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Crossroads Alternative High School

PublicHighGrades 6–12Alternative Education School

28 60th St SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49548 · (616) 261-6166 · Part of Kentwood Public Schools

Gaines Township’s School Grade A+ better than 95% of Michigan school districts

Directions
Students
216
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
84%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
6–12
The gist

What stands out about Crossroads Alternative High School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Michigan’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 25 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 38 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 23.4% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency10%
State average 34.7%
Reading / language arts10%
State average 47.9%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Michigan’s 2,812 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

28 60th St SE, Grand Rapids

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 72
Grade 82
Grade 920
Grade 1052
Grade 1170
Grade 1264
Ungraded6
Enrollment over time
175’20
214’21
242’22
189’23
216’24

Up 23.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 43%White 23%Hispanic 23%Two or more races 7%Asian 4%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Crossroads Alternative High School from Gaines Township families.

Other schools in Kentwood Public Schools

The district →
Brookwood Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Grand Rapids
B−
370 students14:1
Bowen Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Grand Rapids
B−
357 students15:1
Meadowlawn Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Grand Rapids
B−
339 students16:1
Discovery Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Grand Rapids
A−
674 students18:1
Explorer Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Caledonia
A−
556 students17:1
Endeavor Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Grand Rapids
B+
553 students17:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Michigan’s other public schools; Gaines Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.