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East Kentwood High School

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East Kentwood High School ranks 420 th of 739 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 10-12

420^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 739 Michigan High Schools

Better than 43% of Michigan high schools

Summary

East Kentwood High School is a public high school located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, serving 2,087 students in grades 10-12. The school is part of the Kentwood Public Schools district, which is ranked 317 out of 613 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

East Kentwood High School has consistently ranked in the middle to lower range of Michigan high schools, ranking between 321 and 420 out of 531-739 schools over the past several years. The school maintains a 2-3 star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating average to below-average performance compared to other Michigan high schools. While the school performs relatively well for its White and African American student populations, it struggles with its Asian, Hispanic, English Language Learner, and Special Education student populations, ranking in the bottom half or bottom quarter of Michigan high schools for these subgroups.

Academically, East Kentwood High School's performance, as measured by proficiency rates on state assessments, is generally below the state and district averages across subjects like science, social studies, and math. The school's strongest academic area is in Evidence-Based Reading and Writing on the SAT, where it performs closer to the state average. Compared to nearby schools, West Michigan Aviation Academy consistently outperforms East Kentwood High School, while Byron Center High School significantly outperforms the school across the board. East Kentwood High School also has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 26-31% in recent years, which may be contributing to its lower academic performance and graduation rates.

2,068

Students ?

19.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,618

Per pupil spending ?

65.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6230 Kalamazoo Ave SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49508-7022

(616) 698-6700

District: Kentwood Public Schools

Feeder schools for East Kentwood High School:

Elementary:	Bowen Elementary
	Brookwood Elementary
	Challenger Elementary
	Discovery Elementary
	More...
	Endeavor Elementary
	Explorer Elementary
	Glenwood Elementary
	Meadowlawn Elementary
	Southwood Elementary
	Townline Elementary
Middle:	Crestwood Middle School
	Pinewood Middle School
	Valleywood Middle School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

36.8%

White:

24.4%

Hispanic:

17.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 44th percentile in 2015 → 43rd in 2025

Strengths

✓88% graduate in 4 years — above the Michigan average (83%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (35% vs 40% meeting standards)

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

!Science scores 12 pts below the Michigan average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg33%

Michigan avg40%

420^th of 739

Michigan public high schools ?

Bottom 43%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

317^th of 613Kentwood 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	43.7	420 of 739	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.9	371 of 743	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.2	371 of 735	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.2	321 of 531	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.4	392 of 561	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.1	373 of 666	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.9	427 of 824	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	53.2	349 of 835	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	50.2	407 of 852	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	46.9	462 of 832	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	51.1	427 of 799	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	48.8	439 of 805	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	61.9	321 of 773	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	68.2	305 of 784	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	72.4	241 of 765	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	75.6	195 of 754	74.1%	★★★★☆
2008	66.7	312 of 750	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	74.0	194 of 767	74.7%	★★★★☆
2006	73.3	206 of 705	70.8%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	44.2	90 of 192	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.5	104 of 188	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.2	111 of 170	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.3	41 of 51	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.7	53 of 59	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.8	91 of 147	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.7	95 of 254	62.6%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	16.6	62 of 69	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.6	54 of 70	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.6	50 of 63	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.9	22 of 31	29.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	14.9	38 of 42	9.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.7	34 of 42	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.0	73 of 87	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	20.1	41 of 53	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.8	32 of 43	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	25 of 35	28.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.2	5 of 5	0.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	14.8	5 of 5	0.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	22.0	23 of 27	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.6	62 of 102	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	34.5	413 of 629	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.1	363 of 619	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.9	408 of 611	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.8	332 of 416	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.2	355 of 462	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.0	410 of 554	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.3	454 of 710	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	29.6	143 of 203	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.2	112 of 195	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.3	81 of 190	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	18.0	73 of 83	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.1	44 of 64	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.8	39 of 97	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.9	107 of 201	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	47.4	324 of 635	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.2	302 of 654	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.4	289 of 614	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.7	210 of 369	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.9	335 of 417	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.5	372 of 532	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.8	432 of 755	42.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	41.9	360 of 628	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.0	370 of 633	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.2	282 of 611	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.1	245 of 440	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.1	362 of 472	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.7	288 of 543	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.6	362 of 707	48.8%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	47.4	68 of 127	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.5	71 of 105	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.5	73 of 110	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.5	28 of 32	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.3	22 of 24	8.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.7	17 of 36	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.0	42 of 93	54.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	11.4	123 of 130	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	47.0	129 of 315	59.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	73.9	134 of 639	79.0%	★★★★☆
2024	71.2	147 of 638	77.0%	★★★★☆
2023	63.4	190 of 647	70.6%	★★★★☆
2022	75.0	114 of 492	76.8%	★★★★☆
2021	67.0	127 of 516	75.4%	★★★★☆
2019	71.0	142 of 582	75.6%	★★★★☆
2018	69.7	181 of 708	74.4%	★★★★☆

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)

White (2025)79th percentile+36 vs school

African American (2025)53rd percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)49th percentile+6 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)46th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)43rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)34th percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)30th percentile-14 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)23rd percentile-21 vs school

Asian (2025)10th percentile-33 vs school

Special Education (2024)5th percentile-45 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing48%-8 vs state

Social Studies40%~ state avg

Mathematics28%~ state avg

Science23%-12 vs state

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What people are saying

by a student on FaceBook
Tuesday, March 15, 2011

My experience at East Kentwood was unsatisfactory to say the least. Most of the teachers that I had were full of themselves and had a pretty bad ego. And some of the rules were just plain ludacris. If I had the option to go back there, I would decline the opportunity. Now, to be fair, there were also some very excellent teachers there who are amazing at their job, like for example, Mr. Rademaker, economics, helped me bring my econ grade from a D- to a solid B in about a week to a week and a half. He deserves more credit than he receives. Every student's learning experience is different, but mine could have been a lot better if some teachers weren't so smug. Close Quote

Schools Near East Kentwood High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (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	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	M-Step Science 11th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
East Kentwood High School	Public	10-12	6230 Kalamazoo Ave SE	Grand Rapids	49508	Kent County	Kentwood Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 698-6700	2,068	106	19.4	65.5%	505 (24.4%)	761 (36.8%)	370 (17.9%)	265 (12.8%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	163 (7.9%)	43.7	420^th of 739 public high schools	43.2%		45.9	371^st of 743 public high schools	50.1%	49	47.6	28.1	23.3	40.2	$17,618	$1,758	$15,860
Grand River Preparatory High School	Public, Charter	9-12	650 52nd St SE	Grand Rapids	49548	Kent County	Grand River Preparatory High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(616) 261-1800	635	34	18.6	73.7%	117 (18.4%)	181 (28.5%)	259 (40.8%)	18 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	58 (9.1%)	60.1	270^th of 739 public high schools	63.5%		50.2	338^th of 743 public high schools	54.5%	68	54.0	25.6	44.4	44.4	$11,691	$1,745	$9,946
Crossroads Alternative High School	Public	6-12	28 60th St SE	Grand Rapids	49548	Kent County	Kentwood Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 261-6166	216	14	15.4	83.8%	49 (22.7%)	92 (42.6%)	49 (22.7%)	8 (3.7%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.9%)								(n/a)				7.0	$22,477	$2,651	$19,827
54th Street Academy	Public	9-12	173 54th St SW	Grand Rapids	49548	Kent County	Kelloggsville Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 531-7433	94	3	27.1	88.3%	16 (17.0%)	38 (40.4%)	37 (39.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.2%)	9.1	671^st of 739 public high schools	9.2%					(n/a)			12.5	15.0	$16,336	$960	$15,377
Kelloggsville High School	Public	9-12	4787 Division Ave S	Wyoming	49548	Kent County	Kelloggsville Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 532-1570	595	33	17.8	79.8%	84 (14.1%)	183 (30.8%)	275 (46.2%)	35 (5.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.9%)	27.1	523^rd of 739 public high schools	29.2%		15.1	631^st of 743 public high schools	15.1%	108	32.7	11.1	23.3	39.2	$14,766	$1,341	$13,425
Godwin Heights Learning Center	Public	9-12	3529 Division Ave S	Grand Rapids	49548	Kent County	Godwin Heights Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 252-2040	97	3	32.7	90.7%	9 (9.3%)	25 (25.8%)	53 (54.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (9.3%)	9.8	668^th of 739 public high schools	9.6%					(n/a)	22.2			18.8	$10,266	$1,132	$9,133
Godwin Heights Senior High School	Public	9-12	50 35th St SW	Grand Rapids	49548	Kent County	Godwin Heights Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 252-2050	656	32	20.5	93.8%	42 (6.4%)	155 (23.6%)	402 (61.3%)	8 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (7.3%)	23.8	550^th of 739 public high schools	25.6%		14.2	638^th of 743 public high schools	14.1%	88	33.3		20.1	30.5	$16,305	$2,719	$13,587
West Michigan Aviation Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	5363 44th St SE	Grand Rapids	49512	Kent County	West Michigan Aviation Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(616) 446-8886	600	36	16.8	19.2%	439 (73.2%)	59 (9.8%)	53 (8.8%)	24 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.0%)	92.9	43^rd of 739 public high schools	94.2%		96.5	17^th of 743 public high schools	97.7%	26	85.1	70.2	50.7	59.4	$11,149	$830	$10,319
Byron Center High School	Public	9-12	8500 Burlingame Ave SW	Byron Center	49315	Kent County	Byron Center Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 878-6600	1,387	63	22.0	22.6%	1,089 (78.5%)	16 (1.2%)	134 (9.7%)	55 (4.0%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	89 (6.4%)	96.9	16^th of 739 public high schools	97.8%		95.6	24^th of 743 public high schools	96.8%	8	81.4	67.7	58.8	76.8	$14,499	$1,343	$13,157
Ottawa Hills High School	Public	9-12	2055 Rosewood Ave SE	Grand Rapids	49506	Kent County	Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 819-2900	385	29	13.3	83.6%	29 (7.5%)	262 (68.1%)	69 (17.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.2%)	12.9	643^rd of 739 public high schools	13.0%		8.2	681^st of 743 public high schools	8.3%	38	28.1	9.2	14.1	21.9	$23,498	$6,224	$17,273

Frequently Asked Questions about East Kentwood High School

What schools feed into East Kentwood High School?

East Kentwood High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bowen Elementary
Elementary : Brookwood Elementary
Elementary : Challenger Elementary
Elementary : Discovery Elementary
Elementary : Endeavor Elementary
Elementary : Explorer Elementary
Elementary : Glenwood Elementary
Elementary : Meadowlawn Elementary
Elementary : Southwood Elementary
Elementary : Townline Elementary
Middle : Crestwood Middle School
Middle : Pinewood Middle School
Middle : Valleywood Middle School

What district is East Kentwood High School in?

Kentwood Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of East Kentwood High School?

Students at East Kentwood High School are 37% African American, 24% White, 18% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 8% Two or more races.

How many students attend East Kentwood High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,068 students attended East Kentwood High School.

Is East Kentwood High School a good school?

East Kentwood High School ranks 420^th of 739 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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