Kentwood Public Schools

Summary:

The Kentwood Public Schools district in Michigan encompasses 16 schools, including 10 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, 2 high schools, and 1 alternative school. The district serves a diverse student population with varying academic performance levels across its schools.

Among the standout schools in the district are Explorer Elementary, which consistently ranks in the top 25% of Michigan elementary schools, and Crestwood Middle School, which performs well above the district and state averages, particularly in English Language Arts and Social Studies. Meanwhile, East Kentwood High School and Crossroads Alternative High School both have respectable graduation rates compared to other high schools in Michigan.

However, the district as a whole faces challenges, with many schools struggling to meet state proficiency standards, especially in Math and Science. Additionally, the district has high rates of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, suggesting a significant population of economically disadvantaged students. The district's efforts to address these disparities and support all students in reaching their full potential will be crucial in the years to come.

District Detail

5820 Eastern Ave SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49508-6213

(616) 455-4400

SchoolDigger Rank:
317^th of 613 Michigan districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 9,536

Primary Schools: 10
Middle Schools: 3
High Schools: 2
Alternative Schools: 1

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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
Explorer Elementary	Public	K-5	2307 68th St SE	Caledonia	49316	Kent County	Kentwood Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 554-0302	556	34	16.5	55.8%	188 (33.8%)	151 (27.2%)	78 (14.0%)	68 (12.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (12.2%)	82.1	242^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	83.7%		82	229^th of 1486 public elementary schools	84.6%	13					46.4	55.3	78.8			56.7	51.5	60.0			62.5			63.8			$14,968	$2,280	$12,688
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)																					$15,469	$2,192	$13,276
Endeavor Elementary	Public	K-5	5757 East Paris Ave SE	Grand Rapids	49512	Kent County	Kentwood Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 554-5241	553	32	17.1	68.7%	125 (22.6%)	198 (35.8%)	76 (13.7%)	109 (19.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (7.8%)	47.8	755^th of 1488 public elementary schools	49.3%		33.1	968^th of 1486 public elementary schools	34.9%	213					39.1	44.9	50.7			26.6	38.0	21.9			38.4			41.1			$13,940	$1,980	$11,960
Crossroads Alternative High School	Public	6-12	28 60th St SE	Grand Rapids	49548	Kent County	Kentwood Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 261-6166	216	14	15.4	83.8%	49 (22.7%)	92 (42.6%)	49 (22.7%)	8 (3.7%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.9%)								(n/a)																				7.0	$22,477	$2,651	$19,827
Discovery Elementary	Public	K-5	2461 60th St SE	Grand Rapids	49508	Kent County	Kentwood Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 871-1080	674	37	18.3	72.0%	166 (24.6%)	231 (34.3%)	109 (16.2%)	107 (15.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (8.9%)	49.5	728^th of 1488 public elementary schools	51.1%		65.3	479^th of 1486 public elementary schools	67.8%	249					33.0	38.2	50.4			30.7	38.2	31.9			41.5			37.0			$15,193	$2,699	$12,494
Bowen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4483 Kalamazoo Ave SE	Grand Rapids	49508	Kent County	Kentwood Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 455-5220	357	23	15.3	78.2%	63 (17.6%)	126 (35.3%)	65 (18.2%)	84 (23.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.3%)	36.8	912^th of 1488 public elementary schools	38.7%		49.1	711^th of 1486 public elementary schools	52.2%	201					39.0	29.4	39.6			41.5	33.3	32.7			27.8			16.4			$15,170	$2,422	$12,748
Brookwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5465 Kalamazoo Ave SE	Grand Rapids	49508	Kent County	Kentwood Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 455-0030	370	27	13.8	76.2%	75 (20.3%)	167 (45.1%)	49 (13.2%)	41 (11.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (9.7%)	41.1	844^th of 1488 public elementary schools	43.3%		40.7	836^th of 1486 public elementary schools	43.7%	8					32.8	29.4	42.9			35.9	27.5	33.3			36.5			31.7			$16,661	$2,658	$14,002
Glenwood Elementary	Public	K-5	912 Silverleaf St SE	Grand Rapids	49508	Kent County	Kentwood Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 455-2510	543	30	17.9	77.2%	123 (22.7%)	209 (38.5%)	118 (21.7%)	51 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.7%)	52.1	685^th of 1488 public elementary schools	54.0%		49.4	704^th of 1486 public elementary schools	52.6%	19					49.2	66.3	25.7			45.8	58.0	20.3			24.3			13.5			$14,455	$2,213	$12,242
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%)	63.8	268^th of 890 public middle schools	69.9%		59	292^nd of 897 public middle schools	67.4%	24	65.9	43.7						43.5	41.0				35.5	33.0		40.4			51.5		$17,165	$2,294	$14,871
Meadowlawn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4939 Burgis Ave SE	Grand Rapids	49508	Kent County	Kentwood Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 534-4608	339	21	15.9	90.3%	58 (17.1%)	109 (32.2%)	68 (20.1%)	65 (19.2%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (10.0%)	43.9	813^th of 1488 public elementary schools	45.4%		42.2	816^th of 1486 public elementary schools	45.1%	3					55.1	38.8	50.0			46.9	31.4	26.9			26.9			9.6			$15,666	$2,565	$13,100
Southwood Elementary	Public	K-5	630 66th St SE	Grand Rapids	49548	Kent County	Kentwood Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 455-7230	302	20	15.3	81.1%	109 (36.1%)	68 (22.5%)	78 (25.8%)	14 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (10.9%)	48.1	750^th of 1488 public elementary schools	49.6%		43.8	791^st of 1486 public elementary schools	46.8%	41					25.0	45.0	46.2			43.2	42.9	34.6			40.4			25.0			$18,505	$2,683	$15,821
Townline Elementary	Public	K-5	100 60th St SE	Grand Rapids	49548	Kent County	Kentwood Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 538-4120	320	21	14.9	83.1%	77 (24.1%)	78 (24.4%)	98 (30.6%)	29 (9.1%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	34 (10.6%)	30.9	999^th of 1488 public elementary schools	32.9%		25.5	1087^th of 1486 public elementary schools	26.9%	88					28.6	31.3	27.5			31.0	41.7	22.5			27.5			20.0			$16,470	$2,256	$14,214
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%)	20.4	691^st of 890 public middle schools	22.4%		25.3	663^rd of 897 public middle schools	26.1%	28	50.3	13.9						17.1	20.6				13.6	13.9		22.5			31.6		$19,187	$3,052	$16,135
East Kentwood High School	Public	10-12	6230 Kalamazoo Ave SE	Grand Rapids	49508	Kent County	Kentwood Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 698-6700	2,068	106	19.4	65.5%	505 (24.4%)	761 (36.8%)	370 (17.9%)	265 (12.8%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	163 (7.9%)	43.7	420^th of 739 public high schools	43.2%		45.9	371^st of 743 public high schools	50.1%	49			47.6	28.1													23.3			40.2	$17,618	$1,758	$15,860
Challenger Elementary	Public	K-5	2475 52nd St SE	Grand Rapids	49508	Kent County	Kentwood Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 698-2524	413	25	16.8	80.1%	70 (16.9%)	186 (45.0%)	60 (14.5%)	56 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (9.9%)	43.9	811^th of 1488 public elementary schools	45.5%		44.2	778^th of 1486 public elementary schools	47.6%	33					43.0	43.4	47.3			40.7	36.8	26.8			26.8			14.3			$13,655	$2,751	$10,904
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%)	40.4	524^th of 890 public middle schools	41.1%		35.7	555^th of 897 public middle schools	38.1%	31	57.6	22.8						31.7	34.9				28.6	25.6		30.9			35.4		$14,678	$2,510	$12,168
Hamilton Elementary School	Public		3303 Breton Rd SE	Kentwood	49512	Kent County	Kentwood Public Schools	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(616) 455-4400	0																		(n/a)

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Cross Creek Charter Academy	1.56 mi	1	9^th
Caledonia Community Schools	1.82 mi	11	10^th
Byron Center Public Schools	2.68 mi	8	3^rd
Excel Charter Academy	2.69 mi	2
Grand River Preparatory High School	2.77 mi	1	189^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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.