Summary:
Zip code 48438 is home to a single public high school, Goodrich High School, which serves grades 9 through 12 as part of the Goodrich Area Schools district, a relatively affluent suburban area north of Flint.
Goodrich High School stands out as a high-performing institution with exceptional student outcomes. With an enrollment of 653 students, the school boasts a remarkable 98.2% graduation rate—14 percentage points above the state average—and a dropout rate of just 1.1% compared to the state's 7.1%. Chronic absenteeism is also notably lower at 17.9% versus the state's 27.9%, though it runs higher than the district's overall rate of 13.9%, suggesting attendance is more challenging at the high school level than in earlier grades. The school has earned a 4-star rating and ranks in the 74th percentile of Michigan high schools, with its district also receiving 4 stars and ranking 151st out of 625 districts statewide.
Academically, the school shows a clear strength in literacy but a relative weakness in mathematics. In the most recent testing year, 60.9% of 11th graders were proficient in SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing, well above the state's 52.1%, and 9th and 10th graders outperformed state averages in PSAT English Language Arts by 7 percentage points. However, SAT Math proficiency (26.3%) essentially matches the state average (26.5%), and 10th-grade PSAT Math scores (31%) fall slightly below the state's 31.5%. Science and social studies proficiency rates are strong, exceeding state averages by roughly 8 and 7 points respectively. Per-student spending is $13,354 with a student-teacher ratio of 18.3:1. For parents, this is a school that excels at preparing students for graduation and developing strong reading and writing skills, but families should be aware that math achievement is an area where the school does not stand out from the rest of the state.
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