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Godwin Heights Senior High School

๐Ÿ“ 50 35th St Sw, Grand Rapids, Kent County, 49548

689
Pupils
19.0
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Godwin Heights Senior High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Grand Rapids, Kent County. The school has 689 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Godwin Heights Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9โ€“12 in an urban setting. The school employs 36.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.0:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers 13 AP courses. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Godwin Heights Public Schools

Enrollment & staffing

Godwin Heights Senior High School enrolls 689 students across grades 9โ€“12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 36.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.0:1.

Male students
366 (53%)
Female students
323 (47%)
Teachers (FTE)
36.2
Student-teacher ratio
19.0:1
Grade span
9โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 61% Hispanic or Latino, 21% Black or African American and 8.6% White.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Hispanic or Latino42061%
Black or African American14521%
White598.6%
Two or more races497.1%
Asian121.7%
American Indian or Alaska Native4<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

654 of the school's 689 students (95%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 600 qualify for free lunch and 54 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

City, SmallGrades 9โ€“12Title I

Godwin Heights Senior High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MI-30, state senate district 28, state house district 77.

School district: Godwin Heights Public Schools

Godwin Heights Senior High School is one of 5 schools in Godwin Heights Public Schools, based in GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan. The district serves 1,954 students district-wide and employs 118 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 689 students, Godwin Heights Senior High School is larger than the district average of about 391 students per school.

1,954
District students
5
Schools
118
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

32%
Reading proficient
8%
Math proficient
92%
Graduation rate
22%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices ๐ŸŽ“ AP courses (13)

Setting: City - Small

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