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Lighthouse Academy The Pier → Lighthouse Academy Waalkes → Bethany Based School → Grand Rapids Montessori Academy → Innovation Central High → Grand Rapids Montessori MiddleHigh → Shared Time → Grand Rapids Learning Center →At a glance
- AP rigor: Bottom 6% of US high schools
- 4-yr grad rate: 24% in 2019 (Bottom 4% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate)
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How Empower U compares for families
What families should know about Empower U.
- ▸ LocallyMI sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Lighthouse Academy The Pier, Lighthouse Academy Waalkes, Bethany Based School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
4-year graduation rate · federal EDFacts
What % of students graduate on time?
Bottom 4% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate
Source: federal EDFacts ACGR (Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate), 2019 vintage via Urban Institute. EDFacts publishes a range (low-high) to preserve privacy on small cohorts; we display the midpoint.
Federal Title I context
Title I Schoolwide eligible
≥40% FRPL — qualifies for Title I Schoolwide program
40-74% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. The district can use Title I funds across the whole school under federal Schoolwide Program rules.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.
Your state's public flagship
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $13,138/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lighthouse Academy The Pier GRAND RAPIDS |
Public · charter | 0.6 | 7 | — |
| Lighthouse Academy Waalkes GRAND RAPIDS |
Public · charter | 1.0 | 54 | — |
| Bethany Based School GRAND RAPIDS |
Public | 1.2 | 11 | — |
| Grand Rapids Montessori Academy GRAND RAPIDS |
Public | 1.2 | — | — |
| Innovation Central High GRAND RAPIDS |
Public | 1.3 | 386 | -39.8% |
| Grand Rapids Montessori MiddleHigh GRAND RAPIDS |
Public | 1.3 | 117 | -4.9% |
| Shared Time GRAND RAPIDS |
Public | 1.3 | — | — |
| Grand Rapids Learning Center GRAND RAPIDS |
Public | 1.3 | 39 | — |
At a glance
JSON · Using this page with an AI assistantEmpower U is a public high school in Grand Rapids, MI, enrolling 188 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.
Enrollment is up 69% from 2021 to 2024.
Its federal four-year graduation rate was about 24% in the latest EDFacts release.
Sources: National Center for Education Statistics (enrollment), the federal Civil Rights Data Collection and EDFacts, state education agencies where named, and the school's own published documents where named.
Questions families ask
What is Empower U's graduation rate? Empower U's federal four-year graduation rate was about 24% in the latest EDFacts release.
How many students attend Empower U? Empower U is a public high school in Grand Rapids, MI, enrolling 188 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.
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