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Godfrey Elementary School

Public Grades 3-5

1344^th

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of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Godfrey Elementary School in Wyoming, MI, serves 325 students in grades 3 through 5 as part of the Godfrey-Lee Public Schools district, where nearly all students (about 95%) come from low-income households.

Godfrey Elementary faces significant academic challenges, with test scores placing it in the bottom 10th percentile of elementary schools statewide. Proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Math, and Science are well below state averages across all grade levels. For example, only about 14% of 3rd graders are proficient in ELA and 16% in Math, compared to state averages of 38% and 43%, respectively. Math proficiency has also shown a troubling decline in recent years. The school's subgroup performance—including female, male, Hispanic, English Language Learner, and low-income students—is uniformly low, suggesting the challenges are systemic rather than isolated to any one group. Interestingly, nearby West Godwin Elementary School, which serves a similarly high-poverty population just over two miles away, historically performed much better, indicating that high poverty does not have to predetermine low outcomes.

Despite these academic struggles, there is a notable bright spot: Godfrey Elementary has made remarkable progress in reducing chronic absenteeism. The rate dropped from 38.1% in 2021-2022 to just 19.0% in 2024-2025—lower than the state average of 27.9% and significantly better than nearby schools like Dickinson Academy (45.1%) and Cesar E Chavez Elementary (40.9%). The school also invests heavily in its students, spending $18,613 per pupil and maintaining a favorable student-teacher ratio of 16.4, which is better than many peers such as Southwest Elementary Academia Bilingue (21.1) and Brookside Elementary (16.6). This suggests the school has successfully gotten students to show up consistently, but still faces an uphill battle in overcoming the educational deficits that accompany extreme, concentrated poverty.

325

Students ?

16.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,613

Per pupil spending ?

94.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1920 Godfrey Ave SW
Wyoming, MI 49509-1415

(616) 243-0533

District: Godfrey-Lee Public Schools

Students who attend Godfrey Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Lee Middle School
High:	Lee High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

80.9%

African American:

8.3%

White:

7.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 17th percentile in 2015 → 10th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (15% vs 38% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school15%

District avg15%

Michigan avg38%

1,344^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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SchoolDigger rating ?

553^rd of 625Godfrey-Lee 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
2026	11.3	1344 of 1492	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.2	1335 of 1488	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.3	1339 of 1486	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.7	1371 of 1470	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.1	1227 of 1344	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.6	1356 of 1408	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.9	1316 of 1448	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.6	1329 of 1466	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	12.4	1360 of 1548	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.2	1315 of 1580	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	22.1	1257 of 1533	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	19.7	1321 of 1563	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	22.3	1320 of 1566	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	31.5	1278 of 1552	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	35.6	1261 of 1552	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	41.0	1210 of 1589	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	43.1	1154 of 1577	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	54.9	895 of 1565	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	50.0	973 of 1545	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	35.1	295 of 475	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	12.7	178 of 188	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.4	154 of 173	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	177 of 184	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.6	176 of 180	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.0	94 of 98	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.2	115 of 117	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.5	250 of 270	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	6.8	1307 of 1343	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.6	1252 of 1338	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.5	1303 of 1342	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.8	1268 of 1321	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.5	1067 of 1106	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.6	1153 of 1171	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.1	1287 of 1443	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	12.7	212 of 225	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.7	195 of 209	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.7	188 of 201	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.7	177 of 188	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	72 of 86	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.2	81 of 86	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.9	196 of 222	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	16.3	1199 of 1352	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.2	1167 of 1346	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	1248 of 1381	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.8	1231 of 1350	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	987 of 1099	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.4	1083 of 1134	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.1	1202 of 1397	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	11.3	1257 of 1372	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.8	1267 of 1366	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.3	1251 of 1347	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.0	1277 of 1334	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.9	1098 of 1139	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.8	1189 of 1196	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.2	1273 of 1446	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	21.6	367 of 403	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	13.6	1157 of 1253	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2018)38th percentile+29 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)11th percentile~ school

Special Education (2018)9th percentile~ school

Male (2026)8th percentile~ school

White (2018)8th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)6th percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)5th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2026)3rd percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts18%-23 vs state

Science16%-24 vs state

Math12%-26 vs state

Social Studies12%-15 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT English Language Arts (2026)	PSAT Mathematics (2026)	M-Step English Language Arts (2026)					M-Step Math (2026)					M-Step Science (2026)		M-Step Social Studies (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 3rd Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Godfrey Elementary School	Public	3-5	1920 Godfrey Ave SW	Wyoming	49509	Kent County	Godfrey-Lee Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 243-0533	325	20	16.4	94.8%	24 (7.4%)	27 (8.3%)	263 (80.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.4%)	11.3	1344^th of 1492 public elementary schools	9.9%		11.2	1335^th of 1488 public elementary schools	10.3%	9			13.7	17.8	22.6			15.8	11.1	10.4			16.2		12.3		$18,613	$2,126	$16,487
GodfreyLee Early Childhood Center	Public	PK, KG-2	961 Joosten St SW	Wyoming	49509	Kent County	Godfrey-Lee Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 452-8703	355	25	14.0	94.4%	18 (5.1%)	46 (13.0%)	268 (75.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.5%)								(n/a)																	$21,581	$2,337	$19,244
Cesar E Chavez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1205 Grandville Ave SW	Grand Rapids	49503	Kent County	Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 819-2560	437	26	16.9	85.1%	7 (1.6%)	78 (17.8%)	343 (78.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	7.1	1435^th of 1492 public elementary schools	3.8%		5.8	1448^th of 1488 public elementary schools	2.7%	13			1260.7	14.8	6.2			7.9	20.0	4.6			7.7		1461.5		$16,787	$2,459	$14,328
Buchanan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1775 Buchanan Ave SW	Grand Rapids	49507	Kent County	Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 819-2252	379	23	16.5	84.4%	8 (2.1%)	49 (12.9%)	317 (83.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	10.2	1366^th of 1492 public elementary schools	8.4%		8.7	1378^th of 1488 public elementary schools	7.4%	12			10.9	17.9	20.3			25.0	8.9	8.6			10.2		6.8		$20,069	$3,021	$17,048
Burton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2133 Buchanan Ave SW	Grand Rapids	49507	Kent County	Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 819-2262	365	23	15.5	81.9%	13 (3.6%)	41 (11.2%)	305 (83.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	9.3	1385^th of 1492 public elementary schools	7.2%		7.5	1414^th of 1488 public elementary schools	5.0%	29			8.8	10.2	22.8			21.1	8.5	8.8			15.8		5.3		$18,062	$3,218	$14,844
Grove Montessori A Wildflower Public School	Public, Charter	K-6	1545 Buchanan Ave SW	Grand Rapids	49507	Kent County	Grove Montessori: A Wildflower Public School	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(989) 400-0058	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Parkview Elementary School	Public	K-4	2075 Lee St SW	Wyoming	49519	Kent County	Wyoming Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 530-7572	296	19	15.5	86.8%	60 (20.3%)	57 (19.3%)	158 (53.4%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.1%)	19	1195^th of 1492 public elementary schools	19.9%		24.8	1083^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	27.2%	112			17.2	25.8				25.0	23.9								$18,509	$468	$18,041
Southwest Elementary Academia Bilingue	Public	PK, KG-6	801 Oakland Ave SW	Grand Rapids	49503	Kent County	Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 819-2947	661	31	21.1	68.1%	47 (7.1%)	39 (5.9%)	558 (84.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.4%)	18.9	1199^th of 1492 public elementary schools	19.6%		17.4	1212^th of 1488 public elementary schools	18.5%	13			13.6	27.7	25.3	17.6		17.5	22.6	19.3	10.3		27.7		19.3		$15,394	$2,103	$13,291
Dickinson Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	448 Dickinson St SE	Grand Rapids	49507	Kent County	Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 819-2505	224	19	11.9	84.4%	5 (2.2%)	87 (38.8%)	114 (50.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.7%)								(n/a)	30.8	367.7	1263.3	1363.1	1469.6	1573.4	25.0	9.4	1350.9	1455.6	1573.0	1667.1	1473.6	1775.9	1463.1	1783.5	$26,027	$3,674	$22,353
Brookside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2505 Madison Ave SE	Grand Rapids	49507	Kent County	Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 819-2927	254	15	16.6	74.8%	54 (21.3%)	101 (39.8%)	72 (28.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (10.2%)	17.5	1226^th of 1492 public elementary schools	17.8%		10	1359^th of 1488 public elementary schools	8.7%	133			26.0	16.1	25.6			23.5	12.9	11.6			22.0		17.1		$17,266	$2,769	$14,497

Frequently Asked Questions about Godfrey Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Godfrey Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Godfrey Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lee Middle School
High : Lee High School

What is the racial makeup of Godfrey Elementary School?

Students at Godfrey Elementary School are 81% Hispanic, 8% African American, 7% White, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Godfrey Elementary School in?

Godfrey-Lee Public Schools

Is Godfrey Elementary School a good school?

Godfrey Elementary School ranks in the bottom 9.9% of Michigan elementary schools.

How many students attend Godfrey Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 325 students attended Godfrey Elementary School.

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