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The public elementary schools with the highest share of Black students in Kent County, Michigan

Across Kent County, Michigan, 114 public elementary schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students who are Black or African American, from federal NCES enrollment data. William C Abney Academy Elementary leads the list at 89.4%, against a median of 8.4% 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 % Black

89.4%

Median % Black

8.4%

MOST BLACK · KENT COUNTY, MICHIGAN

#	School	City	District	Students	% Black
1	William C Abney Academy Elementary	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	William C. Abney Academy	273	89.4%(244)
2	Gerald Dawkins Academy	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Gerald Dawkins Academy	152	88.8%(135)
3	River City Scholars Charter Academy	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	River City Scholars Charter Academy	286	73.1%(209)
4	Martin Luther King Leadership Academy	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	299	72.2%(216)
5	Mulick Park Elementary School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	264	67.4%(178)
6	Ridge Park Charter Academy	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Ridge Park Charter Academy	507	65.9%(334)
7	Campus Elementary	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	210	63.3%(133)
8	East Leonard Elementary	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	174	59.2%
9	Kent Hills Elementary	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	370	58.9%(218)
10	Sherwood Global Studies Academy	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	121	57.9%(70)
11	KenOSha Park Elementary	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	118	56.8%(67)
12	Gerald R Ford Academic Center	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	213	51.2%(109)
13	New Branches Charter Academy	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	New Branches Charter Academy	345	51.0%(176)
14	Brookwood Elementary	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Kentwood Public Schools	370	45.1%(167)
15	Challenger Elementary	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Kentwood Public Schools	413	45.0%(186)
16	Southeast Kelloggsville School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Kelloggsville Public Schools	287	42.2%(121)
17	Brookside Elementary	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	254	39.8%(101)
18	Dickinson Academy	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	224	38.8%(87)
19	Glenwood Elementary	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Kentwood Public Schools	543	38.5%(209)
20	Endeavor Elementary	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Kentwood Public Schools	553	35.8%(198)
21	Bowen Elementary	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Kentwood Public Schools	357	35.3%(126)
22	Knapp Charter Academy	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Knapp Charter Academy	398	34.4%(137)
23	Sibley School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	308	34.4%(106)
24	Discovery Elementary	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Kentwood Public Schools	674	34.3%(231)
25	Central Kelloggsville Elementary	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Kelloggsville Public Schools	494	33.4%(165)
26	Meadowlawn Elementary	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Kentwood Public Schools	339	32.1%(109)
27	Palmer School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	187	31.6%(59)
28	Aberdeen Academy	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	241	31.5%(76)
29	Stocking Elementary	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	161	31.1%
30	Vista Charter Academy	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Vista Charter Academy	641	30.9%(198)
31	Harrison Park Academy	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	708	29.9%(212)
32	Coit Creative Arts Academy	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	246	29.7%(73)
33	Congress Elementary	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	237	28.3%(67)
34	Explorer Elementary	CALEDONIA, MI	Kentwood Public Schools	556	27.2%(151)
35	West Elementary School	WYOMING, MI	Wyoming Public Schools	468	25.9%(121)
36	Shawmut Hills School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	267	25.1%(67)
37	Townline Elementary	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Kentwood Public Schools	320	24.4%(78)
38	Southwood Elementary	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Kentwood Public Schools	302	22.5%(68)
39	North Godwin Elementary School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Godwin Heights Public Schools	400	22.3%(89)
40	West Godwin Elementary School	WYOMING, MI	Godwin Heights Public Schools	393	19.9%(78)
41	Parkview Elementary School	WYOMING, MI	Wyoming Public Schools	296	19.3%(57)
42	Ridgemoor Park Montessori	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	131	19.1%(25)
43	West Kelloggsville School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Kelloggsville Public Schools	253	18.2%(46)
44	Cesar E Chavez Elementary	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	437	17.9%(78)
45	Oriole Park Elementary School	WYOMING, MI	Wyoming Public Schools	277	13.7%(38)
46	Gladiola Elementary School	WYOMING, MI	Wyoming Public Schools	290	13.4%(39)
47	GodfreyLee Early Childhood Ctr	WYOMING, MI	Godfrey-Lee Public Schools	355	13.0%(46)
48	Buchanan Elementary	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	379	12.9%(49)
49	Grand Rapids Child Discovery Center	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Child Discovery Center	287	12.2%(35)
50	Alpine Elementary School	COMSTOCK PARK, MI	Kenowa Hills Public Schools	323	12.1%(39)

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Racial and ethnic enrollment shares are factual figures reported by each school to the federal government (NCES). This list describes the composition of student bodies and is not an evaluation or endorsement of any school.

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