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Godfrey Elementary School

Public Grades 3-5

1335^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Godfrey Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades 3-5 in Wyoming, Michigan, with 344 students. The school is part of the Godfrey-Lee Public Schools district, which is ranked 555 out of 613 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Godfrey Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Michigan elementary schools over the past decade, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school faces significant challenges, including extremely low academic achievement, with only 17.5% of 3rd graders, 15.5% of 4th graders, and 20.2% of 5th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts. Math proficiency is even lower, with only 25.8% of 3rd graders, 8.9% of 4th graders, and 6.7% of 5th graders meeting proficiency standards. Additionally, the school has very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 27.2% to 34.2% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Interestingly, the nearby GodfreyLee Early Childhood Center has slightly better test scores and lower chronic absenteeism, despite serving an even higher-poverty student population. This suggests that the challenges faced by Godfrey Elementary may be more systemic in nature, requiring comprehensive, long-term interventions to address the root causes of the school's struggles.

325

Students ?

16.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,914

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 — 18th percentile in 2014 → 10th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (15% vs 39% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school15%

District avg15%

Michigan avg39%

1,335^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 17% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

555^th of 613Godfrey-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
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
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
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
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
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
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 (2025)13th percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)11th percentile~ school

Special Education (2018)9th percentile~ school

White (2018)8th percentile~ school

Male (2025)7th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)7th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)6th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts18%-24 vs state

Science14%-27 vs state

Math13%-25 vs state

Social Studies13%-17 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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	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 Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th 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%)	11.2	1335^th of 1488 public elementary schools	10.3%		10.3	1339^th of 1486 public elementary schools	9.9%	4	17.5	15.5	20.2		25.8	8.9	6.7		13.6	12.7	$14,914	$1,922	$12,992
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)											$16,814	$2,084	$14,730
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%)	5.8	1448^th of 1488 public elementary schools	2.7%		6	1439^th of 1486 public elementary schools	3.2%	9	8.1	7.5	9.6		5.4	5.0	11.0		8.2	9.6	$17,758	$5,563	$12,195
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%)	8.7	1378^th of 1488 public elementary schools	7.4%		5.5	1452^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	2.3%	74	9.4	12.7	16.4		23.1	7.9	7.3		9.1	10.9	$18,057	$5,434	$12,623
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%)	7.5	1414^th of 1488 public elementary schools	5.0%		5.9	1443^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	2.9%	29	6.2	16.1	15.9		13.8	12.1	7.9		11.1	6.3	$18,790	$6,110	$12,681
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%)	24.8	1083^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	27.2%		30.5	1012^th of 1486 public elementary schools	31.9%	71	22.2	30.8			29.7	25.8					$17,603	$1,390	$16,213
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%)	17.4	1212^th of 1488 public elementary schools	18.5%		16.1	1235^th of 1486 public elementary schools	16.9%	23	20.2	18.6	16.7	31.9	22.5	19.8	11.5	22.2	16.7	11.5	$16,498	$5,206	$11,292
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)				14.3							$20,224	$5,910	$14,314
Brookside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2505 Madison Ave SE	Grand Rapids	49507	Kent County	Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 819-2242	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%)	10	1359^th of 1488 public elementary schools	8.7%		10.6	1328^th of 1486 public elementary schools	10.6%	31		19.5			11.4	14.3					$19,307	$6,617	$12,691
West Godwin Elementary School	Public	K-3	3546 Clyde Park Ave SW	Wyoming	49509	Kent County	Godwin Heights Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 252-2030	393	27	14.5	91.3%	51 (13.0%)	78 (19.8%)	227 (57.8%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.9%)								(n/a)											$19,030	$2,659	$16,371

Frequently Asked Questions about Godfrey Elementary 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 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

How many students attend Godfrey Elementary School?

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

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 10.3% of Michigan elementary schools.

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