Northview High School (Michigan)

Northview High School
Address
Map
4451 Hunsberger Ave NE

Grand Rapids
,
Michigan
49525

United States
Coordinates43°02′40″N 85°37′16″W / 43.0445°N 85.621°W / 43.0445; -85.621
Information
TypePublic
MottoPreparing students for life's next step.
Established1960
School districtNorthview Public Schools
PrincipalMark Thomas
Faculty55.80 (FTE)[1]
Grades9-12
Number of students1,157 (2018–19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio20.73[1]
Color(s)Red and white     [2]
NicknameWildcats[2]
WebsiteNorthview High School
Student assessments
2021–22 school
year[3]
Change vs.
prior year[3]
M-STEP 11th grade proficiency rates
(Science / Social Studies)
Advanced %25.4 / 9.0
Proficient %34.0 / 34.8
PR. Proficient %14.3 / 47.1
Not Proficient %26.2 / 9.0
Average test scores
SAT Total981.3
(Decrease −7.8)

Northview High School is located in Plainfield Township, Kent County, Michigan, a Northeastern suburb of Grand Rapids, Michigan. It was a National Blue Ribbon school in 2001. The high school is one of the two high schools in the Northview Public Schools system.

History

The Northview Public School District was born in the late 1950s. As the population of greater Grand Rapids swelled, the need for a high school became clear, and in an effort to pool the financial resources needed to build a high school, several small rural school districts merged with the Oakview Public School District to form Northview Public Schools. In 1959, construction began on the building, and in 1962, Northview High School opened its doors to its first students. In 2011 and 2012, two tax proposals gave over 43.5 million dollars towards renovating the high school campus, as well as the athletic facilities. In the early fall of 2014, the construction was completed.[4]

Athletics

The Northview Wildcats are in the Ottawa-Kent Conference White Division. Northview's athletic teams compete under the "Wildcat" mascot.

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ a b c "Northview High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Northview High School". Michigan High School Athletic Association. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
  3. ^ a b "MI School Data Annual Education Report". Mi School Data. Retrieved 2023-01-10.
  4. ^ "Northview High School students see $37 million in changes to building as class resumes". mlive.com. 2 September 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2017.



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