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

Across Kent County, Michigan, 75 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state science standard. Knapp Forest Elementary School leads the list at 89.9%, against a median of 58.6% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Kent County, Michigan

Top % Proficient (Science)

89.9%

Median % Proficient (Science)

58.6%

BEST IN SCIENCE · KENT COUNTY, MICHIGAN

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Science)
1	Knapp Forest Elementary School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Forest Hills Public Schools	Elementary	520	89.9%
2	Chandler Woods Charter Academy	BELMONT, MI	Chandler Woods Charter Academy	Elementary	741	84.4%
3	Lakeside School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	East Grand Rapids Public Schools	Elementary	453	83.3%
4	Breton Downs School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	East Grand Rapids Public Schools	Elementary	451	82.9%
5	Crestwood Elementary School	ROCKFORD, MI	Rockford Public Schools	Elementary	469	81.7%
6	Central Middle School	ADA, MI	Forest Hills Public Schools	Middle	488	81.2%
7	Valley View Elementary School	ROCKFORD, MI	Rockford Public Schools	Elementary	336	80.0%
8	Byron Center West Middle School	BYRON CENTER, MI	Byron Center Public Schools	Middle	729	78.6%
9	Wealthy School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	East Grand Rapids Public Schools	Elementary	462	78.3%
10	East Grand Rapids Middle School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	East Grand Rapids Public Schools	Middle	710	77.4%
11	Cannonsburg Elementary School	ROCKFORD, MI	Rockford Public Schools	Elementary	262	76.8%
12	Rockford Spanish Immersion	ROCKFORD, MI	Rockford Public Schools	Elementary	307	75.5%
13	Roguewood Elementary School	ROCKFORD, MI	Rockford Public Schools	Elementary	283	74.5%
14	Murray Lake Elementary	LOWELL, MI	Lowell Area Schools	Elementary	433	73.3%
15	Goodwillie Environmental School	ADA, MI	Forest Hills Public Schools	Middle	103	73.1%
16	Northern Hills Middle School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Forest Hills Public Schools	Middle	515	72.3%
17	Central Woodlands 56 School	ADA, MI	Forest Hills Public Schools	Middle	462	71.5%
18	Meadow Ridge Elementary School	ROCKFORD, MI	Rockford Public Schools	Elementary	397	71.3%
19	Belmont Elementary School	BELMONT, MI	Rockford Public Schools	Elementary	277	71.1%
20	Alto Elementary School	ALTO, MI	Lowell Area Schools	Elementary	417	70.5%
21	Orchard View Elementary School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Forest Hills Public Schools	Elementary	439	69.6%
22	City High Middle School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	High	955	69.0%
23	Kraft Meadows Intermediate School	CALEDONIA, MI	Caledonia Community Schools	Middle	703	68.4%
24	North Rockford Middle School	ROCKFORD, MI	Rockford Public Schools	Middle	908	68.4%
25	Grand Rapids Child Discovery Center	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Child Discovery Center	Elementary	287	68.3%
26	Cross Creek Charter Academy	BYRON CENTER, MI	Cross Creek Charter Academy	Elementary	809	66.7%
27	East Rockford Middle School	ROCKFORD, MI	Rockford Public Schools	Middle	788	64.3%
28	Duncan Lake Middle School	CALEDONIA, MI	Caledonia Community Schools	Middle	696	64.0%
29	Northern Trails 56 School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Forest Hills Public Schools	Middle	520	63.8%
30	Robert L Nickels Intermediate School	BYRON CENTER, MI	Byron Center Public Schools	Middle	705	63.3%
31	Cherry Creek Elementary School	LOWELL, MI	Lowell Area Schools	Elementary	485	63.0%
32	Explorer Elementary	CALEDONIA, MI	Kentwood Public Schools	Elementary	556	62.6%
33	Eastern Middle School	ADA, MI	Forest Hills Public Schools	Middle	528	60.8%
34	Congress Elementary	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	Elementary	237	60.0%
35	Lowell Middle School	LOWELL, MI	Lowell Area Schools	Middle	790	59.8%
36	North Park Montessori Academy	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	Elementary	379	59.5%
37	Crossroads Middle School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Northview Public Schools	Middle	472	59.5%
38	Lakes Elementary School	ROCKFORD, MI	Rockford Public Schools	Elementary	409	58.6%
39	Parkside Elementary School	ROCKFORD, MI	Rockford Public Schools	Elementary	179	57.7%
40	Grandville Oakestown Intermediate School	GRANDVILLE, MI	Grandville Public Schools	Elementary	852	56.1%
41	Lincoln Heights Elem School	GREENVILLE, MI	Greenville Public Schools	Elementary	398	55.9%
42	Vanguard Charter Academy	WYOMING, MI	Vanguard Charter Academy	Elementary	765	53.3%
43	Cedar View Elementary School	CEDAR SPRINGS, MI	Cedar Springs Public Schools	Elementary	466	53.2%
44	Zinser Elementary School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Kenowa Hills Public Schools	Elementary	443	51.5%
45	Grandville Middle School	GRANDVILLE, MI	Grandville Public Schools	Middle	850	51.4%
46	CA Frost Environmental Science Academy Elementary	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	Elementary	476	50.7%
47	Appleview Elementary School	SPARTA, MI	Sparta Area Schools	Elementary	517	50.3%
48	Cedar Springs Middle School	CEDAR SPRINGS, MI	Cedar Springs Public Schools	Middle	657	49.5%
49	Highlands School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Northview Public Schools	Middle	445	49.1%
50	Sparta Middle School	SPARTA, MI	Sparta Area Schools	Middle	503	46.4%

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