Forest Hills School District

6590 Cascade Rd Se
Grand Rapids, MI 49546-6428
(District boundaries shown in map)
10/
10
Top 5%

Top Rankings

Forest Hills School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Michigan for:

Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 5%)
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 5%)
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 5%)
Science Proficiency
Highest science proficiency (Top 10%)
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 1%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2026 school year, there are 12 public elementary schools serving 4,931 students in Forest Hills School District. This district's average elementary testing ranking is 10/10, which is in the top 5% of public elementary schools in Michigan.
Public Elementary Schools in Forest Hills School District have an average math proficiency score of 67% (versus the Michigan public elementary school average of 35%), and reading proficiency score of 71% (versus the 44% statewide average).
The top-ranked public elementary schools in Forest Hills School District are Ada Elementary School, Knapp Forest Elementary School and Goodwillie Environmental School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking. Minority enrollment is 25% of the student body (majority Asian and Hispanic), which is less than the Michigan public elementary school average of 38% (majority Black).

Overview

This School District
This State (MI)
# Schools
18 Schools
2,540 Schools
# Students
8,797 Students
957,552 Students
# Teachers
516 Teachers
59,784 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
17:1
17:1

Student By Grade

District Rank

Forest Hills School District, which is ranked within the top 5% of all 845 school districts in Michigan (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 98% has increased from 96% over five school years.
This School District
State Average (MI)
#10 out of 862 school districts
(Top 5%)
68%
35%
74%
45%
60%
38%
98%
81%

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