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Enrollment
538
Elementary
DISTRICT 435 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KENOWA HILLS PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 262028001132
Kenowa Hills Central Elementary School
4252 3 MILE RD NW, GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49534 · (616) 453-6351 · Kent County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL538 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 19% of Michigan public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Michigan public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
221 students
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 55%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 87 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 80 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 79 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 103 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 96 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 93 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (87) is 6% smaller than its 5th grade class (93).
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 56% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Kenowa Hills Central Elementary School→Kenowa Hills Middle School
Based on grade levels within Kenowa Hills Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
40.7%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
42.1%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Michigan schools, those numbers are about 48 and 45.
Source: M-STEP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
38.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.1%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% typical for Michigan schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Michigan's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Kenowa Hills Central Elementary School
Kenowa Hills Central Elementary School's state test result (38.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenowa Hills Central Elementary School this school | 538 | 41.1% | 38.1% |
| Central Elementary School FLUSHING | 487 | 40.7% | 48.2% |
| Paw Paw Early Elementary School PAW PAW | 481 | 40.5% | N/A |
| Cherokee Elementary School CLINTON TWP | 526 | 40.3% | 39.3% |
| Southwest Elementary School HOWELL | 526 | 38.2% | 48.9% |
| Appleview Elementary School SPARTA | 517 | 38.5% | 44.6% |
Matched among Michigan elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Kenowa Hills Central Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Kent County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.1% | #762 of 1,085 | #62 of 79 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.1% | #617 of 1,072 | #55 of 79 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.7% | #755 of 1,139 | #64 of 82 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 538 | #189 of 1,630 | #14 of 115 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #223 of 1,424 | #12 of 105 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.2% | #573 of 1,424 | #61 of 105 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.1% | #1,036 of 1,563 | #62 of 114 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.7% | #674 of 979 | #61 of 80 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
538
-35 (-6%) vs 2020
+11% since 2000-01, when it was 485
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 16.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 538 | 39.3 | 13.7:1 | 41% (221) |
| 2023-24 | 551 | 37.1 | 14.8:1 | 53% (293) |
| 2022-23 | 551 | 36.4 | 15.1:1 | 54% (299) |
| 2020-21 | 573 | 34 | 16.9:1 | 50% (287) |
| 2017-18 | 583 | 33.7 | 17.3:1 | 48% (277) |
| 2015-16 | 657 | 37 | 17.8:1 | 45% (296) |
| 2010-11 | 642 | 36 | 17.8:1 | 39% (248) |
| 2000-01 | 485 | 25 | 19.4:1 | 29% (142) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kenowa Hills Central Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (583 to 538); teachers up 17% (33.7 to 39.3).
About Kenowa Hills Central Elementary School
At 4252 3 MILE RD NW in GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, Kenowa Hills Central Elementary School operates as a mid-sized elementary school. There are 538 students enrolled, covering kindergarten through 5. That puts enrollment 46% larger than the 369-student average for elementary schools in Michigan.
Kenowa Hills Central Elementary School is among 6 schools run by Kenowa Hills Public Schools, which serves 2,913 students.
Of every 100 students at Kenowa Hills Central Elementary School, about 74 are White. It is also 11% Hispanic, 9% Black, 3% Asian, and 3% multiracial. Among Kent County residents, the White share is about 73%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Kenowa Hills Central Elementary School scores 43%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 13.7:1. The school has 39.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan is 2.2 students per teacher. In all, 41% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Kenowa Hills Central Elementary School holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 19% of Michigan public elementary schools.
Compared with Michigan schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Kenowa Hills Central Elementary School's results are 9.9 points below predicted: 38.1% against 48.1%.
The school is in Kent County, where median household income comes to about $82,631, roughly 41% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Kent County counts 239 public schools with about 97,253 students.
Kenowa Hills Central Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Kenowa Hills High School, about 1.7 miles away. The five-mile area around Kenowa Hills Central Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Kenowa Hills Central Elementary School at 6th of 7.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 538, from 573 in 2020-21. The ratio of students to teachers went from 16.9:1 to 13.7:1 over the same years.
Anyone can start a thread about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Kenowa Hills Central Elementary School. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Kent County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
663,150
Census ACS
Median income
$82,631
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
239
97,253 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Kenowa Hills Public Schools
- Kenowa Hills High SchoolHigh · 876 students
- Kenowa Hills Middle SchoolMiddle · 634 students
- Zinser Elementary SchoolElementary · 443 students
- Alpine Elementary SchoolElementary · 323 students
- Kenowa Hills Pathways High SchoolHigh · 99 students
Other schools in GRAND RAPIDS
- East Kentwood High SchoolHigh · 2,068 students
- Northern High SchoolHigh · 1,088 students
- PrepNet Virtual AcademyCombined · 1,080 students
- Northview High SchoolHigh · 1,078 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 999 students
- City High Middle SchoolHigh · 955 students
Nearby schools
- Kenowa Hills High School1.7 mi · 876
- Kenowa Hills Pathways High School1.7 mi · 99
- West MI Academy of Environmental Science1.9 mi · 666
- Zinser Elementary School1.9 mi · 443
- Kenowa Hills Middle School2.0 mi · 634
- Blandford School2.0 mi · 60
Frequently asked questions
About Kenowa Hills Central Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Kenowa Hills Central Elementary School?
Kenowa Hills Central Elementary School enrolls approximately 538 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Kenowa Hills Central Elementary School serve?
Kenowa Hills Central Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Kenowa Hills Central Elementary School?
Approximately 13.7:1 students per teacher at Kenowa Hills Central Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Kenowa Hills Central Elementary School?
Student demographics at Kenowa Hills Central Elementary School are roughly 74% White, 11% Hispanic, 9% Black, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Kenowa Hills Central Elementary School public or private?
Kenowa Hills Central Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Kenowa Hills Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.