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The fastest-growing public elementary schools in Kent County, Michigan

Across Kent County, Michigan, 22 public elementary schools are ranked here, ranked by enrollment growth between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. Kent Hills Elementary leads the list at 65.2%, against a median of 10.7% 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

Top Enrollment growth

65.2%

Median Enrollment growth

10.7%

FASTEST GROWING · KENT COUNTY, MICHIGAN

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	Kent Hills Elementary	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	224	370	65.2%
2	Glenwood Elementary	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Kentwood Public Schools	336	543	61.6%
3	Central Kelloggsville Elementary	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Kelloggsville Public Schools	357	494	38.4%
4	Zinser Elementary School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Kenowa Hills Public Schools	332	443	33.4%
5	North Godwin Elementary School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Godwin Heights Public Schools	320	400	25.0%
6	Challenger Elementary	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Kentwood Public Schools	344	413	20.1%
7	Discovery Elementary	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Kentwood Public Schools	566	674	19.1%
8	Wealthy School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	East Grand Rapids Public Schools	398	462	16.1%
9	Breton Downs School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	East Grand Rapids Public Schools	395	451	14.2%
10	Mulick Park Elementary School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	235	264	12.3%
11	Congress Elementary	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	212	237	11.8%
12	Grand Rapids Child Discovery Center	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Child Discovery Center	262	287	9.5%
13	Brookwood Elementary	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Kentwood Public Schools	342	370	8.2%
14	Bowen Elementary	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Kentwood Public Schools	338	357	5.6%
15	Lakeside School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	East Grand Rapids Public Schools	432	453	4.9%
16	Explorer Elementary	CALEDONIA, MI	Kentwood Public Schools	535	556	3.9%
17	Aberdeen Academy	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	233	241	3.4%
18	Cross Creek Charter Academy	BYRON CENTER, MI	Cross Creek Charter Academy	784	809	3.2%
19	Ridgeview Elementary School	SPARTA, MI	Sparta Area Schools	542	555	2.4%
20	Sibley School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	303	308	1.7%
21	Chandler Woods Charter Academy	BELMONT, MI	Chandler Woods Charter Academy	739	741	0.3%
22	Thornapple Elementary School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Forest Hills Public Schools	360	361	0.3%

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