Kenowa Hills Central Elementary School

As a moderately sized K-5 school in GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, Kenowa Hills Central Elementary School works with 538 students from grades K through 5, operated by Kenowa Hills Public Schools. Compared to the state average of about 369 students per school, that is 46% larger than typical.

Kenowa Hills Central Elementary School is one of 6 schools operated by Kenowa Hills Public Schools, a district that enrolls 2,913 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Kenowa Hills Central Elementary School records that the largest single group is White, at 74% of enrollment. The remainder is composed of 11% Hispanic, 9% Black, 3% Asian, 3% multiracial. Compared to Kent County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Kenowa Hills Central Elementary School has 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.7:1. The state averages around 15.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 41% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Kenowa Hills Central Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 38.1%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Kent County shows median household earnings sit near $82,631, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Kenowa Hills Central Elementary School is one of 239 public schools in Kent County (combined enrollment of about 97,253 students).

Nearest neighbor: Kenowa Hills High School, around 1.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Kenowa Hills Central Elementary School comes 6th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 49.9%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Kenowa Hills Central Elementary School has contracted 8%, going from 583 students in 2018 to 538 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 4% to 9% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 17.3:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 today.

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