Northern Hills Middle School
Public · Grades 7–8 · 515 students
Northern Trails 56 School
3777 Leonard St NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49525
Grades
5–6
Middle
Students
520
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
17.7 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Forest Hills Public Schools
Kent County
Schola Grade A · Excellent
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 485 Michigan middle schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Michigan middle schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Northern Trails 56 School
Northern Trails 56 School is a public middle school in Grand Rapids, Michigan, serving grades 5–6. It is part of Forest Hills Public Schools. The school is located in a large suburb in Kent County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 520 students were enrolled, with about 17.7 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is close to the typical Michigan middle school (17.5 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is A (excellent), compared with 485 Michigan middle schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 5–6
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Middle
- Grades offered
- 5–6
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 520 students
- Students per teacher
- 17.7 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Virtual learning
- Offers virtual courses
- Locale
- Suburb — Large
- School district
- Forest Hills Public Schools
- County
- Kent County
- NCES school ID
- 261461000900
Schools near Northern Trails 56 School
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.