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Grand Rapids Learning Center

Public Grades 9-12

32^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 739 Michigan High Schools

Better than 96% of Michigan high schools

Summary

Grand Rapids Learning Center is a small public high school serving grades 9-12 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, part of the Grand Rapids Public Schools district.

After a period of underperformance, Grand Rapids Learning Center has made a remarkable turnaround, ranking 32 out of 739 Michigan high schools in the 2024-2025 school year and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. This significant improvement is particularly noteworthy for the school's low-income student population, which makes up 73.33% of the student body. In fact, Grand Rapids Learning Center ranked 7 out of 635 Michigan high schools for its low-socioeconomic status (SES) students, also earning a 5-star rating. This achievement highlights the school's commitment to equity and its ability to effectively support students from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Beyond its impressive overall performance, Grand Rapids Learning Center has also outpaced the district and state in academic areas such as M-Step Science and M-Step Social Studies for 11th-grade students. This strong academic foundation suggests that the school could serve as a model for other struggling schools, potentially sharing its best practices and strategies to help raise the overall educational standards in the region. With its small student population and targeted support, Grand Rapids Learning Center has demonstrated that it is possible for a school to make a significant and positive impact on the lives of its students, regardless of their socioeconomic background.

Students ?

19.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$37,209

Per pupil spending ?

64.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

435 Fulton St E
Grand Rapids, MI 49503-5926

(616) 819-2010

District: Grand Rapids Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

38.5%

African American:

30.8%

White:

25.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 10th percentile in 2016 → 96th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (62% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of Michigan high schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 86 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Graduation rate below the Michigan average (62% vs 83%)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school62%

District avg39%

Michigan avg38%

32^nd of 739

Michigan public high schools ?

Top 4%▲ up 85 pts since 2016

From bottom 10% (2016) to top 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	94.5	32 of 739	95.7%	★★★★★
2018	11.6	683 of 824	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	7.4	694 of 835	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	6.6	763 of 852	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	31.4	160 of 254	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	99.3	7 of 635	98.9%	★★★★★
2018	9.4	668 of 755	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	9.3	609 of 707	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)99th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2018)37th percentile+20 vs school

Male (2018)14th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies67%+25 vs state

Science58%+23 vs state

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Schools Near Grand Rapids Learning Center

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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
Grand Rapids Learning Center	Public	9-12	435 Fulton St E	Grand Rapids	49503	Kent County	Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 819-2010	39	2	19.5	64.1%	10 (25.6%)	12 (30.8%)	15 (38.5%)	1 (2.6%)	1 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	94.5	32^nd of 739 public high schools	95.7%					(n/a)										58.3		66.7	$37,209	$5,344	$31,865
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
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
Bethany Based School	Public	6-12	901 Eastern Ave NE	Grand Rapids	49503	Kent County	Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 245-7708	12	2	7.5	50.0%	9 (75.0%)	1 (8.3%)	2 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)													$29,655	$9,864	$19,791
Covenant High School Grand Rapids	Public, Charter	9-12	50 Antoine St SW	Grand Rapids	49507	Kent County	Covenant High School Grand Rapids	Yes	No	No	Yes	(616) 364-2000	218	11	19.1	99.5%	17 (7.8%)	110 (50.5%)	78 (35.8%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.1%)								(n/a)													$13,364	$809	$12,555
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
Empower U	Public	6-12	225 Mayfield Ave NE	Grand Rapids	49503	Kent County	Kent Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	No	No	(616) 410-4860	188	38	4.9	41.5%	106 (56.4%)	36 (19.1%)	28 (14.9%)	8 (4.3%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.8%)								(n/a)
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Grand Rapids Learning Center

What is the racial makeup of Grand Rapids Learning Center?

Students at Grand Rapids Learning Center are 38% Hispanic, 31% African American, 26% White, 3% Asian, 3% American Indian.

How many students attend Grand Rapids Learning Center?

In the 2024-25 school year, 39 students attended Grand Rapids Learning Center.

Is Grand Rapids Learning Center a good school?

Yes! Grand Rapids Learning Center is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 32^nd of 739 Michigan high schools.

What district is Grand Rapids Learning Center in?

Grand Rapids Public Schools

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Michigan Department of Education.

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