CA Frost Environmental Science Academy Elementary

CA Frost Environmental Science Academy Elementary is a middle-of-the-pack elementary campus in GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, one of the schools within Grand Rapids Public Schools. The school instructs 476 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 29% bigger than the state mean of about 369.

Grand Rapids Public Schools runs 50 schools in total, collectively educating 13,903 students. CA Frost Environmental Science Academy Elementary is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, CA Frost Environmental Science Academy Elementary lists that White students make up the majority at 64%; the rest is composed of 15% Hispanic, 12% Black, 9% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 73%.

On the resource side, On paper, CA Frost Environmental Science Academy Elementary has 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.2:1. The state averages around 15.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 39% of students at CA Frost Environmental Science Academy Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably below Kent County's rate of about 47%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), CA Frost Environmental Science Academy Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.9%; this one delivers 46.0%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Kent County) reports that median household income runs about $82,631, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Kent County's 239 public schools (combined enrollment of about 97,253 students), CA Frost Environmental Science Academy Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Blandford School, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, CA Frost Environmental Science Academy Elementary comes 4th of 4 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 55.4%.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.