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Godwin Heights Senior High School

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Godwin Heights Senior High School ranks 595 th of 800 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

595^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 800 Michigan High Schools

Better than 26% of Michigan high schools

Summary

Godwin Heights Senior High School is a public high school in Grand Rapids, MI, serving 656 students in grades 9-12 within the Godwin Heights Public Schools district. The school serves a predominantly low-income population, with nearly 94% of students eligible for free or reduced lunch, and is known for its highly diverse student body.

The most striking thing about Godwin Heights is its graduation rate. For the 2024-2025 school year, the school posted a 93.4% graduation rate—well above the state average of 84.0% and its own district average of 83.9%. This isn't a fluke; the school has stayed above 89% for five straight years. It also outperforms nearby traditional high schools like Wyoming High School (86.8%), Kelloggsville High School (91.2%), and Lee High School (89.7%)—even though those schools have similar poverty rates. The dropout rate is also remarkably low at 4.3%, compared to the state's 7.1%. This suggests the school has strong systems in place to keep students on track to earn their diplomas.

However, there's a clear paradox. While students graduate at high rates, standardized test scores are low—only 8.1% of 11th graders are proficient in SAT math, versus the state's 26.5%. Chronic absenteeism is also a concern at 31.8%, higher than the state average. The school appears to prioritize credit recovery and flexible pathways to graduation over test prep. Notably, the school spends $16,578 per student—less than Ottawa Hills High School ($26,239)—yet achieves a much higher graduation rate and far lower absenteeism. The school has also shown improvement, climbing from the 1st percentile statewide in 2021-2022 to the 26th percentile in 2025-2026, suggesting a positive trajectory for families considering this school.

656

Students ?

20.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,578

Per pupil spending ?

93.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

50 35th St SW
Grand Rapids, MI 49548-2100

(616) 252-2050

District: Godwin Heights Public Schools

Feeder schools for Godwin Heights Senior High School:

Elementary:	North Godwin Elementary School
	West Godwin Elementary School
Middle:	Godwin Heights Middle School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

61.3%

African American:

23.6%

Two or more races:

7.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 29th percentile in 2016 → 26th in 2026

Strengths

✓93% graduate in 4 years — above the Michigan average (84%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (26% vs 43% meeting standards)

!Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores 21 pts below the Michigan average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school26%

District avg24%

Michigan avg43%

595^th of 800

Michigan public high schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

From bottom 29% (2016) to bottom 26% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

488^th of 625Godwin Heights 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	22.6	595 of 800	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.8	550 of 739	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	638 of 743	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	608 of 735	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.1	524 of 531	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.0	521 of 561	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.1	550 of 666	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	609 of 824	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.2	609 of 835	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	23.5	604 of 852	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	33.7	556 of 832	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	26.1	577 of 799	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	20.7	599 of 805	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	36.4	523 of 773	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	42.1	533 of 784	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	42.8	518 of 765	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	40.6	518 of 754	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	36.1	542 of 750	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	49.2	472 of 767	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	39.0	511 of 705	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	31.9	160 of 252	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.2	131 of 192	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.8	89 of 170	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	16.3	52 of 59	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.9	75 of 147	49.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	19.7	204 of 254	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	26.5	91 of 119	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.0	36 of 53	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.6	13 of 27	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	24.2	82 of 102	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	18.6	551 of 686	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.2	524 of 629	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.0	538 of 619	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.7	577 of 611	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.9	416 of 416	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.5	439 of 462	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.4	484 of 554	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.9	576 of 710	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	28.5	196 of 259	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.3	157 of 203	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.9	187 of 195	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.9	172 of 190	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.2	81 of 83	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.1	55 of 64	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.2	73 of 97	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.5	158 of 201	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	30.8	518 of 719	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.6	441 of 635	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.4	554 of 654	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.7	483 of 614	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.3	376 of 417	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.3	388 of 532	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.6	547 of 755	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	21.4	548 of 693	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.6	527 of 628	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.4	592 of 633	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.9	460 of 611	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	6.5	433 of 440	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.9	441 of 472	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.0	477 of 543	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.8	533 of 707	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	27.8	93 of 127	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	75 of 93	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2022	41.7	303 of 492	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	65.6	136 of 516	73.6%	★★★★☆
2019	20.5	483 of 582	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	60.4	263 of 708	62.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

White (2022)38th percentile+37 vs school

African American (2026)37th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)28th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)27th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)24th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)24th percentile~ school

Male (2026)21st percentile-5 vs school

Female (2026)20th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts46%-13 vs state

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing31%-21 vs state

Social Studies29%-14 vs state

Science18%-18 vs state

Mathematics15%-17 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT English Language Arts (2026)		PSAT Mathematics (2026)		SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2026)	SAT Mathematics (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 9th Grade	PSAT English Language Arts 10th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 9th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 10th Grade	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
Godwin Heights Senior High School	Public	9-12	50 35th St SW	Grand Rapids	49548	Kent County	Godwin Heights Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 252-2050	656	32	20.5	93.8%	42 (6.4%)	155 (23.6%)	402 (61.3%)	8 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (7.3%)	22.6	595^th of 800 public high schools	25.6%		23.8	550^th of 739 public high schools	25.6%	45	52.8	39.9	20.3	11.2	30.9	8.1	17.6	28.7	$16,578	$1,756	$14,821
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%)								(n/a)		347.0		332.0	355.9	350.0	2070.5	2078.3	$9,670	$1,133	$8,537
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%)	22.1	598^th of 800 public high schools	25.3%		27.1	523^rd of 739 public high schools	29.2%	75	39.8	35.2	16.3	12.5	33.6	11.0	23.9	32.6	$15,243	$1,377	$13,867
Wyoming High School	Public	9-12	1350 Prairie Pkwy SW	Wyoming	49509	Kent County	Wyoming Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 530-7580	1,273	65	19.4	81.1%	282 (22.2%)	211 (16.6%)	665 (52.2%)	33 (2.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (6.3%)	25.5	567^th of 800 public high schools	29.1%		24.5	545^th of 739 public high schools	26.3%	22	44.4	42.9	16.3	17.5	34.2	11.8	21.3	35.2	$14,511	$698	$13,813
54th Street Academy	Public	9-12	173 54th St SW	Grand Rapids	49548	Kent County	Kelloggsville Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 531-7433	94	3	27.1	88.3%	16 (17.0%)	38 (40.4%)	37 (39.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.2%)								(n/a)					370.3	338.4	2067.8	9.7	$16,652	$938	$15,714
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%)	46.5	400^th of 800 public high schools	50.0%		60.1	270^th of 739 public high schools	63.5%	130	55.0	45.5	26.7	25.6	52.0	22.4	36.2	44.1	$13,304	$1,109	$12,195
Southeast Career Pathways	Public	9-12	1250 Sigsbee St SE	Grand Rapids	49506	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)					377.0	338.0	2067.3	2080.3	$19,790	$3,361	$16,429
East Lee Campus	Public	9-12	982 Lee St SW	Wyoming	49509	Kent County	Godfrey-Lee Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 241-2661	87	4	19.7	85.1%	5 (5.7%)	5 (5.7%)	75 (86.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)								(n/a)	329.3		319.3		368.3	330.0	2077.2	18.8	$18,837	$1,764	$17,073
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%)	6.9	743^rd of 800 public high schools	7.1%		12.9	643^rd of 739 public high schools	13.0%	100	16.8	14.4	5.3	4.8	26.7	8.1	9.1	13.6	$26,239	$2,923	$23,316
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)									$29,618	$1,393	$28,225

Frequently Asked Questions about Godwin Heights Senior High School

How many students attend Godwin Heights Senior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 656 students attended Godwin Heights Senior High School.

What district is Godwin Heights Senior High School in?

Godwin Heights Public Schools

Is Godwin Heights Senior High School a good school?

Godwin Heights Senior High School ranks 595^th of 800 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What schools feed into Godwin Heights Senior High School?

Godwin Heights Senior High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : North Godwin Elementary School
Elementary : West Godwin Elementary School
Middle : Godwin Heights Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Godwin Heights Senior High School?

Students at Godwin Heights Senior High School are 61% Hispanic, 24% African American, 7% Two or more races, 6% White, 1% Asian.

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