Northern High School

Northern High School

Public High School | Grade 9-12
3801 Leonard St NE,  Grand Rapids, MI
Forest Hills Public Schools
4.1
3.9
1,153 Students
A
Niche Grade

School Details

Head of School
Mr. Jon Gregory
Student Teacher Ratio
19:1
Average SAT Score
1280
Average ACT Score
29
Math Proficiency
65%
Reading Proficiency
84%
Average GPA
3.68
Graduation Rate
98%

Niche Grade

A
Academics
A-
Teachers
A-
College Prep
B-
Administration
B-
Resources/Facilities
B+
Clubs and Activities
A
Sports
C+
Food
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Niche Grade Details

Academics
Average GPA
3.68
Reading Proficiency
84%
Math Proficiency
65%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
19:1
Teachers
59
Full Time Teachers
59
Teachers in First or Second Year
10%
College Prep
Average SAT
1280
Math
640
Verbal
640
Average ACT
29
Math
29
English
30
Reading
30
Science
29
Number of AP Courses
37
AP Pass Rate
77.8%
AP Math Enrollment
High
AP Science Enrollment
Very High
Other AP Enrollment
Very High
Clubs and Activities
Girls Athletic Participation
Very High
Boys Athletic Participation
Very High

GreatSchools Rating

5
Equity
10
College Readiness
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Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor
314:1

Student Diversity

Male
50.3%
Female
49.7%
White
73.2%
Asian or Pacific Islander
9.8%
Black
6.7%
Hispanic
5.6%
Two or more races
4.8%
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School Rankings

#41 Best HS For Athletes in Michigan
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Specialty School Programs

AP Programs Offered
Free/Reduced Lunch Offered
Athletics Program

Colleges Students are Considering

Students are most interested in or go on to attend these colleges.
Michigan State University 386 Students
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor 307 Students
Grand Valley State University 222 Students
Western Michigan University 108 Students
Central Michigan University 90 Students
Hope College 90 Students
Ferris State University 79 Students
Michigan Technological University 61 Students
Grand Rapids Community College 61 Students
Calvin University 57 Students

What Students Want to Study

Niche users from this school are most interested in the following majors.
Business 95 Students
Biology 82 Students
Pre-Medicine Studies 61 Students
Spanish Language and Literature 61 Students
Psychology 60 Students
Computer Science 50 Students
Political Science and Government 36 Students
Marketing 35 Students
Engineering 33 Students
Nursing 29 Students

This School’s Reviews

Niche Reviews
4.1 83 Reviews
5.0 Senior
8/6/2023
Northern provides a great learning environment with a wide variety of excellent classes and extracurriculars to suit your particular interests, as well as many compassionate, hard-working teachers who strive to help students succeed.
4.0 Senior
2/9/2023
Good school. Has a lot to offer! Good opportunities with STEM and Project based learning offered. Also offers a lot of opportunity to learn world languages.
4.0 Sophomore
10/24/2022
good school, most of the teachers are super nice and understanding, some of them just aren't good teachers though.
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3.9 7 Reviews
5.0 parent
6/23/2024
Awesome experience for us; they did their best during the pandemic.
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1.0 parent
12/20/2020
Very bad experience here. New to the school district. Very disorganized process with initial enrollment. My child went to classes and her name was not on the attendance for the designated classes. Found out my child was flunking majority of her classes, but did not realize this until too late due to...
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5.0 parent
3/10/2019
Very happy as a parent with two children currently enrolled.
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5.0 parent
11/10/2015
This school provides an excellent education as well as diversity (compared to the other 2 Forest Hills High Schools); this is a very good thing. The school staff is very focused on providing the best prep possible for the students to succeed in college.
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