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The public schools with the most Black students in Grand Rapids, Michigan

Across Grand Rapids, Michigan, 119 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the total number of Black or African American students enrolled. East Kentwood High School leads the list at 761, against a median of 59 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

119

Grand Rapids, Michigan

Top Black students

761

Median Black students

MOST BLACK (COUNT) · GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN

#	School	City	District	Students	% Black	Black students
1	East Kentwood High School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Kentwood Public Schools	2,068	36.8%	761
2	Ridge Park Charter Academy	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Ridge Park Charter Academy	507	65.9%	334
3	Union High School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	881	35.8%	315
4	Pinewood Middle School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Kentwood Public Schools	842	34.6%	291
5	Ottawa Hills High School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	385	68.0%	262
6	East Kentwood Freshman Campus	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Kentwood Public Schools	742	33.1%	246
7	William C Abney Academy Elementary	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	William C. Abney Academy	273	89.4%	244
8	Crestwood Middle School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Kentwood Public Schools	700	34.6%	242
9	Discovery Elementary	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Kentwood Public Schools	674	34.3%	231
10	Grand Rapids University Preparatory Academy	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	494	46.6%	230
11	Kent Hills Elementary	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	370	58.9%	218
12	Martin Luther King Leadership Academy	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	299	72.2%	216
13	Harrison Park Academy	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	708	29.9%	212
14	River City Scholars Charter Academy	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	River City Scholars Charter Academy	286	73.1%	209
15	Glenwood Elementary	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Kentwood Public Schools	543	38.5%	209
16	Vista Charter Academy	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Vista Charter Academy	641	30.9%	198
17	Alger Middle School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	314	63.1%	198
18	Endeavor Elementary	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Kentwood Public Schools	553	35.8%	198
19	Valleywood Middle School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Kentwood Public Schools	541	35.7%	193
20	Challenger Elementary	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Kentwood Public Schools	413	45.0%	186
21	Grand River Preparatory High School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand River Preparatory High School	635	28.5%	181
22	Mulick Park Elementary School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	264	67.4%	178
23	New Branches Charter Academy	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	New Branches Charter Academy	345	51.0%	176
24	Brookwood Elementary	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Kentwood Public Schools	370	45.1%	167
25	Central Kelloggsville Elementary	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Kelloggsville Public Schools	494	33.4%	165
26	Godwin Heights Senior High School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Godwin Heights Public Schools	656	23.6%	155
27	Kelloggsville Middle School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Kelloggsville Public Schools	475	32.2%	153
28	Riverside Middle School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	227	61.2%	139
29	Knapp Charter Academy	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Knapp Charter Academy	398	34.4%	137
30	Innovation Central High	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	386	35.5%	137
31	Gerald Dawkins Academy	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Gerald Dawkins Academy	152	88.8%	135
32	Campus Elementary	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	210	63.3%	133
33	Bowen Elementary	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Kentwood Public Schools	357	35.3%	126
34	Southeast Kelloggsville School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Kelloggsville Public Schools	287	42.2%	121
35	Wellspring Preparatory High School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Wellspring Preparatory High School	267	43.5%	116
36	Northview High School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Northview Public Schools	1,078	10.4%	112
37	Covenant High School Grand Rapids	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Covenant High School Grand Rapids	218	50.5%	110
38	Gerald R Ford Academic Center	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	213	51.2%	109
39	Meadowlawn Elementary	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Kentwood Public Schools	339	32.1%	109
40	Burton Middle School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	488	21.9%	107
41	Sibley School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	308	34.4%	106
42	Brookside Elementary	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	254	39.8%	101
43	Crossroads Alternative High School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Kentwood Public Schools	216	42.6%	92
44	North Godwin Elementary School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Godwin Heights Public Schools	400	22.3%	89
45	Dickinson Academy	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	224	38.8%	87
46	Cesar E Chavez Elementary	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	437	17.9%	78
47	Townline Elementary	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Kentwood Public Schools	320	24.4%	78
48	City High Middle School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	955	8.0%	76
49	Aberdeen Academy	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	241	31.5%	76
50	Godwin Heights Middle School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Godwin Heights Public Schools	382	19.1%	73

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