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Southwest MiddleHigh Academia Bilingue

Public Grades 7-12

662^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 800 Michigan High Schools

Better than 17% of Michigan high schools

Summary

Southwest MiddleHigh Academia Bilingue is a public dual-language (bilingual) school in Grand Rapids, MI, serving 378 students in grades 7-12 within the Grand Rapids Public Schools district, where a majority of students (67.7%) qualify for free or reduced lunch.

The most remarkable thing about this school is its perfect graduation rate. For the 2024-2025 school year, 100% of seniors graduated and the dropout rate was 0%. This is a dramatic improvement from the prior year (94.8% graduation) and far exceeds the district average of 83.2% and the state average of 84.0%. In fact, this puts Southwest ahead of nearby schools like Grand Rapids Public Museum High (92.7%) and Grand Rapids Montessori MiddleHigh (95.8%), and it towers over Southeast Career Pathways (69.8%). This suggests the school has a very effective support system for keeping students on track to finish high school, even if standardized test scores are lower than state averages.

There are also pockets of strength in the middle school grades. In 2025-2026, 8th graders scored a 50% proficiency rate on the PSAT English Language Arts exam—higher than the district average of 45.7%—and 27.1% were proficient in science, which is above the district's 22.2% and a big jump from just 8.7% two years earlier. However, this academic success doesn't fully carry into high school, where 11th-grade SAT scores lag behind district and state averages. The school also spends a substantial $17,571 per student, reflecting a strong investment in its bilingual program and high-needs population. Chronic absenteeism (30.8%) is a concern but is improving and is much better than the district's 41.3%. Overall, this is a school that clearly prioritizes getting every student to graduation, with notable middle school strengths, even as it works to boost high school academic performance.

378

Students ?

21.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,571

Per pupil spending ?

67.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

327 Rumsey St SW
Grand Rapids, MI 49503-4935

(616) 819-4134

District: Grand Rapids Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.1%

African American:

5.0%

Two or more races:

1.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 10th percentile in 2023 → 17th in 2026

Strengths

✓100% graduate in 4 years — above the Michigan average (84%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2023

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (26% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 24 pts below the Michigan average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school26%

District avg30%

Michigan avg43%

Middle school

664^th of 896

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 26%▲ up 23 pts since 2022

From bottom 3% (2022) to bottom 26% (2026)

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★★★★★

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High school

662^nd of 800

Michigan public high schools ?

Bottom 17%▲ up 7 pts since 2023

From bottom 10% (2023) to bottom 17% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 10High Schools in the Grand Rapids Public Schools

480^th of 625Grand 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	23.3	664 of 896	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.1	729 of 890	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.7	856 of 897	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.0	816 of 883	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.5	751 of 776	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	16.6	663 of 789	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.6	704 of 789	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.2	756 of 771	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.4	740 of 770	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	22.4	216 of 260	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.1	249 of 265	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.7	255 of 257	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.3	242 of 246	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.9	137 of 138	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	34.2	546 of 834	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	18.4	709 of 832	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	790 of 836	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.7	782 of 825	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.1	658 of 691	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	29.1	560 of 813	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	17.7	660 of 798	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.1	721 of 776	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.0	636 of 658	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	14.5	662 of 800	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.5	661 of 739	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	621 of 743	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	660 of 735	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	22.3	99 of 119	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	12.3	599 of 686	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	5.5	609 of 629	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	32.1	413 of 619	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	10.0	556 of 611	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	15.1	237 of 259	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.8	195 of 203	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	163 of 195	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.8	181 of 190	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	20.3	581 of 719	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.3	553 of 635	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.9	532 of 654	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.2	553 of 614	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	14.4	588 of 693	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.7	510 of 628	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.8	590 of 633	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.4	581 of 611	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)35th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2026)31st percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)17th percentile-9 vs school

Female (2026)16th percentile-10 vs school

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)19th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)17th percentile~ school

Male (2026)15th percentile~ school

Female (2026)13th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)8th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts37%-24 vs state

Social Studies30%-17 vs state

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing30%-22 vs state

Science20%-18 vs state

Mathematics14%-18 vs state

Math13%-20 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, December 20, 2023

This school is a joke. They can't even hire enough teachers to work here. My daughter said in 3 of her classes they literally do nothing the entire hour. Substitute teachers are there just babysitting disruptive, troubled kids. Do not send your kids here. I'm currently trying to get her into a legit school. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT English Language Arts (2026)			PSAT Mathematics (2026)			SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2026)	SAT Mathematics (2026)	M-Step English Language Arts (2026)		M-Step Math (2026)		M-Step Science (2026)		M-Step Social Studies (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT English Language Arts 9th Grade	PSAT English Language Arts 10th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 9th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 10th 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
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) 819-4134	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%)	14.5	662^nd of 800 public high schools	17.3%		10.5	661^st of 739 public high schools	10.6%	1	50.0	27.7	31.7	14.3	351.2	350.2	29.8	411.6		21.7		13.0	27.1	10.5	31.4	28.1	$17,571	$2,168	$15,403
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)							381.0	313.0						2068.5			$15,159	$1,129	$14,030
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%)	21.5	600^th of 800 public high schools	25.0%		59.3	278^th of 739 public high schools	62.4%	322	45.6	45.1	55.2	8.9	12.2	12.1	27.9	6.6	27.6	38.6	11.8	28.6	17.7	14.8	30.4	26.2	$18,692	$2,229	$16,463
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%)	48.7	382^nd of 800 public high schools	52.3%		59.6	273^rd of 739 public high schools	63.1%	109		54.7	58.5		7.6	12.3	65.1	17.5						47.6		44.4	$18,113	$1,892	$16,221
Southeast Career Pathways	Public	9-12	1250 Sigsbee St SE	Grand Rapids	49506	Kent County	Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 819-3082	106	6	17.6	82.1%	9 (8.5%)	41 (38.7%)	50 (47.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.7%)								(n/a)							377.0	338.0						2067.3		2080.3	$19,790	$3,361	$16,429
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%)	19.1	617^th of 800 public high schools	22.9%		94.5	32^nd of 739 public high schools	95.7%	585							443.6	390.7						21.4		21.4	$30,798	$1,722	$29,075
East Lee Campus	Public	9-12	982 Lee St SW	Wyoming	49509	Kent County	Godfrey-Lee Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 241-2661	87	4	19.7	85.1%	5 (5.7%)	5 (5.7%)	75 (86.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)								(n/a)		329.3			319.3		368.3	330.0						2077.2		18.8	$18,837	$1,764	$17,073
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%)	17.2	627^th of 800 public high schools	21.6%		13.4	638^th of 739 public high schools	13.7%	11		34.6	34.1		10.2	8.8	30.9	403.5						22.7		31.8	$23,713	$3,304	$20,409
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%)	51.3	351^st of 800 public high schools	56.1%		66.4	213^th of 739 public high schools	71.2%	138	50.0	55.2	71.9	13.9	10.3	21.9	59.1	434.5		25.0		1668.8	36.1	22.7	38.9	63.6	$17,580	$2,219	$15,361
Lee High School	Public	9-12	1335 Lee St SW	Wyoming	49509	Kent County	Godfrey-Lee Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 452-3296	537	28	18.9	90.1%	42 (7.8%)	45 (8.4%)	433 (80.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.0%)	26.5	559^th of 800 public high schools	30.1%		15.2	619^th of 739 public high schools	16.2%	60		48.6	42.3		15.9	10.8	38.4	16.1						23.9		31.8	$16,784	$1,227	$15,557

Frequently Asked Questions about Southwest MiddleHigh Academia Bilingue

How many students attend Southwest MiddleHigh Academia Bilingue?

In the 2024-25 school year, 378 students attended Southwest MiddleHigh Academia Bilingue.

What is the racial makeup of Southwest MiddleHigh Academia Bilingue?

Students at Southwest MiddleHigh Academia Bilingue are 93% Hispanic, 5% African American, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Southwest MiddleHigh Academia Bilingue in?

Grand Rapids Public Schools

Is Southwest MiddleHigh Academia Bilingue a good school?

Southwest MiddleHigh Academia Bilingue ranks in the bottom 17.3% of Michigan high schools.

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