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

Across Kent County, Michigan, 82 public elementary schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Brown Elementary School leads the list at 87.8%, against a median of 53.1% 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 % Proficient (Reading)

87.8%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

53.1%

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	Lakeside School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	East Grand Rapids Public Schools	Elementary	453	81.3%
7	Kettle Lake Elementary School	ALTO, MI	Caledonia Community Schools	Elementary	349	80.9%
8	Chandler Woods Charter Academy	BELMONT, MI	Chandler Woods Charter Academy	Elementary	741	77.8%
9	Pine Ridge Elementary School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Forest Hills Public Schools	Elementary	472	76.1%
10	Murray Lake Elementary	LOWELL, MI	Lowell Area Schools	Elementary	433	76.1%
11	Crestwood Elementary School	ROCKFORD, MI	Rockford Public Schools	Elementary	469	76.0%
12	Ada Elementary School	ADA, MI	Forest Hills Public Schools	Elementary	293	75.8%
13	Breton Downs School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	East Grand Rapids Public Schools	Elementary	451	75.1%
14	Dutton Elementary School	CALEDONIA, MI	Caledonia Community Schools	Elementary	317	73.9%
15	Caledonia Elementary School	CALEDONIA, MI	Caledonia Community Schools	Elementary	378	73.4%
16	Emmons Lake Elementary School	CALEDONIA, MI	Caledonia Community Schools	Elementary	377	73.3%
17	Rockford Spanish Immersion	ROCKFORD, MI	Rockford Public Schools	Elementary	307	72.1%
18	Valley View Elementary School	ROCKFORD, MI	Rockford Public Schools	Elementary	336	71.4%
19	Cannonsburg Elementary School	ROCKFORD, MI	Rockford Public Schools	Elementary	262	71.4%
20	Belmont Elementary School	BELMONT, MI	Rockford Public Schools	Elementary	277	71.0%
21	Cross Creek Charter Academy	BYRON CENTER, MI	Cross Creek Charter Academy	Elementary	809	70.9%
22	Meadow Brook Elementary School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Forest Hills Public Schools	Elementary	431	70.9%
23	Collins Elementary School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Forest Hills Public Schools	Elementary	356	70.7%
24	Grandville Central Elementary School	GRANDVILLE, MI	Grandville Public Schools	Elementary	201	70.5%
25	Grand Rapids Child Discovery Center	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Child Discovery Center	Elementary	287	68.4%
26	Ada Vista Elementary School	ADA, MI	Forest Hills Public Schools	Elementary	446	67.9%
27	Thornapple Elementary School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Forest Hills Public Schools	Elementary	361	66.1%
28	Orchard View Elementary School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Forest Hills Public Schools	Elementary	439	65.9%
29	Vanguard Charter Academy	WYOMING, MI	Vanguard Charter Academy	Elementary	765	65.5%
30	Roguewood Elementary School	ROCKFORD, MI	Rockford Public Schools	Elementary	283	64.9%
31	Alto Elementary School	ALTO, MI	Lowell Area Schools	Elementary	417	64.8%
32	Lakes Elementary School	ROCKFORD, MI	Rockford Public Schools	Elementary	409	63.7%
33	Parkside Elementary School	ROCKFORD, MI	Rockford Public Schools	Elementary	179	62.9%
34	Meadow Ridge Elementary School	ROCKFORD, MI	Rockford Public Schools	Elementary	397	61.7%
35	Grandville South Elementary School	GRANDVILLE, MI	Grandville Public Schools	Elementary	287	61.3%
36	Grandville Cummings Elementary School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grandville Public Schools	Elementary	366	61.1%
37	Explorer Elementary	CALEDONIA, MI	Kentwood Public Schools	Elementary	556	58.9%
38	Grandville Grand View Elementary School	WYOMING, MI	Grandville Public Schools	Elementary	406	58.8%
39	Walker Charter Academy	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Walker Charter Academy	Elementary	711	54.2%
40	Cherry Creek Elementary School	LOWELL, MI	Lowell Area Schools	Elementary	485	53.8%
41	Grandville Oakestown Intermediate School	GRANDVILLE, MI	Grandville Public Schools	Elementary	852	53.2%
42	Lincoln Heights Elem School	GREENVILLE, MI	Greenville Public Schools	Elementary	398	53.0%
43	Knapp Charter Academy	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Knapp Charter Academy	Elementary	398	52.9%
44	CA Frost Environmental Science Academy Elementary	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	Elementary	476	52.8%
45	North Park Montessori Academy	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	Elementary	379	51.7%
46	Grandville Century Park Learning Center	WYOMING, MI	Grandville Public Schools	Elementary	411	51.6%
47	West Oakview Elementary School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Northview Public Schools	Elementary	240	50.5%
48	Glenwood Elementary	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Kentwood Public Schools	Elementary	543	48.9%
49	Grandville East Elementary School	GRANDVILLE, MI	Grandville Public Schools	Elementary	207	48.1%
50	Congress Elementary	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	Elementary	237	48.0%

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