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Best High Schools in Zip Code 49401

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Schools

788

Students

Top rankedAllendale High School255^th of 739 Michigan high schools

Summary:

The 49401 zip code area is home to two high schools: Allendale High School and New Options High School. Allendale High School, a public school serving grades 8-12 with 772 students, stands out as the higher-performing institution in the area, with a stronger statewide ranking, better academic performance, and a more economically advantaged student population compared to the smaller, virtual New Options High School.

Allendale High School boasts higher proficiency rates on M-Step and SAT tests, outperforming the state and district averages. It also has a lower percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a more affluent student body. In contrast, New Options High School, with only 45 students, has a 1-2 star rating from SchoolDigger and lags behind Allendale High School in academic performance.

Both schools, however, share the same reported 4-year graduation rate of 82.8% and dropout rate of 7.6% for the 2023-2024 school year. Additionally, they both have a concerning chronic absenteeism rate of 29.5%, which warrants further investigation and targeted interventions. The difference in per-student spending between the two schools, with Allendale High School spending $12,456 and New Options High School spending $10,646, may be a contributing factor to the performance gap.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	M-Step Science (2025)	M-Step Social Studies (2025)	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	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	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	M-Step Science 11th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
New Options High School	Public, Virtual	9-12	10760 68th Ave	Allendale	49401	Ottawa County	Allendale Public Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(616) 892-5575	51	1	54.2	51.0%	36 (70.6%)	2 (3.9%)	10 (19.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.9%)								(n/a)					$11,512	$570	$10,942
Allendale High School	Public	8-12	10760 68th Ave	Allendale	49401	Ottawa County	Allendale Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 892-5585	737	37	20.0	19.9%	576 (78.2%)	16 (2.2%)	104 (14.1%)	8 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.3%)	62.1	255^th of 739 public high schools	65.5%		64	225^th of 743 public high schools	69.7%	30	65.6	36.7	23.2	48.6	$13,174	$735	$12,439

Cities Near Zip Code 49401

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Allendale	1.22 mi	8	74^th
Hudsonville	4.29 mi	14	16^th
Jenison	6.06 mi	9	55^th
Coopersville	6.14 mi	6	99^th
Grand Rapids	7.75 mi	145	328^th

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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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