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East Grand Rapids High School

Public Grades 9-12

5^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 739 Michigan High Schools

Better than 99% of Michigan high schools

Summary

East Grand Rapids High School is a public high school serving 874 students in grades 9-12 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. This exceptional school consistently ranks among the top high schools in the state, with students demonstrating exceptional academic achievement that far exceeds state and district averages.

East Grand Rapids High School's academic performance is truly remarkable, with 72.4% of students proficient or better in M-Step/Science, 81% proficient or better in M-Step/Social Studies, 89.5% proficient or better in SAT/Evidence-Based Reading and Writing, and 71.9% proficient or better in SAT/Mathematics. The school's four-year graduation rate ranges from 81.7% to 97.9%, and its dropout rate is exceptionally low, ranging from 0.0% to 8.1%. While the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 29.5% to 30.8% is relatively high compared to its own historical performance, it is still significantly lower than the rates observed in nearby schools.

Notably, Innovation Central High, Grand Rapids Montessori MiddleHigh, and Southeast Career Pathways have significantly lower academic performance, graduation rates, and test scores compared to East Grand Rapids High School. These nearby schools also have higher rates of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, indicating a higher proportion of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds. East Grand Rapids High School's exceptional performance, particularly in supporting the academic achievement of diverse student subgroups, highlights its commitment to providing a high-quality education and fostering an inclusive learning environment.

908

Students ?

19.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,662

Per pupil spending ?

6.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2211 Lake Dr SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49506-3026

(616) 235-7555

District: East Grand Rapids Public Schools

Feeder schools for East Grand Rapids High School:

Elementary:	Breton Downs School
	Lakeside School
	Wealthy School
Middle:	East Grand Rapids Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

80.9%

Two or more races:

7.4%

Hispanic:

7.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 99th percentile in 2015 → 99th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (79% vs 40% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of Michigan high schools

✓98% graduate in 4 years — above the Michigan average (83%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school79%

District avg79%

Michigan avg40%

5^th of 739

Michigan public high schools ?

Top 1%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 613East Grand Rapids Public Schools 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	99.1	5 of 739	99.3%	★★★★★
2024	98.7	7 of 743	99.1%	★★★★★
2023	98.7	6 of 735	99.2%	★★★★★
2022	98.7	6 of 531	98.9%	★★★★★
2021	87.8	55 of 561	90.2%	★★★★★
2019	98.6	4 of 666	99.4%	★★★★★
2018	97.7	8 of 824	99.0%	★★★★★
2017	97.2	13 of 835	98.4%	★★★★★
2016	97.9	7 of 852	99.2%	★★★★★
2015	98.7	6 of 832	99.3%	★★★★★
2014	97.6	10 of 799	98.7%	★★★★★
2013	98.8	5 of 805	99.4%	★★★★★
2012	98.2	6 of 773	99.2%	★★★★★
2011	88.8	39 of 784	95.0%	★★★★★
2010	91.6	21 of 765	97.3%	★★★★★
2009	95.5	5 of 754	99.3%	★★★★★
2008	96.2	4 of 750	99.5%	★★★★★
2007	95.5	5 of 767	99.3%	★★★★★
2006	94.0	10 of 705	98.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	98.1	8 of 629	98.7%	★★★★★
2024	98.4	6 of 619	99.0%	★★★★★
2023	96.7	14 of 611	97.7%	★★★★★
2022	98.7	1 of 416	99.8%	★★★★★
2021	82.6	59 of 462	87.2%	★★★★☆
2019	96.7	9 of 554	98.4%	★★★★★
2018	96.6	10 of 710	98.6%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	98.4	3 of 203	98.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	90.0	36 of 654	94.5%	★★★★★
2023	94.2	27 of 614	95.6%	★★★★★
2022	99.4	4 of 369	98.9%	★★★★★
2021	76.4	69 of 417	83.5%	★★★★☆
2019	98.5	8 of 532	98.5%	★★★★★
2018	99.7	3 of 755	99.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	99.4	3 of 628	99.5%	★★★★★
2024	98.2	7 of 633	98.9%	★★★★★
2023	99.2	3 of 611	99.5%	★★★★★
2022	98.0	13 of 440	97.0%	★★★★★
2021	85.3	52 of 472	89.0%	★★★★☆
2019	99.3	2 of 543	99.6%	★★★★★
2018	97.4	7 of 707	99.0%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	98.9	2 of 127	98.4%	★★★★★
2024	97.3	1 of 105	99.0%	★★★★★
2023	97.4	3 of 110	97.3%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	92.8	5 of 125	96.0%	★★★★★
2024	93.7	8 of 130	93.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	99.1	6 of 639	99.1%	★★★★★
2024	98.6	7 of 638	98.9%	★★★★★
2023	98.6	5 of 647	99.2%	★★★★★
2022	98.6	3 of 492	99.4%	★★★★★
2021	87.2	56 of 516	89.1%	★★★★☆
2019	98.6	4 of 582	99.3%	★★★★★
2018	97.0	9 of 708	98.7%	★★★★★

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)

Male (2025)100th percentile~ school

White (2025)99th percentile~ school

Female (2025)99th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)99th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)98th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)96th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)94th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing90%+34 vs state

Social Studies81%+39 vs state

Science72%+38 vs state

Mathematics72%+44 vs state

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What people are saying

by a citizen
Wednesday, December 21, 2016

Outstanding! Simply outstanding!! Close Quote

by a parent
Monday, September 29, 2014

East Grand Rapids High School consistently looks good on paper. As a parent of a student who graduated in the past few years, I can shed a not-so-favorable light on the high school. 1) The district is not progressive. Other surrounding districts are miles ahead with project-based learning, foreign language immersion, and experiential learning programs. EGR rests on its “tradition” and “it’s always been this way and it works”. Innovation is not something the district seeks out. If parents have suggestions or ideas for programs, they most likely will get a canned response centering around why something won’t work. It would be refreshing to hear “Great idea, we will look into that”. 2) The administration is not flexible, rarely making policy in the BEST INTEREST OF THE STUDENT. Take AP classes as an example. If your student signs up for an AP class and realizes a week into the semester that she/he should not be at AP level, the counseling office WILL NOT allow a change to another class. Instead of looking out for what is best for the student, the administration is more concerned about touting that the high school has the largest percentage of AP student participants. I’ve heard over and over again from many parents how their children have not been able to get out of an AP class. The self-esteem impact, not to mention the damage on the GPA, is devastating. Close Quote

Schools Near East Grand Rapids High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	M-Step English Language Arts (2025)	M-Step Math (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	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Science 11th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
Empower U	Public	6-12	225 Mayfield Ave NE	Grand Rapids	49503	Kent County	Kent Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	No	No	(616) 410-4860	188	38	4.9	41.5%	106 (56.4%)	36 (19.1%)	28 (14.9%)	8 (4.3%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.8%)								(n/a)
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
Lighthouse Academy The Pier	Public, Charter	9-12	703 Ball Ave NE	Grand Rapids	49503	Kent County	Lighthouse Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(616) 304-8537	7	2	3.2		1 (14.3%)	5 (71.4%)	1 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)										$28,837	$12,434	$16,402
Grand Rapids Learning Center	Public	9-12	435 Fulton St E	Grand Rapids	49503	Kent County	Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 819-2010	39	2	19.5	64.1%	10 (25.6%)	12 (30.8%)	15 (38.5%)	1 (2.6%)	1 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	94.5	32^nd of 739 public high schools	95.7%					(n/a)							58.3		66.7	$37,209	$5,344	$31,865
Innovation Central High	Public	9-12	421 Fountain St NE	Grand Rapids	49503	Kent County	Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 819-2310	386	28	13.8	83.2%	37 (9.6%)	137 (35.5%)	187 (48.4%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.7%)	13.4	638^th of 739 public high schools	13.7%		9.8	667^th of 743 public high schools	10.2%	29		29.1					11.3		22.8	$23,477	$6,620	$16,858
Grand Rapids Montessori MiddleHigh	Public	7-12	421 Fountain St NE	Grand Rapids	49503	Kent County	Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 819-2405	184	11	16.1	55.4%	86 (46.7%)	41 (22.3%)	30 (16.3%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.5%)	23 (12.5%)	66.4	213^th of 739 public high schools	71.2%		81.8	102^nd of 743 public high schools	86.3%	111	60.7	56.3		22.2	13.9	39.3	43.8	35.7	43.8	$18,083	$4,879	$13,204
Southeast Career Pathways	Public	9-12	1356 Jefferson Ave SE	Grand Rapids	49507	Kent County	Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 819-3082	106	6	17.6	82.1%	9 (8.5%)	41 (38.7%)	50 (47.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.7%)								(n/a)										$20,241	$6,670	$13,571
Grand Rapids Public Museum High	Public	9-12	54 Jefferson Ave SE	Grand Rapids	49503	Kent County	Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 819-6450	267	16	16.3	49.4%	125 (46.8%)	50 (18.7%)	61 (22.8%)	3 (1.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (9.7%)	59.6	273^rd of 739 public high schools	63.1%		53.5	311^th of 743 public high schools	58.1%	38		67.7	11.3				35.5		58.1	$18,476	$4,854	$13,622

Frequently Asked Questions about East Grand Rapids High School

Is East Grand Rapids High School a good school?

Yes! East Grand Rapids High School is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 5^th of 739 Michigan high schools.

How many students attend East Grand Rapids High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 908 students attended East Grand Rapids High School.

What schools feed into East Grand Rapids High School?

East Grand Rapids High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Breton Downs School
Elementary : Lakeside School
Elementary : Wealthy School
Middle : East Grand Rapids Middle School

What district is East Grand Rapids High School in?

East Grand Rapids Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of East Grand Rapids High School?

Students at East Grand Rapids High School are 81% White, 7% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic, 3% African American, 2% Asian.

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