Northview Public Schools

Northview Public Schools
Address
4365 Hunsberger Ave NE[1]
Grand Rapids
, Kent, Michigan, 49525
United States
District information
MottoOur best. Your best.[1]
GradesPre-Kindergarten-12[2]
SuperintendentDr. Christina Hinds[3]
Schools8[2]
Budget$67,530,000 2022-2023 expenditures[2]
NCES District ID2625950[2]
Students and staff
Students3,173 (2024-2025)[2]
Teachers186.43 (on an FTE basis) (2024-2025)[2]
Staff382.61 FTE (2024-2025)[2]
Student–teacher ratio17.02 (2024-2025)[2]
District mascotWildcats[1]
Other information
Websitenvps.net

Northview Public Schools is a public school district in the Grand Rapids, Michigan area. It serves the Northview portion of Plainfield Township and parts of Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids Township and Ada Township.[4]

The high school, Crossroads Middle School, North Oakview Elementary, and the district administration building share a campus on the west side of Hunsberger Avenue NE.[5]

History

Oakview school district, Northview Public Schools' predecessor, was formed in 1859.[6] It and three other districts north of Grand Rapids (Atwater, Richardson, and Peach Grove)[7] did not have high schools of their own, so they consolidated around 1960 to form Northview Public Schools to request a bond issue to build a high school.[8] The high school opened in fall 1962.[9] The first class graduated in 1965.[10]

Additions were built at the high school in 1971 and 1998. In 2014, the 1961 section was rebuilt and the newer sections were renovated.[11][12]

Schools

Schools in Northview Public Schools district[13][2]
SchoolAddressNotes
Northview High School4451 Hunsberger Avenue NE, Grand RapidsGrades 9-12
Crossroads Middle School4400 Ambrose Avenue NE, Grand RapidsGrades 7-8
East Oakview Elementary3940 Suburban Shores NE, Grand RapidsGrades K-4
Field SchoolVarious locationsOutdoor education school for grades 1-6.[14]
Highlands School4645 Chandy Drive NE, Grand RapidsGrades 5-6
North Oakview Elementary4300 Costa NE, Grand RapidsGrades K-4
West Oakview Elementary3880 Stuyvesant Avenue NE, Grand RapidsGrades PreK-4
Northview Next Career Center3801 E Beltline Ave NE, Grand RapidsCareer training for ages 15-20.
Northview Next Learning Center5365 Plainfield Avenue NE, Grand RapidsAlternative high school. Grades 9-12

References

  1. 1 2 3 Northview Public Schools. "Northview Public Schools". Retrieved June 8, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Northview Public Schools". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences.
  3. ↑ Northview Public Schools. "Message From The Superintendent". Retrieved June 8, 2025.
  4. ↑ Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget. "Kent County School Districts" (PDF). Retrieved June 8, 2025.
  5. ↑ Northview Public Schools. "Buildings menu". Retrieved June 8, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Marks 100 years". Grand Rapids Press. April 24, 1959. p. 15.
  7. ↑ "Four north Kent districts seek merger". Grand Haven Tribune. April 20, 1959. p. 2.
  8. ↑ Bowles, Bill (May 22, 1960). "Plainfield Township plans water service, eyes sewage disposal". Grand Rapids Press. p. 14.
  9. ↑ Bowles, Bill (September 17, 1961). "New Northview High wo;; feature latest ideas, flexible use of space". Grand Rapids Press. p. 12.
  10. ↑ Editorial staff of Northview High School yearbook. Aquilo 1990 (Northview High School 1990 yearbook). p. 3.
  11. ↑ TowerPinkster. "Northview Public Schools High School Additions and Renovations". Retrieved June 8, 2025.
  12. ↑ Gentry, Karen (August 29, 2014). "Long-awaited expansion of Northview High School nearing completion". MLive.
  13. ↑ Northview Public Schools. "Buildings menu". Retrieved June 8, 2025.
  14. ↑ Northview Public Schools. "Field School FAQ". Retrieved June 8, 2025.
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