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Kenowa Hills High School

Q: Is Kenowa Hills High School a good school?

Kenowa Hills High School ranks 210 th of 800 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

210^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 800 Michigan High Schools

Better than 74% of Michigan high schools

Summary

Kenowa Hills High School serves approximately 876 students in grades 9-12 as part of the Kenowa Hills Public Schools district in Grand Rapids, MI, and has recently earned a 4-star rating with a dramatic jump to the 74th percentile statewide.

This school stands out for its remarkable 2025-2026 turnaround, surging from the 40th percentile (2 stars) to the 74th percentile (4 stars) in a single year—one of the largest improvements in the state. The gains are visible across nearly every subject, with science proficiency jumping 10 points, social studies improving by 11.5 points, and SAT math rising by 9.4 points. Kenowa Hills also excels at supporting students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, ranking in the 77th percentile for this group, and shows particularly strong outcomes for multi-racial students (83rd percentile). The school's graduation rate is a standout at 95.1%, well above the state average of 84%, and its dropout rate of just 1.4% is dramatically lower than the state's 7.1%. In 9th-grade math, 50% of students are proficient on the PSAT compared to the state average of 33.5%, though this advantage narrows by 10th grade.

When compared to nearby options, Kenowa Hills offers a strong middle-ground choice. It outperforms Union High School in Grand Rapids by 25+ percentage points in most subjects, while spending significantly less per student ($15,279 vs. $20,572). Against Comstock Park High School, a similar nearby school, Kenowa Hills excels in STEM subjects and early math but trails in social studies. The elite City High Middle School magnet program far exceeds all local schools academically, but Kenowa Hills offers a more comprehensive experience. Areas for improvement include serving special education students (16th percentile) and addressing chronic absenteeism at 26.2%, though this is slightly below the state average. The district also operates Kenowa Hills Pathways High School as an alternative option for students needing additional support.

876

Students ?

18.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

35%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3825 Hendershot Ave NW
Grand Rapids, MI 49544-9118

(616) 784-2400

District: Kenowa Hills Public Schools

Feeder schools for Kenowa Hills High School:

Elementary:	Alpine Elementary School
	Kenowa Hills Central Elementary School
	Zinser Elementary School
Middle:	Kenowa Hills Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

73.1%

Hispanic:

16.1%

Two or more races:

4.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 65th percentile in 2016 → 74th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (48% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓95% graduate in 4 years — above the Michigan average (84%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school48%

District avg45%

Michigan avg43%

210^th of 800

Michigan public high schools ?

Top 26%▲ up 9 pts since 2016

From top 35% (2016) to top 26% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High Schools in the Kenowa Hills Public Schools

290^th of 625Kenowa 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	66.4	210 of 800	73.8%	★★★★☆
2025	40.4	441 of 739	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.4	373 of 743	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.2	189 of 735	74.3%	★★★★☆
2022	40.7	355 of 531	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.2	380 of 561	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.7	279 of 666	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.7	320 of 824	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	43.8	434 of 835	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	62.3	298 of 852	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	50.6	433 of 832	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	67.9	248 of 799	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	57.4	357 of 805	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	75.6	169 of 773	78.1%	★★★★☆
2011	72.0	249 of 784	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	74.9	203 of 765	73.5%	★★★★☆
2009	76.9	171 of 754	77.3%	★★★★☆
2008	77.0	179 of 750	76.1%	★★★★☆
2007	73.8	199 of 767	74.1%	★★★★☆
2006	68.5	252 of 705	64.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	62.0	207 of 686	69.8%	★★★★☆
2025	36.6	390 of 629	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.4	373 of 619	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.6	209 of 611	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.0	311 of 416	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.3	342 of 462	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.1	292 of 554	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.3	313 of 710	55.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	47.0	127 of 259	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	24.3	158 of 203	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	183 of 195	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	49.4	92 of 190	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.3	45 of 97	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	8.8	185 of 201	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	66.1	168 of 719	76.6%	★★★★☆
2025	40.1	376 of 635	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.1	365 of 654	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	72.0	122 of 614	80.1%	★★★★☆
2022	28.4	306 of 369	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.5	372 of 417	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.6	290 of 532	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.2	407 of 755	46.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	62.7	193 of 693	72.2%	★★★★☆
2025	33.6	416 of 628	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.1	358 of 633	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	70.0	150 of 611	75.5%	★★★★☆
2022	33.6	319 of 440	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.7	330 of 472	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.4	247 of 543	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.9	290 of 707	59.0%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	76.9	30 of 179	83.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	22.1	184 of 220	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	65.0	188 of 671	72.0%	★★★★☆
2025	35.9	410 of 639	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.4	386 of 638	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	69.5	165 of 647	74.5%	★★★★☆
2022	47.9	258 of 492	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.8	365 of 516	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.5	266 of 582	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.6	266 of 708	62.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2026)83rd percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)77th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)72nd percentile~ school

White (2026)72nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)70th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)51st percentile-23 vs school

Special Education (2026)16th percentile-57 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts65%+6 vs state

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing54%~ state avg

Social Studies45%~ state avg

Mathematics41%+9 vs state

Science40%+5 vs state

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What people are saying

by a student on FaceBook
Tuesday, December 27, 2011

I've gone to Kenowa for the past 3 years and I think the school board itself is horrible. We had a bond passed last year and the school spent almost all of it on a new football field we say thank you but why a football field? We can always redo it later. We wanted a pool! To fix the middle school to upgrade our soccer fields and practice fields and espiacally our high school. Every student I have talked to wants a new lunch program because our food is ridiculous. I know teens that don't eat lunch and go to the snack bar and eat junk because the lunches are terrible. The school board never thinks about what the students want. It's always given to the parents to vote on what us students want it's not fair and slightly communist. Choosing what we want at all times, yes we follow regulations and school rules we don't mind those but the actual function of the school is what irritates almost all students. Close Quote

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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 English Language Arts (2026)		M-Step Math (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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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 8th Grade	PSAT English Language Arts 9th Grade	PSAT English Language Arts 10th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 9th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 10th 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
Kenowa Hills High School	Public	9-12	3825 Hendershot Ave NW	Grand Rapids	49544	Kent County	Kenowa Hills Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 784-2400	876	49	18.0	35.0%	640 (73.1%)	37 (4.2%)	141 (16.1%)	14 (1.6%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (4.5%)	66.4	210^th of 800 public high schools	73.8%		40.4	441^st of 739 public high schools	40.3%	231		65.6	64.7		50.0	30.1	54.3	29.3						39.9		45.4	$00	$00	$00
Kenowa Hills Pathways High School	Public	9-12	3950 Hendershot Ave NW	Grand Rapids	49544	Kent County	Kenowa Hills Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 784-2511	99	4	24.3	58.6%	48 (48.5%)	12 (12.1%)	27 (27.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (11.1%)	15.9	645^th of 800 public high schools	19.4%		6.6	700^th of 739 public high schools	5.3%	55			22.2			327.8	411.9	366.2						23.8		19.1	$00	$00	$00
CA Frost Environmental Science Academy Middle High School	Public	6-12	1417 Covell Ave NW	Grand Rapids	49504	Kent County	Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 819-5900	309	16	19.3	62.8%	122 (39.5%)	73 (23.6%)	69 (22.3%)	5 (1.6%)	6 (1.9%)	2 (0.6%)	32 (10.4%)	44.4	420^th of 800 public high schools	47.5%		45.8	401^st of 739 public high schools	45.7%	19	44.7	61.8	45.2	18.4	20.6	22.6	54.1	16.2	16.0	19.3	8.2	10.5	28.2	37.8	33.3	37.8	$18,158	$1,984	$16,174
Comstock Park High School	Public	9-12	150 6 Mile Rd NE	Comstock Park	49321	Kent County	Comstock Park Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 254-5204	522	28	18.7	44.3%	299 (57.3%)	36 (6.9%)	143 (27.4%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.1%)	64.5	225^th of 800 public high schools	71.9%		66.9	208^th of 739 public high schools	71.9%	17		69.7	66.7		37.8	31.7	50.4	27.2						36.3		56.5	$16,532	$1,289	$15,243
Comstock Park Flex Academy	Public, Magnet	9-12	150 6 Mile Rd NE	Comstock Park	49321	Kent County	Comstock Park Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(616) 254-5204	33	1	25.5	75.8%	15 (45.5%)	5 (15.2%)	9 (27.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (12.1%)								(n/a)																	$15,964	$615	$15,348
Newcomers Community School	Public	9-12	1800 Tremont Blvd NW	Grand Rapids	49504	Kent County	Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 819-3160	157	3	52.3	61.1%	2 (1.3%)	38 (24.2%)	113 (72.0%)	4 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)			317.6			326.5											$11,761	$1,815	$9,946
Union High School	Public	9-12	1800 Tremont Blvd NW	Grand Rapids	49504	Kent County	Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 819-3160	881	62	14.2	76.6%	69 (7.8%)	315 (35.8%)	433 (49.1%)	11 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (6.0%)	11.8	689^th of 800 public high schools	13.9%		13.9	633^rd of 739 public high schools	14.3%	56		28.0	24.7		9.9	8.6	30.3	6.2						14.8		24.1	$20,572	$3,007	$17,566
Union High Transition	Public	9-12	1800 Tremont Blvd NW	Grand Rapids	49504	Kent County	Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 819-3160	50	0	10.1	64.0%	9 (18.0%)	20 (40.0%)	13 (26.0%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (14.0%)								(n/a)																	$30,191	$1,354	$28,836
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%)	24.4	577^th of 800 public high schools	27.9%		9.8	669^th of 739 public high schools	9.5%	92		50.0	38.1		386.7	362.9	30.2	365.3						23.8		26.2	$11,309	$2,056	$9,253
City High Middle School	Public	7-12	1720 Plainfield Ave NE	Grand Rapids	49505	Kent County	Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 819-2380	955	43	22.0	29.7%	560 (58.6%)	76 (8.0%)	186 (19.5%)	59 (6.2%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (7.2%)	98	6^th of 800 public high schools	99.3%		99.9	3^rd of 739 public high schools	99.6%	3	97.2	95.9	95.2	50.6	72.1	66.7	94.9	73.2		80.0		64.0	58.8	59.4	82.5	71.0	$14,894	$1,547	$13,347

Frequently Asked Questions about Kenowa Hills High School

Is Kenowa Hills High School a good school?

Kenowa Hills High School ranks 210^th of 800 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Kenowa Hills High School in?

Kenowa Hills Public Schools

What schools feed into Kenowa Hills High School?

Kenowa Hills High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Alpine Elementary School
Elementary : Kenowa Hills Central Elementary School
Elementary : Zinser Elementary School
Middle : Kenowa Hills Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Kenowa Hills High School?

Students at Kenowa Hills High School are 73% White, 16% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 4% African American, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Kenowa Hills High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 876 students attended Kenowa Hills High School.

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