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The fastest-growing public schools in Kent County, Michigan

Across Kent County, Michigan, 42 public schools are ranked here, ranked by enrollment growth between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. Cedar Springs Middle School leads the list at 155%, against a median of 9.6% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Kent County, Michigan

Top Enrollment growth

155%

Median Enrollment growth

9.6%

FASTEST GROWING · KENT COUNTY, MICHIGAN

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	Cedar Springs Middle School	CEDAR SPRINGS, MI	Cedar Springs Public Schools	258	657	155%
2	Kent Hills Elementary	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	224	370	65.2%
3	Glenwood Elementary	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Kentwood Public Schools	336	543	61.6%
4	Central Kelloggsville Elementary	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Kelloggsville Public Schools	357	494	38.4%
5	Duncan Lake Middle School	CALEDONIA, MI	Caledonia Community Schools	504	696	38.1%
6	Zinser Elementary School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Kenowa Hills Public Schools	332	443	33.4%
7	Wyoming High School	WYOMING, MI	Wyoming Public Schools	961	1,273	32.5%
8	Eastern Middle School	ADA, MI	Forest Hills Public Schools	411	528	28.5%
9	Byron Center High School	BYRON CENTER, MI	Byron Center Public Schools	1,088	1,387	27.5%
10	North Godwin Elementary School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Godwin Heights Public Schools	320	400	25.0%
11	Challenger Elementary	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Kentwood Public Schools	344	413	20.1%
12	Discovery Elementary	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Kentwood Public Schools	566	674	19.1%
13	Byron Center West Middle School	BYRON CENTER, MI	Byron Center Public Schools	616	729	18.3%
14	Kraft Meadows Intermediate School	CALEDONIA, MI	Caledonia Community Schools	598	703	17.6%
15	Wealthy School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	East Grand Rapids Public Schools	398	462	16.1%
16	Grand Rapids University Preparatory Academy	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	432	494	14.4%
17	Breton Downs School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	East Grand Rapids Public Schools	395	451	14.2%
18	Mulick Park Elementary School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	235	264	12.3%
19	Congress Elementary	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	212	237	11.8%
20	Pinewood Middle School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Kentwood Public Schools	762	842	10.5%
21	Kent City High School	KENT CITY, MI	Kent City Community Schools	349	383	9.7%
22	Grand Rapids Child Discovery Center	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Child Discovery Center	262	287	9.5%
23	City High Middle School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	874	955	9.3%
24	Brookwood Elementary	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Kentwood Public Schools	342	370	8.2%
25	Robert L Nickels Intermediate School	BYRON CENTER, MI	Byron Center Public Schools	656	705	7.5%
26	East Grand Rapids Middle School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	East Grand Rapids Public Schools	664	710	6.9%
27	East Kentwood High School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Kentwood Public Schools	1,946	2,068	6.3%
28	Crestwood Middle School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Kentwood Public Schools	660	700	6.1%
29	Lee High School	WYOMING, MI	Godfrey-Lee Public Schools	507	537	5.9%
30	Bowen Elementary	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Kentwood Public Schools	338	357	5.6%
31	Lakeside School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	East Grand Rapids Public Schools	432	453	4.9%
32	Explorer Elementary	CALEDONIA, MI	Kentwood Public Schools	535	556	3.9%
33	Valleywood Middle School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Kentwood Public Schools	521	541	3.8%
34	Aberdeen Academy	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	233	241	3.4%
35	Cross Creek Charter Academy	BYRON CENTER, MI	Cross Creek Charter Academy	784	809	3.2%
36	Ridgeview Elementary School	SPARTA, MI	Sparta Area Schools	542	555	2.4%
37	Sibley School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	303	308	1.7%
38	East Kentwood Freshman Campus	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Kentwood Public Schools	732	742	1.4%
39	East Rockford Middle School	ROCKFORD, MI	Rockford Public Schools	783	788	0.6%
40	Chandler Woods Charter Academy	BELMONT, MI	Chandler Woods Charter Academy	739	741	0.3%
41	Thornapple Elementary School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Forest Hills Public Schools	360	361	0.3%
42	West Michigan Aviation Academy	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	West Michigan Aviation Academy	599	600	0.2%

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