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Best Alternative Schools in Kent County, MI

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				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 (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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	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
West MI Academy of Environmental Science	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	4463 Leonard St NW	Grand Rapids	49534	Kent County	West MI Academy of Environmental Science	Yes	No	No	Yes	(616) 791-7454	666	51	13.0	46.5%	394 (59.2%)	63 (9.5%)	181 (27.2%)	5 (0.8%)	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.3%)								(n/a)	50.9	18.9	68.8	37.5	48.8	40.4	67.8	36.5	44.0	55.8	38.3	40.7	21.2	34.0	57.6	58.5	59.4	49.2	60.4	62.5	$13,389	$1,812	$11,577
Excel Charter Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	4201 Breton Rd SE	Grand Rapids	49512	Kent County	Excel Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(616) 281-9339	791	42	19.0	62.6%	245 (31.0%)	255 (32.2%)	133 (16.8%)	51 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	107 (13.5%)								(n/a)	72.5	40.0			52.9	53.6	69.0	49.4	53.4	54.8	51.2	46.0	45.8	48.9	62.1	58.8		40.2	71.3		$12,534	$902	$11,633
Byron Center Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	9930 Burlingame Ave SW	Byron Center	49315	Kent County	Byron Center Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(616) 878-4852	199	18	11.3	56.3%	160 (80.4%)	4 (2.0%)	25 (12.6%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.0%)								(n/a)	86.4				50.0	57.9	63.2	41.7	66.7	68.2	47.4	26.3	25.0	25.0	68.4	54.5	64.3	36.8	63.6	64.3	$11,413	$615	$10,798
Creative Technologies Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	350 Pine St	Cedar Springs	49319	Kent County	Creative Technologies Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(616) 696-4905	302	20	14.7	35.4%	270 (89.4%)	3 (1.0%)	19 (6.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)								(n/a)	72.0	32.0	45.5	36.4	28.0	19.1	34.8	20.0	34.6	24.0	38.1		20.0	30.8	39.1	36.0	40.9	26.1	64.0	40.9	$13,320	$585	$12,735
Lighthouse Academy South Campus	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3300 36th St SE	Grand Rapids	49512	Kent County	Lighthouse Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(616) 949-2287	213	17	12.4	93.4%	47 (22.1%)	105 (49.3%)	46 (21.6%)	6 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	8 (3.8%)								(n/a)	18.8																				$21,350	$3,406	$17,943
Lighthouse Academy Waalkes	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1501 Cedar St NE	Grand Rapids	49503	Kent County	Lighthouse Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(616) 304-8537	73	7	10.4	95.9%	17 (23.3%)	41 (56.2%)	10 (13.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.8%)								(n/a)																					$11,925	$5,558	$6,367
Hope Academy of West Michigan	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	240 Brown St SE	Grand Rapids	49507	Kent County	Hope Academy of West Michigan	Yes	No	No	Yes	(616) 301-8458	284	26	10.7	93.3%	1 (0.4%)	41 (14.4%)	240 (84.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)								(n/a)	44.4					22.7	18.2	13.0							13.0			17.4			$13,842	$1,881	$11,961
PrepNet Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3850 Broadmoor Ave SE	Grand Rapids	49512	Kent County	PrepNet Virtual Academy	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(313) 296-1499	1,080	62	17.5	85.2%	206 (19.1%)	589 (54.5%)	81 (7.5%)	19 (1.8%)	8 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	176 (16.3%)								(n/a)	54.4	12.7	42.9	14.3	10.0	28.6	16.7	40.4	21.2		8.5	6.0	13.7	10.6	13.2	26.3	39.5	5.2	29.9	46.2	$12,503	$952	$11,551
Grand Rapids Montessori Academy	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	159 College Ave NE	Grand Rapids	49503	Kent County	Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 819-2405	297	18	16.5	41.8%	193 (65.0%)	42 (14.1%)	41 (13.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.1%)								(n/a)					36.7	43.2	41.9	33.3		24.5	29.7	20.9			41.9			32.6			$19,245	$3,274	$15,971
Shared Time	Public, Alternative	K-12	1331 Franklin St SE	Grand Rapids	49506	Kent County	Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 819-3200	0	6	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
East Kentwood Freshman Campus	Public, Alternative	9	6170 Valley Lane Dr SE	Grand Rapids	49508	Kent County	Kentwood Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 698-9292	742	40	18.6	68.6%	170 (22.9%)	246 (33.2%)	145 (19.5%)	124 (16.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (7.4%)								(n/a)																					$15,627	$1,832	$13,795
Rockford High School Freshman Center	Public, Alternative	9	4500 Kroes St NE	Rockford	49341	Kent County	Rockford Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 863-6348	584	36	16.2	17.3%	493 (84.4%)	7 (1.2%)	39 (6.7%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (6.0%)								(n/a)																					$16,470	$881	$15,589
Lincoln School	Public, Alternative	K-12	860 Crahen Ave NE	Grand Rapids	49525	Kent County	Kent Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	No	No	(616) 410-4700	99	27	3.7	57.6%	57 (57.6%)	20 (20.2%)	8 (8.1%)	6 (6.1%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (7.1%)								(n/a)
Pine Grove Learning Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	2101 52nd St SW	Wyoming	49519	Kent County	Kent Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	No	No	(616) 410-4900	85	19	4.5	49.4%	36 (42.4%)	17 (20.0%)	21 (24.7%)	3 (3.5%)	2 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (7.1%)								(n/a)
Lincoln Developmental Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	862 Crahen Ave NE	Grand Rapids	49525	Kent County	Kent Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	No	No	(616) 410-4800	77	15	5.1	37.7%	42 (54.5%)	11 (14.3%)	15 (19.5%)	3 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (7.8%)								(n/a)
Kent Independent School District (Isd) Deaf and Hard of Hearing	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	4300 Costa Ave NE	Grand Rapids	49525	Kent County	Kent Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	No	No	(616) 410-4990	61	19	3.2	41.0%	29 (47.5%)	4 (6.6%)	22 (36.1%)	2 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.6%)								(n/a)

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