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The fastest-declining public elementary schools by enrollment in Kent County, Michigan

80 public elementary schools in Kent County, Michigan appear in this ranking of the fastest-declining public elementary schools by enrollment, ranked by the steepest enrollment decline between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. Sherwood Global Studies Academy leads the list at -63.7%, against a median of -13.9% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Kent County, Michigan

Best Enrollment change

-63.7%

Median Enrollment change

-13.9%

FASTEST DECLINING · KENT COUNTY, MICHIGAN

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	Sherwood Global Studies Academy	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	333	121	-63.7%
2	Valley View Elementary School	ROCKFORD, MI	Rockford Public Schools	631	336	-46.8%
3	Grandville West Elementary School	GRANDVILLE, MI	Grandville Public Schools	355	191	-46.2%
4	Knapp Charter Academy	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Knapp Charter Academy	732	398	-45.6%
5	Campus Elementary	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	346	210	-39.3%
6	Parkside Elementary School	ROCKFORD, MI	Rockford Public Schools	295	179	-39.3%
7	Grandville East Elementary School	GRANDVILLE, MI	Grandville Public Schools	336	207	-38.4%
8	River City Scholars Charter Academy	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	River City Scholars Charter Academy	447	286	-36.0%
9	Grandville Grand View Elementary School	WYOMING, MI	Grandville Public Schools	609	406	-33.3%
10	Grandville South Elementary School	GRANDVILLE, MI	Grandville Public Schools	427	287	-32.8%
11	Gladiola Elementary School	WYOMING, MI	Wyoming Public Schools	399	290	-27.3%
12	Grandville Cummings Elementary School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grandville Public Schools	496	366	-26.2%
13	Belmont Elementary School	BELMONT, MI	Rockford Public Schools	370	277	-25.1%
14	Gerald R Ford Academic Center	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	284	213	-25.0%
15	Grandville Century Park Learning Center	WYOMING, MI	Grandville Public Schools	541	411	-24.0%
16	Dickinson Academy	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	294	224	-23.8%
17	Burton Elementary	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	475	365	-23.2%
18	Alpine Elementary School	COMSTOCK PARK, MI	Kenowa Hills Public Schools	419	323	-22.9%
19	Orchard View Elementary School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Forest Hills Public Schools	569	439	-22.8%
20	Knapp Forest Elementary School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Forest Hills Public Schools	671	520	-22.5%
21	Kettle Lake Elementary School	ALTO, MI	Caledonia Community Schools	450	349	-22.4%
22	Lakes Elementary School	ROCKFORD, MI	Rockford Public Schools	525	409	-22.1%
23	Cedar Trails Elementary School	CEDAR SPRINGS, MI	Cedar Springs Public Schools	548	431	-21.4%
24	William C Abney Academy Elementary	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	William C. Abney Academy	338	273	-19.2%
25	Southwest Elementary Academia Bilingue	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	816	661	-19.0%
26	Palmer School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	231	187	-19.0%
27	Countryside Elementary School	BYRON CENTER, MI	Byron Center Public Schools	524	426	-18.7%
28	North Oakview Elementary School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Northview Public Schools	424	346	-18.4%
29	Alto Elementary School	ALTO, MI	Lowell Area Schools	505	417	-17.4%
30	Roguewood Elementary School	ROCKFORD, MI	Rockford Public Schools	340	283	-16.8%
31	West Kelloggsville School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Kelloggsville Public Schools	303	253	-16.5%
32	Brown Elementary School	BYRON CENTER, MI	Byron Center Public Schools	524	438	-16.4%
33	Lincoln Heights Elem School	GREENVILLE, MI	Greenville Public Schools	476	398	-16.4%
34	Parkview Elementary School	WYOMING, MI	Wyoming Public Schools	352	296	-15.9%
35	Meadow Brook Elementary School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Forest Hills Public Schools	510	431	-15.5%
36	Oriole Park Elementary School	WYOMING, MI	Wyoming Public Schools	328	277	-15.5%
37	Godfrey Elementary School	WYOMING, MI	Godfrey-Lee Public Schools	384	325	-15.4%
38	Ada Elementary School	ADA, MI	Forest Hills Public Schools	345	293	-15.1%
39	Caledonia Elementary School	CALEDONIA, MI	Caledonia Community Schools	444	378	-14.9%
40	GodfreyLee Early Childhood Ctr	WYOMING, MI	Godfrey-Lee Public Schools	413	355	-14.0%
41	Vista Charter Academy	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Vista Charter Academy	744	641	-13.8%
42	Ridge Park Charter Academy	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Ridge Park Charter Academy	587	507	-13.6%
43	Emmons Lake Elementary School	CALEDONIA, MI	Caledonia Community Schools	435	377	-13.3%
44	Martin Luther King Leadership Academy	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	344	299	-13.1%
45	Marshall Elementary School	BYRON CENTER, MI	Byron Center Public Schools	531	463	-12.8%
46	West Oakview Elementary School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Northview Public Schools	275	240	-12.7%
47	Buchanan Elementary	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	431	379	-12.1%
48	Kent City Elementary School	KENT CITY, MI	Kent City Community Schools	607	537	-11.5%
49	North Park Montessori Academy	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	428	379	-11.4%
50	Beach Elementary School	CEDAR SPRINGS, MI	Cedar Springs Public Schools	501	445	-11.2%

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