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Kenowa Hills Middle School

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Kenowa Hills Middle School ranks 428 th of 896 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

428^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 896 Michigan Middle Schools

Better than 52% of Michigan middle schools

Summary

Kenowa Hills Middle School in Grand Rapids, MI, serves 634 students in grades 6 through 8 and is part of the Kenowa Hills Public Schools district. The school has held a steady 3-star rating for four consecutive years, placing it in the mid-range of Michigan schools, with about 40% of students eligible for free or reduced lunch.

One of the school's standout strengths is its work with African American students, who ranked in the 71st percentile statewide in the most recent school year—a 4-star performance that outpaces many schools across Michigan. However, there is a persistent gender gap: boys consistently outperform girls by 9 to 13 percentile points each year. The school also shows a significant weakness in supporting its Special Education students, who ranked in the bottom 17th percentile, a challenge that has persisted for years. Hispanic students also rank lower, in the 20th percentile, suggesting that targeted support could help ensure more equitable outcomes across all student groups.

Chronic absenteeism is a pressing concern, with 34.5% of students missing significant school time in the 2024-2025 school year—well above the state average of 27.9%. Academically, results are mixed by grade and subject: 7th-grade math proficiency (41.9%) and 8th-grade PSAT English Language Arts (65.3%) beat state averages, while 6th-grade ELA (30.1%) and 8th-grade science (33%) lag behind. Compared to nearby schools, Kenowa Hills outperforms many Grand Rapids Public Schools options like Westwood Middle School and Riverside Middle School, which rank in the bottom 1-2% statewide. It performs similarly to Mill Creek Middle School in Comstock Park, though schools like Crossroads Middle School in Northview consistently outpace it with higher proficiency rates and lower absenteeism.

634

Students ?

17.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

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 — 50th percentile in 2016 → 52nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Michigan median (52nd percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Social Studies scores 11 pts below the Michigan average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school37%

District avg37%

Michigan avg41%

428^th of 896

Michigan public middle schools ?

Top 48%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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	48.7	428 of 896	52.2%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	60.7	97 of 337	71.2%	★★★★☆
2018	64.9	96 of 366	73.8%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	47.7	52 of 108	51.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	40.0	463 of 789	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	24.7	208 of 260	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	43.3	456 of 834	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	48.7	369 of 813	54.6%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	34.0	133 of 195	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	25.3	195 of 236	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	46.5	347 of 687	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
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 (2026)71st percentile+19 vs school

Male (2026)55th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)52nd percentile~ school

White (2026)49th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)45th percentile-7 vs school

Homeless (2018)42nd percentile-9 vs school

Female (2026)41st percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)32nd percentile-20 vs school

Hispanic (2026)20th percentile-32 vs school

Special Education (2026)17th percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies40%-11 vs state

Math35%~ state avg

Science33%-6 vs state

English Language Arts31%-7 vs state

Mathematics30%-4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT English Language Arts (2026)	PSAT 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 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%)	48.7	428^th of 896 public middle schools	52.2%		50.5	399^th of 890 public middle schools	55.2%	29	65.3	29.6	30.1	31.8	27.6	41.9	33.0	39.5	$00	$00	$00
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)			76.7		70.0				$16,195	$1,847	$14,348
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%)	49.3	424^th of 896 public middle schools	52.7%		52.6	382^nd of 890 public middle schools	57.1%	42	67.5	33.9	22.6	26.8	23.9	35.6	37.5	57.5	$16,469	$1,318	$15,151
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%)	2.5	896^th of 896 public middle schools	0.0%		4.5	883^rd of 890 public middle schools	0.8%	13	14.7	304.1	1565.1	7.0	1558.1	1657.4	1761.5	4.3	$27,247	$2,957	$24,290
Riverside Middle School	Public	6-8	421 Fountain St NE	Grand Rapids	49503	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%)	6.4	874^th of 896 public middle schools	2.5%		3	889^th of 890 public middle schools	0.1%	15	19.0	312.2	10.9	9.7	7.7	4.8	1765.3	6.9	$28,079	$3,986	$24,093
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)			79.3		77.6				$13,080	$1,650	$11,430
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) 819-5900	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)			72.2		48.1				$17,240	$1,523	$15,718
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%)	27.4	634^th of 896 public middle schools	29.2%		17.3	724^th of 890 public middle schools	18.7%	90	58.0	18.0	14.0	28.6	12.0	16.3	26.9	38.5	$17,990	$2,448	$15,542
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%)	73.2	193^rd of 896 public middle schools	78.5%		76.6	160^th of 890 public middle schools	82.0%	33	77.5	39.6		38.3		40.9	47.9	64.4	$15,374	$739	$14,635
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%)	11.4	812^th of 896 public middle schools	9.4%		18.2	716^th of 890 public middle schools	19.6%	96	43.7	9.2	13.0	9.6	5.6	9.7	14.4	21.2	$18,654	$2,457	$16,197

Frequently Asked Questions about Kenowa Hills Middle School

How many students attend Kenowa Hills Middle School?

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

Is Kenowa Hills Middle School a good school?

Kenowa Hills Middle School ranks 428^th of 896 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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

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Kenowa Hills Public Schools

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.

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