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

Across Kent County, Michigan, 24 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Goodwillie Environmental School leads the list at 81.6%, against a median of 63.0% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Kent County, Michigan

Top % Proficient (Reading)

81.6%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

63.0%

BEST IN READING · KENT COUNTY, MICHIGAN

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Goodwillie Environmental School	ADA, MI	Forest Hills Public Schools	Middle	103	81.6%
2	Central Middle School	ADA, MI	Forest Hills Public Schools	Middle	488	74.4%
3	Robert L Nickels Intermediate School	BYRON CENTER, MI	Byron Center Public Schools	Middle	705	73.5%
4	Central Woodlands 56 School	ADA, MI	Forest Hills Public Schools	Middle	462	71.6%
5	Northern Trails 56 School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Forest Hills Public Schools	Middle	520	71.1%
6	Kraft Meadows Intermediate School	CALEDONIA, MI	Caledonia Community Schools	Middle	703	69.4%
7	Byron Center West Middle School	BYRON CENTER, MI	Byron Center Public Schools	Middle	729	68.1%
8	Eastern Middle School	ADA, MI	Forest Hills Public Schools	Middle	528	67.2%
9	Northern Hills Middle School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Forest Hills Public Schools	Middle	515	66.9%
10	East Rockford Middle School	ROCKFORD, MI	Rockford Public Schools	Middle	788	66.2%
11	North Rockford Middle School	ROCKFORD, MI	Rockford Public Schools	Middle	908	65.6%
12	East Grand Rapids Middle School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	East Grand Rapids Public Schools	Middle	710	63.4%
13	Duncan Lake Middle School	CALEDONIA, MI	Caledonia Community Schools	Middle	696	62.5%
14	Lowell Middle School	LOWELL, MI	Lowell Area Schools	Middle	790	56.9%
15	Grandville Middle School	GRANDVILLE, MI	Grandville Public Schools	Middle	850	56.1%
16	Crossroads Middle School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Northview Public Schools	Middle	472	52.0%
17	Sparta Middle School	SPARTA, MI	Sparta Area Schools	Middle	503	48.5%
18	Highlands School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Northview Public Schools	Middle	445	45.6%
19	Crestwood Middle School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Kentwood Public Schools	Middle	700	42.4%
20	Cedar Springs Middle School	CEDAR SPRINGS, MI	Cedar Springs Public Schools	Middle	657	36.9%
21	Pinewood Middle School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Kentwood Public Schools	Middle	842	34.9%
22	Kenowa Hills Middle School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Kenowa Hills Public Schools	Middle	634	34.1%
23	Mill Creek Middle School	COMSTOCK PARK, MI	Comstock Park Public Schools	Middle	385	30.2%
24	Kent City Middle School	KENT CITY, MI	Kent City Community Schools	Middle	290	22.4%

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