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Pinewood Middle School

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Pinewood Middle School ranks 524 th of 890 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

524^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 890 Michigan Middle Schools

Better than 41% of Michigan middle schools

Summary

Pinewood Middle School is a public middle school in Grand Rapids, Michigan, serving 831 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Kentwood Public Schools district, which is ranked 317 out of 613 districts in the state.

Pinewood Middle School faces several academic challenges. Its student performance on M-Step and PSAT tests is generally below the state and district averages across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 31.7% of 6th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 32.7% for the district and 38.6% for the state. The school also has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 26.3% to 30.9% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, a high percentage of Pinewood's students, ranging from 66.63% to 70.04%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a relatively low-income student population.

While Pinewood Middle School's performance lags behind its district peers, such as Valleywood Middle School and Crestwood Middle School, it outperforms some of the more distant schools in the Grand Rapids Public Schools and Godwin Heights Public Schools districts, which have even lower academic achievement and higher rates of poverty. However, Pinewood's ranking among Michigan middle schools has steadily declined over the past several years, suggesting that the school may be facing challenges in maintaining or improving its academic performance and student outcomes.

842

Students ?

18.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,678

Per pupil spending ?

67.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2100 60th St SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49508-6606

(616) 455-1224

District: Kentwood Public Schools

Students who attend Pinewood Middle School usually attend:

High:

East Kentwood High School

Feeder schools for Pinewood Middle School:

Elementary:	Brookwood Elementary
	Explorer Elementary
	Southwood Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

34.6%

White:

24.0%

Hispanic:

17.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 70th percentile in 2015 → 41st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (33% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 29 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg35%

Michigan avg41%

524^th of 890

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 41%▼ down 29 pts since 2015

From top 30% (2015) to bottom 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Middle Schools in the Kentwood Public Schools

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	40.4	524 of 890	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.7	555 of 897	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.2	527 of 883	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.9	391 of 776	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.2	348 of 675	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.7	273 of 792	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.5	240 of 838	71.4%	★★★★☆
2017	54.3	311 of 821	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	57.5	352 of 894	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	66.3	274 of 919	70.2%	★★★★☆
2014	61.6	338 of 921	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	65.8	275 of 919	70.1%	★★★★☆
2012	68.8	253 of 900	71.9%	★★★★☆
2011	72.2	228 of 858	73.4%	★★★★☆
2010	73.1	226 of 851	73.4%	★★★★☆
2009	73.4	216 of 847	74.5%	★★★★☆
2008	66.9	314 of 839	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	64.0	348 of 823	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	67.7	293 of 806	63.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	30.6	223 of 338	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.0	168 of 300	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.7	149 of 310	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.5	59 of 182	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.0	37 of 77	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.3	41 of 196	79.1%	★★★★☆
2018	80.9	42 of 366	88.5%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	14.8	75 of 85	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	76 of 88	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	76 of 87	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.2	46 of 57	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.6	28 of 39	28.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.7	36 of 48	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.1	63 of 104	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	18.4	96 of 106	9.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	84 of 88	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	55 of 72	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.0	18 of 38	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.0	14 of 46	69.6%	★★★★☆
2018	70.2	27 of 154	82.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	34.9	509 of 789	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.2	545 of 771	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.1	477 of 770	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.9	315 of 657	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.3	229 of 521	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.8	245 of 658	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.0	252 of 794	68.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	31.6	174 of 265	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.7	196 of 257	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.4	181 of 246	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.4	89 of 138	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.1	24 of 69	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.4	72 of 137	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	63.0	79 of 266	70.3%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	59.3	8 of 19	57.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	39.9	492 of 832	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.7	511 of 836	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.0	438 of 825	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.6	266 of 691	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.1	298 of 523	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.5	209 of 672	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.6	188 of 815	76.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	37.6	477 of 798	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.8	535 of 786	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.8	548 of 776	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.0	407 of 658	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.8	371 of 540	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.7	250 of 639	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.9	199 of 797	75.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	65.7	52 of 190	72.6%	★★★★☆
2024	45.2	95 of 176	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.0	67 of 163	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.8	22 of 65	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.9	8 of 15	46.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.7	86 of 156	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	33.7	158 of 244	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.6	167 of 201	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.4	51 of 76	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.9	177 of 377	53.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	60.7	231 of 696	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.3	337 of 701	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.5	350 of 688	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.9	231 of 638	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.1	225 of 577	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.7	160 of 624	74.4%	★★★★☆
2018	68.8	176 of 678	74.0%	★★★★☆

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)

Multi-racial (2025)73rd percentile+32 vs school

White (2025)67th percentile+26 vs school

Homeless (2018)58th percentile-13 vs school

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

Male (2025)40th percentile~ school

Female (2025)35th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)35th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)34th percentile-7 vs school

African American (2025)34th percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2025)12th percentile-29 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)9th percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies35%-12 vs state

English Language Arts33%-6 vs state

Science31%-10 vs state

Math27%-5 vs state

Mathematics23%-8 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 5th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Pinewood Middle School	Public	6-8	2100 60th St SE	Grand Rapids	49508	Kent County	Kentwood Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 455-1224	842	45	18.5	67.6%	202 (24.0%)	291 (34.6%)	149 (17.7%)	110 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	89 (10.6%)	40.4	524^th of 890 public middle schools	41.1%		35.7	555^th of 897 public middle schools	38.1%	31	57.6	22.8		31.7	34.9		28.6	25.6		30.9		35.4	$14,678	$2,510	$12,168
Valleywood Middle School	Public	6-8	1110 50th St SE	Grand Rapids	49508	Kent County	Kentwood Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 538-7670	541	38	14.1	81.1%	92 (17.0%)	193 (35.7%)	140 (25.9%)	62 (11.5%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (9.4%)	20.4	691^st of 890 public middle schools	22.4%		25.3	663^rd of 897 public middle schools	26.1%	28	50.3	13.9		17.1	20.6		13.6	13.9		22.5		31.6	$19,187	$3,052	$16,135
Crestwood Middle School	Public	6-8	2674 44th St SE	Grand Rapids	49512	Kent County	Kentwood Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 455-1200	700	42	16.8	73.1%	163 (23.3%)	242 (34.6%)	102 (14.6%)	140 (20.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (7.1%)	63.8	268^th of 890 public middle schools	69.9%		59	292^nd of 897 public middle schools	67.4%	24	65.9	43.7		43.5	41.0		35.5	33.0		40.4		51.5	$17,165	$2,294	$14,871
Kelloggsville Middle School	Public	6-8	4650 Division Ave S	Grand Rapids	49548	Kent County	Kelloggsville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 532-1575	475	24	19.8	82.3%	75 (15.8%)	153 (32.2%)	209 (44.0%)	18 (3.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.8%)	13.2	774^th of 890 public middle schools	13.0%		15.8	750^th of 897 public middle schools	16.4%	24	35.3	8.5		15.2	20.1		8.3	10.0		20.1		23.6	$14,485	$2,101	$12,385
Godwin Heights Middle School	Public	5-8	100 Wexford St SE	Grand Rapids	49548	Kent County	Godwin Heights Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 252-2070	382	23	16.5	94.8%	47 (12.3%)	73 (19.1%)	229 (59.9%)	8 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.3%)	32.4	584^th of 890 public middle schools	34.4%		25.7	657^th of 897 public middle schools	26.8%	73	68.9	25.9		22.3	25.6		16.1	15.6		27.5		37.6	$18,332	$3,043	$15,289
Alger Middle School	Public	6-8	921 Alger St SE	Grand Rapids	49507	Kent County	Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 819-6200	314	20	16.0	89.2%	28 (8.9%)	198 (63.1%)	56 (17.8%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (9.2%)	4.7	882^nd of 890 public middle schools	0.9%		4.6	889^th of 897 public middle schools	0.9%	7	23.0	3.5		6.3	7.1					9.6		7.1	$22,505	$7,322	$15,183
Wyoming Intermediate	Public	5-6	1331 33rd St SW	Wyoming	49509	Kent County	Wyoming Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 530-7540	579	35	16.7	86.5%	134 (23.1%)	112 (19.3%)	278 (48.0%)	9 (1.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.4%)								(n/a)			16.1	15.5		11.1	13.9		12.8		9.7		$14,199	$1,598	$12,601
Burton Middle School	Public	6-8	2133 Buchanan Ave SW	Grand Rapids	49507	Kent County	Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 819-2269	488	26	19.1	77.9%	13 (2.7%)	107 (21.9%)	358 (73.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	5.2	875^th of 890 public middle schools	1.7%		4.4	891^st of 897 public middle schools	0.7%	16	25.3	4.2		3.8	5.4			2.6		10.2		12.9	$20,581	$6,146	$14,435
Kraft Meadows Intermediate School	Public	5-6	9230 Kraft Ave SE	Caledonia	49316	Kent County	Caledonia Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 891-8649	703	37	18.7	17.1%	556 (79.1%)	18 (2.6%)	60 (8.5%)	17 (2.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (7.1%)								(n/a)			72.4	66.8		60.2	61.1		68.3		63.7		$14,373	$1,736	$12,637
Duncan Lake Middle School	Public	7-8	9758 Kraft Ave SE	Caledonia	49316	Kent County	Caledonia Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 891-1380	696	37	18.6	16.5%	569 (81.8%)	17 (2.4%)	50 (7.2%)	14 (2.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (6.2%)	94.7	42^nd of 890 public middle schools	95.3%		94.3	38^th of 897 public middle schools	95.8%	4	83.7	64.5			62.4			66.5		64.0		79.1	$14,072	$1,748	$12,324

Frequently Asked Questions about Pinewood Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Pinewood Middle School?

Students at Pinewood Middle School are 35% African American, 24% White, 18% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 11% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Pinewood Middle School attend?

Students who attend Pinewood Middle School usually go on to attend East Kentwood High School

How many students attend Pinewood Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 842 students attended Pinewood Middle School.

Is Pinewood Middle School a good school?

Pinewood Middle School ranks 524^th of 890 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Pinewood Middle School in?

Kentwood Public Schools

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