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School														Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT 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	Distance	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	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th 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 Social Studies 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Central Middle School	0.0mi	Public	7-8	5810 Ada Dr SE	Ada	49301	Kent County	Forest Hills Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 493-8750	488	25	19.5	12.3%	407 (83.4%)	9 (1.8%)	23 (4.7%)	29 (5.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.9%)	98.4	3^rd of 890 public middle schools	99.7%		97.4	14^th of 897 public middle schools	98.4%	11	92.8	81.2			74.4			70.6		81.2		82.4	$13,964	$656	$13,308
Central Woodlands 56 School	0.6mi	Public	5-6	400 Alta Dale Ave SE	Ada	49301	Kent County	Forest Hills Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 493-8790	462	25	18.1	10.2%	380 (82.3%)	8 (1.7%)	20 (4.3%)	28 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.4%)								(n/a)			70.7	72.5		66.1	63.3		71.6		62.1		$13,936	$1,423	$12,512
Northern Trails 56 School	3.9mi	Public	5-6	3777 Leonard St NE	Grand Rapids	49525	Kent County	Forest Hills Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 493-8990	520	29	17.7	17.7%	346 (66.5%)	28 (5.4%)	60 (11.5%)	47 (9.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.3%)								(n/a)			72.1	70.0		57.9	58.2		63.8		54.9		$13,965	$2,078	$11,887
Eastern Middle School	4.0mi	Public	6-8	2200 Pettis Ave NE	Ada	49301	Kent County	Forest Hills Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 493-8850	528	29	18.1	13.3%	422 (79.9%)	6 (1.1%)	21 (4.0%)	55 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.5%)	94.3	45^th of 890 public middle schools	94.9%		93.9	39^th of 897 public middle schools	95.7%	6	84.3	61.1		66.7	67.6		63.6	66.5		60.9		69.0	$13,360	$587	$12,772
Northern Hills Middle School	4.1mi	Public	7-8	3775 Leonard St NE	Grand Rapids	49525	Kent County	Forest Hills Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 493-8650	515	29	18.0	15.3%	345 (67.0%)	33 (6.4%)	52 (10.1%)	51 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.6%)	96.8	17^th of 890 public middle schools	98.1%		96.7	21^st of 897 public middle schools	97.7%	4	93.7	69.8			66.9			65.4		72.3		74.5	$14,280	$614	$13,665
East Grand Rapids Middle School	4.3mi	Public	6-8	2425 Lake Dr SE	Grand Rapids	49506	Kent County	East Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 235-7551	710	37	19.3	7.7%	580 (81.7%)	10 (1.4%)	42 (5.9%)	12 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (9.3%)	96.4	24^th of 890 public middle schools	97.3%		97.5	11^th of 897 public middle schools	98.8%	13	93.8	68.4		64.4	62.0		65.5	57.1		77.4		84.5	$13,149	$342	$12,807
Goodwillie Environmental School	4.6mi	Public, Magnet	5-6	8400 2 Mile Rd NE	Ada	49301	Kent County	Forest Hills Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(616) 493-8633	103	4	24.2	5.8%	91 (88.3%)	1 (1.0%)	4 (3.9%)	2 (1.9%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.9%)								(n/a)			82.7	80.4		82.7	78.4		73.1		63.5		$12,548	$940	$11,608
Crestwood Middle School	6.0mi	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
Alger Middle School	6.4mi	Public	6-8	921 Alger St SE	Grand Rapids	49507	Kent County	Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 819-6200	314	20	16.0	89.2%	28 (8.9%)	198 (63.1%)	56 (17.8%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (9.2%)	4.7	882^nd of 890 public middle schools	0.9%		4.6	889^th of 897 public middle schools	0.9%	7	23.0	3.5		6.3	7.1					9.6		7.1	$22,505	$7,322	$15,183
Center for Economicology	7.6mi	Public	6	1720 Plainfield Ave NE	Grand Rapids	49505	Kent County	Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 819-2380	60	2	25.5	40.0%	29 (48.3%)	7 (11.7%)	20 (33.3%)	3 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)								(n/a)				67.8			59.3						$15,694	$5,087	$10,607

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