The information on City schools is currently being moved. To see names of City schools  All names

The parochial schools are just a conglomeration of hints at this point

MIsc private schools c. 1926:

Christian--Alpine Avenue, Baldwin Street, Baxter Street, Creston, Franklin Street, Grandville Avenue, Hastings Street, Oakdale Park, Pine Avenue, Grand Rapids Christian High, Christian Normal.

Catholic--Boys' Central High, Girls' Central High, Holy Name, Mt. Mercy, Franciscan Fathers, Redemptorist Fathers, Sacred Heart, St. Alphonsus, St. Andrew, St. Anthony, St. Francis Xavier, St. Isadore, St. James, St. Joseph, St. Mary, SS. Peter and Paul, Mount Mercy Academy, Sacred Heart Academy, St. Joseph Seminary, 18 convents.

Immanuel Lutheran, Hebrew, Seventh Day Adventist.

 

Christian Reformed Churches

  1. Grand Rapids, Broadway, to Westview, 1961
  2. Grand Rapids, Coldbrook, to Beckwith Hills, 1963
  3. Grand Rapids, Commerce Street, to First, 1912
  4. Grand Rapids, Crosby Street, to West Leonard, 1909
  5. Grand Rapids, Dennis Ave., to Mayfair, 1954
  6. Grand Rapids, East Street, to Eastern Ave., 1912
  7. Grand Rapids, Fifth, to Franklin Street, 1912
  8. Grand Rapids, Fourth, to LaGrave, 1888
  9. Grand Rapids, Legrand Street, to Coldbrook, 1906, to Beckwith Hills, 1963
  10. Grand Rapids, Spring Street, to Commerce Street, 1900, to First, 1912
    11.

Grand Rapids, MI, Franklin Street, 1887-1966, merged with Rogers Heights (431 members

  1. Grand Rapids, MI, Bristolwood, 1966-85, discontinued (52 members)

Grand Rapids, MI, Christ's Community, 1978-89, discontinued (101 members

  1. 12th Street, 1917-94
  2. First, 1857
  3. Alger Park, 1952
  4. Alpine Ave., 1881-92
  5. Arcadia, 1947-86
  6. Beckwith Hills, 1882
  7. Bethel, 1913-94
  8. Boston Square, 1942
  9. Bristolwood, 1948-85
  10. Brookside, 1959
  11. Burton Hts., 1905-2005
  12. Calvin, 1946
  13. Christ's Community, 1978-89
  14. Coit Community, 1967
  15. Church of the Servant, 1973
  16. Creston, 1915
  17. Eastern Ave., 1879
  18. East Leonard, 1925
  19. Faith, 1960-78
  20. Franklin St., 1887-1966
  21. Fuller Ave., 1925
  1. Gold Ave., 1929
  2. Grace, 1949
  3. Grandville Ave., 1891-1994
  4. Highland Hills, 1950-92
  5. Hillcrest Community, 1942
  6. LaGrave Ave., 1887
  7. Madison Square, 1914
  8. Mayfair, 1893
  9. Millbrook, 1954
  10. Neland Ave., 1915
  11. Oakdale Park, 1890
  12. Plymouth Hts., 1951
  13. Riverside, 1953
  14. Roosevelt Park Community, 1994
  15. Seymour, 1939
  16. Shawnee Park, 1961
  17. Sherman St., 1907
  18. Sunshine Community, 1971
  19. Westend, 1992
  20. Westview, 1893
  21. West Leonard, 1889

Street CRC

Grand Rapids, Michigan

1917-1994

Twelfth Street CRC was sponsored by West Leonard and Alpine Ave. It organized in 1917 and merged with West Leonard in 1994.

Location

950 Twelfth Street NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49504 (built 1922)

Neighborhood schools began to cease to exist in the 1990's.  The names and sites are being intermingled.  I am making no attempt to distinguish any of this modern nonsense. A rose is a rose is a rose. 


 


 


Central (Now - Fountain bet Prospect and College) (Past - Ransom bet Lyon and Fountain)

name variations: Grand Rapids Twp District 1,
Section GRT
Address
421 Fountain St NE
1835 -began as first public school by Grand Rapids township
1848 - site moved
1850 - annexed by City of Grand Rapids
1859 - high school grades are added
1911 - site moved to replace Fountain Street School
2005 - active
 

From article School History

From Heading History and the City of GrandRapids

From web site:  MyCityofGrandRapids.info

 

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