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Rockford High School

Public Grades 9-12

28^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 739 Michigan High Schools

Better than 96% of Michigan high schools

Summary

Rockford High School is a public high school located in Rockford, Michigan, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,823 students. It is part of the Rockford Public Schools district, which is ranked 39th out of 613 districts in Michigan and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. Rockford High School has consistently been ranked among the top high schools in Michigan, with a current ranking of 28th out of 739 Michigan high schools and a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Rockford High School consistently outperforms the state and district averages in academic proficiency, with 60.3% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in M-Step/Science, compared to 59.4% for the Rockford Public Schools district and 34.9% for the state of Michigan. The school also demonstrates strong college readiness, with 81.8% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in SAT/Evidence-Based Reading and Writing, compared to 80.8% for the district and 55.4% for the state. Additionally, Rockford High School has consistently high graduation rates, with a 95.4% four-year graduation rate in the 2023-2024 school year.

While Rockford High School's performance is generally strong, the school faces some challenges, such as a high chronic absenteeism rate of 29.5% in the 2023-2024 school year. In comparison, the nearby River Valley Academy, which is also part of the Rockford Public Schools district, ranked 562nd out of 739 Michigan high schools in the 2024-2025 school year, with much lower academic proficiency rates compared to Rockford High School.

1,750

Students ?

19.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,969

Per pupil spending ?

16.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4100 Kroes St NE
Rockford, MI 49341-9295

(616) 863-6030

District: Rockford Public Schools

Feeder schools for Rockford High School:

Elementary:	Belmont Elementary School
	Cannonsburg Elementary School
	Crestwood Elementary School
	Lakes Elementary School
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	Meadow Ridge Elementary School
	Parkside Elementary School
	Rockford Spanish Immersion
	Roguewood Elementary School
	Valley View Elementary School
Middle:	East Rockford Middle School
	North Rockford Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

87.2%

Hispanic:

5.5%

Two or more races:

4.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 85th percentile in 2015 → 96th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (65% vs 40% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of Michigan high schools

✓98% graduate in 4 years — above the Michigan average (83%)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school65%

District avg64%

Michigan avg40%

28^th of 739

Michigan public high schools ?

Top 4%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From top 15% (2015) to top 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High Schools in the Rockford Public Schools

39^th of 613Rockford 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	95.0	28 of 739	96.2%	★★★★★
2024	91.9	50 of 743	93.3%	★★★★★
2023	84.6	89 of 735	87.9%	★★★★☆
2022	94.1	40 of 531	92.5%	★★★★★
2021	75.2	100 of 561	82.2%	★★★★☆
2019	91.1	52 of 666	92.2%	★★★★★
2018	84.0	108 of 824	86.9%	★★★★☆
2017	92.2	43 of 835	94.9%	★★★★★
2016	91.6	50 of 852	94.1%	★★★★★
2015	82.8	122 of 832	85.3%	★★★★☆
2014	89.5	57 of 799	92.9%	★★★★★
2013	87.8	80 of 805	90.1%	★★★★★
2012	91.9	45 of 773	94.2%	★★★★★
2011	91.7	16 of 784	98.0%	★★★★★
2010	88.6	43 of 765	94.4%	★★★★★
2009	91.4	33 of 754	95.6%	★★★★★
2008	90.5	38 of 750	94.9%	★★★★★
2007	88.9	47 of 767	93.9%	★★★★★
2006	83.8	89 of 705	87.4%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	23.2	66 of 87	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	95.3	22 of 629	96.5%	★★★★★
2024	89.7	46 of 619	92.6%	★★★★★
2023	82.2	78 of 611	87.2%	★★★★☆
2022	92.6	27 of 416	93.5%	★★★★★
2021	69.8	104 of 462	77.5%	★★★★☆
2019	87.4	54 of 554	90.3%	★★★★★
2018	80.4	110 of 710	84.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	87.7	24 of 203	88.2%	★★★★☆
2024	91.5	12 of 195	93.8%	★★★★★
2023	52.5	83 of 190	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	92.3	7 of 83	91.6%	★★★★★
2021	60.8	23 of 64	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	85.9	10 of 97	89.7%	★★★★★
2018	71.7	50 of 201	75.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	85.6	63 of 635	90.1%	★★★★★
2024	88.9	42 of 654	93.6%	★★★★★
2023	76.1	103 of 614	83.2%	★★★★☆
2022	83.6	54 of 369	85.4%	★★★★☆
2021	82.8	49 of 417	88.2%	★★★★☆
2019	86.6	50 of 532	90.6%	★★★★★
2018	84.4	77 of 755	89.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	91.6	40 of 628	93.6%	★★★★★
2024	90.4	48 of 633	92.4%	★★★★★
2023	81.4	94 of 611	84.6%	★★★★☆
2022	93.2	35 of 440	92.0%	★★★★★
2021	71.0	99 of 472	79.0%	★★★★☆
2019	91.4	42 of 543	92.3%	★★★★★
2018	82.0	98 of 707	86.1%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	81.7	22 of 127	82.7%	★★★★☆
2024	78.8	20 of 105	81.0%	★★★★☆
2023	60.8	41 of 110	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.5	11 of 32	65.6%	★★★★☆
2021	75.3	6 of 24	75.0%	★★★★☆
2019	75.3	8 of 36	77.8%	★★★★☆
2018	81.3	20 of 93	78.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	76.6	19 of 125	84.8%	★★★★☆
2024	63.7	36 of 130	72.3%	★★★★☆
2023	21.3	93 of 116	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.5	257 of 315	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	92.8	31 of 639	95.1%	★★★★★
2024	88.8	54 of 638	91.5%	★★★★★
2023	81.0	100 of 647	84.5%	★★★★☆
2022	93.0	34 of 492	93.1%	★★★★★
2021	71.6	110 of 516	78.7%	★★★★☆
2019	89.1	53 of 582	90.9%	★★★★★
2018	78.9	123 of 708	82.6%	★★★★☆

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)

Female (2025)97th percentile~ school

White (2025)95th percentile~ school

Male (2025)94th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)90th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)88th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)85th percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)83rd percentile-14 vs school

Asian (2018)24th percentile-63 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing82%+26 vs state

Social Studies66%+23 vs state

Science60%+25 vs state

Mathematics54%+26 vs state

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What people are saying

by a student
Tuesday, August 12, 2014

Unless your child was born and raised in the Rockford school district, don't expect anyone to pay attention to them. The kids are very snobby and downright mean. Full of cliques and rich kids who think anyone and everyone who has anything less then them are not worth taking to. There are way too many kids and the class sizes are enormous. Teachers pick favorites and don't pay attention to the other students. I switched to Rockford in 6th grade and after 4 years of it, I had to switch to another nearby school just to get away from it. I would never send my child to a school like this one. Close Quote

by a student
Friday, July 22, 2011

I loved my time spent at Rockford. Close Quote

by a student on FaceBook
Monday, May 17, 2010

Best thing since sliced bread. Close Quote

by a student
Tuesday, April 28, 2009

needs more Diversity! Close Quote

Schools Near Rockford 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
Rockford High School	Public	9-12	4100 Kroes St NE	Rockford	49341	Kent County	Rockford Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 863-6030	1,750	90	19.4	16.2%	1,526 (87.2%)	16 (0.9%)	96 (5.5%)	28 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	83 (4.7%)	95	28^th of 739 public high schools	96.2%		91.9	50^th of 743 public high schools	93.3%	22	81.8	53.9	60.3	65.5	$13,969	$1,232	$12,737
River Valley Academy	Public	9-12	350 N Main St	Rockford	49341	Kent County	Rockford Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 863-6324	37	5	7.1	48.6%	30 (81.1%)	1 (2.7%)	4 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.4%)	22.3	562^nd of 739 public high schools	24.0%		26.3	539^th of 743 public high schools	27.5%	23			23.1	23.1	$50,547	$753	$49,794
Northview Next Learning Center	Public, Virtual	9-12	5365 Plainfield Ave NE	Grand Rapids	49525	Kent County	Northview Public Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(616) 361-7396	136	0	348.7	54.4%	83 (61.0%)	15 (11.0%)	21 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (12.5%)	41.4	433^rd of 739 public high schools	41.4%		37.5	451^st of 743 public high schools	39.3%	18	45.5		30.0	35.0	$8,429	$2,107	$6,322
Northview Next Career Center	Public	9-12	3801 E Beltline Ave NE	Grand Rapids	49525	Kent County	Northview Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 361-7396	32	3	9.3	50.0%	18 (56.3%)	4 (12.5%)	2 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (25.0%)								(n/a)					$24,922	$748	$24,173
Northview High School	Public	9-12	4451 Hunsberger Ave NE	Grand Rapids	49525	Kent County	Northview Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 363-4857	1,078	55	19.7	32.4%	748 (69.4%)	112 (10.4%)	106 (9.8%)	9 (0.8%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	99 (9.2%)	63.4	241^st of 739 public high schools	67.4%		72.9	160^th of 743 public high schools	78.5%	81	56.3	28.5	43.7	45.6	$14,764	$1,202	$13,562
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%)	66.9	208^th of 739 public high schools	71.9%		62.3	244^th of 743 public high schools	67.2%	36	58.9	33.6	38.3	49.5	$14,959	$1,564	$13,395
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)					$15,411	$841	$14,570
Eastern High School	Public	9-12	2200 Pettis Ave NE	Ada	49301	Kent County	Forest Hills Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 493-8830	768	43	17.7	13.9%	621 (80.9%)	16 (2.1%)	29 (3.8%)	65 (8.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.7%)	96.1	20^th of 739 public high schools	97.3%		93.9	35^th of 743 public high schools	95.3%	15	87.2	66.3	60.0	62.9	$16,110	$1,081	$15,029
Kent Career Technical Center	Public	9-12	1655 E Beltline Ave NE	Grand Rapids	49525	Kent County	Kent Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	No	No	(616) 364-8421	0	80	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
MySchoolKent	Public	6-12	1655 E Beltline Ave NE	Grand Rapids	49525	Kent County	Kent Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	No	No	(616) 447-5680	0	15	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Rockford High School

Is Rockford High School a good school?

Yes! Rockford High School is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 28^th of 739 Michigan high schools.

How many students attend Rockford High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,750 students attended Rockford High School.

What is the racial makeup of Rockford High School?

Students at Rockford High School are 87% White, 5% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What schools feed into Rockford High School?

Rockford High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Belmont Elementary School
Elementary : Cannonsburg Elementary School
Elementary : Crestwood Elementary School
Elementary : Lakes Elementary School
Elementary : Meadow Ridge Elementary School
Elementary : Parkside Elementary School
Elementary : Rockford Spanish Immersion
Elementary : Roguewood Elementary School
Elementary : Valley View Elementary School
Middle : East Rockford Middle School
Middle : North Rockford Middle School

What district is Rockford High School in?

Rockford Public Schools

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