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Grand Rapids Public Schools Schools
Grand Rapids Public Schools is a public school district in Michigan, based in Kent County (Grand Rapids). SchoolGrade grades 49 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Grand Rapids 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 Grand Rapids Public Schools
45 of 49 schools in Grand Rapids Public Schools carry a SchoolGrade (4 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
A: 2B: 4C: 5D: 15F: 19
Best schools in Grand Rapids 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+ Blandford School (Other school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A- City Middlehigh (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B+ Congress Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B+ Center For Economicology (Other school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B+ John Ball Park Zoo School (Other school, meets expectations)
- B- Grand Rapids Learning Center (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- C+ Ca Frost Environmental Science Academy Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C+ North Park Montessori Academy (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C Grand Rapids Public Museum High (High school, exceeds expectations)
- C- Grand Rapids Montessori Middlehigh (High school, meets expectations)
Every school in Grand Rapids Public Schools
All schools, A to Z (49)
- D- Aberdeen Academy, Grand Rapids
- F Alger Middle School, Grand Rapids
- Bethany Based School, Grand Rapids
- A+ Blandford School, Grand Rapids
- F Brookside Elementary, Grand Rapids
- F Buchanan Elementary, Grand Rapids
- F Burton Elementary, Grand Rapids
- F Burton Middle School, Grand Rapids
- C+ Ca Frost Environmental Science Academy Elementary, Grand Rapids
- D Ca Frost Environmental Science Academy Middle High School, Grand Rapids
- F Campus Elementary, Grand Rapids
- B+ Center For Economicology, Grand Rapids
- F Cesar E Chavez Elementary, Grand Rapids
- A- City Middlehigh, Grand Rapids
- D- Coit Creative Arts Academy, Grand Rapids
- B+ Congress Elementary, Grand Rapids
- F Dickinson Academy, Grand Rapids
- D East Leonard Elementary, Grand Rapids
- F Gerald R Ford Academic Center, Grand Rapids
- B- Grand Rapids Learning Center, Grand Rapids
- C- Grand Rapids Montessori Academy, Grand Rapids
- C- Grand Rapids Montessori Middlehigh, Grand Rapids
- C Grand Rapids Public Museum High, Grand Rapids
- D+ Grand Rapids Public Museum Middle, Grand Rapids
- F Grand Rapids University Preparatory Academy, Grand Rapids
- D- Harrison Park Academy, Grand Rapids
- D- Innovation Central High, Grand Rapids
- B+ John Ball Park Zoo School, Grand Rapids
- D Kenosha Park Elementary, Grand Rapids
- F Kent Hills Elementary, Grand Rapids
- F Martin Luther King Leadership Academy, Grand Rapids
- D- Mulick Park Elementary School, Grand Rapids
- Newcomers Community School, Grand Rapids
- C+ North Park Montessori Academy, Grand Rapids
- Ottawa High Transition, Grand Rapids
- F Ottawa Hills High School, Grand Rapids
- F Palmer School, Grand Rapids
- D Ridgemoor Park Montessori, Grand Rapids
- F Riverside Middle School, Grand Rapids
- D- Shawmut Hills School, Grand Rapids
- D- Sherwood Global Studies Academy, Grand Rapids
- D- Sibley School, Grand Rapids
- D+ Southeast Career Pathways, Grand Rapids
- D- Southwest Elementary Academia Bilingue, Grand Rapids
- F Southwest Middlehigh Academia Bilingue, Grand Rapids
- F Stocking Elementary, Grand Rapids
- F Union High School, Grand Rapids
- Union High Transition, Grand Rapids
- F Westwood Middle School, Grand Rapids
Where Grand Rapids Public Schools schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Grand Rapids (49)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Michigan
- County: Kent County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: midsize city (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 13,802 students with 810 full-time-equivalent teachers and 2,117 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 2616440
- 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, 3 mi)
- Godfrey-Lee Public Schools (5 schools, 3 mi)
- Godwin Heights Public Schools (5 schools, 5 mi)
- Wyoming Public Schools (8 schools, 5 mi)
- Northview Public Schools (8 schools, 6 mi)
- Kelloggsville Public Schools (7 schools, 6 mi)
- Grandville Public Schools (10 schools, 7 mi)
- Comstock Park Public Schools (5 schools, 7 mi)
Questions about Grand Rapids Public Schools
How many schools are in Grand Rapids Public Schools?
SchoolGrade grades 49 public schools in Grand Rapids Public Schools, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Grand Rapids Public Schools serve?
The largest by graded schools: Grand Rapids.
How good are the schools in Grand Rapids Public Schools?
Across the 45 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is D, with 19.5% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 20.1%. 56% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Grand Rapids Public Schools?
13,802 students were enrolled in Grand Rapids Public Schools in the 2023-24 school year, about 17.0 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Grand Rapids Public Schools?
Grand Rapids Public Schools is in Michigan, based in Kent County, with its district office in Grand Rapids. Its boundary covers about 42.1 sq mi.