%	769 (70.7%)	71 (6.5%)	92 (8.5%)	90 (8.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (6.0%)	96	21^st of 739 public high schools	97.2%		93.5	39^th of 743 public high schools	94.8%	18			83.1	54.8													64.2			67.2	$16,105	$816	$15,289
Pine Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	3250 Redford Dr SE	Grand Rapids	49546	Kent County	Forest Hills Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 493-8910	472	27	17.7	8.3%	404 (85.6%)	11 (2.3%)	18 (3.8%)	12 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.7%)	94.6	57^th of 1488 public elementary schools	96.2%		95.1	51^st of 1486 public elementary schools	96.6%	6					77.7	74.8				78.4	64.0										$13,665	$1,336	$12,329
Northern Hills Middle School	Public	7-8	3775 Leonard St NE	Grand Rapids	49525	Kent County	Forest Hills Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 493-8650	515	29	18.0	15.3%	345 (67.0%)	33 (6.4%)	52 (10.1%)	51 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.6%)	96.8	17^th of 890 public middle schools	98.1%		96.7	21^st of 897 public middle schools	97.7%	4	93.7	69.8							66.9					65.4		72.3			74.5		$14,280	$614	$13,665
Forest Hills Transition Center	Public	12	3787 Leonard St NE	Grand Rapids	49525	Kent County	Forest Hills Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 493-8685	8	2	3.7		4 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (12.5%)	2 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (12.5%)								(n/a)																					$27,597	$18,091	$9,506

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Ridge Park Charter Academy	1.26 mi	1	221^st
East Grand Rapids Public Schools	2.24 mi	6	4^th
Grand Rapids Public Schools	2.65 mi	57	462^nd
Kent Independent School District (Isd)	2.89 mi	12
PrepNet Virtual Academy	3.01 mi	1

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Michigan Department of Education.

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