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Kenowa Hills Pathways High School

Public Grades 9-12

645^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 800 Michigan High Schools

Better than 19% of Michigan high schools

Summary

Kenowa Hills Pathways High School is a small alternative high school in Grand Rapids, MI, serving 99 students in grades 9-12 within the Kenowa Hills Public Schools district.

This school is designed for students who may need a different approach than a traditional high school setting, and it serves a high-need population—nearly 59% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The most encouraging news for parents is the school's dramatic improvement in graduation rates, climbing from 64.7% in 2021-2022 to 88.6% in 2024-2025. That rate now exceeds the state average of 84% and is approaching the 95.1% rate at the district's traditional Kenowa Hills High School. The dropout rate has also fallen sharply to just 2.2%, which is far better than the state average of 7.1% and compares very favorably to other alternative schools in the area, such as NexTech High School (52.3% graduation rate) and Comstock Park Flex Academy (89.2% graduation rate). Chronic absenteeism, at 21%, is also below both the district and state averages.

While academic proficiency scores remain below district and state averages, there are signs of improvement—science proficiency more than doubled from 9.1% to 23.8% in recent years. One thing to note is the student-teacher ratio of 24.3:1, which is higher than you might expect for an alternative school and higher than the traditional high school's 18:1. Given the small student body, year-to-year data can shift significantly, so it's wise to look at multi-year trends. Overall, this appears to be a cost-effective alternative program that is successfully helping a high-need group of students reach graduation, making it a viable option to consider alongside other area schools like Bethany Based School or Union High Transition.

Students ?

24.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

58.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3950 Hendershot Ave NW
Grand Rapids, MI 49544-9794

(616) 784-2511

District: Kenowa Hills Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

48.5%

Hispanic:

27.3%

African American:

12.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 12th percentile in 2019 → 19th in 2026

Strengths

✓89% graduate in 4 years — above the Michigan average (84%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2019

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (22% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 37 pts below the Michigan average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school22%

District avg45%

Michigan avg43%

645^th of 800

Michigan public high schools ?

Bottom 19%▲ up 7 pts since 2019

From bottom 12% (2019) to bottom 19% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	15.9	645 of 800	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	6.6	700 of 739	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.3	585 of 666	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	26.7	546 of 719	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	4.7	605 of 628	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	9.2	616 of 671	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.0	593 of 639	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)24th percentile+5 vs school

White (2026)8th percentile-11 vs school

Male (2025)4th percentile~ school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Science24%-11 vs state

English Language Arts22%-37 vs state

Social Studies19%-24 vs state

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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 Pathways High School

Is Kenowa Hills Pathways High School a good school?

Kenowa Hills Pathways High School ranks in the bottom 19.4% of Michigan high schools.

How many students attend Kenowa Hills Pathways High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 99 students attended Kenowa Hills Pathways High School.

What is the racial makeup of Kenowa Hills Pathways High School?

Students at Kenowa Hills Pathways High School are 48% White, 27% Hispanic, 12% African American, 11% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

What district is Kenowa Hills Pathways High School in?

Kenowa Hills Public Schools

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