Northern Hills Middle School
3775 Leonard St Ne
Grand Rapids MI, 49525, Kent County
Phone: 616-493-8650
Ranking: 
(11 out of 2,213, top 0%)*
(11 out of 2,213, top 0%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 8
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: | 29 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 563 | 562 | 560 | 543 | 518 | 471 | 456 | |||||||
| Grade 7: | 280 | 49.7% | 280 | 49.8% | 281 | 50.2% | 274 | 50.5% | 272 | 52.5% | 243 | 51.6% | 225 | 49.3% |
| Grade 8: | 283 | 50.3% | 282 | 50.2% | 279 | 49.8% | 269 | 49.5% | 246 | 47.5% | 228 | 48.4% | 231 | 50.7% |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 298 | 52.9% | 282 | 50.2% | 285 | 50.9% | 279 | 51.4% | 250 | 48.3% | 230 | 48.8% | 239 | 52.4% |
| Female: | 265 | 47.1% | 280 | 49.8% | 275 | 49.1% | 264 | 48.6% | 260 | 50.2% | 233 | 49.5% | 213 | 46.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 56 | 9.9% | 55 | 9.8% | 49 | 8.8% | 41 | 7.6% | 47 | 9.1% | 55 | 11.7% | 38 | 8.3% |
| Hispanic: | 24 | 4.3% | 13 | 2.3% | 20 | 3.6% | 17 | 3.1% | 10 | 1.9% | 14 | 3.0% | 13 | 2.9% |
| Black: | 40 | 7.1% | 35 | 6.2% | 41 | 7.3% | 33 | 6.1% | 34 | 6.6% | 37 | 7.9% | 35 | 7.7% |
| White: | 412 | 73.2% | 456 | 81.1% | 444 | 79.3% | 443 | 81.6% | 427 | 82.4% | 365 | 77.5% | 370 | 81.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 29 | 5.2% | 3 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.7% | 8 | 1.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 53 | 9.4% | 53 | 9.4% | 72 | 12.9% | 55 | 10.1% | 49 | 9.5% | 53 | 11.3% | 30 | 6.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 13 | 2.3% | 13 | 2.3% | 12 | 2.1% | 12 | 2.2% | 17 | 3.3% | 18 | 3.8% | 21 | 4.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.28 | 19.03 | 19.86 | 20.49 | 19.44 | 17.90 | 16.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MEAP | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 90.1% | 59.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 93.5% | 94.3% | 64.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 93.2% | 95.1% | 72.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 95% | 96.4% | 82.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 97.4% | 96.9% | 82.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 95.9% | 96.1% | 84.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 69.9% | 37.2% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 73.4% | 38.4% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 95.9% | 95.1% | 75.8% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 93% | 94.6% | 79.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 90.1% | 93.9% | 72.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 95% | 93.5% | 79.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 95.1% | 96.4% | 82% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 95.2% | 95.4% | 79% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 85% | 84.9% | 59.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 84.8% | 62% |
| 2006 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 94.1% | 90.6% | 66.7% |
| 2007 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 94.8% | 90.1% | 65.4% |
| 2008 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 94.3% | 76.6% |
| 2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 95.4% | 94.6% | 77.9% |
| 2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 75.3% | 47.8% |
| 2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 75.3% | 47.3% |
| 2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 78.7% | 51.7% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 88.4% | 63.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 94.7% | 93.7% | 68.1% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 96.9% | 97.5% | 71.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 97.8% | 97.4% | 74.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 94.2% | 95.4% | 70.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 96.6% | 96.7% | 78% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.7% | 70% | 29.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 68% | 70.5% | 32.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 90.3% | 94.2% | 72.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 96.4% | 94.9% | 75.6% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 96% | 95.9% | 77.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 92.4% | 93.4% | 75.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 96.3% | 95% | 83.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 96.2% | 96% | 81.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 85.9% | 60.5% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 85.2% | 65.7% |
| 2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 95.6% | 76.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 97.8% | 95.4% | 74.9% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 96.4% | 97.4% | 79.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 93.3% | 94.5% | 76.3% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 93.4% | 75.9% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 95.5% | 96.1% | 78.1% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 45.3% | 37.5% | 16.5% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 40.7% | 39.8% | 15.9% |
| 2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 94.9% | 90.7% | 64.7% |
| 2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 96.9% | 92.8% | 66.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 93% | 69.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 95.1% | 95.1% | 74.2% |
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* Northern Hills Middle School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.