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The public elementary schools with the most Black students in Kent County, Michigan

Across Kent County, Michigan, 111 public elementary schools are ranked here, ranked by the total number of Black or African American students enrolled. Ridge Park Charter Academy leads the list at 334, against a median of 35 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

111

Kent County, Michigan

Top Black students

334

Median Black students

MOST BLACK (COUNT) · KENT COUNTY, MICHIGAN

#	School	City	District	Students	% Black	Black students
1	Ridge Park Charter Academy	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Ridge Park Charter Academy	507	65.9%	334
2	William C Abney Academy Elementary	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	William C. Abney Academy	273	89.4%	244
3	Discovery Elementary	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Kentwood Public Schools	674	34.3%	231
4	Kent Hills Elementary	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	370	58.9%	218
5	Martin Luther King Leadership Academy	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	299	72.2%	216
6	Harrison Park Academy	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	708	29.9%	212
7	River City Scholars Charter Academy	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	River City Scholars Charter Academy	286	73.1%	209
8	Glenwood Elementary	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Kentwood Public Schools	543	38.5%	209
9	Vista Charter Academy	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Vista Charter Academy	641	30.9%	198
10	Endeavor Elementary	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Kentwood Public Schools	553	35.8%	198
11	Challenger Elementary	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Kentwood Public Schools	413	45.0%	186
12	Mulick Park Elementary School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	264	67.4%	178
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	Central Kelloggsville Elementary	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Kelloggsville Public Schools	494	33.4%	165
16	Explorer Elementary	CALEDONIA, MI	Kentwood Public Schools	556	27.2%	151
17	Knapp Charter Academy	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Knapp Charter Academy	398	34.4%	137
18	Gerald Dawkins Academy	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Gerald Dawkins Academy	152	88.8%	135
19	Campus Elementary	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	210	63.3%	133
20	Bowen Elementary	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Kentwood Public Schools	357	35.3%	126
21	Southeast Kelloggsville School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Kelloggsville Public Schools	287	42.2%	121
22	West Elementary School	WYOMING, MI	Wyoming Public Schools	468	25.9%	121
23	Gerald R Ford Academic Center	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	213	51.2%	109
24	Meadowlawn Elementary	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Kentwood Public Schools	339	32.1%	109
25	Sibley School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	308	34.4%	106
26	Brookside Elementary	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	254	39.8%	101
27	North Godwin Elementary School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Godwin Heights Public Schools	400	22.3%	89
28	Dickinson Academy	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	224	38.8%	87
29	Vanguard Charter Academy	WYOMING, MI	Vanguard Charter Academy	765	10.6%	81
30	West Godwin Elementary School	WYOMING, MI	Godwin Heights Public Schools	393	19.9%	78
31	Cesar E Chavez Elementary	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	437	17.9%	78
32	Townline Elementary	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Kentwood Public Schools	320	24.4%	78
33	Cross Creek Charter Academy	BYRON CENTER, MI	Cross Creek Charter Academy	809	9.4%	76
34	Aberdeen Academy	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	241	31.5%	76
35	Coit Creative Arts Academy	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	246	29.7%	73
36	Sherwood Global Studies Academy	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	121	57.9%	70
37	Southwood Elementary	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Kentwood Public Schools	302	22.5%	68
38	Congress Elementary	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	237	28.3%	67
39	KenOSha Park Elementary	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	118	56.8%	67
40	Shawmut Hills School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	267	25.1%	67
41	Palmer School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	187	31.6%	59
42	Walker Charter Academy	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Walker Charter Academy	711	8.0%	57
43	Parkview Elementary School	WYOMING, MI	Wyoming Public Schools	296	19.3%	57
44	CA Frost Environmental Science Academy Elementary	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	476	11.6%	55
45	Buchanan Elementary	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	379	12.9%	49
46	Stoney Creek Elementary	COMSTOCK PARK, MI	Comstock Park Public Schools	432	10.7%	46
47	GodfreyLee Early Childhood Ctr	WYOMING, MI	Godfrey-Lee Public Schools	355	13.0%	46
48	West Kelloggsville School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Kelloggsville Public Schools	253	18.2%	46
49	Kenowa Hills Central Elementary School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Kenowa Hills Public Schools	538	8.6%	46
50	Grandville Oakestown Intermediate School	GRANDVILLE, MI	Grandville Public Schools	852	5.2%	44

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