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West Ottawa High School Campus

Q: Is West Ottawa High School Campus a good school?

West Ottawa High School Campus ranks 230 th of 800 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

230^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 800 Michigan High Schools

Better than 71% of Michigan high schools

Summary

West Ottawa High School Campus in Holland, MI, is a large public high school serving 2,187 students in grades 9-12 within the West Ottawa Public School District. It is a consistently high-performing school that achieves strong results despite serving a diverse student body where 54% qualify for free or reduced lunch.

West Ottawa stands out for its exceptional graduation rate of 94.1%, well above the state average of 84.0% and significantly higher than nearby Holland High School (83.4%), which serves a similar demographic. The school also excels in Science (48.5% proficient vs. 35.2% state average) and Social Studies (55.3% vs. 43.2% state average). What makes this particularly impressive is that West Ottawa achieves these results while serving a much higher-need population than nearby schools like Zeeland East High School and Zeeland West High School, which have far fewer students on free/reduced lunch yet post comparable or lower scores in several subjects. The school has maintained a 4-star rating for 8 of the last 10 years, demonstrating remarkable consistency.

However, there are areas of concern. Mathematics proficiency remains a relative weakness, with only 29.4% of students proficient on the SAT Math section—barely above the state average of 26.5% and well below Hamilton High School's 47.7%. Chronic absenteeism is also a persistent challenge at 31.1%, far higher than Zeeland schools (under 8%). Additionally, the school struggles to serve certain student subgroups, particularly English Language Learners and Special Education students, whose performance has declined dramatically in recent years. While West Ottawa spends efficiently ($15,908 per student) and outperforms Holland High School despite lower funding, its higher student-teacher ratio of 19.6 may limit individualized attention. For parents, West Ottawa offers a strong, stable academic environment with excellent graduation outcomes, but those with students needing extra support in math or specialized services should investigate those programs closely.

2,187

Students ?

19.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,908

Per pupil spending ?

54%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3685 Butternut Dr
Holland, MI 49424-5439

(616) 786-1100

District: West Ottawa Public School District

Feeder schools for West Ottawa High School Campus:

Elementary:	Great Lakes Elementary School
	Lakeshore Elementary School
	Lakewood Elementary School
	Los Lagos Bilingual Academy
	More...
	Pine Creek Elementary School
	Sheldon Woods Elementary School
	Waukazoo Elementary School
	Woodside Elementary School
Middle:	Harbor Lights Middle School
	Macatawa Bay Middle School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

45.6%

White:

38.1%

Asian:

7.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 80th percentile in 2016 → 71st in 2026

Strengths

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the Michigan average (84%)

✓Above the Michigan median (71st percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school47%

District avg46%

Michigan avg43%

230^th of 800

Michigan public high schools ?

Top 29%▼ down 9 pts since 2016

From top 20% (2016) to top 29% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

249^th of 625West Ottawa Public School District 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
2026	63.9	230 of 800	71.3%	★★★★☆
2025	69.0	189 of 739	74.4%	★★★★☆
2024	69.4	180 of 743	75.8%	★★★★☆
2023	64.7	216 of 735	70.6%	★★★★☆
2022	55.0	264 of 531	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	76.6	97 of 561	82.7%	★★★★☆
2019	68.9	193 of 666	71.0%	★★★★☆
2018	69.7	225 of 824	72.7%	★★★★☆
2017	72.5	188 of 835	77.5%	★★★★☆
2016	75.9	169 of 852	80.2%	★★★★☆
2015	87.0	78 of 832	90.6%	★★★★★
2014	74.5	164 of 799	79.5%	★★★★☆
2013	75.3	174 of 805	78.4%	★★★★☆
2012	77.9	146 of 773	81.1%	★★★★☆
2011	73.1	235 of 784	70.0%	★★★★☆
2010	77.6	156 of 765	79.6%	★★★★☆
2009	76.3	183 of 754	75.7%	★★★★☆
2008	77.3	176 of 750	76.5%	★★★★☆
2007	75.4	177 of 767	76.9%	★★★★☆
2006	58.2	355 of 705	49.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	64.4	64 of 252	74.6%	★★★★☆
2018	56.6	80 of 254	68.5%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	45.1	51 of 74	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	27.1	54 of 69	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.1	55 of 70	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	56 of 63	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.3	30 of 31	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.8	36 of 42	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.3	32 of 42	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.0	64 of 87	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	23.2	98 of 119	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.9	29 of 43	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.0	26 of 35	25.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.7	47 of 102	53.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	58.3	231 of 686	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.8	276 of 629	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.0	244 of 619	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.7	310 of 611	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.4	257 of 416	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	72.1	95 of 462	79.4%	★★★★☆
2019	63.9	192 of 554	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.3	231 of 710	67.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	36.2	171 of 259	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.6	119 of 203	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.1	127 of 195	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.4	130 of 190	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.5	69 of 83	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.9	38 of 64	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.5	55 of 97	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.7	98 of 201	51.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	50.9	336 of 719	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.8	260 of 635	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.5	190 of 654	70.9%	★★★★☆
2023	35.4	407 of 614	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.6	239 of 369	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.2	160 of 417	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.3	262 of 532	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.1	275 of 755	63.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	61.3	209 of 693	69.8%	★★★★☆
2025	72.7	135 of 628	78.5%	★★★★☆
2024	73.2	141 of 633	77.7%	★★★★☆
2023	71.4	144 of 611	76.4%	★★★★☆
2022	53.0	216 of 440	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.4	97 of 472	79.4%	★★★★☆
2019	64.3	181 of 543	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.8	225 of 707	68.2%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	65.9	47 of 179	73.7%	★★★★☆
2025	65.1	41 of 127	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.5	26 of 105	75.2%	★★★★☆
2023	24.8	86 of 110	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	63.1	14 of 32	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	86.8	4 of 24	83.3%	★★★★☆
2019	20.3	29 of 36	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	73.3	29 of 93	68.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	17.8	199 of 220	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	29.7	91 of 125	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.5	75 of 130	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.6	137 of 315	56.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	83.4	84 of 671	87.5%	★★★★☆
2025	86.4	68 of 639	89.4%	★★★★☆
2024	92.0	39 of 638	93.9%	★★★★★
2023	84.2	76 of 647	88.3%	★★★★☆
2022	76.6	108 of 492	78.0%	★★★★☆
2021	93.6	33 of 516	93.6%	★★★★★
2019	87.8	62 of 582	89.3%	★★★★☆
2018	87.5	63 of 708	91.1%	★★★★★

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 (2026)87th percentile+16 vs school

African American (2026)75th percentile+3 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)74th percentile~ school

Male (2026)70th percentile~ school

Female (2026)66th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)53rd percentile-18 vs school

Hispanic (2026)34th percentile-37 vs school

Asian (2026)31st percentile-40 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)18th percentile-54 vs school

Special Education (2026)10th percentile-62 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts61%~ state avg

Social Studies55%+12 vs state

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing55%+3 vs state

Science48%+13 vs state

Mathematics31%~ state avg

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Sunday, February 7, 2021

West Ottawa HS offers a good amount of AP type courses to permit students a different academic levels purse more challenging options. They have a variety of electives and programs to encourage exploration of different fields of interest. Great teachers and student support. 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
West Ottawa High School Campus	Public	9-12	3685 Butternut Dr	Holland	49424	Ottawa County	West Ottawa Public School District	No	No	No	No	(616) 786-1100	2,187	111	19.6	54.0%	833 (38.1%)	63 (2.9%)	997 (45.6%)	162 (7.4%)	9 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	123 (5.6%)	63.9	230^th of 800 public high schools	71.3%		69	189^th of 739 public high schools	74.4%	41		59.4	63.9		31.4	30.6	55.1	29.4						48.5		55.3	$15,908	$1,642	$14,266
Dunes Alternative High School	Public	6-12	3600 152nd Ave	Holland	49424	Ottawa County	West Ottawa Public School District	No	No	No	No	(616) 786-1100	81	2	36.0	61.7%	22 (27.2%)	8 (9.9%)	45 (55.6%)	2 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.9%)								(n/a)							353.8	325.2						2071.5		2074.1	$16,808	$655	$16,153
Lighthouse Academy Juvenile Justice Institute	Public, Charter	6-12	12263 James St	Holland	49424	Ottawa County	Lighthouse Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(616) 393-4450	14	3	5.3	78.6%	7 (50.0%)	3 (21.4%)	2 (14.3%)	1 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (7.1%)								(n/a)																	$28,881	$9,176	$19,705
Careerline Technical Center	Public	11-12	13663 Port Sheldon St	Holland	49424	Ottawa County	Ottawa Area Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	No	No	(616) 738-8950	0	34	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Holland Virtual Technical High School	Public	11-12	600 Van Raalte Ave	Holland	49423	Ottawa County	Holland City School District	No	No	No	No	(616) 494-5051	48	1	48.0	89.6%	10 (20.8%)	6 (12.5%)	32 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																	$16,486	$807	$15,679
Holland High School	Public	9-12	600 Van Raalte Ave	Holland	49423	Ottawa County	Holland City School District	No	No	No	No	(616) 494-5082	967	58	16.7	56.9%	320 (33.1%)	87 (9.0%)	471 (48.7%)	40 (4.1%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (4.8%)	45	417^th of 800 public high schools	47.9%		43.8	419^th of 739 public high schools	43.3%	2		59.6	51.2		23.6	27.2	43.6	17.4						35.5		41.9	$24,886	$1,587	$23,299
Black River Public School MiddleHigh	Public, Charter	6-12	491 Columbia Ave	Holland	49423	Ottawa County	Black River Public School	Yes	No	No	No	(616) 355-0055	569	39	14.7	19.5%	338 (59.4%)	12 (2.1%)	137 (24.1%)	30 (5.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (9.0%)	96.1	22^nd of 800 public high schools	97.3%		94.1	33^rd of 739 public high schools	95.5%	11	88.5	85.3	90.7	51.3	58.7	68.6	90.1	47.9	62.0	53.7	36.7	30.5	61.3	68.9	82.5	71.6	$17,093	$1,608	$15,484
Venture Academy	Public	9-12	3390 100th Ave	Zeeland	49464	Ottawa County	Zeeland Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 748-4740	82	4	18.6	29.3%	48 (58.5%)	3 (3.7%)	26 (31.7%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	3 (3.7%)	26.2	563^rd of 800 public high schools	29.6%		22.1	567^th of 739 public high schools	23.3%	4			359.0			373.0	31.6	404.7						22.7		31.8	$12,697	$209	$12,488
Zeeland West High School	Public	9-12	3390 100th Ave	Zeeland	49464	Ottawa County	Zeeland Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 748-4500	975	52	18.7	16.1%	701 (71.9%)	14 (1.4%)	169 (17.3%)	51 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.5%)	35 (3.6%)	71.2	176^th of 800 public high schools	78.0%		82.3	95^th of 739 public high schools	87.1%	81		63.2	62.1		46.6	41.5	56.7	34.6						35.1		60.6	$16,115	$864	$15,251
Zeeland East High School	Public	9-12	3333 96th Ave	Zeeland	49464	Ottawa County	Zeeland Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 748-3100	935	50	18.5	15.1%	677 (72.4%)	19 (2.0%)	160 (17.1%)	32 (3.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (4.8%)	83.9	90^th of 800 public high schools	88.8%		73.8	164^th of 739 public high schools	77.8%	74		71.2	74.0		56.1	54.3	64.1	38.6						41.8		66.7	$14,857	$751	$14,106

Frequently Asked Questions about West Ottawa High School Campus

Is West Ottawa High School Campus a good school?

West Ottawa High School Campus ranks 230^th of 800 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of West Ottawa High School Campus?

Students at West Ottawa High School Campus are 46% Hispanic, 38% White, 7% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 3% African American.

How many students attend West Ottawa High School Campus?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,187 students attended West Ottawa High School Campus.

What district is West Ottawa High School Campus in?

West Ottawa Public School District

What schools feed into West Ottawa High School Campus?

West Ottawa High School Campus is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Great Lakes Elementary School
Elementary : Lakeshore Elementary School
Elementary : Lakewood Elementary School
Elementary : Los Lagos Bilingual Academy
Elementary : Pine Creek Elementary School
Elementary : Sheldon Woods Elementary School
Elementary : Waukazoo Elementary School
Elementary : Woodside Elementary School
Middle : Harbor Lights Middle School
Middle : Macatawa Bay Middle School

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