Northview High School (Michigan) Explained

Established:1960
Northview High School
Motto:Preparing students for life's next step.
Type:Public
District:Northview Public Schools
Grades:9-12
Principal:Mark Thomas
Streetaddress:4451 Hunsberger Ave NE
City:Grand Rapids
State:Michigan
Zipcode:49525
Country:United States
Students:1,157 (2018–19)[1]
Faculty:55.80 (FTE)
Ratio:20.73
School Colors:Red and white [2]
Nickname:Wildcats
Website:Northview High School
Year:2021–22
M-Step Advanced:25.4 / 9.0
M-Step Proficient:34.0 / 34.8
M-Step Pr Proficient:14.3 / 47.1
M-Step Not Proficient:26.2 / 9.0
Sat Total:981.3
Sat Total Change:-7.8
Ref:[3]

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

Notes and References

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