Best Public Schools in Rockford, MI

Summary:

The Rockford, Michigan school district consists of 12 schools, including 8 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 2 high schools, serving a diverse student population in this suburban area. The district is known for its strong academic performance, with several standout schools that rank among the top in the state.

At the elementary level, Valley View Elementary School consistently ranks as one of the top-performing schools in Michigan, with high proficiency rates across all grade levels and subject areas. The district's middle schools, North Rockford Middle School and East Rockford Middle School, also excel, with North Rockford Middle ranking 23rd out of 897 Michigan middle schools. At the high school level, Rockford High School stands out, ranking 50th out of 743 Michigan high schools and boasting a 96.9% four-year graduation rate.

While the district as a whole performs well, there is one outlier, River Valley Academy, an alternative high school with much lower graduation rates, higher chronic absenteeism, and weaker test scores compared to the other Rockford schools. This suggests the need for further investigation into the challenges facing this particular school. Overall, the Rockford Public Schools district demonstrates a strong commitment to academic excellence, with several standout schools that are among the top performers in the state.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				PSAT English Language Arts (2024)	PSAT Mathematics (2024)	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2024)	SAT Mathematics (2024)	M-Step English Language Arts (2024)					M-Step Math (2024)					M-Step Science (2024)			M-Step Social Studies (2024)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 3rd Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Science 11th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
River Valley Academy	Public	9-12	350 N Main St	Rockford	49341	Kent County	Rockford Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 863-6324	40	7	5.5	52.5%	35 (87.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.0%)	26.3	539^th of 743 public high schools	27.5%		40.5	424^th of 735 public high schools	42.3%	115																	25.0			25.0	$38,299	$371	$37,928
Rockford Spanish Immersion	Public	K-5	3900 Kroes St NE	Rockford	49341	Kent County	Rockford Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 863-6374	306	13	24.4	7.8%	247 (80.7%)	2 (0.7%)	43 (14.1%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.6%)	96.5	29^th of 1486 public elementary schools	98.0%		95.5	43^rd of 1470 public elementary schools	97.1%	14					77.6	73.3	76.5			79.6	73.3	70.0			78.4			46.0			$10,165	$383	$9,781
Parkside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	156 Lewis St	Rockford	49341	Kent County	Rockford Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 863-6360	270	20	13.7	21.9%	228 (84.4%)	4 (1.5%)	20 (7.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.3%)	82.4	222^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	85.1%		89.1	124^th of 1470 public elementary schools	91.6%	98					60.5	60.0	62.7			86.8	64.4	62.7			56.9			21.6			$14,773	$539	$14,234
Rockford High School	Public	9-12	4100 Kroes St NE	Rockford	49341	Kent County	Rockford Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 863-6030	1,823	91	20.0	14.1%	1,596 (87.5%)	13 (0.7%)	103 (5.7%)	30 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	79 (4.3%)	91.9	50^th of 743 public high schools	93.3%		84.6	89^th of 735 public high schools	87.9%	39			76.3	49.6													60.0			55.4	$13,359	$628	$12,730
Valley View Elementary School	Public	K-5	405 Summit Ave NE	Rockford	49341	Kent County	Rockford Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 863-6366	617	37	16.7	15.6%	547 (88.7%)	3 (0.5%)	26 (4.2%)	10 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (4.9%)	97.5	16^th of 1486 public elementary schools	98.9%		96.2	36^th of 1470 public elementary schools	97.6%	20					72.6	82.4	78.2			82.1	79.4	82.7			79.1			45.9			$12,810	$539	$12,271
North Rockford Middle School	Public	6-8	397 E Division St	Rockford	49341	Kent County	Rockford Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 863-6300	914	56	16.2	16.7%	803 (87.9%)	5 (0.5%)	52 (5.7%)	10 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (4.7%)	96.3	23^rd of 897 public middle schools	97.4%		94.3	34^th of 883 public middle schools	96.1%	11	90.7	65.7						60.9	68.2				68.4	69.0		71.0			51.3		$14,447	$1,033	$13,414
Rockford High School Freshman Center	Public, Alternative	9	4500 Kroes St NE	Rockford	49341	Kent County	Rockford Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 863-6348	558	31	17.7	16.7%	492 (88.2%)	5 (0.9%)	28 (5.0%)	10 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.1%)								(n/a)																					$14,029	$703	$13,326
Roguewood Elementary School	Public	K-5	3900 Kroes St NE	Rockford	49341	Kent County	Rockford Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 863-6374	295	17	17.8	24.4%	255 (86.4%)	4 (1.4%)	14 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.5%)	89.7	120^th of 1486 public elementary schools	91.9%		94	55^th of 1470 public elementary schools	96.3%	65					52.7	63.6	73.3			78.2	80.0	62.2			68.9			33.3			$14,667	$545	$14,122
Cannonsburg Elementary School	Public	K-5	4894 Sturgis Ave NE	Rockford	49341	Kent County	Rockford Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 863-6344	231	14	16.1	17.7%	205 (88.7%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.9%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.1%)	94.7	55^th of 1486 public elementary schools	96.3%		91.7	87^th of 1470 public elementary schools	94.1%	32					63.0	74.4	70.7			73.9	65.1	82.9			85.4			56.1			$17,672	$524	$17,148
Crestwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	6350 Courtland Dr NE	Rockford	49341	Kent County	Rockford Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 863-6346	468	29	15.9	13.7%	411 (87.8%)	4 (0.9%)	18 (3.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.8%)	90.3	104^th of 1486 public elementary schools	93.0%		94.7	48^th of 1470 public elementary schools	96.7%	56					78.0	82.6	71.7			84.0	79.7	55.0			65.0			25.0			$13,613	$477	$13,136
Lakes Elementary School	Public	K-5	6849 Young Ave NE	Rockford	49341	Kent County	Rockford Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 863-6340	502	30	16.5	17.5%	439 (87.5%)	5 (1.0%)	22 (4.4%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.0%)	90.1	111^th of 1486 public elementary schools	92.5%		83.4	208^th of 1470 public elementary schools	85.9%	97					67.5	57.0	67.5			72.7	68.8	68.8			70.1			36.4			$13,581	$893	$12,688
Meadow Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8100 Courtland Dr NE	Rockford	49341	Kent County	Rockford Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 863-6342	432	30	14.4	25.2%	359 (83.1%)	5 (1.2%)	28 (6.5%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (7.9%)	89.9	115^th of 1486 public elementary schools	92.3%		95.3	44^th of 1470 public elementary schools	97.0%	71					53.4	66.7	79.0			65.5	68.5	71.0			74.2			33.9			$15,295	$1,255	$14,040
East Rockford Middle School	Public	6-8	8615 9 Mile Rd NE	Rockford	49341	Kent County	Rockford Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 863-6140	785	45	17.3	16.3%	668 (85.1%)	11 (1.4%)	47 (6.0%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	50 (6.4%)	93.6	42^nd of 897 public middle schools	95.3%		90.8	67^th of 883 public middle schools	92.4%	25	84.8	53.2						65.3	55.6				65.7	59.5		66.8			52.7		$14,041	$925	$13,116

Cities Near Rockford

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Grand Rapids	5.27 mi	149	327^th
Belmont	5.71 mi	2	6^th
Cedar Springs	6.62 mi	9	179^th
Ada	7.61 mi	7	9^th
Comstock Park	7.8 mi	7	289^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Michigan Department of Education.

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