State/Public Middle Open

Northern Hills Middle School

๐Ÿ“ 3775 Leonard St Ne, Grand Rapids, Kent County, 49525

546
Pupils
18.2
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Northern Hills Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Grand Rapids, Kent County. The school has 546 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Forest Hills Public Schools school district. It serves grades 7โ€“8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 30.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.2:1. 80% of students are proficient in reading. 64% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Forest Hills Public Schools

Enrollment & staffing

Northern Hills Middle School enrolls 546 students across grades 7โ€“8. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 30.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.2:1.

Male students
257 (47%)
Female students
289 (53%)
Teachers (FTE)
30.0
Student-teacher ratio
18.2:1
Grade span
7โ€“8

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 71% White, 9% Asian and 7.1% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White39071%
Asian499%
Hispanic or Latino397.1%
Black or African American346.2%
Two or more races325.9%
American Indian or Alaska Native2<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

93 of the school's 546 students (17%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 81 qualify for free lunch and 12 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Suburb, LargeGrades 7โ€“8Supplemental Virtual

Northern Hills Middle School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MI-30, state senate district 29, state house district 73.

School district: Forest Hills Public Schools

Northern Hills Middle School is one of 18 schools in Forest Hills Public Schools, based in GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan. The district serves 8,838 students district-wide and employs 509 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 546 students, Northern Hills Middle School is close to the district average of about 491 students per school.

8,838
District students
18
Schools
509
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

80%
Reading proficient
64%
Math proficient
1%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Suburb - Large

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