City High Middle School

City High Middle School, a big high school in GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, part of Grand Rapids Public Schools, teaches 955 students, covering grades 7 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 460 students per school, that is 108% bigger than typical.

Within Grand Rapids Public Schools, which oversees 50 schools and 13,903 students, City High Middle School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, City High Middle School reports that the largest single group is White, at 59% of enrollment. Other groups include 19% Hispanic, 8% Black, 7% multiracial, 6% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 73% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, City High Middle School has 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 22.1:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 30% of students at City High Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is below Kent County's rate of about 47%.

After controlling for student poverty, City High Middle School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 53.1%; this one delivers 72.2%, a residual of +19.0 points.

Around the school, Kent County reports that median household earnings sit near $82,631, about 41% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Kent County runs 239 public schools (combined enrollment of about 97,253 students), of which City High Middle School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Center for Economicology, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around City High Middle School.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Looking at the recent track record. City High Middle School's enrollment has rose 9% since 2018, when it stood at 874 (now 955). White enrollment moved from 47% to 59% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 24.1:1 in 2018 to 22.1:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.