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Zeeland West High School

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Zeeland West High School ranks 176 th of 800 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

176^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 800 Michigan High Schools

Better than 78% of Michigan high schools

Summary

Zeeland West High School is a large public high school in Zeeland, MI, serving 975 students in grades 9-12 as part of the highly-ranked Zeeland Public Schools district.

Zeeland West has a strong academic reputation, with a 96.2% graduation rate and a chronic absenteeism rate of just 7.6%—both far better than state averages. The school has consistently earned a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past decade. However, the most recent data shows a notable dip. In the 2025-2026 school year, Zeeland West's state ranking fell to 176th (78th percentile) from a stable 95th (87th percentile) in prior years. This decline is reflected in test scores: SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing proficiency dropped to 56.7% and math to 34.6%, both below district averages. Interestingly, this dip appears driven largely by a significant drop in performance among male students, whose ranking fell from the 89th to the 75th percentile, while female students remained stable. The school still excels in Social Studies, with 60.6% of 11th graders proficient, far exceeding the state average of 43.2%.

The most striking comparison is with its cross-town counterpart, Zeeland East High School, located less than a third of a mile away and nearly identical in size. In the most recent year, Zeeland East improved to the 90th percentile and now leads in nearly every academic metric, including PSAT scores for 9th and 10th graders (e.g., 74% vs. 62.1% proficiency in 10th-grade ELA). This is a reversal from the prior year when Zeeland West outperformed Zeeland East. Despite this recent setback, Zeeland West's historical performance is excellent, and a bright spot remains its work with students from low socio-economic backgrounds, who ranked in the 94th percentile statewide in 2024-2025. The school also compares favorably to larger regional peers like Hudsonville High School, though it clearly outperforms alternative options like Venture Academy and Holland Virtual Technical High School, which serve different student populations with lower graduation rates.

975

Students ?

18.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,115

Per pupil spending ?

16.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Michigan receive free school meals.

3390 100th Ave
Zeeland, MI 49464-9604

(616) 748-4500

District: Zeeland Public Schools

Feeder schools for Zeeland West High School:

Elementary:	New Groningen School
	Quincy Elementary School
	Roosevelt Elementary School
Middle:	Creekside Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

71.9%

Hispanic:

17.3%

Asian:

5.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 92nd percentile in 2016 → 78th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (50% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 22% of Michigan high schools

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the Michigan average (84%)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school50%

District avg54%

Michigan avg43%

176^th of 800

Michigan public high schools ?

Top 22%▼ down 14 pts since 2016

From top 8% (2016) to top 22% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3High Schools in the Zeeland Public Schools

83^rd of 625Zeeland 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
2026	71.2	176 of 800	78.0%	★★★★☆
2025	82.3	95 of 739	87.1%	★★★★☆
2024	82.7	95 of 743	87.2%	★★★★☆
2023	82.6	99 of 735	86.5%	★★★★☆
2022	77.3	111 of 531	79.1%	★★★★☆
2021	70.9	114 of 561	79.7%	★★★★☆
2019	78.5	125 of 666	81.2%	★★★★☆
2018	81.0	131 of 824	84.1%	★★★★☆
2017	87.9	71 of 835	91.5%	★★★★★
2016	89.1	65 of 852	92.4%	★★★★★
2015	90.6	54 of 832	93.5%	★★★★★
2014	85.0	88 of 799	89.0%	★★★★☆
2013	84.8	99 of 805	87.7%	★★★★☆
2012	81.4	121 of 773	84.3%	★★★★☆
2011	83.8	90 of 784	88.5%	★★★★☆
2010	82.5	103 of 765	86.5%	★★★★☆
2009	85.0	95 of 754	87.4%	★★★★☆
2008	76.7	182 of 750	75.7%	★★★★☆
2007	81.0	116 of 767	84.9%	★★★★☆
2006	77.3	151 of 705	78.6%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	45.7	48 of 74	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	67.1	29 of 70	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	30.1	34 of 42	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.5	55 of 87	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	69.3	156 of 686	77.3%	★★★★☆
2025	70.9	147 of 629	76.6%	★★★★☆
2024	75.5	118 of 619	80.9%	★★★★☆
2023	70.9	140 of 611	77.1%	★★★★☆
2022	74.9	109 of 416	73.8%	★★★★☆
2021	63.3	132 of 462	71.4%	★★★★☆
2019	68.8	149 of 554	73.1%	★★★★☆
2018	80.2	117 of 710	83.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	50.2	115 of 259	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	68.5	57 of 203	71.9%	★★★★☆
2024	52.5	84 of 195	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.1	46 of 190	75.8%	★★★★☆
2022	57.7	35 of 83	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	82.7	12 of 64	81.3%	★★★★☆
2019	51.4	43 of 97	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.8	71 of 201	64.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	66.5	161 of 719	77.6%	★★★★☆
2025	90.1	39 of 635	93.9%	★★★★★
2024	83.1	68 of 654	89.6%	★★★★☆
2023	81.4	62 of 614	89.9%	★★★★★
2022	68.3	113 of 369	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.8	87 of 417	79.1%	★★★★☆
2019	75.8	98 of 532	81.6%	★★★★☆
2018	70.0	180 of 755	76.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	65.6	176 of 693	74.6%	★★★★☆
2025	84.0	72 of 628	88.5%	★★★★☆
2024	84.0	76 of 633	88.0%	★★★★☆
2023	84.7	73 of 611	88.1%	★★★★☆
2022	71.9	123 of 440	72.0%	★★★★☆
2021	68.8	107 of 472	77.3%	★★★★☆
2019	79.6	89 of 543	83.6%	★★★★☆
2018	75.0	147 of 707	79.2%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	64.8	50 of 179	72.1%	★★★★☆
2023	46.0	60 of 110	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	44.3	107 of 220	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.7	39 of 116	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.2	25 of 61	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	84.6	17 of 315	94.6%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	65.1	187 of 671	72.1%	★★★★☆
2025	82.6	85 of 639	86.7%	★★★★☆
2024	80.9	88 of 638	86.2%	★★★★☆
2023	81.1	97 of 647	85.0%	★★★★☆
2022	74.4	120 of 492	75.6%	★★★★☆
2021	68.1	120 of 516	76.7%	★★★★☆
2019	75.9	119 of 582	79.6%	★★★★☆
2018	78.6	126 of 708	82.2%	★★★★☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)78th percentile~ school

Female (2026)77th percentile~ school

Male (2026)75th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)72nd percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)72nd percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2026)56th percentile-22 vs school

Special Education (2026)51st percentile-27 vs school

Asian (2026)35th percentile-43 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts63%+3 vs state

Social Studies61%+17 vs state

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing57%+5 vs state

Mathematics44%+11 vs state

Science35%~ state avg

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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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Zeeland West High School

Is Zeeland West High School a good school?

Zeeland West High School ranks 176^th of 800 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Zeeland West High School?

Students at Zeeland West High School are 72% White, 17% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What district is Zeeland West High School in?

Zeeland Public Schools

How many students attend Zeeland West High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 975 students attended Zeeland West High School.

What schools feed into Zeeland West High School?

Zeeland West High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : New Groningen School
Elementary : Quincy Elementary School
Elementary : Roosevelt Elementary School
Middle : Creekside Middle School

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