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West Michigan Aviation Academy

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

43^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 739 Michigan High Schools

Better than 94% of Michigan high schools

Summary

West Michigan Aviation Academy is a public charter high school in Grand Rapids, Michigan, serving 608 students in grades 9-12. This specialized school consistently ranks among the top high schools in the state, with exceptional academic performance, high graduation rates, and a diverse student population.

The school's students excel on standardized tests, with significantly higher proficiency rates compared to state averages in subjects like Science, Social Studies, Evidence-Based Reading and Writing, and Mathematics. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 70.2% of 11th-grade students at West Michigan Aviation Academy were proficient or better in SAT Mathematics, compared to the state average of 27.5%. The school also maintains high four-year graduation rates, ranging from 81.7% to 98.5% over the past few years, outperforming nearby schools like Kelloggsville High School and East Kentwood High School.

As a specialized aviation-focused school, West Michigan Aviation Academy likely offers unique extracurricular activities and learning experiences related to the aviation industry, which may be a key draw for students interested in this field. The school's consistent high performance and strong track record of serving diverse student populations, including those from low socioeconomic backgrounds, make it an attractive option for families in the Grand Rapids area.

600

Students ?

16.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,149

Per pupil spending ?

19.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5363 44th St SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49512

(616) 446-8886

District: West Michigan Aviation Academy

Racial breakdown:

White:

73.2%

African American:

9.8%

Hispanic:

8.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 94th percentile in 2015 → 94th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (66% vs 40% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of Michigan high schools

✓95% graduate in 4 years — above the Michigan average (83%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school66%

District avg66%

Michigan avg40%

43^rd of 739

Michigan public high schools ?

Top 6%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^th of 613West Michigan Aviation Academy among Michigan districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	92.9	43 of 739	94.2%	★★★★★
2024	96.5	17 of 743	97.7%	★★★★★
2023	93.1	34 of 735	95.4%	★★★★★
2022	98.5	8 of 531	98.5%	★★★★★
2021	79.8	80 of 561	85.7%	★★★★☆
2019	94.5	31 of 666	95.3%	★★★★★
2018	92.7	44 of 824	94.7%	★★★★★
2017	85.9	87 of 835	89.6%	★★★★☆
2016	92.2	46 of 852	94.6%	★★★★★
2015	91.1	49 of 832	94.1%	★★★★★
2014	84.1	95 of 799	88.1%	★★★★☆
2013	83.9	105 of 805	87.0%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	99.7	1 of 188	99.5%	★★★★★
2018	46.2	106 of 254	58.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	88.4	50 of 629	92.1%	★★★★★
2024	93.1	32 of 619	94.8%	★★★★★
2023	90.9	34 of 611	94.4%	★★★★★
2022	98.4	3 of 416	99.3%	★★★★★
2021	76.7	76 of 462	83.5%	★★★★☆
2019	91.7	35 of 554	93.7%	★★★★★
2018	79.9	118 of 710	83.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	86.5	19 of 195	90.3%	★★★★★
2023	96.2	7 of 190	96.3%	★★★★★
2021	78.5	13 of 64	79.7%	★★★★☆
2019	93.2	6 of 97	93.8%	★★★★★
2018	84.9	25 of 201	87.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	75.9	113 of 635	82.2%	★★★★☆
2024	97.0	16 of 654	97.6%	★★★★★
2023	95.3	22 of 614	96.4%	★★★★★
2022	99.6	3 of 369	99.2%	★★★★★
2021	56.2	169 of 417	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	94.2	17 of 532	96.8%	★★★★★
2018	87.4	50 of 755	93.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	91.9	37 of 628	94.1%	★★★★★
2024	96.3	19 of 633	97.0%	★★★★★
2023	92.0	37 of 611	93.9%	★★★★★
2022	98.4	8 of 440	98.2%	★★★★★
2021	72.8	89 of 472	81.1%	★★★★☆
2019	94.4	24 of 543	95.6%	★★★★★
2018	94.3	26 of 707	96.3%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	84.7	16 of 315	94.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	94.2	24 of 639	96.2%	★★★★★
2024	96.3	20 of 638	96.9%	★★★★★
2023	92.0	40 of 647	93.8%	★★★★★
2022	98.9	2 of 492	99.6%	★★★★★
2021	85.1	63 of 516	87.8%	★★★★☆
2019	95.6	22 of 582	96.2%	★★★★★
2018	94.8	24 of 708	96.6%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2024)99th percentile~ school

White (2025)96th percentile~ school

Special Education (2018)95th percentile~ school

Male (2025)94th percentile~ school

Female (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2024)90th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)82nd percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing85%+30 vs state

Mathematics70%+43 vs state

Social Studies59%+17 vs state

Science51%+16 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Thursday, April 14, 2016

I'm the parent of two students currently enrolled at WMAA. We have been very pleased with the school. The administration and front office are professional and relational; the guidance counselors are caring. My kids (one boy and one girl) have found the teachers to be involved, friendly, and helpful. They have each had the opportunity to be involved in extra curricular activities (cross country, drama club, national honor society, etc.) and have enjoyed the school culture and curriculum. I have only good things to say! Close Quote

by a student
Monday, May 25, 2015

I'll be graduating from this school in the year of 2016 and honestly, I love this school, it's so much different than your typical high school. But then again, it's also a very relaxing environment, the staff is nice and helpful and the student body is full of kids who just want to learn and who's goals are all similar, and that's to graduate and get good grades. They all strive to do better. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	M-Step Science (2025)	M-Step Social Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	M-Step Science 11th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
West Michigan Aviation Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	5363 44th St SE	Grand Rapids	49512	Kent County	West Michigan Aviation Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(616) 446-8886	600	36	16.8	19.2%	439 (73.2%)	59 (9.8%)	53 (8.8%)	24 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.0%)	92.9	43^rd of 739 public high schools	94.2%		96.5	17^th of 743 public high schools	97.7%	26	85.1	70.2	50.7	59.4	$11,149	$830	$10,319
Central High School	Public	9-12	5901 Hall St SE	Grand Rapids	49546	Kent County	Forest Hills Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 493-8700	999	55	18.1	13.7%	810 (81.1%)	27 (2.7%)	47 (4.7%)	68 (6.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (4.5%)	97.9	9^th of 739 public high schools	98.8%		98.9	6^th of 743 public high schools	99.2%	3	84.9	65.9	69.4	70.6	$14,967	$1,088	$13,879
East Kentwood High School	Public	10-12	6230 Kalamazoo Ave SE	Grand Rapids	49508	Kent County	Kentwood Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 698-6700	2,068	106	19.4	65.5%	505 (24.4%)	761 (36.8%)	370 (17.9%)	265 (12.8%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	163 (7.9%)	43.7	420^th of 739 public high schools	43.2%		45.9	371^st of 743 public high schools	50.1%	49	47.6	28.1	23.3	40.2	$17,618	$1,758	$15,860
Ottawa Hills High School	Public	9-12	2055 Rosewood Ave SE	Grand Rapids	49506	Kent County	Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 819-2900	385	29	13.3	83.6%	29 (7.5%)	262 (68.1%)	69 (17.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.2%)	12.9	643^rd of 739 public high schools	13.0%		8.2	681^st of 743 public high schools	8.3%	38	28.1	9.2	14.1	21.9	$23,498	$6,224	$17,273
Ottawa High Transition	Public	9-12	2055 Rosewood Ave SE	Grand Rapids	49506	Kent County	Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 819-2900	14	1	14.0	85.7%	2 (14.3%)	8 (57.1%)	4 (28.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)					$47,144	$3,698	$43,447
Caledonia High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	9050 Kraft Ave SE	Caledonia	49316	Kent County	Caledonia Community Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(616) 891-8129	1,438	80	18.0	15.0%	1,169 (81.3%)	32 (2.2%)	90 (6.3%)	50 (3.5%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	92 (6.4%)	90.5	49^th of 739 public high schools	93.4%		79.1	126^th of 743 public high schools	83.0%	77	74.3	51.0	55.9	57.7	$14,824	$1,525	$13,299
Grand River Preparatory High School	Public, Charter	9-12	650 52nd St SE	Grand Rapids	49548	Kent County	Grand River Preparatory High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(616) 261-1800	635	34	18.6	73.7%	117 (18.4%)	181 (28.5%)	259 (40.8%)	18 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	58 (9.1%)	60.1	270^th of 739 public high schools	63.5%		50.2	338^th of 743 public high schools	54.5%	68	54.0	25.6	44.4	44.4	$11,691	$1,745	$9,946
East Grand Rapids High School	Public	9-12	2211 Lake Dr SE	Grand Rapids	49506	Kent County	East Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 235-7555	908	47	19.3	6.5%	735 (80.9%)	25 (2.8%)	64 (7.0%)	14 (1.5%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (7.4%)	99.1	5^th of 739 public high schools	99.3%		98.7	7^th of 743 public high schools	99.1%	2	89.5	71.9	72.4	81.0	$14,662	$373	$14,289
Kelloggsville High School	Public	9-12	4787 Division Ave S	Wyoming	49548	Kent County	Kelloggsville Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 532-1570	595	33	17.8	79.8%	84 (14.1%)	183 (30.8%)	275 (46.2%)	35 (5.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.9%)	27.1	523^rd of 739 public high schools	29.2%		15.1	631^st of 743 public high schools	15.1%	108	32.7	11.1	23.3	39.2	$14,766	$1,341	$13,425
Godwin Heights Learning Center	Public	9-12	3529 Division Ave S	Grand Rapids	49548	Kent County	Godwin Heights Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 252-2040	97	3	32.7	90.7%	9 (9.3%)	25 (25.8%)	53 (54.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (9.3%)	9.8	668^th of 739 public high schools	9.6%					(n/a)	22.2			18.8	$10,266	$1,132	$9,133

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Is West Michigan Aviation Academy a good school?

Yes. West Michigan Aviation Academy ranks in the top 5.8% of Michigan high schools.

How many students attend West Michigan Aviation Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 600 students attended West Michigan Aviation Academy.

What is the racial makeup of West Michigan Aviation Academy?

Students at West Michigan Aviation Academy are 73% White, 10% African American, 9% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

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