Northern High School
3801 Leonard St Ne
Grand Rapids MI, 49525, Kent County
Phone: 616-493-8600
Ranking: 
(25 out of 665, top 4%)*
(25 out of 665, top 4%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Forest Hills Public Schools
Title I Eligible School: No
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: | 63 | 59 | 59 | 57 | 61 | 63 | 58 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,121 | 1,089 | 1,082 | 1,018 | 965 | 966 | 925 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 280 | 25.0% | 280 | 25.7% | 287 | 26.5% | 250 | 24.6% | 238 | 24.7% | 248 | 25.7% | 261 | 28.2% |
| Grade 10: | 283 | 25.2% | 292 | 26.8% | 271 | 25.0% | 239 | 23.5% | 259 | 26.8% | 260 | 26.9% | 206 | 22.3% |
| Grade 11: | 290 | 25.9% | 262 | 24.1% | 248 | 22.9% | 262 | 25.7% | 263 | 27.3% | 201 | 20.8% | 241 | 26.1% |
| Grade 12: | 268 | 23.9% | 255 | 23.4% | 275 | 25.4% | 266 | 26.1% | 205 | 21.2% | 257 | 26.6% | 217 | 23.5% |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 568 | 50.7% | 568 | 52.2% | 563 | 52.0% | 526 | 51.7% | 494 | 51.2% | 491 | 50.8% | 468 | 50.6% |
| Female: | 553 | 49.3% | 521 | 47.8% | 519 | 48.0% | 492 | 48.3% | 463 | 48.0% | 467 | 48.3% | 453 | 49.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.3% | 7 | 0.8% |
| Asian: | 95 | 8.5% | 98 | 9.0% | 93 | 8.6% | 95 | 9.3% | 86 | 8.9% | 66 | 6.8% | 68 | 7.4% |
| Hispanic: | 45 | 4.0% | 40 | 3.7% | 33 | 3.0% | 28 | 2.8% | 23 | 2.4% | 20 | 2.1% | 15 | 1.6% |
| Black: | 70 | 6.2% | 81 | 7.4% | 82 | 7.6% | 88 | 8.6% | 84 | 8.7% | 91 | 9.4% | 87 | 9.4% |
| White: | 869 | 77.5% | 855 | 78.5% | 864 | 79.9% | 803 | 78.9% | 769 | 79.7% | 786 | 81.4% | 748 | 80.9% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 40 | 3.6% | 11 | 1.0% | 8 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 119 | 10.6% | 100 | 9.2% | 139 | 12.8% | 122 | 12.0% | 113 | 11.7% | 109 | 11.3% | 82 | 8.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 25 | 2.2% | 37 | 3.4% | 24 | 2.2% | 26 | 2.6% | 23 | 2.4% | 49 | 5.1% | 46 | 5.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.90 | 18.60 | 18.42 | 18.02 | 15.82 | 15.40 | 15.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MEAP | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 80.3% | 52.4% |
| 2007 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 84.7% | 53.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 87% | 89.8% | 70.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 85.6% | 88% | 68% |
| 2006 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 81.9% | 56.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 84.9% | 59.8% |
| 2006 | Writing | 12th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 81.2% | 55.2% |
| 2007 | Writing | 12th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 81.9% | 55.9% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 92.7% | 94.6% | 71.1% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 92.7% | 92.3% | 72.8% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 56.8% | 57.9% | 28.7% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 59% | 56.2% | 28.6% |
| MME | ||||||
| 2007 | English Lang Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 79.9% | 51% |
| 2008 | English Lang Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 71% | 79.7% | 52.3% |
| 2009 | English Lang Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 78.2% | 52.1% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 68% | 78.7% | 46.5% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 75.9% | 46.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 81.1% | 49.3% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 83.2% | 50.4% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 81% | 84% | 52% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 61.6% | 64.8% | 29.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 56% | 57% | 29% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 81.6% | 59.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 84.3% | 61.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 72% | 79.7% | 59.9% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 86% | 86.9% | 65.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 84% | 86% | 63% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 79.3% | 55.9% |
| 2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 73% | 75% | 54% |
| 2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 81.2% | 55.9% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 80.9% | 56.6% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 81.8% | 55.6% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 80% | 85.3% | 57.9% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 84% | 87% | 61% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 48.1% | 51.2% | 25.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 49% | 50% | 26% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 94.6% | 83.3% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 88.3% | 94.2% | 79.9% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 89% | 93.7% | 81.3% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 92.4% | 93.9% | 79.4% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 90% | 91% | 77% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 59.8% | 63% | 40.5% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 61% | 61% | 39% |
| 2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 63.9% | 68.4% | 40.1% |
| 2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 69.4% | 41.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 73.3% | 43.4% |
| 2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 74.2% | 43.7% |
| 2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 73% | 76% | 47% |
| 2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 79.6% | 49.4% |
| 2013 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 70% | 74% | 49% |
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* Northern High School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.