North Godwin Elementary School

North Godwin Elementary School operates as a mid-sized primary school in GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, part of Godwin Heights Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 400 students spanning grades 2 through 5.

Across the 5 schools in Godwin Heights Public Schools (1,928 students total), North Godwin Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, North Godwin Elementary School lists that 58% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder breaks down as 22% Black, 11% White, 7% multiracial. By comparison, Kent County as a whole is about 12% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 91% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is north of Kent County's rate of about 47%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, North Godwin Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 26.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 27.6%.

In the surrounding community, Kent County reports that median household earnings sit near $82,631, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. North Godwin Elementary School is one of 239 public schools in Kent County (combined enrollment of about 97,253 students).

Nearest neighbor: Godwin Heights Senior High School, around 0.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at North Godwin Elementary School has increased 25%, going from 320 students in 2018 to 400 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share grew from 46% to 58%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 18.0:1 in 2018 to 16.6:1 in 2025.

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