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The highest-poverty public elementary schools in Kent County, Michigan

114 public elementary schools in Kent County, Michigan appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public elementary schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. William C Abney Academy Elementary leads the list at 100%, against a median of 49.9% 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
114
Kent County, Michigan
Top % FRL
100%
Median % FRL
49.9%
HIGHEST POVERTY · KENT COUNTY, MICHIGAN
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
1William C Abney Academy ElementaryGRAND RAPIDS, MIWilliam C. Abney AcademyElementary273100%
2Gerald Dawkins AcademyGRAND RAPIDS, MIGerald Dawkins AcademyElementary15296.7%
3East Leonard ElementaryGRAND RAPIDS, MIGrand Rapids Public SchoolsElementary17496.0%
4River City Scholars Charter AcademyGRAND RAPIDS, MIRiver City Scholars Charter AcademyElementary28695.8%
5Godfrey Elementary SchoolWYOMING, MIGodfrey-Lee Public SchoolsElementary32594.8%
6GodfreyLee Early Childhood CtrWYOMING, MIGodfrey-Lee Public SchoolsElementary35594.4%
7KenOSha Park ElementaryGRAND RAPIDS, MIGrand Rapids Public SchoolsElementary11894.1%
8Vista Charter AcademyGRAND RAPIDS, MIVista Charter AcademyElementary64193.4%
9Stocking ElementaryGRAND RAPIDS, MIGrand Rapids Public SchoolsElementary16193.2%
10Campus ElementaryGRAND RAPIDS, MIGrand Rapids Public SchoolsElementary21092.4%
11Martin Luther King Leadership AcademyGRAND RAPIDS, MIGrand Rapids Public SchoolsElementary29992.3%
12West Godwin Elementary SchoolWYOMING, MIGodwin Heights Public SchoolsElementary39391.3%
13Ridge Park Charter AcademyGRAND RAPIDS, MIRidge Park Charter AcademyElementary50791.3%
14North Godwin Elementary SchoolGRAND RAPIDS, MIGodwin Heights Public SchoolsElementary40090.5%
15Meadowlawn ElementaryGRAND RAPIDS, MIKentwood Public SchoolsElementary33990.3%
16New Branches Charter AcademyGRAND RAPIDS, MINew Branches Charter AcademyElementary34589.0%
17Kent Hills ElementaryGRAND RAPIDS, MIGrand Rapids Public SchoolsElementary37087.8%
18Parkview Elementary SchoolWYOMING, MIWyoming Public SchoolsElementary29686.8%
19Harrison Park AcademyGRAND RAPIDS, MIGrand Rapids Public SchoolsElementary70886.0%
20Gerald R Ford Academic CenterGRAND RAPIDS, MIGrand Rapids Public SchoolsElementary21385.4%
21Cesar E Chavez ElementaryGRAND RAPIDS, MIGrand Rapids Public SchoolsElementary43785.1%
22Gladiola Elementary SchoolWYOMING, MIWyoming Public SchoolsElementary29084.5%
23Buchanan ElementaryGRAND RAPIDS, MIGrand Rapids Public SchoolsElementary37984.4%
24Dickinson AcademyGRAND RAPIDS, MIGrand Rapids Public SchoolsElementary22484.4%
25West Kelloggsville SchoolGRAND RAPIDS, MIKelloggsville Public SchoolsElementary25384.2%
26Sibley SchoolGRAND RAPIDS, MIGrand Rapids Public SchoolsElementary30883.8%
27Townline ElementaryGRAND RAPIDS, MIKentwood Public SchoolsElementary32083.1%
28Central Kelloggsville ElementaryGRAND RAPIDS, MIKelloggsville Public SchoolsElementary49482.8%
29Southeast Kelloggsville SchoolGRAND RAPIDS, MIKelloggsville Public SchoolsElementary28782.6%
30West Elementary SchoolWYOMING, MIWyoming Public SchoolsElementary46882.1%
31Burton ElementaryGRAND RAPIDS, MIGrand Rapids Public SchoolsElementary36581.9%
32Mulick Park Elementary SchoolGRAND RAPIDS, MIGrand Rapids Public SchoolsElementary26481.4%
33Southwood ElementaryGRAND RAPIDS, MIKentwood Public SchoolsElementary30281.1%
34Challenger ElementaryGRAND RAPIDS, MIKentwood Public SchoolsElementary41380.1%
35Palmer SchoolGRAND RAPIDS, MIGrand Rapids Public SchoolsElementary18778.6%
36Bowen ElementaryGRAND RAPIDS, MIKentwood Public SchoolsElementary35778.2%
37Glenwood ElementaryGRAND RAPIDS, MIKentwood Public SchoolsElementary54377.2%
38Sherwood Global Studies AcademyGRAND RAPIDS, MIGrand Rapids Public SchoolsElementary12176.9%
39Knapp Charter AcademyGRAND RAPIDS, MIKnapp Charter AcademyElementary39876.6%
40Brookwood ElementaryGRAND RAPIDS, MIKentwood Public SchoolsElementary37076.2%
41Oriole Park Elementary SchoolWYOMING, MIWyoming Public SchoolsElementary27775.8%
42Brookside ElementaryGRAND RAPIDS, MIGrand Rapids Public SchoolsElementary25474.8%
43Shawmut Hills SchoolGRAND RAPIDS, MIGrand Rapids Public SchoolsElementary26773.0%
44Discovery ElementaryGRAND RAPIDS, MIKentwood Public SchoolsElementary67472.0%
45Coit Creative Arts AcademyGRAND RAPIDS, MIGrand Rapids Public SchoolsElementary24671.5%
46Aberdeen AcademyGRAND RAPIDS, MIGrand Rapids Public SchoolsElementary24168.9%
47Endeavor ElementaryGRAND RAPIDS, MIKentwood Public SchoolsElementary55368.7%
48Southwest Elementary Academia BilingueGRAND RAPIDS, MIGrand Rapids Public SchoolsElementary66168.1%
49Alpine Elementary SchoolCOMSTOCK PARK, MIKenowa Hills Public SchoolsElementary32367.2%
50Kent City Elementary SchoolKENT CITY, MIKent City Community SchoolsElementary53765.7%
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