High Schools in Forest Hills Public Schools

Summary:

The Forest Hills Public Schools district in Michigan is home to four exceptional high schools: Northern High School, Central High School, Eastern High School, and Forest Hills Transition Center. These schools consistently rank among the top high schools in the state, with Central High School and Eastern High School standing out as particularly strong performers.

Central High School is the top-ranked school in the district, ranking 9th out of 739 schools in the 2024-2025 school year and 6th out of 743 schools in 2023-2024. It boasts exceptional test scores, with 69.4% proficiency in M-Step Science and 70.6% proficiency in M-Step Social Studies. Eastern High School also performs very well, ranking 20th out of 739 schools in 2024-2025 and 15th out of 735 schools in 2022-2023, with particularly strong performance in SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing.

Across the district, the high schools maintain strong graduation rates, with all four schools achieving a 4-year graduation rate of 82.8% for the 2023-2024 school year, exceeding the state average. However, the district faces a challenge with higher-than-average chronic absenteeism rates, which could be an area for further investigation and improvement. Overall, the Forest Hills Public Schools district is providing a high-quality education to its students, with several standout high schools that are among the top performers in the state.

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)				SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (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	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	M-Step Science 11th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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
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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