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North Godwin Elementary School

Public Grades 2-5

1210^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

North Godwin Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 381 students in grades 2-5 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The school is part of the Godwin Heights Public Schools district, which is ranked 505 out of 613 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

North Godwin Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Michigan elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade. The school struggles with significant achievement gaps across different student subgroups, such as female students, male students, Hispanic students, and English Language Learners. North Godwin Elementary has very low proficiency rates on the M-Step assessments compared to state and district averages, ranging from just 10.9% in 5th grade science to 33.6% in 3rd grade math. The school also experiences high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 22.1% to 30.8% over the past few years, and has extremely high rates of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating very high levels of poverty among the student population.

While North Godwin Elementary faces significant challenges, some interesting comparisons can be made. The school performs significantly worse than the nearby West Godwin Elementary School, which is also part of the Godwin Heights district, but has consistently higher rankings and proficiency rates. Additionally, some other high-poverty schools in the area, such as Burton Elementary and Buchanan Elementary (both part of the Grand Rapids Public Schools district), perform even worse on many metrics.

400

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,920

Per pupil spending ?

90.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

161 34th St SW
Grand Rapids, MI 49548-2171

(616) 252-2010

District: Godwin Heights Public Schools

Students who attend North Godwin Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Godwin Heights Middle School
High:	Godwin Heights Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

58.3%

African American:

22.3%

White:

11.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 91st percentile in 2014 → 19th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (20% vs 39% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 72 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg20%

Michigan avg39%

1,210^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 45 pts since 2015

From top 36% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

505^th of 613Godwin 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
2025	17.5	1210 of 1488	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.9	1128 of 1486	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.9	1131 of 1470	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.1	1098 of 1344	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.4	1230 of 1408	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.5	1161 of 1448	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.7	1149 of 1466	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	39.7	957 of 1548	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	62.2	576 of 1580	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	86.2	142 of 1533	90.7%	★★★★★
2013	73.1	380 of 1563	75.7%	★★★★☆
2012	80.1	253 of 1566	83.8%	★★★★☆
2011	81.6	133 of 1552	91.4%	★★★★★
2010	76.5	264 of 1552	83.0%	★★★★☆
2009	76.9	297 of 1589	81.3%	★★★★☆
2008	73.3	389 of 1577	75.3%	★★★★☆
2007	79.0	217 of 1565	86.1%	★★★★☆
2006	61.4	684 of 1545	55.7%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	47.2	156 of 369	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.9	134 of 348	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.2	192 of 321	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.4	336 of 475	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	27.7	126 of 173	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.0	132 of 184	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	157 of 180	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.6	74 of 98	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.9	79 of 117	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.3	246 of 270	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	12.2	1220 of 1338	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	1151 of 1342	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.9	1062 of 1321	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.8	950 of 1106	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.0	1051 of 1171	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.4	1120 of 1443	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	23.2	165 of 209	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.6	142 of 201	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.0	139 of 188	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.0	50 of 86	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.3	43 of 86	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	31.9	157 of 222	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	25.1	1037 of 1346	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.8	953 of 1381	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.0	923 of 1350	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.0	811 of 1099	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.1	957 of 1134	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.3	1052 of 1397	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	17.2	1133 of 1366	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.0	1053 of 1347	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.4	1155 of 1334	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	1039 of 1139	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.7	1124 of 1196	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.5	1149 of 1446	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2023	45.9	37 of 81	54.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	23.7	961 of 1206	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.0	809 of 1204	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.7	817 of 1198	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.1	527 of 1253	57.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

African American (2025)58th percentile+39 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)54th percentile+31 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)27th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)21st percentile~ school

White (2025)20th percentile~ school

Male (2025)17th percentile~ school

Female (2025)9th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Math25%-14 vs state

English Language Arts23%-19 vs state

Science11%-29 vs state

Social Studies5%-25 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT 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	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
North Godwin Elementary School	Public	2-5	161 34th St SW	Grand Rapids	49548	Kent County	Godwin Heights Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 252-2010	400	24	16.5	90.5%	45 (11.3%)	89 (22.3%)	233 (58.3%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.3%)	17.5	1210^th of 1488 public elementary schools	18.7%		22.9	1128^th of 1486 public elementary schools	24.1%	82			21.6	27.5	21.4			33.6	27.5	13.8			10.9		5.1		$18,920	$3,089	$15,830
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
Vista Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	711 32nd St SE	Grand Rapids	49548	Kent County	Vista Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(616) 246-6920	641	44	14.5	93.4%	48 (7.5%)	198 (30.9%)	334 (52.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	56 (8.7%)	35	935^th of 1488 public elementary schools	37.2%		23.3	1115^th of 1486 public elementary schools	25.0%	180	50.7	20.5	37.3	39.1	28.6	18.6	27.1	40.3	55.1	25.4	12.9	20.0	27.0	28.9	15.9	27.6	$14,254	$3,192	$11,062
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 Kelloggsville School	Public	PK, KG-2	4555 Magnolia Ave SW	Grand Rapids	49548	Kent County	Kelloggsville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 532-1595	253	18	14.1	84.2%	46 (18.2%)	46 (18.2%)	129 (51.0%)	7 (2.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (9.5%)								(n/a)																	$17,236	$1,429	$15,807
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
Central Kelloggsville Elementary	Public	3-5	4625 Jefferson Ave SE	Grand Rapids	49548	Kent County	Kelloggsville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 532-1580	494	27	18.1	82.8%	62 (12.6%)	165 (33.4%)	201 (40.7%)	28 (5.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (7.3%)	17.2	1219^th of 1488 public elementary schools	18.1%		13.2	1279^th of 1486 public elementary schools	13.9%	60			17.4	28.2	21.1			17.9	21.8	10.5			22.5		20.8		$13,947	$1,693	$12,253
Oriole Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1420 40th St SW	Wyoming	49509	Kent County	Wyoming Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 530-7558	277	20	13.8	75.8%	96 (34.7%)	38 (13.7%)	109 (39.4%)	7 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	26 (9.4%)	16.1	1244^th of 1488 public elementary schools	16.4%		15.7	1240^th of 1486 public elementary schools	16.6%	4			16.9	18.0				26.2	22.0								$19,156	$1,677	$17,478
New Branches Charter Academy	Public, Magnet, Charter	K-8	3662 Poinsettia Ave SE	Grand Rapids	49508	Kent County	New Branches Charter Academy	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(616) 243-6221	345	27	12.6	89.0%	34 (9.9%)	176 (51.0%)	89 (25.8%)	13 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (9.6%)	16.5	1234^th of 1488 public elementary schools	17.1%		19.1	1176^th of 1486 public elementary schools	20.9%	58	56.0	24.0	10.8	22.2	29.0	33.3	42.9	18.9	13.0	9.4	10.3	14.3	18.8	28.0	15.6	36.0	$13,205	$3,205	$10,000
KenOSha Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1353 Van Auken St SE	Grand Rapids	49508	Kent County	Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 819-2696	118	8	15.7	94.1%	14 (11.9%)	67 (56.8%)	21 (17.8%)	3 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (11.0%)								(n/a)					20.0								13.6				$17,773	$5,680	$12,092

Frequently Asked Questions about North Godwin Elementary School

What schools do graduates of North Godwin Elementary School attend?

Students who attend North Godwin Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Godwin Heights Middle School
High : Godwin Heights Senior High School

Is North Godwin Elementary School a good school?

North Godwin Elementary School ranks in the bottom 18.7% of Michigan elementary schools.

How many students attend North Godwin Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 400 students attended North Godwin Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of North Godwin Elementary School?

Students at North Godwin Elementary School are 58% Hispanic, 22% African American, 11% White, 7% Two or more races.

What district is North Godwin Elementary School in?

Godwin Heights Public Schools

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