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Union High School

Public Grades 9-12

633^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 739 Michigan High Schools

Better than 14% of Michigan high schools

Summary

Union High School is a public high school in Grand Rapids, Michigan, serving 939 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Grand Rapids Public Schools district, which is ranked 462 out of 613 districts in the state.

Union High School faces significant challenges in terms of academic performance, graduation and dropout rates, and chronic absenteeism. The school consistently ranks in the bottom third of Michigan high schools, with only 14.2% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in M-Step/Science, compared to 34.9% at the state level and 32.9% in the district. The school's four-year graduation rate hovers around 82-83%, lower than the state and district averages, and its dropout rate ranges from 7.4% to 13.6%. Additionally, Union High School has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 29.5% to 67.7% in recent years.

While Union High School receives relatively high per-student funding, this does not appear to be translating into improved outcomes. Nearby schools within the Grand Rapids Public Schools district, such as Grand Rapids Public Museum High, Grand Rapids University Preparatory Academy, and Grand Rapids Montessori MiddleHigh, generally perform better academically and have higher graduation rates. These schools also have lower rates of chronic absenteeism and a lower percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, suggesting a more socioeconomically diverse student population.

881

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,520

Per pupil spending ?

76.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1800 Tremont Blvd NW
Grand Rapids, MI 49504-4868

(616) 819-3160

District: Grand Rapids Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

49.1%

African American:

35.8%

White:

7.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 15th percentile in 2014 → 14th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (19% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Dropout rate above the Michigan average (14% vs 8%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg38%

Michigan avg40%

633^rd of 739

Michigan public high schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 20 pts since 2015

From bottom 34% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 10High 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	13.9	633 of 739	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	639 of 743	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.2	661 of 735	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.9	514 of 531	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.6	581 of 666	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.7	653 of 824	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	12.1	643 of 835	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	12.9	690 of 852	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	34.6	550 of 832	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	11.6	679 of 799	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	13.6	672 of 805	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	15.0	633 of 773	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	12.0	677 of 784	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	19.6	607 of 765	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	29.3	566 of 754	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	28.0	573 of 750	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	37.0	542 of 767	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	30.4	548 of 705	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	10.4	187 of 192	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	31.1	128 of 188	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.3	116 of 170	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.2	121 of 147	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.7	211 of 254	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	19.9	42 of 53	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.2	21 of 43	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	23.3	28 of 35	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.5	88 of 102	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	19.1	506 of 629	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.8	576 of 619	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.7	578 of 611	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.5	519 of 554	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.7	591 of 710	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	16.1	180 of 203	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.8	182 of 195	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.0	180 of 190	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.8	91 of 97	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.0	170 of 201	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	18.8	528 of 635	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	555 of 654	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	556 of 614	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.2	456 of 532	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.4	595 of 755	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	6.0	597 of 628	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	559 of 633	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.6	559 of 611	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.3	422 of 440	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.1	500 of 543	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.3	597 of 707	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2023	33.8	426 of 647	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.9	246 of 582	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.7	381 of 708	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2023)34th percentile+24 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)21st percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)20th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)11th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)5th percentile-9 vs school

African American (2025)3rd percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing29%-26 vs state

Social Studies23%-19 vs state

Science14%-21 vs state

Mathematics10%-17 vs state

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What people are saying

by a citizen
Friday, October 6, 2017

This school is great for a diverse group of people. Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Union is a great learning community. Gem in GRPS. Do not believe the stats Close Quote

Schools Near Union High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT Mathematics (2025)	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT 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	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Science 11th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Newcomers Community School	Public	9-12	1800 Tremont Blvd NW	Grand Rapids	49504	Kent County	Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 819-3160	157	3	52.3	61.1%	2 (1.3%)	38 (24.2%)	113 (72.0%)	4 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)													$12,797	$4,592	$8,205
Union High School	Public	9-12	1800 Tremont Blvd NW	Grand Rapids	49504	Kent County	Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 819-3160	881	62	14.2	76.6%	69 (7.8%)	315 (35.8%)	433 (49.1%)	11 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (6.0%)	13.9	633^rd of 739 public high schools	14.3%		13.9	639^th of 743 public high schools	14.0%	6			29.1	10.2						14.2		22.8	$19,520	$5,567	$13,953
Union High Transition	Public	9-12	1800 Tremont Blvd NW	Grand Rapids	49504	Kent County	Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 819-3160	50	0	10.1	64.0%	9 (18.0%)	20 (40.0%)	13 (26.0%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (14.0%)								(n/a)													$24,511	$3,620	$20,891
CA Frost Environmental Science Academy Middle High School	Public	6-12	1417 Covell Ave NW	Grand Rapids	49504	Kent County	Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 819-2550	309	16	19.3	62.8%	122 (39.5%)	73 (23.6%)	69 (22.3%)	5 (1.6%)	6 (1.9%)	2 (0.6%)	32 (10.4%)	45.8	401^st of 739 public high schools	45.7%		38.4	441^st of 743 public high schools	40.6%	40	43.1	5.9	51.1	14.9	22.7	23.4	11.4	10.6	25.5	36.2	27.5	40.4	$19,251	$5,578	$13,673
NexTech High School	Public, Charter	9-12	801 Broadway Ave NW	Grand Rapids	49504	Kent County	NexTech High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(616) 458-4992	144	9	15.2	84.7%	58 (40.3%)	35 (24.3%)	42 (29.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.3%)	9.8	669^th of 739 public high schools	9.5%		23.1	574^th of 743 public high schools	22.7%	95			22.5							11.9		19.0	$11,175	$3,074	$8,101
Southwest MiddleHigh Academia Bilingue	Public	7-12	327 Rumsey St SW	Grand Rapids	49503	Kent County	Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 819-3160	378	18	21.1	67.7%	2 (0.5%)	19 (5.0%)	352 (93.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	10.5	661^st of 739 public high schools	10.6%		16.5	621^st of 743 public high schools	16.4%	40	35.8		19.6			22.1		22.4	19.4	10.5	13.9	22.8	$17,933	$4,964	$12,969
Grand Rapids Public Museum High	Public	9-12	54 Jefferson Ave SE	Grand Rapids	49503	Kent County	Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 819-6450	267	16	16.3	49.4%	125 (46.8%)	50 (18.7%)	61 (22.8%)	3 (1.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (9.7%)	59.6	273^rd of 739 public high schools	63.1%		53.5	311^th of 743 public high schools	58.1%	38			67.7	11.3						35.5		58.1	$18,476	$4,854	$13,622
Grand Rapids University Preparatory Academy	Public, Magnet	6-12	512 Division Ave S	Grand Rapids	49503	Kent County	Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(616) 819-1010	494	30	16.4	74.9%	29 (5.9%)	230 (46.6%)	209 (42.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.9%)	59.3	278^th of 739 public high schools	62.4%		24.3	562^nd of 743 public high schools	24.4%	284	52.6	6.6	54.0		31.1	26.3	16.2	15.0	23.4	30.0	24.7	52.0	$18,979	$5,346	$13,633
Innovation Central High	Public	9-12	421 Fountain St NE	Grand Rapids	49503	Kent County	Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 819-2310	386	28	13.8	83.2%	37 (9.6%)	137 (35.5%)	187 (48.4%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.7%)	13.4	638^th of 739 public high schools	13.7%		9.8	667^th of 743 public high schools	10.2%	29			29.1							11.3		22.8	$23,477	$6,620	$16,858
Grand Rapids Montessori MiddleHigh	Public	7-12	421 Fountain St NE	Grand Rapids	49503	Kent County	Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 819-2405	184	11	16.1	55.4%	86 (46.7%)	41 (22.3%)	30 (16.3%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.5%)	23 (12.5%)	66.4	213^th of 739 public high schools	71.2%		81.8	102^nd of 743 public high schools	86.3%	111	60.7		56.3			22.2		13.9	39.3	43.8	35.7	43.8	$18,083	$4,879	$13,204

Frequently Asked Questions about Union High School

Is Union High School a good school?

Union High School ranks in the bottom 14.3% of Michigan high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Union High School?

Students at Union High School are 49% Hispanic, 36% African American, 8% White, 6% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Union High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 881 students attended Union High School.

What schools feed into Union High School?

Union High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Aberdeen Academy
Elementary : Buchanan Elementary
Elementary : Burton Elementary
Elementary : Cesar E Chavez Elementary
Elementary : Coit Creative Arts Academy
Elementary : Harrison Park Academy
Elementary : Kent Hills Elementary
Elementary : North Park Montessori Academy
Elementary : Palmer School
Elementary : Shawmut Hills School
Elementary : Sibley School
Elementary : Southwest Elementary Academia Bilingue
Middle : Blandford School
Middle : Burton Middle School
Middle : Center for Economicology
Middle : John Ball Park Zoo School
Middle : Riverside Middle School
Middle : Westwood Middle School

What district is Union High School in?

Grand Rapids Public Schools

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