SchoolAcademics
West Ottawa provides the best educational experience for your child because we offer new programs, new choices, and unlimited possibilities! Our curriculum is student-centered and standards based, and always taught by deeply committed, highly qualified staff. As students learn the core concepts, they develop an understanding of the relationships and connections of significant knowledge, facts, and skills necessary to be successful in the 21st century.
Awards &Accolades
Challenging Students to Achieve High Expectations
#1 PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT IN OTTAWA COUNTY
NICHE BEST SCHOOLS RANKINGS, 2024
73% Score 3 or higher on AP tests
40% Class of 2019 earned college credit
While in high school
5 of the top 20 elementary schools
in Ottawa county. Context and performance report card, Mackinac Center 2019
5% top 5% in Michigan
Pine Creek elementary, Bridge Magazine's "Academic State Champ" 2016
3 National Blue Ribbon award winners
Lakewood Elementary (2019), Lakeshore Elementary (2021), Waukazoo Elementary (2010)
4 Beating the odds schools
Awarded to schools from MDE when they outperform comparative schools on academic performance
10 Silver Award Winner
TEN consecutive years of being awarded the Best High Schools - Silver medal by US News and World Report (2012-2019)