Kent Hills School
1445 Emerald Ave Ne
Grand Rapids MI, 49505, Kent County
Phone: 616-819-2727
Ranking: 
(2,089 out of 2,213, bottom 6%)*
(2,089 out of 2,213, bottom 6%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Grand Rapids Public Schools
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 22 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 14 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 366 | 386 | 400 | 384 | 403 | 396 | 235 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 75 | 20.5% | 63 | 16.3% | 79 | 19.8% | 72 | 18.8% | 102 | 25.3% | 75 | 18.9% | 31 | 13.2% |
| Grade 1: | 72 | 19.7% | 86 | 22.3% | 69 | 17.3% | 92 | 24.0% | 58 | 14.4% | 55 | 13.9% | 44 | 18.7% |
| Grade 2: | 65 | 17.8% | 66 | 17.1% | 79 | 19.8% | 60 | 15.6% | 55 | 13.6% | 74 | 18.7% | 34 | 14.5% |
| Grade 3: | 59 | 16.1% | 67 | 17.4% | 57 | 14.3% | 46 | 12.0% | 71 | 17.6% | 59 | 14.9% | 47 | 20.0% |
| Grade 4: | 47 | 12.8% | 52 | 13.5% | 48 | 12.0% | 63 | 16.4% | 46 | 11.4% | 60 | 15.2% | 42 | 17.9% |
| Grade 5: | 48 | 13.1% | 52 | 13.5% | 68 | 17.0% | 51 | 13.3% | 71 | 17.6% | 73 | 18.4% | 37 | 15.7% |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 193 | 52.7% | 205 | 53.1% | 210 | 52.5% | 197 | 51.3% | 168 | 41.7% | 174 | 43.9% | 94 | 40.0% |
| Female: | 173 | 47.3% | 181 | 46.9% | 190 | 47.5% | 187 | 48.7% | 159 | 39.5% | 162 | 40.9% | 97 | 41.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.8% | 6 | 2.6% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.3% | 6 | 1.5% | 7 | 1.8% | 2 | 0.9% |
| Hispanic: | 62 | 16.9% | 56 | 14.5% | 66 | 16.5% | 66 | 17.2% | 27 | 6.7% | 39 | 9.8% | 25 | 10.6% |
| Black: | 195 | 53.3% | 217 | 56.2% | 197 | 49.3% | 196 | 51.0% | 201 | 49.9% | 191 | 48.2% | 97 | 41.3% |
| White: | 65 | 17.8% | 70 | 18.1% | 99 | 24.8% | 96 | 25.0% | 100 | 24.8% | 104 | 26.3% | 65 | 27.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 42 | 11.5% | 37 | 9.6% | 35 | 8.8% | 23 | 6.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 328 | 89.6% | 344 | 89.1% | 350 | 87.5% | 338 | 88.0% | 352 | 87.3% | 344 | 86.9% | 192 | 81.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 15 | 4.1% | 19 | 4.9% | 14 | 3.5% | 15 | 3.9% | 19 | 4.7% | 23 | 5.8% | 10 | 4.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.87 | 18.21 | 16.88 | 17.30 | 17.37 | 16.00 | 16.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MEAP | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 64.2% | 87% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 73.3% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 77.2% | 90.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 79.8% | 91.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 88.2% | 94.8% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 87.9% | 95.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 10% | 18.8% | 36.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 10.9% | 18.1% | 40.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 68.5% | 86.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 74.6% | 87.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 73.4% | 86.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.9% | 72.5% | 86.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 79.3% | 89.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.8% | 70.9% | 86.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 37.9% | 40.9% | 62.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46.9% | 44.6% | 66.5% |
| 2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 41.7% | 37.5% | 51.5% |
| 2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.2% | 42.8% | 51.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 32.6% | 43.2% | 57.4% |
| 2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 31.6% | 41.8% | 61.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.1% | 51.9% | 81.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 60.5% | 84.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 69.3% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 71.2% | 87.9% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 81.6% | 92.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 79.7% | 91.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 18.4% | 20.1% | 39.9% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 20% | 24.8% | 44.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 60.1% | 83.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 67.9% | 84.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 69.9% | 84.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 63.3% | 82.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.6% | 64.2% | 84.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.6% | 65.6% | 84.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 32.7% | 44.4% | 67.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 46% | 53.2% | 68.1% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 43.8% | 33.5% | 54.8% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 24.2% | 35.4% | 45.2% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 23.3% | 28.2% | 44.5% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 26.7% | 25.6% | 44.4% |
| 2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 31.7% | 30.6% | 47.2% |
| 2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 18.4% | 28.9% | 44.5% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 32% | 30.7% | 46.7% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 41.8% | 73.4% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 37.8% | 48.5% | 75.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.7% | 51% | 74.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 59.8% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.1% | 62.7% | 79.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 36.7% | 60.2% | 79.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 24.2% | 20.9% | 39.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 17.3% | 23.8% | 45.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 58.1% | 80% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 65.7% | 84.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 62.4% | 81.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 65.7% | 81.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 66.6% | 85.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 67.2% | 85.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.3% | 45.8% | 68.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.4% | 50.4% | 70.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 41.7% | 76.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 37.8% | 49.1% | 82.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.8% | 50% | 81.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 59.2% | 83.1% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 56.2% | 81% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 39.6% | 46.9% | 78.1% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 1.5% | 4.4% | 15.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 1.9% | 3.1% | 13.1% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 54% | 62.9% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.9% | 46.3% | 57.4% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 28.9% | 37.1% | 58.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.7% | 46.1% | 63.4% |
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* Kent Hills School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.