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Kenowa Hills High School

Q: Is Kenowa Hills High School a good school?

Kenowa Hills High School ranks 441 st of 739 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

441^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 739 Michigan High Schools

Better than 40% of Michigan high schools

Summary

Kenowa Hills High School is a public high school located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, serving 886 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Kenowa Hills Public Schools district, which has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Kenowa Hills High School has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking, ranging from a high of 189 out of 735 Michigan high schools in 2022-2023 (rated 4 stars) to a low of 441 out of 739 in 2024-2025 (rated 2 stars). The school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with male students generally performing better than female students. Hispanic students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds also tend to perform below the school's overall ranking. Kenowa Hills High School's four-year graduation rate has ranged from 81.7% to 92.2% over the past few years, with a corresponding dropout rate of 3.8% to 8.1%.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Comstock Park High School, Kenowa Hills High School's performance is generally lower, with the school lagging behind in key metrics like test scores, graduation rates, and overall academic achievement. The school's spending per student has increased from $12,584 in 2021-2022 to $15,279 in 2023-2024, which is higher than the state average but lower than some of the nearby schools. Addressing the needs of underperforming student groups and exploring strategies to improve the school's overall academic performance could be areas of focus for the district.

876

Students ?

18.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,279

Per pupil spending ?

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: Rebounding — 32nd percentile in 2021 → 40th in 2025

Strengths

✓92% graduate in 4 years — above the Michigan average (83%)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 40th (2025) from a 32nd-percentile low (2021)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (34% vs 40% meeting standards)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg30%

Michigan avg40%

441^st of 739

Michigan public high schools ?

Bottom 40%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 48% (2015) to bottom 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

357^th of 613Kenowa 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
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
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
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
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
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%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)41st percentile~ school

Female (2025)38th percentile~ school

White (2025)36th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)34th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)22nd percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing51%-5 vs state

Social Studies34%-8 vs state

Science30%-5 vs state

Mathematics20%-8 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

Schools Near Kenowa Hills High School

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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 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%)	40.4	441^st of 739 public high schools	40.3%		45.4	373^rd of 743 public high schools	49.8%	68			50.6	19.9						29.9		33.9	$15,279	$1,671	$13,608
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%)	6.6	700^th of 739 public high schools	5.3%					(n/a)			19.4							12.2		9.8	$10,553	$938	$9,615
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) 819-2550	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%)	45.8	401^st of 739 public high schools	45.7%		38.4	441^st of 743 public high schools	40.6%	40	43.1	5.9	51.1	14.9	22.7	23.4	11.4	10.6	25.5	36.2	27.5	40.4	$19,251	$5,578	$13,673
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%)	66.9	208^th of 739 public high schools	71.9%		62.3	244^th of 743 public high schools	67.2%	36			58.9	33.6						38.3		49.5	$14,959	$1,564	$13,395
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)													$15,411	$841	$14,570
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)													$12,797	$4,592	$8,205
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%)	13.9	633^rd of 739 public high schools	14.3%		13.9	639^th of 743 public high schools	14.0%	6			29.1	10.2						14.2		22.8	$19,520	$5,567	$13,953
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)													$24,511	$3,620	$20,891
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	$11,175	$3,074	$8,101
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%)	99.9	3^rd of 739 public high schools	99.6%		98.9	5^th of 743 public high schools	99.3%	2	97.7	63.8		82.1		71.8		64.4	69.0	77.1	83.4	90.7	$16,586	$4,466	$12,120

Frequently Asked Questions about Kenowa Hills High School

What district is Kenowa Hills High School in?

Kenowa Hills Public Schools

Is Kenowa Hills High School a good school?

Kenowa Hills High School ranks 441^st of 739 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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.

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

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