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Kenowa Hills Middle School

Q: Is Kenowa Hills Middle School a good school?

Kenowa Hills Middle School ranks 399 th of 890 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

399^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 890 Michigan Middle Schools

Better than 55% of Michigan middle schools

Summary

Kenowa Hills Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, with 602 students. The school is part of the Kenowa Hills Public Schools district, which is ranked 357 out of 613 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. Kenowa Hills Middle School has been ranked between 399-462 out of around 800-900 Michigan middle schools over the past 10 years, with a 2-3 star rating.

The school's test scores are generally below the state averages across all grade levels and subjects, with 34.1% proficiency in 6th grade ELA compared to the state average of 38.6%, and 30.2% proficiency in 7th grade math compared to the state average of 33.3%. Kenowa Hills Middle School also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.4% to 30.8% over the past few years, which is significantly above the state average. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 49.34% to 53.77% over the past few years, indicating a lower socioeconomic status of the student population.

While Kenowa Hills Middle School generally performs better than some of the nearby schools in the Grand Rapids area, such as the lower-performing schools in the Grand Rapids Public Schools district, it lags behind higher-performing schools like Crossroads Middle School in the Northview Public Schools district. The school's ranking has also declined from the 3-star range in earlier years to the 2-star range more recently, indicating a potential downward trend in performance. Addressing the high chronic absenteeism rates and providing targeted support for the socioeconomically disadvantaged student population could be key focus areas for improvement at Kenowa Hills Middle School.

634

Students ?

17.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,639

Per pupil spending ?

39.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3950 Hendershot Ave NW
Grand Rapids, MI 49544-9794

(616) 785-3225

District: Kenowa Hills Public Schools

Students who attend Kenowa Hills Middle School usually attend:

High:

Kenowa Hills High School

Feeder schools for Kenowa Hills Middle School:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

65.3%

Hispanic:

20.2%

Two or more races:

8.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 55th percentile in 2015 → 55th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Michigan median (55th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!English Language Arts scores 11 pts below the Michigan average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg38%

Michigan avg41%

399^th of 890

Michigan public middle schools ?

Top 45%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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	50.5	399 of 890	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.1	412 of 897	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.9	430 of 883	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.0	462 of 776	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.2	410 of 675	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.4	446 of 792	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.1	413 of 838	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	37.9	472 of 821	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	48.1	451 of 894	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	53.6	411 of 919	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	51.1	474 of 921	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	51.4	460 of 919	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	48.9	483 of 900	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	65.6	335 of 858	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	69.2	300 of 851	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	64.9	373 of 847	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	67.7	298 of 839	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	69.6	269 of 823	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	55.3	462 of 806	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	64.9	96 of 366	73.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	46.8	390 of 789	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.0	444 of 771	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.4	390 of 770	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.4	414 of 657	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.8	327 of 521	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.8	392 of 658	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.4	376 of 794	52.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	30.5	181 of 265	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.5	167 of 257	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.0	176 of 246	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.1	111 of 138	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	49.9	36 of 69	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	16.6	125 of 137	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	33.4	194 of 266	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	47.1	11 of 19	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	49.4	390 of 832	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.3	443 of 836	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.0	545 of 825	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.7	473 of 691	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.1	368 of 523	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.3	539 of 672	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.8	513 of 815	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	46.4	395 of 798	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.3	356 of 786	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.5	463 of 776	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.0	442 of 658	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.7	392 of 540	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.0	423 of 639	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.7	388 of 797	51.3%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	39.3	118 of 190	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.1	138 of 176	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.5	97 of 163	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.2	51 of 65	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.0	113 of 156	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2022	23.1	55 of 70	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.5	326 of 377	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	45.2	366 of 696	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.4	334 of 701	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.5	409 of 688	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.8	365 of 638	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.6	325 of 577	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.9	337 of 624	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.8	373 of 678	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2018)74th percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)53rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)51st percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)51st percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)47th percentile-8 vs school

Homeless (2018)42nd percentile-9 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)38th percentile-17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)32nd percentile-23 vs school

Special Education (2022)21st percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies44%-3 vs state

Science40%~ state avg

Math33%~ state avg

English Language Arts28%-11 vs state

Mathematics27%-3 vs state

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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	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 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 Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Kenowa Hills Middle School	Public	6-8	3950 Hendershot Ave NW	Grand Rapids	49544	Kent County	Kenowa Hills Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 785-3225	634	37	17.1	39.6%	414 (65.3%)	31 (4.9%)	128 (20.2%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (8.4%)	50.5	399^th of 890 public middle schools	55.2%		49.1	412^th of 897 public middle schools	54.1%	13	72.8	27.2	34.1	21.6	35.1	30.2	39.9	44.3	$15,639	$2,170	$13,469
Blandford School	Public	6	3143 Milo St NW	Grand Rapids	49534	Kent County	Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 819-2555	60	3	24.0	23.3%	50 (83.3%)	1 (1.7%)	7 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.3%)								(n/a)			74.1		65.5				$18,856	$5,362	$13,494
Mill Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	100 Betty St NE	Comstock Park	49321	Kent County	Comstock Park Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 254-5100	385	25	15.6	51.4%	207 (53.8%)	29 (7.5%)	99 (25.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (12.5%)	52.6	382^nd of 890 public middle schools	57.1%		51.9	378^th of 897 public middle schools	57.9%	4	69.0	32.5	27.3	33.3	27.9	35.0	38.9	53.6	$15,075	$1,216	$13,859
Westwood Middle School	Public	6-8	1525 Mount Mercy Dr NW	Grand Rapids	49504	Kent County	Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 819-3322	176	17	10.3	86.9%	24 (13.6%)	65 (36.9%)	61 (34.7%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (14.2%)	4.5	883^rd of 890 public middle schools	0.8%		4.3	892^nd of 897 public middle schools	0.6%	9	32.2			5.0			5.1	6.7	$24,575	$5,995	$18,580
Riverside Middle School	Public	6-8	265 Eleanor St NE	Grand Rapids	49505	Kent County	Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 819-2969	227	20	11.3	91.2%	26 (11.5%)	139 (61.2%)	38 (16.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (10.1%)	3	889^th of 890 public middle schools	0.1%		4.6	887^th of 897 public middle schools	1.1%	2	13.0		4.6				7.2	7.2	$22,454	$6,629	$15,825
Center for Economicology	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
John Ball Park Zoo School	Public	6	1300 Fulton St W	Grand Rapids	49504	Kent County	Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 819-3344	58	3	22.3	43.1%	47 (81.0%)	2 (3.4%)	3 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (10.3%)								(n/a)			78.2		54.5				$20,007	$5,110	$14,898
Grand Rapids Public Museum Middle	Public	6-8	272 Pearl St NW	Grand Rapids	49504	Kent County	Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 819-3600	175	10	18.2	64.6%	57 (32.6%)	41 (23.4%)	49 (28.0%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (14.3%)	17.3	724^th of 890 public middle schools	18.7%		34.2	575^th of 897 public middle schools	35.9%	149	50.9	5.5	16.1	20.0	14.5	20.0	14.3	19.6	$19,932	$5,152	$14,780
Crossroads Middle School	Public	7-8	4400 Ambrose Ave NE	Grand Rapids	49525	Kent County	Northview Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 361-3430	472	27	17.5	33.5%	320 (67.8%)	39 (8.3%)	56 (11.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (11.9%)	76.6	160^th of 890 public middle schools	82.0%		62	267^th of 897 public middle schools	70.2%	107	78.5	32.6		52.0		36.5	59.5	63.2	$15,376	$1,130	$14,246
Lee Middle School	Public	6-8	1335 Lee St SW	Wyoming	49509	Kent County	Godfrey-Lee Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 452-3296	346	22	15.5	93.6%	24 (6.9%)	33 (9.5%)	267 (77.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.8%)	18.2	716^th of 890 public middle schools	19.6%		12.2	801^st of 897 public middle schools	10.7%	85	52.4	8.6	14.4	18.4	11.6	5.2	25.7	31.4	$15,601	$1,842	$13,759

Frequently Asked Questions about Kenowa Hills Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Kenowa Hills Middle School?

Students at Kenowa Hills Middle School are 65% White, 20% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 5% African American, 1% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Kenowa Hills Middle School attend?

Students who attend Kenowa Hills Middle School usually go on to attend Kenowa Hills High School

Is Kenowa Hills Middle School a good school?

Kenowa Hills Middle School ranks 399^th of 890 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Kenowa Hills Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 634 students attended Kenowa Hills Middle School.

What district is Kenowa Hills Middle School in?

Kenowa Hills Public Schools

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