West Godwin Elementary School

West Godwin Elementary School is a moderately sized elementary campus in WYOMING, Michigan, part of Godwin Heights Public Schools. The school caters to 393 students in grades K through 3.

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

Demographically, West Godwin Elementary School lists that 58% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 20% Black, 13% White, 8% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 12%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.6:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.8:1, putting West Godwin Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 91% of students at West Godwin Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Kent County runs at roughly 47%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

In the broader community, Kent County reports that median household income runs about $82,631, roughly 41% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. West Godwin Elementary School is one of 239 public schools in Kent County (combined enrollment of about 97,253 students).

Vestaburg Community Alternative Education School Wyoming is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 8%: 426 students in 2018 compared to 393 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 19% to 13% across the same window.

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