Northview Public Schools

Northview Public Schools
Address
4365 Hunsberger Ave NE [1] Grand Rapids , Kent , Michigan , 49525 United States
District information
Grades	Pre-Kindergarten-12
Superintendent	Dr. Christina Hinds [2]
Schools	8 [3]
Budget	$58,586,000 2021-2022 expenditures [3]
NCES District ID	2625950 [3]
Students and staff
Students	3,139 (2023-2024) [3]
Teachers	184.78 (on an FTE basis) (2023-2024) [3]
Staff	378.45 FTE (2023-2024) [3]
Student–teacher ratio	16.99 (2023-2024) [3]
Other information
Website	nvps.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] [3]}

School	Address	Notes
Northview High School	4451 Hunsberger Avenue NE, Grand Rapids	Grades 9-12
Crossroads Middle School	4400 Ambrose Avenue NE, Grand Rapids	Grades 7-8
East Oakview Elementary	3940 Suburban Shores NE, Grand Rapids	Grades K-4
Field School	Various locations	Outdoor education school for grades 1-6. [14]
Highlands School	4645 Chandy Drive NE, Grand Rapids	Grades 5-6
North Oakview Elementary	4300 Costa NE, Grand Rapids	Grades K-4
West Oakview Elementary	3880 Stuyvesant Avenue NE, Grand Rapids	Grades PreK-4
Northview Next Career Center	3801 E Beltline Ave NE, Grand Rapids	Career training for ages 15-20.
Northview Next Learning Center	5365 Plainfield Avenue NE, Grand Rapids	Alternative high school. Grades 9-12

References

1. Northview Public Schools. "Northview Public Schools" . Retrieved June 8, 2025.
2. Northview Public Schools. "Message From The Superintendent" . Retrieved June 8, 2025.
3. "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Northview Public Schools". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences.
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.