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The highest-performing public schools in reading in Kent County, Michigan

This ranking covers the highest-performing public schools in reading in Kent County, Michigan, drawn from 109 qualifying public schools. Brown Elementary School leads the list at 87.8%, against a median of 54.2% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

109

Kent County, Michigan

Top % Proficient (Reading)

87.8%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

54.2%

BEST IN READING · KENT COUNTY, MICHIGAN

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Brown Elementary School	BYRON CENTER, MI	Byron Center Public Schools	Elementary	438	87.8%
2	Marshall Elementary School	BYRON CENTER, MI	Byron Center Public Schools	Elementary	463	86.9%
3	Knapp Forest Elementary School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Forest Hills Public Schools	Elementary	520	84.3%
4	Countryside Elementary School	BYRON CENTER, MI	Byron Center Public Schools	Elementary	426	83.6%
5	Wealthy School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	East Grand Rapids Public Schools	Elementary	462	82.6%
6	Goodwillie Environmental School	ADA, MI	Forest Hills Public Schools	Middle	103	81.6%
7	Lakeside School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	East Grand Rapids Public Schools	Elementary	453	81.3%
8	Kettle Lake Elementary School	ALTO, MI	Caledonia Community Schools	Elementary	349	80.9%
9	Chandler Woods Charter Academy	BELMONT, MI	Chandler Woods Charter Academy	Elementary	741	77.8%
10	Pine Ridge Elementary School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Forest Hills Public Schools	Elementary	472	76.1%
11	Murray Lake Elementary	LOWELL, MI	Lowell Area Schools	Elementary	433	76.1%
12	Crestwood Elementary School	ROCKFORD, MI	Rockford Public Schools	Elementary	469	76.0%
13	Ada Elementary School	ADA, MI	Forest Hills Public Schools	Elementary	293	75.8%
14	Breton Downs School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	East Grand Rapids Public Schools	Elementary	451	75.1%
15	Central Middle School	ADA, MI	Forest Hills Public Schools	Middle	488	74.4%
16	Dutton Elementary School	CALEDONIA, MI	Caledonia Community Schools	Elementary	317	73.9%
17	Robert L Nickels Intermediate School	BYRON CENTER, MI	Byron Center Public Schools	Middle	705	73.5%
18	Caledonia Elementary School	CALEDONIA, MI	Caledonia Community Schools	Elementary	378	73.4%
19	Emmons Lake Elementary School	CALEDONIA, MI	Caledonia Community Schools	Elementary	377	73.3%
20	Rockford Spanish Immersion	ROCKFORD, MI	Rockford Public Schools	Elementary	307	72.1%
21	City High Middle School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	High	955	71.8%
22	Central Woodlands 56 School	ADA, MI	Forest Hills Public Schools	Middle	462	71.6%
23	Valley View Elementary School	ROCKFORD, MI	Rockford Public Schools	Elementary	336	71.4%
24	Cannonsburg Elementary School	ROCKFORD, MI	Rockford Public Schools	Elementary	262	71.4%
25	Northern Trails 56 School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Forest Hills Public Schools	Middle	520	71.1%
26	Belmont Elementary School	BELMONT, MI	Rockford Public Schools	Elementary	277	71.0%
27	Cross Creek Charter Academy	BYRON CENTER, MI	Cross Creek Charter Academy	Elementary	809	70.9%
28	Meadow Brook Elementary School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Forest Hills Public Schools	Elementary	431	70.9%
29	Collins Elementary School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Forest Hills Public Schools	Elementary	356	70.7%
30	Grandville Central Elementary School	GRANDVILLE, MI	Grandville Public Schools	Elementary	201	70.5%
31	Kraft Meadows Intermediate School	CALEDONIA, MI	Caledonia Community Schools	Middle	703	69.4%
32	Grand Rapids Child Discovery Center	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Child Discovery Center	Elementary	287	68.4%
33	Byron Center West Middle School	BYRON CENTER, MI	Byron Center Public Schools	Middle	729	68.1%
34	Ada Vista Elementary School	ADA, MI	Forest Hills Public Schools	Elementary	446	67.9%
35	Eastern Middle School	ADA, MI	Forest Hills Public Schools	Middle	528	67.2%
36	Northern Hills Middle School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Forest Hills Public Schools	Middle	515	66.9%
37	East Rockford Middle School	ROCKFORD, MI	Rockford Public Schools	Middle	788	66.2%
38	Thornapple Elementary School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Forest Hills Public Schools	Elementary	361	66.1%
39	Orchard View Elementary School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Forest Hills Public Schools	Elementary	439	65.9%
40	North Rockford Middle School	ROCKFORD, MI	Rockford Public Schools	Middle	908	65.6%
41	Vanguard Charter Academy	WYOMING, MI	Vanguard Charter Academy	Elementary	765	65.5%
42	Roguewood Elementary School	ROCKFORD, MI	Rockford Public Schools	Elementary	283	64.9%
43	Alto Elementary School	ALTO, MI	Lowell Area Schools	Elementary	417	64.8%
44	Lakes Elementary School	ROCKFORD, MI	Rockford Public Schools	Elementary	409	63.7%
45	East Grand Rapids Middle School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	East Grand Rapids Public Schools	Middle	710	63.4%
46	Parkside Elementary School	ROCKFORD, MI	Rockford Public Schools	Elementary	179	62.9%
47	Duncan Lake Middle School	CALEDONIA, MI	Caledonia Community Schools	Middle	696	62.5%
48	Meadow Ridge Elementary School	ROCKFORD, MI	Rockford Public Schools	Elementary	397	61.7%
49	Grandville South Elementary School	GRANDVILLE, MI	Grandville Public Schools	Elementary	287	61.3%
50	Grandville Cummings Elementary School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grandville Public Schools	Elementary	366	61.1%

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