Transportation

Know instantly where and when your child entered and exited the school bus with Zonar MyView (formerly ZPass). Have comfort knowing your child is safe. This application can be viewed on any smartphone.

Download Zonar MyView from the Apple App Store

Download Step-by-Step Sign-Up Instructions

Descargue las instrucciones paso a paso para registrarse

Pakua Maagizo ya Hatua kwa Hatua ya Kujisajili

Kurura amabwiriza yo Kwiyandikisha intambwe ku yindi

Here Comes the Bus is an easy-to-use website and mobile device app that enables parents and caregivers to view the real-time location of their child’s school bus on a computer, tablet, or smartphone. In addition, email alerts and push notifications help parents send their scholars to the bus stop at just the right time.

This application can be viewed on any smartphone by entering the scholar’s ID and an account number provided by the school district.

Watch promotional video. 

Download Here Comes the Bus from the Apple App Store

Download Step-by-Step Sign-Up Instructions

Descargue las instrucciones paso a paso para registrarse

Pakua Maagizo ya Hatua kwa Hatua ya Kujisajili

Kurura amabwiriza yo Kwiyandikisha intambwe ku yindi

Our Theme School Transportation Hubs provide bussing for theme school scholars from a nearby neighborhood school. Under each theme school is a list of Theme School Transportation Hubs that will transport scholars to their assigned theme school.

Transportation regions can vary for each theme school. Pick-up will be at an attendance area school within the specified region. Drop-off will be at a neighborhood bus stop within that specified region. If your scholar lives within the attendance area of their theme school and lives more than (1) mile from the school (K-5/K-8), they will be picked up at a local pick-up spot.

CA Frost Environmental Science Academy (K-5 Grade)

• Campus Elementary 
• Congress Elementary
• Martin Luther King Jr. Academy
• Kent Hills Elementary
• Dickinson Academy
• Harrison Park Academy
• Shawmut Hills Academy
• Sibley Elementary

Coit Creative Arts Academy (K-5 Grade)

• Campus Elementary 
• Congress Elementary
• Kent Hills Elementary
• Harrison Park Academy
• Martin Luther King Jr. Academy
• GR Montessori Academy (at neighborhood stops only) within the boundaries

 Gerald R. Ford Academic Center (K-8 Grade)

• Brookside Elementary
• Campus Elementary
• Cesar E. Chavez Elementary
• Congress Elementary
• Martin Luther King Jr. Academy
• Mulick Park Elementary 
• Sherwood Park Global Studies Academy (at neighborhood stops only) within the boundaries

Grand Rapids Montessori Academy (K-6 Grade)

• Buchanan Elementary
• Campus Elementary
• Congress Elementary
• Dickinson Academy
• Martin Luther King Jr. Academy
• Mulick Park Elementary

 North Park Montessori (K-8 Grade)

• Aberdeen Academy
• Congress Elementary
• Harrison Park Academy
• Kent Hills Elementary
• Palmer Elementary
• Coit Creative Arts Academy (at neighborhood stops only) within the boundaries

 Ridgemoor Park Montessori (K-6 Grade)

• Brookside Elementary
• Buchanan Elementary
• Burton Elementary
• Cesar E. Chavez Elementary
• Ken-O-Sha Elementary
• Martin Luther King Jr. Academy
• Mulick Park Elementary

Sherwood Park Global Studies Academy (K-6 Grade)

• Buchanan Elementary
• Burton Elementary
• Brookside Elementary
• Campus Elementary
• Cesar E. Chavez Elementary
• Dickinson Academy
• Ken-O-Sha Elementary
• Mulick Park Elementary

 Southwest Elementary School - Academia Bilingüe (K-6 Grade)

• Buchanan Elementary
• Burton Elementary
• Congress Elementary
• Campus Elementary
• Cesar E. Chavez Elementary
• Dickinson Academy
• Mulick Park Elementary
• Kent Hills Elementary
• Martin Luther King Jr. Academy
• Sibley Elementary 
• GR Montessori Academy (at neighborhood stops only) within the boundaries
• Coit Creative Arts Academy (at neighborhood stops only) within the boundaries

Blandford School | Zoo School | Grand Rapids Public Museum Middle School

Students will be picked up at a comprehensive neighborhood middle school:

• Alger Middle
• Burton Middle
• Riverside Middle
• Westwood Middle

In the A.M., If the student lives more than 1.5 miles from their neighborhood middle school, they will ride in with the neighborhood students and then transfer to their school.

In the P.M., students will be shuttled to Westwood Middle and then be delivered to a neighborhood bus stop within .5 miles.

City Middle School Scholars | Center for Economicology

Students will be picked up at a comprehensive neighborhood middle school:

• Alger Middle
• Burton Middle
• Riverside Middle
• Westwood Middle

In the A.M., If the student lives more than 1.5 miles from their neighborhood middle school, they will ride in with the neighborhood middle school students and transfer to the City Middle shuttle bus.

In the P.M., students will be shuttled to a designated elementary school and transported onto a neighborhood stop if they live more than 1.0 mile from the elementary school.

CA Frost Environmental Science Academy Middle School Scholars (6-8 Grade)

In the A.M., students ride to a neighborhood middle school and transfer to a shuttle bus to CA Frost.  Must be 1.5 miles from the school.

Alger Middle is your assigned middle school If your neighborhood school is:

• Campus Elementary
• Congress Elementary
• Martin Luther King Jr. Academy
• Dickinson Academy

Riverside Middle is your assigned middle school If your neighborhood school is:

• Kent Hills Elementary
• Martin Luther King Jr. Academy

Westwood Middle is your assigned middle school If your neighborhood school is:

• Harrison Park Academy
• Shawmut Hills Academy
• Sibley Elementary

In the P.M., students will be shuttled to Westwood Middle and ride back to their neighborhood, using stops within theme boundaries.

Grand Rapids Montessori Middle School Scholars (7-8 Grade)

In the A.M., students are picked up at a corner stop within the boundaries of the schools listed below:

• Buchanan Elementary
• Campus Elementary
• Congress Elementary
• Dickinson Academy
• Martin Luther King Jr. Academy
• Mulick Park Elementary

In the P.M., students are shuttled to City Middle and ride the busses to neighborhood feeder schools or neighborhood stops if they live more than 1.0 miles from the elementary buildings.

Grand Rapids University Preparatory Academy

Transportation is NOT provided for the middle school scholars.

To be eligible for transportation a scholar must live at least:

• 1.0 mile from neighborhood school for K-5, K-8 schools and Pre-K
• 1.5 miles from neighborhood middle school 6-8th
• 1.5 miles from school for 9th-12th and be eligible for free or reduced lunch
• Theme school transportation is based on geographic regions of the City
• Voluntary transfers are not eligible for transportation
• Transportation is not provided for University Preparatory Academy middle school (6th–8th)
• Special Education transportation is based on the scholar’s IEP. Not all IEP’s require transportation
• General Education scholars may not ride with a sibling who receives transportation based upon their IEP

• Have a safe place to wait for your bus, away from traffic and the street.
• Stay away from the bus until it comes to a complete stop.
• When being dropped off, exit the bus and walk ten steps away from the bus. Also, remember that the bus driver can see you best when you are away from the bus.
• Use the handrail to enter and exit the bus.
• Be aware of street traffic. Drivers are required to follow the rules of the road concerning school buses, but not all do. Protect yourself and watch out.

Scholars who use transportation service provided by GRPS (including yellow buses and The RAPID) are considered to be in school, therefore, subject to all rules for health and safety while on the bus. Misbehavior on a bus is distracting to drivers and interferes with the safety of all scholars. Behavior considered as seriously disruptive will result in disciplinary action.