Northern Trails 5/6 School
3777 Leonard St Ne
Grand Rapids MI, 49525, Kent County
Phone: 616-493-8990
Ranking: 
(90 out of 2,213, top 4%)*
(90 out of 2,213, top 4%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 5 to Grade 6
School District: Forest Hills Public Schools
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 34 | 31 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 29 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 561 | 539 | 528 | 520 | 513 | 507 | 376 | |||||||
| Grade 5: | 285 | 50.8% | 278 | 51.6% | 256 | 48.5% | 259 | 49.8% | 253 | 49.3% | 252 | 49.7% | 178 | 47.3% |
| Grade 6: | 276 | 49.2% | 261 | 48.4% | 272 | 51.5% | 261 | 50.2% | 260 | 50.7% | 255 | 50.3% | 198 | 52.7% |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 286 | 51.0% | 289 | 53.6% | 277 | 52.5% | 254 | 48.8% | 264 | 51.5% | 267 | 52.7% | 182 | 48.4% |
| Female: | 275 | 49.0% | 250 | 46.4% | 251 | 47.5% | 266 | 51.2% | 241 | 47.0% | 232 | 45.8% | 190 | 50.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 61 | 10.9% | 53 | 9.8% | 52 | 9.8% | 51 | 9.8% | 47 | 9.2% | 45 | 8.9% | 45 | 12.0% |
| Hispanic: | 41 | 7.3% | 32 | 5.9% | 16 | 3.0% | 13 | 2.5% | 16 | 3.1% | 12 | 2.4% | 8 | 2.1% |
| Black: | 23 | 4.1% | 36 | 6.7% | 40 | 7.6% | 34 | 6.5% | 34 | 6.6% | 31 | 6.1% | 29 | 7.7% |
| White: | 409 | 72.9% | 403 | 74.8% | 413 | 78.2% | 422 | 81.2% | 415 | 80.9% | 418 | 82.4% | 294 | 78.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 25 | 4.5% | 12 | 2.2% | 6 | 1.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 68 | 12.1% | 71 | 13.2% | 63 | 11.9% | 57 | 11.0% | 56 | 10.9% | 47 | 9.3% | 34 | 9.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 10 | 1.8% | 11 | 2.0% | 10 | 1.9% | 6 | 1.2% | 7 | 1.4% | 14 | 2.8% | 18 | 4.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.52 | 17.26 | 15.52 | 14.98 | 14.81 | 15.20 | 12.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MEAP | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 94% | 73.4% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | 95.1% | 75.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 94.6% | 74.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.1% | 95.6% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.2% | 95.9% | 79.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.9% | 96.3% | 79.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 69.8% | 39.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 74.8% | 45.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 93.3% | 80% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 93% | 95.5% | 84.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 95.4% | 81.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.5% | 96.2% | 81.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.2% | 97% | 85.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.6% | 97% | 85.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 91.5% | 68.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 88% | 70.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 93.8% | 76.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.5% | 98.2% | 82.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 96.8% | 81.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 96.8% | 96.3% | 83.1% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 96.8% | 95.7% | 81% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.7% | 96.3% | 78.1% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 18.6% | 25.5% | 15.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 26.4% | 30.4% | 13.1% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 81.8% | 62.9% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.9% | 76.6% | 57.4% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 73% | 76.8% | 58.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 87% | 63.4% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 93.1% | 65.1% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 92.9% | 69% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 93.1% | 72.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 95.6% | 95.2% | 79.9% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 97.6% | 97.1% | 82% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 96.8% | 97.4% | 84.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 68% | 37.1% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 59.9% | 64.3% | 40.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 96.9% | 97% | 79.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 95.8% | 83.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 92.6% | 95.7% | 81.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 95.6% | 96% | 80.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 98% | 98.7% | 87.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 96.4% | 97% | 84% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 89.2% | 67% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 89.5% | 68.2% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 95% | 94.4% | 73.4% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 96.8% | 95.3% | 75.3% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 56.9% | 53.8% | 27.7% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 47.9% | 51.1% | 29.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 93.9% | 74.8% |
| 2007 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 91.8% | 74.1% |
| 2008 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 92.1% | 72.7% |
| 2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 93.5% | 93.9% | 75.7% |
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* Northern Trails 5/6 School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.