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Godwin Heights Middle School

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Godwin Heights Middle School ranks 584 th of 890 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

584^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 890 Michigan Middle Schools

Better than 34% of Michigan middle schools

Summary

Godwin Heights Middle School is a public middle school in Grand Rapids, Michigan, serving 410 students in grades 6-8. 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.

Godwin Heights Middle School faces significant academic challenges, consistently performing below the state average in proficiency across all tested subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 15.6% to 37.6%, while the state averages ranged from 31.5% to 47%. The school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 27.2% to 30.8% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has a very high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 85.61% to 95.37%, indicating a high concentration of students from low-income families.

When compared to nearby middle schools, such as East Grand Rapids Middle School, which is located about 4 miles away, Godwin Heights Middle School performs significantly worse academically, with proficiency rates that are over 30 percentage points lower in most subjects. The school's overall ranking in Michigan has consistently placed it in the bottom third of middle schools, with a ranking between 594 and 691 out of 919 to 921 schools over the past 10 years. Despite the school's relatively high spending per student, ranging from $15,900 to $19,373 per year, and a relatively small class size, the academic outcomes do not reflect this level of investment.

382

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,332

Per pupil spending ?

94.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 Wexford St SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49548-2212

(616) 252-2070

District: Godwin Heights Public Schools

Students who attend Godwin Heights Middle School usually attend:

High:

Godwin Heights Senior High School

Feeder schools for Godwin Heights Middle School:

Elementary:	North Godwin Elementary School
	West Godwin Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

59.9%

African American:

19.1%

White:

12.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 36th percentile in 2014 → 34th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (29% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Math scores 17 pts below the Michigan average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg29%

Michigan avg41%

584^th of 890

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 34%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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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	32.4	584 of 890	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.7	657 of 897	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	680 of 883	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	627 of 776	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.7	646 of 792	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.8	639 of 838	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.9	682 of 821	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.9	691 of 894	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	33.8	623 of 919	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	41.2	594 of 921	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	35.9	630 of 919	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	34.3	653 of 900	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	49.3	566 of 858	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	64.7	391 of 851	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	59.6	453 of 847	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	58.9	454 of 839	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	41.3	607 of 823	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	36.9	635 of 806	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	58.4	104 of 338	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.7	137 of 300	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.3	99 of 196	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	30.4	250 of 366	31.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	35.6	63 of 106	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.9	110 of 154	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	31.9	536 of 789	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.6	597 of 771	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.5	634 of 770	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.3	570 of 657	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.1	552 of 658	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.6	592 of 794	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	36.0	159 of 265	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.6	190 of 257	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.1	188 of 246	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	110 of 138	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.2	112 of 137	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.7	199 of 266	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	44.0	447 of 832	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.1	519 of 836	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.3	577 of 825	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.9	520 of 691	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.1	500 of 672	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.8	546 of 815	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	26.8	578 of 798	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.2	629 of 786	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	622 of 776	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.1	580 of 658	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.4	556 of 639	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.4	569 of 797	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	32.6	124 of 176	29.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.4	127 of 163	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.2	103 of 156	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	19.2	354 of 377	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	33.2	466 of 696	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.5	405 of 701	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.7	463 of 688	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.4	350 of 624	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.3	360 of 678	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)69th percentile+35 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)46th percentile+12 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)41st percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)40th percentile+6 vs school

White (2025)33rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)32nd percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2024)30th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)28th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2018)6th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies38%-9 vs state

Science28%-14 vs state

Mathematics26%-4 vs state

English Language Arts24%-15 vs state

Math16%-17 vs state

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i love the addition, the staff, and the children here. There is a large diverse community and the staff has been so helpful. Close Quote

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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 5th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th 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
Godwin Heights Middle School	Public	5-8	100 Wexford St SE	Grand Rapids	49548	Kent County	Godwin Heights Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 252-2070	382	23	16.5	94.8%	47 (12.3%)	73 (19.1%)	229 (59.9%)	8 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.3%)	32.4	584^th of 890 public middle schools	34.4%		25.7	657^th of 897 public middle schools	26.8%	73	68.9	25.9		22.3	25.6		16.1	15.6		27.5		37.6	$18,332	$3,043	$15,289
Kelloggsville Middle School	Public	6-8	4650 Division Ave S	Grand Rapids	49548	Kent County	Kelloggsville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 532-1575	475	24	19.8	82.3%	75 (15.8%)	153 (32.2%)	209 (44.0%)	18 (3.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.8%)	13.2	774^th of 890 public middle schools	13.0%		15.8	750^th of 897 public middle schools	16.4%	24	35.3	8.5		15.2	20.1		8.3	10.0		20.1		23.6	$14,485	$2,101	$12,385
Wyoming Intermediate	Public	5-6	1331 33rd St SW	Wyoming	49509	Kent County	Wyoming Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 530-7540	579	35	16.7	86.5%	134 (23.1%)	112 (19.3%)	278 (48.0%)	9 (1.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.4%)								(n/a)			16.1	15.5		11.1	13.9		12.8		9.7		$14,199	$1,598	$12,601
Alger Middle School	Public	6-8	921 Alger St SE	Grand Rapids	49507	Kent County	Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 819-6200	314	20	16.0	89.2%	28 (8.9%)	198 (63.1%)	56 (17.8%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (9.2%)	4.7	882^nd of 890 public middle schools	0.9%		4.6	889^th of 897 public middle schools	0.9%	7	23.0	3.5		6.3	7.1					9.6		7.1	$22,505	$7,322	$15,183
Burton Middle School	Public	6-8	2133 Buchanan Ave SW	Grand Rapids	49507	Kent County	Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 819-2269	488	26	19.1	77.9%	13 (2.7%)	107 (21.9%)	358 (73.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	5.2	875^th of 890 public middle schools	1.7%		4.4	891^st of 897 public middle schools	0.7%	16	25.3	4.2		3.8	5.4			2.6		10.2		12.9	$20,581	$6,146	$14,435
Valleywood Middle School	Public	6-8	1110 50th St SE	Grand Rapids	49508	Kent County	Kentwood Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 538-7670	541	38	14.1	81.1%	92 (17.0%)	193 (35.7%)	140 (25.9%)	62 (11.5%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (9.4%)	20.4	691^st of 890 public middle schools	22.4%		25.3	663^rd of 897 public middle schools	26.1%	28	50.3	13.9		17.1	20.6		13.6	13.9		22.5		31.6	$19,187	$3,052	$16,135
Lee Middle School	Public	6-8	1335 Lee St SW	Wyoming	49509	Kent County	Godfrey-Lee Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 452-3296	346	22	15.5	93.6%	24 (6.9%)	33 (9.5%)	267 (77.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.8%)	18.2	716^th of 890 public middle schools	19.6%		12.2	801^st of 897 public middle schools	10.7%	85	52.4	8.6		14.4	18.4		11.6	5.2		25.7		31.4	$15,601	$1,842	$13,759
Wyoming Junior High School	Public	7-8	2125 Wrenwood St SW	Wyoming	49519	Kent County	Wyoming Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 530-7590	584	35	16.6	86.1%	148 (25.3%)	104 (17.8%)	276 (47.3%)	8 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	46 (7.9%)	20.7	687^th of 890 public middle schools	22.8%		23.2	679^th of 897 public middle schools	24.3%	8	50.8	11.6			25.1			14.4		22.0		21.2	$17,120	$2,601	$14,519
Crestwood Middle School	Public	6-8	2674 44th St SE	Grand Rapids	49512	Kent County	Kentwood Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 455-1200	700	42	16.8	73.1%	163 (23.3%)	242 (34.6%)	102 (14.6%)	140 (20.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (7.1%)	63.8	268^th of 890 public middle schools	69.9%		59	292^nd of 897 public middle schools	67.4%	24	65.9	43.7		43.5	41.0		35.5	33.0		40.4		51.5	$17,165	$2,294	$14,871
Pinewood Middle School	Public	6-8	2100 60th St SE	Grand Rapids	49508	Kent County	Kentwood Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 455-1224	842	45	18.5	67.6%	202 (24.0%)	291 (34.6%)	149 (17.7%)	110 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	89 (10.6%)	40.4	524^th of 890 public middle schools	41.1%		35.7	555^th of 897 public middle schools	38.1%	31	57.6	22.8		31.7	34.9		28.6	25.6		30.9		35.4	$14,678	$2,510	$12,168

Frequently Asked Questions about Godwin Heights Middle School

What district is Godwin Heights Middle School in?

Godwin Heights Public Schools

How many students attend Godwin Heights Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 382 students attended Godwin Heights Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Godwin Heights Middle School attend?

Students who attend Godwin Heights Middle School usually go on to attend Godwin Heights Senior High School

What is the racial makeup of Godwin Heights Middle School?

Students at Godwin Heights Middle School are 60% Hispanic, 19% African American, 12% White, 6% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Is Godwin Heights Middle School a good school?

Godwin Heights Middle School ranks 584^th of 890 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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