Kentwood Community

Kentwood is located on the southeast side of Grand Rapids. This is a progressive sub urban area with an increasing population, offering ideal family living with pleasant shopping areas, such as the Woodland Mall. Kentwood is tucked in the middle of several highway systems, ideal for coming and going in a hurry when needed.

Kentwood School District — Information

Kentwood School District strives for “Excellence and Equity in Education”. This district is made up of eleven elementary schools, three middle schools, a Freshman center, high school and an alternative high school.

Kentwood School District offers a K-12 curriculum designed to meet the individual needs of all students including gifted and talented, at-risk, special needs, and alternative education pupils. They utilize the Scholastic Reading Program (which has an emphasis on phonics and literature), the Chicago Math Series (using analysis, synthesis, and evaluation skills), and parent “Home-Links” for collaboration. Alongside with computer literacy programs there are up-to-date computer labs for assistance in academics.

While the main focus is on academics, there are other opportunities for every student. For those interested in the arts, there are visual art classes at every grade level, music in K-12 and theatre classes for 9th-12th grade. There are also athletics offered at the elementary, middle and high school levels.