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Eastern High School

Public Grades 9-12

24^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 800 Michigan High Schools

Better than 97% of Michigan high schools

Summary

Eastern High School in Ada, MI, is a highly-ranked public high school serving 768 students in grades 9-12 as part of the Forest Hills Public Schools district, which is rated in the top 2% of Michigan districts. The school has earned a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past decade and consistently ranks in the top 5-7% of all high schools statewide, with its most recent ranking placing it 24th out of 800 Michigan high schools.

Eastern's most striking strength is mathematics. In the most recent school year, 70.3% of 11th graders scored proficient on the SAT math section—a full 13 percentage points higher than Northern High School, its in-district counterpart located less than 3 miles away, and more than 30 points above the state average. Both schools perform similarly in reading and writing, making this math gap particularly notable and suggesting a targeted emphasis on STEM instruction at Eastern. The school also excels at supporting students who need extra help: it ranks in the 94th percentile statewide for effectiveness with low-income students and in the 93rd percentile for special education students—an area where even top-tier schools often struggle. While chronic absenteeism (16.2%) is higher than the district average, it remains well below the 30.6% rate at nearby Northview High School.

Science proficiency, while strong at 62.2% compared to 35.2% statewide, has shown some year-to-year fluctuation, dipping to 53% in 2023-2024 before recovering. This contrasts with Central High School, another district school, which has shown more stability in science scores. With per-student spending of $17,351—well above the state average—and a largely economically advantaged student body (only 13.9% qualify for free or reduced lunch), Eastern benefits from strong district resources. For parents weighing options, the comparison with Northview High School, located just 5.5 miles away, illustrates how dramatically academic outcomes can vary between neighboring districts, with Eastern outperforming Northview by more than 30 percentage points in math proficiency.

768

Students ?

17.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,351

Per pupil spending ?

13.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Michigan receive free school meals.

2200 Pettis Ave NE
Ada, MI 49301-9266

(616) 493-8830

District: Forest Hills Public Schools

Feeder schools for Eastern High School:

Elementary:	Knapp Forest Elementary School
	Orchard View Elementary School
Middle:	Eastern Middle School
	Goodwillie Environmental School

Racial breakdown:

White:

80.9%

Asian:

8.5%

Two or more races:

4.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 96th percentile in 2016 → 97th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (71% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of Michigan high schools

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the Michigan average (84%)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school71%

District avg74%

Michigan avg43%

24^th of 800

Michigan public high schools ?

Top 3%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3High Schools in the Forest Hills Public Schools

11^th of 625Forest Hills Public Schools among Michigan districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	95.5	24 of 800	97.0%	★★★★★
2025	96.1	20 of 739	97.3%	★★★★★
2024	93.9	35 of 743	95.3%	★★★★★
2023	97.2	15 of 735	98.0%	★★★★★
2022	96.1	24 of 531	95.5%	★★★★★
2021	90.9	41 of 561	92.7%	★★★★★
2019	97.5	11 of 666	98.3%	★★★★★
2018	94.3	35 of 824	95.8%	★★★★★
2017	91.5	45 of 835	94.6%	★★★★★
2016	94.0	35 of 852	95.9%	★★★★★
2015	77.5	165 of 832	80.2%	★★★★☆
2014	93.3	36 of 799	95.5%	★★★★★
2013	96.9	17 of 805	97.9%	★★★★★
2012	96.8	15 of 773	98.1%	★★★★★
2011	93.2	10 of 784	98.7%	★★★★★
2010	93.5	6 of 765	99.2%	★★★★★
2009	93.7	18 of 754	97.6%	★★★★★
2008	95.1	8 of 750	98.9%	★★★★★
2007	91.2	23 of 767	97.0%	★★★★★
2006	89.2	48 of 705	93.2%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	71.3	26 of 74	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	91.0	5 of 69	92.8%	★★★★★
2024	54.8	38 of 70	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	80.2	16 of 63	74.6%	★★★★☆
2021	58.8	20 of 42	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.0	28 of 87	67.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	94.6	18 of 686	97.4%	★★★★★
2025	96.0	16 of 629	97.5%	★★★★★
2024	94.1	28 of 619	95.5%	★★★★★
2023	96.6	15 of 611	97.5%	★★★★★
2022	93.0	24 of 416	94.2%	★★★★★
2021	93.3	25 of 462	94.6%	★★★★★
2019	97.6	5 of 554	99.1%	★★★★★
2018	91.3	43 of 710	93.9%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	78.8	36 of 195	81.5%	★★★★☆
2022	74.5	28 of 83	66.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	84.7	45 of 719	93.7%	★★★★★
2025	92.1	30 of 635	95.3%	★★★★★
2024	94.3	25 of 654	96.2%	★★★★★
2023	98.6	7 of 614	98.9%	★★★★★
2022	90.9	25 of 369	93.2%	★★★★★
2021	99.1	7 of 417	98.3%	★★★★★
2019	86.7	49 of 532	90.8%	★★★★★
2018	97.4	13 of 755	98.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	94.5	23 of 693	96.7%	★★★★★
2025	93.7	30 of 628	95.2%	★★★★★
2024	91.1	44 of 633	93.0%	★★★★★
2023	96.7	15 of 611	97.5%	★★★★★
2022	96.8	17 of 440	96.1%	★★★★★
2021	82.5	61 of 472	87.1%	★★★★☆
2019	96.4	12 of 543	97.8%	★★★★★
2018	95.0	18 of 707	97.5%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	82.1	16 of 220	92.7%	★★★★★
2025	80.5	13 of 125	89.6%	★★★★☆
2018	63.5	62 of 315	80.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	93.6	29 of 671	95.7%	★★★★★
2025	93.5	26 of 639	95.9%	★★★★★
2024	92.3	37 of 638	94.2%	★★★★★
2023	95.9	23 of 647	96.4%	★★★★★
2022	96.3	16 of 492	96.7%	★★★★★
2021	90.0	45 of 516	91.3%	★★★★★
2019	96.5	15 of 582	97.4%	★★★★★
2018	92.0	42 of 708	94.1%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2026)97th percentile~ school

Male (2026)97th percentile~ school

White (2026)96th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)94th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2026)93rd percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2024)82nd percentile-14 vs school

Asian (2026)65th percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing84%+32 vs state

English Language Arts82%+23 vs state

Social Studies71%+27 vs state

Science62%+27 vs state

Mathematics60%+28 vs state

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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 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 9th Grade	PSAT English Language Arts 10th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 9th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 10th Grade	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%)	95.5	24^th of 800 public high schools	97.0%		96.1	20^th of 739 public high schools	97.3%	4	81.5	82.2	60.7	59.5	84.2	70.3	62.2	70.7	$17,351	$990	$16,362
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%)	96.9	11^th of 800 public high schools	98.6%		96	21^st of 739 public high schools	97.2%	10	88.8	83.8	67.1	62.5	87.4	57.3	63.2	75.3	$16,924	$709	$16,214
Forest Hills Transition Center	Public	12	640 Forest Hill Ave SE	Grand Rapids	49546	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)									$89,672	$28,687	$60,985
Kent Career Technical Center	Public	9-12	1655 E Beltline Ave NE	Grand Rapids	49525	Kent County	Kent Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	No	No	(616) 364-8421	0	80	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
MySchoolKent	Public	6-12	1655 E Beltline Ave NE	Grand Rapids	49525	Kent County	Kent Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	No	No	(616) 365-2312	0	15	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Northview Next Career Center	Public	9-12	3801 E Beltline Ave NE	Grand Rapids	49525	Kent County	Northview Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 361-7396	32	3	9.3	50.0%	18 (56.3%)	4 (12.5%)	2 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (25.0%)								(n/a)									$25,992	$711	$25,282
Kent Education CenterBeltline	Public	9-12	1606 Leffingwell Ave NE	Grand Rapids	49525	Kent County	Kent Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	No	No	(616) 410-4760	43	13	3.2	74.4%	19 (44.2%)	11 (25.6%)	4 (9.3%)	1 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (18.6%)								(n/a)
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%)	97.3	9^th of 800 public high schools	98.9%		97.9	9^th of 739 public high schools	98.8%		92.7	85.8	75.1	70.4	88.9	72.5	63.8	65.0	$16,729	$899	$15,830
Northview Next Learning Center	Public, Virtual	9-12	5365 Plainfield Ave NE	Grand Rapids	49525	Kent County	Northview Public Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(616) 361-7396	136	0	348.7	54.4%	83 (61.0%)	15 (11.0%)	21 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (12.5%)	15.2	651^st of 800 public high schools	18.6%		41.4	433^rd of 739 public high schools	41.4%	218					27.8	385.0	19.1	19.1	$7,497	$727	$6,770
Northview High School	Public	9-12	4451 Hunsberger Ave NE	Grand Rapids	49525	Kent County	Northview Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 363-4857	1,078	55	19.7	32.4%	748 (69.4%)	112 (10.4%)	106 (9.8%)	9 (0.8%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	99 (9.2%)	80	114^th of 800 public high schools	85.8%		63.4	241^st of 739 public high schools	67.4%	127	75.7	68.3	49.8	43.7	60.2	39.8	50.4	49.6	$14,887	$1,121	$13,766

Frequently Asked Questions about Eastern High School

How many students attend Eastern High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 768 students attended Eastern High School.

What district is Eastern High School in?

Forest Hills Public Schools

What schools feed into Eastern High School?

Eastern High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Knapp Forest Elementary School
Elementary : Orchard View Elementary School
Middle : Eastern Middle School
Middle : Goodwillie Environmental School

What is the racial makeup of Eastern High School?

Students at Eastern High School are 81% White, 8% Asian, 5% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 2% African American.

Is Eastern High School a good school?

Yes! Eastern High School is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 24^th of 800 Michigan high schools.

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2024–25 school spending data (updated)NewNov 2, 2026

2021–22 through 2025–26 immunization rates (updated)Oct 19, 2026

2025–26 M-Step, PSAT & SAT test scoresSep 4, 2026

2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJun 13, 2026

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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