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Shawmut Hills School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1173^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 21% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Shawmut Hills School is an elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, part of the Grand Rapids Public Schools district. With 290 students, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Michigan elementary schools over the past 10 years, earning a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Shawmut Hills School faces significant challenges in academic performance, with only 28.6% of 3rd graders proficient in English Language Arts, compared to 38.9% statewide and 19.6% for the Grand Rapids district. Math proficiency is also low, with just 20.9% of 3rd graders and 16.67% of 4th graders meeting standards. The school also struggles with extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 29.5% to 42.7% over the past few years, much higher than state and district averages. Additionally, Shawmut Hills serves a predominantly low-income population, with 78.93% to 84.83% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Coit Creative Arts Academy and CA Frost Environmental Science Academy Elementary, Shawmut Hills consistently underperforms, with significantly higher academic proficiency and lower chronic absenteeism rates. The school's high per-student spending, ranging from $14,134 to $17,834, does not seem to translate into improved outcomes, suggesting the need for a closer examination of resource allocation and instructional practices.

267

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,834

Per pupil spending ?

73%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2550 Burritt St NW
Grand Rapids, MI 49504-4679

(616) 819-3055

District: Grand Rapids Public Schools

Students who attend Shawmut Hills School usually attend:

Middle:	Blandford School
	Center for Economicology
	John Ball Park Zoo School
	Westwood Middle School
High:	City High Middle School
	Grand Rapids University Preparatory Academy
	Innovation Central High
	Union High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

32.6%

White:

28.8%

African American:

25.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 18th percentile in 2015 → 21st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (22% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (43% vs 28% Michigan)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg24%

Michigan avg43%

Elementary school

1,173^rd of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 21%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 18% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

795^th of 890

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 14% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 21Elementary Schools in the Grand Rapids Public Schools

462^nd of 613Grand Rapids 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	19.4	1173 of 1488	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.7	1098 of 1486	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.4	1103 of 1470	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.3	992 of 1344	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.7	1024 of 1153	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.5	951 of 1408	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.9	1014 of 1448	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	26.1	1076 of 1466	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.2	1136 of 1548	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.0	1294 of 1580	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	19.6	1294 of 1533	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	31.6	1167 of 1563	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	28.4	1230 of 1566	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	23.2	1349 of 1552	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	37.1	1248 of 1552	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	52.6	981 of 1589	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	50.9	1014 of 1577	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	55.0	887 of 1565	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	56.3	831 of 1545	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	16.9	1126 of 1338	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.1	761 of 1342	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	14.4	1162 of 1321	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	50.3	750 of 1443	48.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2023	43.9	95 of 188	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.0	139 of 222	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	35.8	860 of 1346	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.4	1072 of 1381	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	1088 of 1350	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.5	757 of 1099	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.3	697 of 1134	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.0	798 of 1397	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	23.4	1028 of 1366	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	1040 of 1347	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.9	950 of 1334	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.0	1111 of 1446	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	26.9	909 of 1206	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.1	667 of 1204	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.6	829 of 1198	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.7	886 of 1253	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	11.8	795 of 890	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.7	645 of 897	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	723 of 883	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.1	546 of 792	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.9	658 of 838	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	30.0	557 of 821	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	24.7	668 of 894	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	13.6	787 of 919	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	9.9	841 of 921	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	34.0	542 of 794	31.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	32.3	566 of 836	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.7	672 of 825	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.2	401 of 672	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.3	489 of 815	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	27.4	580 of 786	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	640 of 776	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.7	584 of 797	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Hispanic (2023)49th percentile+25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)36th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2025)25th percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)25th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)16th percentile-5 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)32nd percentile+4 vs school

Female (2018)32nd percentile+10 vs school

Male (2024)26th percentile~ school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts27%-14 vs state

Social Studies20%-19 vs state

Math19%-22 vs state

Science16%-24 vs state

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What people are saying

by a citizen
Friday, September 23, 2016

principal is not qualified to run school.uses very poor judgment. Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, February 24, 2009

My children have attended Shawmut Hills since 2002 and we believe they offer a competitive education with other schools outside of the GRPS district.

There has been a consistently high level of parent participation within the school, every year through highly esteemed programs such as the PTA the PAL and other collaborative initiatives with Grand Valley State University Professors, City High School students and so many others in the community.

Shawmut Hills maintains a diverse enrollment and seeks to raise the standard for all students believing all children can achieve their potential. This is a disciplined school in which children can learn in a safe environment with a professional yet caring staff.

Our family has the resources to choose any school in or out of the district, and we have consistently choosen Shawmut Hills for 6 years because they have been able to positively impact our children's education and character development.

-Penny Troupe Close Quote

Schools Near Shawmut Hills School

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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
Shawmut Hills School	Public	PK, KG-8	2550 Burritt St NW	Grand Rapids	49504	Kent County	Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 819-3055	267	17	15.4	73.0%	77 (28.8%)	67 (25.1%)	87 (32.6%)	4 (1.5%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (10.9%)	19.4	1173^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	21.2%		24.7	1098^th of 1486 public elementary schools	26.1%	75	17.7		28.6	29.2	28.6	18.2		20.9	16.7				15.4	17.7	16.7	23.5	$17,834	$5,218	$12,615
Kent Education CenterOakleigh	Public	K-8	2223 Gordon St NW	Grand Rapids	49504	Kent County	Kent Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	No	No	(616) 410-4675	32	8	4.0	68.8%	17 (53.1%)	8 (25.0%)	5 (15.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (6.3%)								(n/a)
CA Frost Environmental Science Academy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1460 Laughlin Dr NW	Grand Rapids	49504	Kent County	Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 819-2250	476	25	19.1	39.3%	306 (64.3%)	55 (11.6%)	71 (14.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (9.0%)	65.2	492^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	66.9%		59.6	556^th of 1486 public elementary schools	62.6%	64			49.4	58.0	50.6			46.8	45.7	32.5			50.6		36.4		$16,160	$5,205	$10,955
Sibley School	Public	PK, KG-5	943 Sibley St NW	Grand Rapids	49504	Kent County	Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 819-3100	308	27	11.5	83.8%	40 (13.0%)	106 (34.4%)	130 (42.2%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (9.4%)	13.4	1288^th of 1488 public elementary schools	13.4%		14.3	1254^th of 1486 public elementary schools	15.6%	34			14.6	30.2				14.6	11.6								$20,568	$5,743	$14,825
Zinser Elementary School	Public	K-5	3949 Leonard St NW	Grand Rapids	49534	Kent County	Kenowa Hills Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 453-2461	443	25	17.6	34.3%	347 (78.3%)	15 (3.4%)	57 (12.9%)	6 (1.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.4%)	67.2	460^th of 1488 public elementary schools	69.1%		66.8	462^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	68.9%	2			43.6	47.3	51.4			51.3	59.5	44.3			51.4		31.9		$14,712	$1,339	$13,373
Harrison Park Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	1440 Davis Ave NW	Grand Rapids	49504	Kent County	Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 819-2565	708	45	15.8	86.0%	87 (12.3%)	212 (29.9%)	323 (45.6%)	10 (1.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (10.3%)	6.7	1432^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	3.8%		5	1463^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	1.5%	31	27.4	4.8	8.1	14.7	10.0		9.0	14.1	8.1	8.9		3.9	9.0	8.2	6.9	8.2	$18,126	$5,607	$12,519
Grandville Cummings Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4261 Schoolcraft St SW	Grand Rapids	49534	Kent County	Grandville Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 254-6040	366	21	17.7	25.4%	272 (74.3%)	12 (3.3%)	45 (12.3%)	9 (2.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.4%)	84.3	216^th of 1488 public elementary schools	85.5%		84	206^th of 1486 public elementary schools	86.1%	10			49.3	73.4				55.2	78.1								$14,575	$822	$13,753
Walker Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1801 3 Mile Rd NW	Grand Rapids	49544	Kent County	Walker Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(616) 785-2700	711	37	19.0	53.7%	337 (47.4%)	57 (8.0%)	169 (23.8%)	54 (7.6%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (12.4%)	72.8	374^th of 1488 public elementary schools	74.9%		78.4	277^th of 1486 public elementary schools	81.4%	97	82.4	54.4	49.4	56.8	45.2	58.7	61.1	64.6	54.1	28.8	58.7	52.1	41.1	50.7	45.2	65.2	$12,055	$1,312	$10,742
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
Coit Creative Arts Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	617 Coit Ave NE	Grand Rapids	49503	Kent County	Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 819-2390	246	18	13.8	71.5%	87 (35.4%)	73 (29.7%)	50 (20.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (13.4%)	46.2	773^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	48.1%		38.2	881^st of 1486 public elementary schools	40.7%	108			48.6	50.0	34.3			44.4	36.8	8.6			42.9		22.9		$20,368	$5,766	$14,602

Frequently Asked Questions about Shawmut Hills School

Is Shawmut Hills School a good school?

Shawmut Hills School ranks in the bottom 21.2% of Michigan elementary schools.

What district is Shawmut Hills School in?

Grand Rapids Public Schools

What schools do graduates of Shawmut Hills School attend?

Students who attend Shawmut Hills School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Blandford School
Middle : Center for Economicology
Middle : John Ball Park Zoo School
Middle : Westwood Middle School
High : City High Middle School
High : Grand Rapids University Preparatory Academy
High : Innovation Central High
High : Union High School

What is the racial makeup of Shawmut Hills School?

Students at Shawmut Hills School are 33% Hispanic, 29% White, 25% African American, 11% Two or more races, 1% Asian, 1% American Indian.

How many students attend Shawmut Hills School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 267 students attended Shawmut Hills School.

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