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Best Middle Schools in Kent County, MI

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Grand Rapids Public Museum Middle up 90 spots statewide this year

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Westwood Middle School 10.3 students per teacher

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT English Language Arts (2026)	PSAT Mathematics (2026)	M-Step English Language Arts (2026)			M-Step Math (2026)			M-Step Science (2026)		M-Step Social Studies (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th 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 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Robert L Nickels Intermediate School	Public	5-6	3100 84th St SW	Byron Center	49315	Kent County	Byron Center Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 878-6400	705	37	19.1	22.8%	532 (75.5%)	9 (1.3%)	59 (8.4%)	47 (6.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (7.9%)								(n/a)			78.7	66.9		72.2	62.6		68.0		62.1		$14,379	$1,151	$13,229
Byron Center West Middle School	Public	7-9	8654 Homerich Ave SW	Byron Center	49315	Kent County	Byron Center Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 878-6500	729	36	20.4	23.3%	564 (77.4%)	16 (2.2%)	64 (8.8%)	42 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.9%)	96.5	21^st of 896 public middle schools	97.7%		97.5	9^th of 890 public middle schools	99.0%	12	81.9	64.4			72.0			75.8		72.9		85.8	$13,898	$837	$13,061
Duncan Lake Middle School	Public	7-8	9758 Kraft Ave SE	Caledonia	49316	Kent County	Caledonia Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 891-1380	696	37	18.6	16.5%	569 (81.8%)	17 (2.4%)	50 (7.2%)	14 (2.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (6.2%)	92.9	54^th of 896 public middle schools	94.0%		94.7	42^nd of 890 public middle schools	95.3%	12	84.8	65.4			59.3			56.3		59.4		75.6	$14,855	$764	$14,092
Kraft Meadows Intermediate School	Public	5-6	9230 Kraft Ave SE	Caledonia	49316	Kent County	Caledonia Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 891-8649	703	37	18.7	17.1%	556 (79.1%)	18 (2.6%)	60 (8.5%)	17 (2.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (7.1%)								(n/a)			67.7	65.1		52.7	62.7		65.3		57.6		$14,705	$611	$14,094
Cedar Springs Middle School	Public	6-8	4873 16 Mile Rd NE	Cedar Springs	49319	Kent County	Cedar Springs Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 696-9100	657	36	18.4	38.2%	582 (88.6%)	3 (0.5%)	36 (5.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.2%)	67.5	233^rd of 896 public middle schools	74.0%		64.3	261^st of 890 public middle schools	70.7%	28	69.4	29.8		43.9	43.1		39.5	39.8		45.5		60.7	$13,721	$1,316	$12,405
Mill Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	100 Betty St NE	Comstock Park	49321	Kent County	Comstock Park Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 254-5100	385	25	15.6	51.4%	207 (53.8%)	29 (7.5%)	99 (25.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (12.5%)	49.3	424^th of 896 public middle schools	52.7%		52.6	382^nd of 890 public middle schools	57.1%	42	67.5	33.9		22.6	26.8		23.9	35.6		37.5		57.5	$16,469	$1,318	$15,151
East Grand Rapids Middle School	Public	6-8	2425 Lake Dr SE	Grand Rapids	49506	Kent County	East Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 235-7551	710	37	19.3	7.7%	580 (81.7%)	10 (1.4%)	42 (5.9%)	12 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (9.3%)	97.3	16^th of 896 public middle schools	98.2%		96.4	24^th of 890 public middle schools	97.3%	8	88.8	71.0		76.3	68.3		73.4	67.2		65.4		80.4	$13,066	$292	$12,773
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)			76.5	74.3		65.3	63.0		70.9		57.2		$13,924	$645	$13,279
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)			72.2	70.6		62.9	69.7		67.1		59.5		$13,631	$570	$13,060
Goodwillie Environmental School	Public, Magnet	5-6	8400 2 Mile Rd NE	Ada	49546	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)			92.3	82.4		75.0	66.7		84.6		75.0		$13,219	$583	$12,636
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%)	97.7	10^th of 896 public middle schools	98.9%		94.3	45^th of 890 public middle schools	94.9%	35	93.0	73.3		69.0	67.9		69.7	61.7		76.6		87.6	$14,308	$583	$13,725
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%)	97.9	8^th of 896 public middle schools	99.1%		98.4	3^rd of 890 public middle schools	99.7%	5	92.7	76.2			67.3			72.7		73.7		83.4	$15,237	$586	$14,651
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%)	96.5	23^rd of 896 public middle schools	97.4%		96.8	17^th of 890 public middle schools	98.1%	6	88.8	71.9			71.8			62.9		67.7		77.3	$15,835	$576	$15,259
Lee Middle School	Public	6-8	1335 Lee St SW	Wyoming	49509	Kent County	Godfrey-Lee Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 452-3296	346	22	15.5	93.6%	24 (6.9%)	33 (9.5%)	267 (77.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.8%)	11.4	812^th of 896 public middle schools	9.4%		18.2	716^th of 890 public middle schools	19.6%	96	43.7	9.2		13.0	9.6		5.6	9.7		14.4		21.2	$18,654	$2,457	$16,197
Godwin Heights Middle School	Public	5-8	100 Wexford St SE	Grand Rapids	49548	Kent County	Godwin Heights Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 252-2070	382	23	16.5	94.8%	47 (12.3%)	73 (19.1%)	229 (59.9%)	8 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.3%)	25	651^st of 896 public middle schools	27.3%		32.4	584^th of 890 public middle schools	34.4%	67	59.0	14.7		12.9	23.0		10.8	16.4		22.1		41.9	$24,105	$1,895	$22,210
Burton Middle School	Public	6-8	2133 Buchanan Ave SW	Grand Rapids	49507	Kent County	Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 819-2269	488	26	19.1	77.9%	13 (2.7%)	107 (21.9%)	358 (73.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	4.7	889^th of 896 public middle schools	0.8%		5.2	875^th of 890 public middle schools	1.7%	14	21.4	328.2		6.0	6.0		2.2	2.4		5.2		14.2	$18,131	$2,896	$15,235
Blandford School	Public	6	3143 Milo St NW	Grand Rapids	49534	Kent County	Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 819-2555	60	3	24.0	23.3%	50 (83.3%)	1 (1.7%)	7 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.3%)								(n/a)				76.7			70.0						$16,195	$1,847	$14,348
John Ball Park Zoo School	Public	6	1300 Fulton St W	Grand Rapids	49504	Kent County	Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 819-5900	58	3	22.3	43.1%	47 (81.0%)	2 (3.4%)	3 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (10.3%)								(n/a)				72.2			48.1						$17,240	$1,523	$15,718
Riverside Middle School	Public	6-8	421 Fountain St NE	Grand Rapids	49503	Kent County	Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 819-2969	227	20	11.3	91.2%	26 (11.5%)	139 (61.2%)	38 (16.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (10.1%)	6.4	874^th of 896 public middle schools	2.5%		3	889^th of 890 public middle schools	0.1%	15	19.0	312.2		10.9	9.7		7.7	4.8		1765.3		6.9	$28,079	$3,986	$24,093
Westwood Middle School	Public	6-8	1525 Mount Mercy Dr NW	Grand Rapids	49504	Kent County	Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 819-3322	176	17	10.3	86.9%	24 (13.6%)	65 (36.9%)	61 (34.7%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (14.2%)	2.5	896^th of 896 public middle schools	0.0%		4.5	883^rd of 890 public middle schools	0.8%	13	14.7	304.1		1565.1	7.0		1558.1	1657.4		1761.5		4.3	$27,247	$2,957	$24,290
Center for Economicology	Public	6	1720 Plainfield Ave NE	Grand Rapids	49505	Kent County	Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 819-2380	60	2	25.5	40.0%	29 (48.3%)	7 (11.7%)	20 (33.3%)	3 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)								(n/a)				79.3			77.6						$13,080	$1,650	$11,430
Alger Middle School	Public	6-8	921 Alger St SE	Grand Rapids	49507	Kent County	Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 819-6200	314	20	16.0	89.2%	28 (8.9%)	198 (63.1%)	56 (17.8%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (9.2%)	4.5	891^st of 896 public middle schools	0.6%		4.7	882^nd of 890 public middle schools	0.9%	9	20.8	280.2		1558.2	1655.1		3.5	4.0		3.9		11.8	$22,377	$4,063	$18,315
Grand Rapids Public Museum Middle	Public	6-8	272 Pearl St NW	Grand Rapids	49504	Kent County	Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 819-3600	175	10	18.2	64.6%	57 (32.6%)	41 (23.4%)	49 (28.0%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (14.3%)	27.4	634^th of 896 public middle schools	29.2%		17.3	724^th of 890 public middle schools	18.7%	90	58.0	18.0		14.0	28.6		12.0	16.3		26.9		38.5	$17,990	$2,448	$15,542
Grandville Middle School	Public	3-8	4900 Canal Ave SW	Grandville	49418	Kent County	Grandville Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 254-6612	850	50	17.1	30.7%	565 (66.5%)	52 (6.1%)	137 (16.1%)	31 (3.6%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (7.2%)	76.3	166^th of 896 public middle schools	81.5%		75.7	169^th of 890 public middle schools	81.0%	3	79.9	38.4			51.8			37.8		48.2		63.6	$15,740	$942	$14,798
Kelloggsville Middle School	Public	6-8	4650 Division Ave S	Grand Rapids	49548	Kent County	Kelloggsville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 532-1575	475	24	19.8	82.3%	75 (15.8%)	153 (32.2%)	209 (44.0%)	18 (3.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.8%)	14.6	765^th of 896 public middle schools	14.6%		13.2	774^th of 890 public middle schools	13.0%	9	42.4	9.0		21.1	13.5		9.5	8.3		17.2		27.8	$14,862	$2,357	$12,505
Kenowa Hills Middle School	Public	6-8	3950 Hendershot Ave NW	Grand Rapids	49544	Kent County	Kenowa Hills Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 785-3225	634	37	17.1	39.6%	414 (65.3%)	31 (4.9%)	128 (20.2%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (8.4%)	48.7	428^th of 896 public middle schools	52.2%		50.5	399^th of 890 public middle schools	55.2%	29	65.3	29.6		30.1	31.8		27.6	41.9		33.0		39.5	$16,694	$1,787	$14,907
Kent City Middle School	Public	6-8	285 N Main St	Kent City	49330	Kent County	Kent City Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 678-4214	290	13	21.9	60.0%	210 (72.4%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (24.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.1%)	38.1	540^th of 896 public middle schools	39.7%		38	538^th of 890 public middle schools	39.6%	2	69.0	29.8		16.3	20.0		17.4	27.0		34.1		44.7	$14,147	$1,794	$12,353
Crestwood Middle School	Public	6-8	2674 44th St SE	Grand Rapids	49512	Kent County	Kentwood Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 455-1200	700	42	16.8	73.1%	163 (23.3%)	242 (34.6%)	102 (14.6%)	140 (20.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (7.1%)	60	300^th of 896 public middle schools	66.5%		63.8	268^th of 890 public middle schools	69.9%	32	62.0	37.1		41.5	43.0		37.1	37.4		34.1		47.5	$18,139	$1,800	$16,340
Valleywood Middle School	Public	6-8	1110 50th St SE	Grand Rapids	49508	Kent County	Kentwood Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 538-7670	541	38	14.1	81.1%	92 (17.0%)	193 (35.7%)	140 (25.9%)	62 (11.5%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (9.4%)	28.2	627^th of 896 public middle schools	30.0%		20.4	691^st of 890 public middle schools	22.4%	64	53.8	20.4		21.3	21.4		21.9	20.3		18.8		40.3	$21,151	$2,886	$18,265
Pinewood Middle School	Public	6-8	2100 60th St SE	Grand Rapids	49508	Kent County	Kentwood Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 455-1224	842	45	18.5	67.6%	202 (24.0%)	291 (34.6%)	149 (17.7%)	110 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	89 (10.6%)	39	528^th of 896 public middle schools	41.1%		40.4	524^th of 890 public middle schools	41.1%	4	56.0	28.0		28.9	31.2		23.4	25.5		28.6		41.7	$16,260	$2,840	$13,419
Lowell Middle School	Public	6-8	750 Foreman St	Lowell	49331	Kent County	Lowell Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 987-2800	790	41	19.1	20.8%	708 (89.6%)	7 (0.9%)	42 (5.3%)	11 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	20 (2.5%)	89.6	73^rd of 896 public middle schools	91.9%		89.6	75^th of 890 public middle schools	91.6%	2	87.4	58.5		53.1	56.3		61.2	52.2		60.7		62.2	$13,684	$1,019	$12,666
Crossroads Middle School	Public	7-8	4400 Ambrose Ave NE	Grand Rapids	49525	Kent County	Northview Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 361-3430	472	27	17.5	33.5%	320 (67.8%)	39 (8.3%)	56 (11.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (11.9%)	73.2	193^rd of 896 public middle schools	78.5%		76.6	160^th of 890 public middle schools	82.0%	33	77.5	39.6			38.3			40.9		47.9		64.4	$15,374	$739	$14,636
Highlands School	Public	5-6	4645 Chandy Dr NE	Grand Rapids	49525	Kent County	Northview Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 361-3440	445	28	15.6	35.3%	308 (69.2%)	36 (8.1%)	46 (10.3%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (11.2%)								(n/a)			50.2	49.1		34.3	46.3		40.4		35.2		$15,568	$1,045	$14,523
East Rockford Middle School	Public	6-8	8615 9 Mile Rd NE	Rockford	49341	Kent County	Rockford Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 863-6140	788	45	17.6	17.8%	689 (87.4%)	7 (0.9%)	34 (4.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (7.0%)	95.2	35^th of 896 public middle schools	96.1%		95.4	35^th of 890 public middle schools	96.1%		80.7	61.1		61.6	71.6		66.2	72.3		67.0		79.2	$14,388	$704	$13,685
North Rockford Middle School	Public	6-8	397 E Division St	Rockford	49341	Kent County	Rockford Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 863-6300	908	54	16.8	18.2%	789 (86.9%)	5 (0.6%)	57 (6.3%)	15 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (4.6%)	96.9	20^th of 896 public middle schools	97.8%		96.5	23^rd of 890 public middle schools	97.4%	3	89.2	69.9		64.2	64.7		68.3	73.6		69.7		82.1	$14,846	$834	$14,012
Sparta Middle School	Public	6-8	235 E Spartan Dr	Sparta	49345	Kent County	Sparta Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 887-8211	503	27	18.6	40.4%	410 (81.5%)	7 (1.4%)	67 (13.3%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.6%)	63.3	268^th of 896 public middle schools	70.1%		63.6	269^th of 890 public middle schools	69.8%	1	70.0	31.2		38.0	43.8		25.3	30.5		53.8		64.9	$14,850	$1,340	$13,510
Wyoming Intermediate	Public	5-6	1331 33rd St SW	Wyoming	49509	Kent County	Wyoming Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 530-7540	579	35	16.7	86.5%	134 (23.1%)	112 (19.3%)	278 (48.0%)	9 (1.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.4%)								(n/a)			21.4	14.9		12.1	15.5		22.3		13.6		$14,874	$1,000	$13,874
Wyoming Junior High School	Public	7-8	2125 Wrenwood St SW	Wyoming	49519	Kent County	Wyoming Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 530-7590	584	35	16.6	86.1%	148 (25.3%)	104 (17.8%)	276 (47.3%)	8 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	46 (7.9%)	20.5	696^th of 896 public middle schools	22.3%		20.7	687^th of 890 public middle schools	22.8%	9	43.1	12.2			24.0			18.9		19.1		30.3	$17,609	$842	$16,767

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