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Godwin Heights Public Schools

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Godwin Heights Public Schools is located in south Michigan. Godwin Heights Public Schools has 3.72 square miles of land area and has no water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Godwin Heights Public Schools population is 11,535. Godwin Heights Public Schools median household income is $41,961 in 2010-2014. Godwin Heights Public Schools median house value is $80,100 in 2010-2014. On average, Godwin Heights Public Schools is worse than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (469 out of 510, bottom 8%) Elementary/Middle School: (348 out of 516, bottom 33%)* Rank: #458
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	5
Population	11,535 (2010-2014), rank #235
Population Growth	-1.31% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	3,099.39/sq mi, rank #46
Median Household Income:	$41,961 at 2010-2014—8.34% increase since 2005-2009, rank #369
Median House Price:	$80,100 at 2010-2014—-25.63% increase since 2005-2009, rank #478
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	3.72 sq mi, rank #531
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00%), rank #534
State:	Michigan
County:	Kent County
City:	Wyoming, Grand Rapids
Zip:	49548, 49509, 49508
Area:	Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI

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Godwin Heights Public Schools Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

15 36th St Sw

Grand Rapids MI, 49548, Kent County

Phone: 616-252-2090

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	2,272	2,224	2,147	2,268	2,245	2,497	2,728
English Language Learner Students:	549	497	286	294	285	318	318
Total Teachers:	111.28	111.08	115.01	119.04	124.03	129.50	134.80
Prekindergarten:	0.00	0.00	3.50	3.75	2.75	5.30	4.30
Kindergarten:	7.00	7.00	8.00	7.53	10.00	9.00	9.00
Elementary:	44.29	44.98	44.31	45.60	44.90	42.00	41.50
Secondary:	44.66	42.60	42.53	46.58	44.67	47.80	47.50
Ungraded:	15.33	16.50	16.67	15.58	21.71	25.40	32.50
Total Other Staff:	125.05	104.09	115.25	110.25	147.69	121.50	122.90
Instructional Aides:	35.11	22.83	19.42	20.51	17.73	20.10	22.20
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	1.00	0.00	0.44	1.85	0.98	1.00	NA
Total Guidance Counselors:	1.00	1.00	1.42	3.00	2.50	2.50	3.10
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	1.00	1.00	1.42	3.00	2.50	2.50	2.10
Other Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA	0.00	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	0.00	0.00	1.00	0.60	0.60	0.40	1.00
Library/Media Support:	1.50	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
District Administrators:	4.90	4.70	4.36	5.73	3.46	4.60	6.40
District Administrative Support:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.00	1.00	NA
School Administrators:	7.60	6.00	7.20	5.00	6.50	6.40	6.60
School Administrative Support:	15.40	11.00	13.49	13.71	14.22	15.40	17.60
Student Support Services:	9.60	5.47	4.56	1.61	1.18	3.00	3.60
Other Support Services:	48.94	53.09	63.36	58.24	99.52	67.10	62.40
Student-Teacher Ratio:	20.42	20.02	18.67	19.05	18.10	19.28	20.24

Schools

Godwin Heights Learning Center	Grade 9 to Grade 12	3529 Division Ave South, Grand Rapids MI 49548
Godwin Heights Middle School	Grade 5 to Grade 8	111 36th St Se, Grand Rapids MI 49548
Godwin Heights Senior High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	50 35th St Sw, Grand Rapids MI 49548
North Godwin Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 4	161 34th St Sw, Grand Rapids MI 49548
West Godwin Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 4	3546 Clyde Park Ave Sw, Wyoming MI 49509

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
MEAP Test
2006	Math	12th Grade	% met std	40.9%	52.4%
2007	Math	12th Grade	% met std	43.5%	53.5%
2006	Reading	12th Grade	% met std	54.3%	70.1%
2007	Reading	12th Grade	% met std	54.6%	68%
2006	Science	12th Grade	% met std	43.1%	56.8%
2007	Science	12th Grade	% met std	41.2%	59.8%
2006	Writing	12th Grade	% met std	48.1%	55.2%
2007	Writing	12th Grade	% met std	51%	55.9%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	84.6%	87%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	88.8%	87.9%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	92.7%	90.2%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	96.1%	91.3%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	96.3%	94.8%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	98.2%	95.3%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	27.5%	36.3%
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	36.2%	40.9%
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	80.8%	86.6%
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	87.4%	87.4%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	86.1%	86.4%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	87.1%	86.4%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	93.2%	89.8%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	92.2%	86.8%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	61.3%	62.4%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	50.9%	66.5%
2006	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	54.8%	51.5%
2007	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	66.9%	51.8%
2008	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	58.9%	57.4%
2009	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	60.6%	61.1%
2006	Listening	4th Grade	% met std	40.4%	62.8%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	79.5%	81.6%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	86.1%	84.6%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	87.1%	85.8%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	92.1%	87.9%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	92%	92.3%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	96.6%	91.5%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	50%	39.9%
2013	Math	4th Grade	% met std	51.7%	44.9%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	83.4%	83.2%
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	84.1%	84.9%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	88.9%	84.5%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	82.8%	82.8%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	84.6%	84.1%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	93.2%	84.1%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	72.7%	67.7%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	66.9%	68.1%
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	61.3%	54.8%
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	64.9%	45.2%
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	45.1%	44.5%
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	42.1%	44.4%
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	67.1%	47.2%
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	57.8%	44.5%
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	51.4%	46.7%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	75.3%	73.4%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	74.5%	75.9%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	79.7%	74.2%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	72.5%	76.8%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	74.1%	79.5%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	67.6%	79.9%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	27.8%	39.6%
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	29.7%	45.7%
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	76%	80%
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	85.9%	84.1%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	77.3%	81.6%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	82.9%	81.5%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	82.5%	85.2%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	86.7%	85.1%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	65.6%	68.8%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	74.1%	70.4%
2006	Science	5th Grade	% met std	69.2%	76.8%
2007	Science	5th Grade	% met std	78.2%	82.8%
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	77.6%	81.7%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	81.7%	83.1%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	83.1%	81%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	74.3%	78.1%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	9%	15.3%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	11.6%	13.1%
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	61%	62.9%
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	67.9%	57.4%
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	61%	58.8%
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	63.8%	63.4%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	51.7%	65.1%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	60.4%	69%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	71.4%	72.7%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	85%	79.9%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	81.6%	82%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	82.1%	84.5%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	24.8%	37.1%
2013	Math	6th Grade	% met std	20.7%	40.2%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	74%	79.6%
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	69.2%	83.3%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	85.7%	81.8%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	85%	80.5%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	96.7%	87.7%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	78.8%	84%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	58%	67%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	64.5%	68.2%
2010	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	75.4%	73.4%
2011	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	74.5%	75.3%
2012	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	20.9%	27.7%
2013	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	27.9%	29.7%
2006	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	70.7%	74.8%
2007	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	65.4%	74.1%
2008	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	81.8%	72.7%
2009	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	81.7%	75.7%
2006	Listening	7th Grade	% met std	35.3%	50%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	47.1%	59.6%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	59%	64.3%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	71.6%	72.7%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	78.4%	82.6%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	83.9%	82.2%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	80.6%	84.6%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	13.2%	37.2%
2013	Math	7th Grade	% met std	21.7%	38.4%
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	65.4%	75.8%
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	78.2%	79.7%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	68.6%	72.5%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	80.4%	79.6%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	83.1%	82%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	79.1%	79%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	45.5%	59.7%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	49.7%	62%
2006	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	59.6%	66.7%
2007	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	74.4%	65.4%
2008	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	82.9%	76.6%
2009	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	83.1%	77.9%
2011	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	38.8%	47.8%
2012	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	21%	47.3%
2013	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	43.1%	51.7%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	56.2%	63.2%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	59.3%	68.1%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	66.9%	71.6%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	80.4%	74.5%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	77.9%	70.3%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	73%	78%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	21.5%	29.4%
2013	Math	8th Grade	% met std	13.4%	32.5%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	66.4%	72.9%
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	70%	75.6%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	80%	77.1%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	70.6%	75.5%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	86.9%	83.4%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	79.2%	81.9%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	52.3%	60.5%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	63.2%	65.7%
2006	Science	8th Grade	% met std	76.7%	76.8%
2007	Science	8th Grade	% met std	71.4%	74.9%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	81.3%	79.2%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	79.7%	76.3%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	78.6%	75.9%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	77%	78.1%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	13.8%	16.5%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	6.8%	15.9%
2006	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	63.7%	64.7%
2007	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	59.3%	66.8%
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	80%	69.8%
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	80.1%	74.2%
2010	Social Studies	9th Grade	% met std	60.6%	71.1%
2011	Social Studies	9th Grade	% met std	63.7%	72.8%
2012	Social Studies	9th Grade	% met std	16.1%	28.7%
2013	Social Studies	9th Grade	% met std	8.9%	28.6%
MME Test
2007	English Lang Arts	11th Grade	% met std	38.6%	51%
2008	English Lang Arts	11th Grade	% met std	25.3%	52.3%
2009	English Lang Arts	11th Grade	% met std	26.2%	52.1%
2007	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	34.1%	46.5%
2008	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	26.1%	46.2%
2009	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	26.9%	49.3%
2010	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	31.2%	50.4%
2011	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	33%	52%
2012	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	12.5%	29.1%
2013	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	6%	29%
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	50%	59.7%
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	39.6%	61.9%
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	41.2%	59.9%
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	48.4%	65.2%
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	45%	63%
2012	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	42.6%	55.9%
2013	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	32%	54%
2007	Science	11th Grade	% met std	46.3%	55.9%
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	33.3%	56.6%
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	33.3%	55.6%
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	42.4%	57.9%
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	43%	61%
2012	Science	11th Grade	% met std	8.3%	25.8%
2013	Science	11th Grade	% met std	5%	26%
2007	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	85.9%	83.3%
2008	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	63.9%	79.9%
2009	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	67.1%	81.3%
2010	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	69.6%	79.4%
2011	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	66%	77%
2012	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	32.5%	40.5%
2013	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	19%	39%
2007	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	28.8%	40.1%
2008	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	17.5%	41.1%
2009	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	18%	43.4%
2010	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	28.9%	43.7%
2011	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	24%	47%
2012	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	26.2%	49.4%
2013	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	19%	49%

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School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$25,842,000	$12,036		$25,728,000	$11,344		$26,356,000	$11,740
Federal:	$2,881,000	$1,342	11.1%	$2,809,000	$1,239	10.9%	$3,346,000	$1,490	12.7%
State:	$14,626,000	$6,812	56.6%	$15,150,000	$6,680	58.9%	$14,966,000	$6,666	56.8%
Local:	$8,335,000	$3,882	32.3%	$7,769,000	$3,425	30.2%	$8,044,000	$3,583	30.5%
Total Expenditures:	$26,625,000	$12,401		$24,676,000	$10,880		$24,830,000	$11,060
Total Current Expenditures:	$21,840,000	$10,172		$21,507,000	$9,483		$21,236,000	$9,459
Instructional Expenditures:	$13,845,000	$6,449	63.4%	$13,277,000	$5,854	61.7%	$13,063,000	$5,819	61.5%
Student and Staff Support:	$1,551,000	$722	7.1%	$1,740,000	$767	8.1%	$1,935,000	$862	9.1%
Administration:	$2,231,000	$1,039	10.2%	$2,383,000	$1,051	11.1%	$2,145,000	$955	10.1%
Operations, Food, Other:	$4,213,000	$1,962	19.3%	$4,107,000	$1,811	19.1%	$4,093,000	$1,823	19.3%
Total Capital Outlay:	$2,476,000	$1,153		$349,000	$154		$261,000	$116
Construction:	$1,850,000	$862		$22,000	$10		$94,000	$42
Total Other:	$75,000	$35		$602,000	$265		$946,000	$421
Interest on Debt:	$421,000	$196		$427,000	$188		$540,000	$241

Total Salary:	$11,274,000	$5,251		$11,187,000	$4,933		$11,525,000	$5,134
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$8,328,000	$3,879	73.9%	$8,152,000	$3,594	72.9%	$8,288,000	$3,692	71.9%
Other Salary:	$2,946,000	$1,372	26.1%	$3,035,000	$1,338	27.1%	$3,237,000	$1,442	28.1%
Total Benefit:	$6,427,000	$2,993		$6,006,000	$2,648		$5,506,000	$2,453
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$4,684,000	$2,182	72.9%	$4,280,000	$1,887	71.3%	$3,903,000	$1,739	70.9%
Other Benefit:	$1,743,000	$812	27.1%	$1,726,000	$761	28.7%	$1,603,000	$714	29.1%

* Godwin Heights Public Schools was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.