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Grand Rapids Montessori MiddleHigh

Q: Is Grand Rapids Montessori MiddleHigh a good school?

Grand Rapids Montessori MiddleHigh ranks 213 th of 739 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-12

213^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 739 Michigan High Schools

Better than 71% of Michigan high schools

Summary

Grand Rapids Montessori MiddleHigh is a public high school serving grades 7-12 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, part of the Grand Rapids Public Schools district, which has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. With 179 students, this school stands out as a high-performing option within the district, consistently ranking in the top 25% of Michigan high schools over the past 4 years and maintaining a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

One of the school's key strengths is its exceptional performance for White and low-socioeconomic status (SES) student subgroups, ranking in the top 5-10% of Michigan high schools in these areas. Additionally, the school has maintained high graduation rates, ranging from 81.7% to 100% over the past 5 years, and low dropout rates, ranging from 0% to 10.3%, compared to the district average of around 7-8%. This is particularly noteworthy given the district's overall low ranking.

While the school faces some challenges, such as relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, its Montessori-based approach, funding, and focus on student-centered learning appear to be contributing factors to its success. Compared to other nearby schools in the district, such as Grand Rapids University Preparatory Academy and Southwest MiddleHigh Academia Bilingue, Grand Rapids Montessori MiddleHigh stands out as a higher-performing option with stronger academic outcomes, graduation rates, and lower dropout rates.

184

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,580

Per pupil spending ?

55.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

421 Fountain St NE
Grand Rapids, MI 49503-3334

(616) 819-2405

District: Grand Rapids Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

46.7%

African American:

22.3%

Hispanic:

16.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 39th percentile in 2019 → 71st in 2025

Strengths

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the Michigan average (84%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 32 percentile points since 2019

✓Above the Michigan median (71st percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (39% vs 45% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (45% vs 28% Michigan)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg32%

Michigan avg45%

Middle school

571^st of 890

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 36%▼ down 25 pts since 2021

From top 39% (2021) to bottom 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

213^th of 739

Michigan public high schools ?

Top 29%▲ up 32 pts since 2019

From bottom 39% (2019) to top 29% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Michigan High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 10High Schools in the Grand Rapids Public Schools

462^nd of 613Grand Rapids 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	34.2	571 of 890	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.4	495 of 897	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.6	662 of 883	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	647 of 776	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	53.2	264 of 675	60.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	38.3	472 of 789	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.6	631 of 770	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	18.5	708 of 832	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	58.0	278 of 836	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	20.6	686 of 825	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	30.7	544 of 798	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.4	366 of 786	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	26.5	571 of 776	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	65.5	195 of 696	72.0%	★★★★☆
2024	64.4	197 of 701	71.9%	★★★★☆
2022	32.5	433 of 638	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	66.4	213 of 739	71.2%	★★★★☆
2024	81.8	102 of 743	86.3%	★★★★☆
2023	71.9	174 of 735	76.3%	★★★★☆
2021	33.7	375 of 561	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.3	406 of 666	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	65.0	191 of 629	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.5	218 of 619	64.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	80.0	93 of 635	85.4%	★★★★☆
2023	89.1	41 of 614	93.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	56.9	256 of 628	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	86.4	69 of 633	89.1%	★★★★☆
2023	63.5	189 of 611	69.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	92.7	32 of 639	95.0%	★★★★★
2024	82.3	82 of 638	87.1%	★★★★☆
2023	88.5	55 of 647	91.5%	★★★★★

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)

Middle school

White (2025)72nd percentile+36 vs school

Female (2025)40th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)32nd percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile-21 vs school

High school

White (2025)95th percentile+24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)85th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)70th percentile~ school

Male (2025)59th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing56%~ state avg

Science42%+4 vs state

Social Studies40%-5 vs state

English Language Arts22%-17 vs state

Math14%-19 vs state

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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 (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	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 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Science 11th 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
Innovation Central High	Public	9-12	421 Fountain St NE	Grand Rapids	49503	Kent County	Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 819-2310	386	28	13.8	83.2%	37 (9.6%)	137 (35.5%)	187 (48.4%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.7%)	13.4	638^th of 739 public high schools	13.7%		9.8	667^th of 743 public high schools	10.2%	29			29.1							11.3		22.8	$23,713	$3,304	$20,409
Grand Rapids Montessori MiddleHigh	Public	7-12	421 Fountain St NE	Grand Rapids	49503	Kent County	Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 819-2405	184	11	16.1	55.4%	86 (46.7%)	41 (22.3%)	30 (16.3%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.5%)	23 (12.5%)	66.4	213^th of 739 public high schools	71.2%		81.8	102^nd of 743 public high schools	86.3%	111	60.7		56.3			22.2		13.9	39.3	43.8	35.7	43.8	$17,580	$2,219	$15,361
Grand Rapids Learning Center	Public	9-12	435 Fulton St E	Grand Rapids	49503	Kent County	Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 819-2010	39	2	19.5	64.1%	10 (25.6%)	12 (30.8%)	15 (38.5%)	1 (2.6%)	1 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	94.5	32^nd of 739 public high schools	95.7%					(n/a)										58.3		66.7	$30,798	$1,722	$29,075
Grand Rapids Public Museum High	Public	9-12	54 Jefferson Ave SE	Grand Rapids	49503	Kent County	Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 819-6450	267	16	16.3	49.4%	125 (46.8%)	50 (18.7%)	61 (22.8%)	3 (1.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (9.7%)	59.6	273^rd of 739 public high schools	63.1%		53.5	311^th of 743 public high schools	58.1%	38			67.7	11.3						35.5		58.1	$18,113	$1,892	$16,221
Grand Rapids University Preparatory Academy	Public, Magnet	6-12	512 Division Ave S	Grand Rapids	49503	Kent County	Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(616) 819-1010	494	30	16.4	74.9%	29 (5.9%)	230 (46.6%)	209 (42.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.9%)	59.3	278^th of 739 public high schools	62.4%		24.3	562^nd of 743 public high schools	24.4%	284	52.6	6.6	54.0		31.1	26.3	16.2	15.0	23.4	30.0	24.7	52.0	$18,692	$2,229	$16,463
Bethany Based School	Public	6-12	901 Eastern Ave NE	Grand Rapids	49503	Kent County	Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 245-7708	12	2	7.5	50.0%	9 (75.0%)	1 (8.3%)	2 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)													$28,439	$6,121	$22,319
Empower U	Public	6-12	225 Mayfield Ave NE	Grand Rapids	49503	Kent County	Kent Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	No	No	(616) 410-4860	188	38	4.9	41.5%	106 (56.4%)	36 (19.1%)	28 (14.9%)	8 (4.3%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.8%)								(n/a)
Covenant High School Grand Rapids	Public, Charter	9-12	50 Antoine St SW	Grand Rapids	49507	Kent County	Covenant High School Grand Rapids	Yes	No	No	Yes	(616) 364-2000	218	11	19.1	99.5%	17 (7.8%)	110 (50.5%)	78 (35.8%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.1%)								(n/a)													$15,159	$1,129	$14,030
NexTech High School	Public, Charter	9-12	801 Broadway Ave NW	Grand Rapids	49504	Kent County	NexTech High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(616) 458-4992	144	9	15.2	84.7%	58 (40.3%)	35 (24.3%)	42 (29.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.3%)	9.8	669^th of 739 public high schools	9.5%		23.1	574^th of 743 public high schools	22.7%	95			22.5							11.9		19.0	$11,309	$2,056	$9,253
Southwest MiddleHigh Academia Bilingue	Public	7-12	327 Rumsey St SW	Grand Rapids	49503	Kent County	Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 819-3160	378	18	21.1	67.7%	2 (0.5%)	19 (5.0%)	352 (93.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	10.5	661^st of 739 public high schools	10.6%		16.5	621^st of 743 public high schools	16.4%	40	35.8		19.6			22.1		22.4	19.4	10.5	13.9	22.8	$17,571	$2,168	$15,403

Frequently Asked Questions about Grand Rapids Montessori MiddleHigh

What district is Grand Rapids Montessori MiddleHigh in?

Grand Rapids Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Grand Rapids Montessori MiddleHigh?

Students at Grand Rapids Montessori MiddleHigh are 47% White, 22% African American, 16% Hispanic, 13% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

How many students attend Grand Rapids Montessori MiddleHigh?

In the 2024-25 school year, 184 students attended Grand Rapids Montessori MiddleHigh.

Is Grand Rapids Montessori MiddleHigh a good school?

Grand Rapids Montessori MiddleHigh ranks 213^th of 739 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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