Kent Hills Elementary

Kent Hills Elementary, a reasonably sized primary school in GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, run under Grand Rapids Public Schools, educates 370 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

Grand Rapids Public Schools comprises 50 schools with combined enrollment of 13,903 students; Kent Hills Elementary is among them.

In terms of who attends, Kent Hills Elementary reports that 59% of the student body identifies as Black; the rest comes out to 21% Hispanic, 10% White, 10% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 10% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 20.8:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.8:1, putting Kent Hills Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 88% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Kent County (around 47%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Kent County put median household earnings sit near $82,631, roughly 41% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Kent County runs 239 public schools (combined enrollment of about 97,253 students), of which Kent Hills Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Wellspring Preparatory High School, around 0.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 65%: 224 students in 2018 compared to 370 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 13.1:1 in 2018 to 20.8:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.