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Byron Center Public Schools

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At a glance

3^rdof 625 Michigan districts

Better than 99% of Michigan districts

Elementary 4 Middle 2 High 1Grades PK, KG-12

8542 Byron Center Ave SW
Byron Center, MI 49315-8674·(616) 878-6100·All Michigan district rankings →

Statewide performance 2018–2026

2026: better than 99.5% of districts

Schools

4,546

Students

5-star schools

Top rankedBrown Elementary School1^st of 1,492 Michigan elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Byron Center High School up 9 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Countryside Elementary School 18.5 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Heritage Elementary School

SchoolDigger ratings

5★

1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

Byron Center Public Schools is a small, exceptionally high-performing district in Byron Center, Michigan, serving about 4,546 students across 7 schools: four elementary schools (K-4), two middle schools (grades 5-6 and 7-9), and one high school (grades 9-12). Every school in the district holds a 5-star rating, and the district itself is ranked #3 out of 625 in Michigan, placing it in the 100th percentile.

This district is defined by remarkable consistency and a clear academic pipeline. Brown Elementary School is the crown jewel, having climbed to the #1 ranked elementary school in Michigan, with 3rd-grade math proficiency at 92.3%—more than double the state average. Countryside Elementary School is the rising star, jumping to #2 in the state with the highest single-subject score in the district (94.1% in 4th-grade math). Byron Center High School is also elite, improving its state ranking to #7, with a 96.9% graduation rate and social studies proficiency (87.9%) that is double the state average. While all schools are excellent, Byron Center West Middle School and Robert L Nickels Intermediate School show a slight dip in scores during the 5th-7th grade transition years before recovering in 8th grade. Heritage Elementary School spends the most per student but performs slightly below its sister schools, while Marshall Elementary School rounds out the top-10 elementary schools in the state.

Math is the district's superpower, with proficiency gaps of 30-52 percentage points over state averages across all grade levels. The district's chronic absenteeism rate (11.2%) is less than half the state average, and its moderate spending ($13,415-$15,781 per student) produces outsized results, suggesting effective resource allocation. The district is also improving year over year, with rankings climbing across all schools. For parents, this district offers a rare combination of top-tier academics, consistent quality across every school, and a culture of continuous improvement—making any of these schools an excellent choice.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT English Language Arts (2026)			PSAT Mathematics (2026)			SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2026)	SAT 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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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 English Language Arts 9th Grade	PSAT English Language Arts 10th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 9th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 10th 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
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
Countryside Elementary School	Public	K-4	8200 Eastern Ave SE	Byron Center	49315	Kent County	Byron Center Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 878-6900	426	23	18.5	21.6%	319 (74.9%)	10 (2.3%)	41 (9.6%)	27 (6.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.6%)	99.2	2^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	99.9%		98.4	9^th of 1488 public elementary schools	99.4%	7									83.1	88.2				86.7	94.1										$13,601	$470	$13,131
Byron Center High School	Public	9-12	8500 Burlingame Ave SW	Byron Center	49315	Kent County	Byron Center Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 878-6600	1,387	63	22.0	22.6%	1,089 (78.5%)	16 (1.2%)	134 (9.7%)	55 (4.0%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	89 (6.4%)	97.9	7^th of 800 public high schools	99.1%		96.9	16^th of 739 public high schools	97.8%	9		89.3	82.8		76.5	70.8	83.5	67.6													69.2			87.9	$14,938	$929	$14,009
Brown Elementary School	Public	K-4	8064 Byron Center Ave SW	Byron Center	49315	Kent County	Byron Center Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 878-6200	438	23	19.4	18.5%	330 (75.3%)	3 (0.7%)	33 (7.5%)	38 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.8%)	99.3	1^st of 1492 public elementary schools	99.9%		99.4	2^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	99.9%	1									84.6	87.4				92.3	89.5										$13,415	$412	$13,003
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
Marshall Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1756 64th St SW	Byron Center	49315	Kent County	Byron Center Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 878-6300	463	24	19.4	23.3%	346 (74.7%)	7 (1.5%)	41 (8.9%)	24 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (9.7%)	98.3	10^th of 1492 public elementary schools	99.3%		98.9	3^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	99.8%	7									79.5	84.9				84.3	79.2										$13,910	$445	$13,465
Heritage Elementary School	Public	K-4	8638 Byron Center Ave SW	Byron Center	49315	Kent County	Byron Center Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(616) 878-6800	398	21	18.8	26.1%	316 (79.4%)	6 (1.5%)	37 (9.3%)	8 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.5%)	99.2	3^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	99.8%					(n/a)									87.3	83.5				95.2	85.9										$15,781	$1,026	$14,755

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Byron Center Charter School	2.66 mi	1
Grandville Public Schools	4.1 mi	11	94^th
Grand Rapids Public Schools	4.43 mi	55	480^th
Kent Independent School District (Isd)	4.43 mi	12
Vanguard Charter Academy	4.46 mi	1	46^th

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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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