OTTAWA HILLS HIGH SCHOOL Go back
2055 ROSEWOOD AVE SE
GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49506
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Phone: 616-819-2900
School Information
  • GreatSchools Rating: 2
  • Educational Climate: Above Average
  • Technology Measure: Medium-low
  • Type: Public
  • Grades: 9th Grade - 12th Grade
  • District: Grand Rapids Public School District
  • Students/Teacher: 10
  • Students/Grade: 150.5
  • Number Students: 602
  • Number Teachers: 61
  • Number Classrooms:
  • Expense/Pupil: $5,600.00 - 5,899.99
  • Poverty Level: 16 - 29.9 PERCENT
  • Number Computers: 157
  • Number PCs: 037
  • Number Macs: 120
  • Principal: Mr Rodney Lewis
  • CHARTER SCHOOL
  • GIFTED AND TALENTED PROGRAMS
  • ESL
  • SPECIAL EDUCATION
  • ADVANCED PLACEMENT
  • BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS
  • ALTERNATIVE PROGRAMS
  • YEAR ROUND CLASSES
  • VOC-TECH
  • ADULT EDUCATION
  • NCLB SCHOOL
  • BLUE RIBBON SCHOOL
  • COALITION OF ESSENTIAL SCHOOLS
  • AYP SCHOOL
  • INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE
  • MAGNET SCHOOL
School Ratings & Reviews

School Ratings (20 ratings)
Maximum Rating: 5




    School Reviews (12 Reviews)
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    Other Review | Rating:
    Posted 2012-09-25
    "Ottawa Hills is not for the faint of heart. I have subbd there and was shocked by the behaviors of the students. Each class had only 4-8 dedicated students while the rest of class kicked chairs down, called me names, ripped up their assignments and threw the remnants on the ground. I called security, and no one came. They were too busy. I called security again and got the answering machine. It's incredibly frustrating to come to teach and end up babysitting. I sincerely hope that Ottawa Hills will someday thrive again; but I can't realistically see myself as a part of the solution. I won't be guest teaching there again. I just feel badly for the few students that want to learn. It's too hard to think amongst all the chaos."
    Other Review | Rating:
    Posted 2010-01-31
    "As a retired Grand Rapids Public Schools high school teacher (28 years of service) it saddens me to rate Ottawa Hills High School with 1 star. Certainly there were dedicated students, parents, administrators and teachers. But their numbers are depressingly low. I continue to hope for the very best for Ottawa, but candidly the future does not look bright. One has only to spend 5 minutes standing in any hallway during class change to understand the seriousness and depth of the problems facing Ottawa. Perhaps a better indicator is the amazingly low number of parents who bother to show up for their own child s parent/teacher conferences. I truly hope I am proven wrong and Ottawa makes a quick and paradigm shifting change for the better. Go Bengals!"
    Parent Review | Rating:
    Posted 2009-01-16
    "I am a parent of a student at OHHS. I feel that the school has potential to be one of the best in Grand Rapids. There are some issues that need to be handled. Kids should not be allowed to roam the halls as much as they do, security needs to be tighter, attitudes of staff need to adjusted, and more control in the classrooms is needed."
    Student Review | Rating:
    Posted 2009-01-15
    "I am currently a student attending OHHS and i believe that Ottawa truly has the potential to be at the top as well as any other school does. For the adults who claim that there is no hope for our school, this shows how much support we have. I am a student who has earned my 4.0 gpa and i dont believe that because there are bad apples in the bunch we should all be classified as hopeless children. Parents should remember that it all starts at home. Teachers arent there to babysit your children but they ARE there to teach. I think that if our community actually cared about the children in it, we would be able to raise test scores, and eventually have our students passing. i know there's more to it but at a broad scale this is what i see."
    Parent Review | Rating:
    Posted 2008-06-23
    "I feel that there should be a higher level of respect for all involved within Ottawa Hills. The principal, who acts childish at times, needs to buckle down more. They need to have security at all doors within the school so that middle school children, who skip school, don't roam the halls, as if they were students. Some of the security people are lazy and mean to the wrong children. Some of the parents are not involved enough with their kids there (Just because your child is in high school doesn't mean they don't need u) The GRPS needs to implement other ways of disciplining These kids need the proper guidance and the motivation of role models to guide them through. Also, the staff in the office, there are two in particular, who are rude and need an attitude adjustment. U have to set an example people, not a bad one."
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