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Forest Hills Public Schools Schools
Forest Hills Public Schools is a public school district in Michigan, based in Kent County (Grand Rapids). SchoolGrade grades 18 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Forest Hills Public Schools on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Forest Hills Public Schools
17 of 18 schools in Forest Hills Public Schools carry a SchoolGrade (1 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
A: 14B: 3
Best schools in Forest Hills Public Schools
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A+ Ada Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Pine Ridge Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- A Knapp Forest Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- A Collins Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- A Thornapple Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- A Central Middle School (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
- A Eastern Middle School (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
- A Northern Hills Middle School (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
- A Central Woodlands 56 School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- A- Central High School (High school, meets expectations)
Every school in Forest Hills Public Schools
High schools (3)
- A- Central High School, Grand Rapids
- B+ Eastern High School, Ada
- B+ Northern High School, Grand Rapids
Middle and junior high schools (3)
- A Central Middle School, Ada
- A Eastern Middle School, Ada
- A Northern Hills Middle School, Grand Rapids
Elementary and primary schools (8)
- A+ Ada Elementary School, Ada
- A- Ada Vista Elementary School, Ada
- A Collins Elementary School, Grand Rapids
- A Knapp Forest Elementary School, Grand Rapids
- A- Meadow Brook Elementary School, Grand Rapids
- B+ Orchard View Elementary School, Grand Rapids
- A Pine Ridge Elementary School, Grand Rapids
- A Thornapple Elementary School, Grand Rapids
Other schools and academies (4)
- A Central Woodlands 56 School, Ada
- Forest Hills Transition Center, Grand Rapids
- A- Goodwillie Environmental School, Ada
- A- Northern Trails 56 School, Grand Rapids
Where Forest Hills Public Schools schools are
Cities and towns served (2)
- Grand Rapids (11)
- Ada (7)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Michigan
- County: Kent County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 9,065 students with 528 full-time-equivalent teachers and 988 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 2614610
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- East Grand Rapids Public Schools (5 schools, 5 mi)
- Northview Public Schools (8 schools, 6 mi)
- Grand Rapids Public Schools (49 schools, 7 mi)
- Kentwood Public Schools (16 schools, 8 mi)
- Lowell Area Schools (7 schools, 8 mi)
- Godwin Heights Public Schools (5 schools, 8 mi)
- Godfrey-Lee Public Schools (5 schools, 9 mi)
- Kelloggsville Public Schools (7 schools, 10 mi)
Questions about Forest Hills Public Schools
How many schools are in Forest Hills Public Schools?
SchoolGrade grades 18 public schools in Forest Hills Public Schools, across 2 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Forest Hills Public Schools serve?
The largest by graded schools: Grand Rapids, Ada.
How good are the schools in Forest Hills Public Schools?
Across the 17 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is A-, with 61.7% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 59.4%. 88% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Forest Hills Public Schools?
9,065 students were enrolled in Forest Hills Public Schools in the 2023-24 school year, about 17.2 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Forest Hills Public Schools?
Forest Hills Public Schools is in Michigan, based in Kent County, with its district office in Grand Rapids. Its boundary covers about 59.1 sq mi.