Excel Charter Academy

Excel Charter Academy, a well-populated all-grades campus in GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, operated by Excel Charter Academy, caters to 791 students, covering grades pre-K through 12. By comparison, Michigan's public schools average about 281 students each, so Excel Charter Academy sits 181% above that benchmark.

Excel Charter Academy sits inside Excel Charter Academy, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Excel Charter Academy reports that the largest single group is Black at 32%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest reads as 31% White, 17% Hispanic, 14% multiracial, 6% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 10% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.3:1, putting Excel Charter Academy higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 63% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Kent County (around 47%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Excel Charter Academy sits in the top 10% of Michigan schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 38.6%; actual is 54.3%, +15.8 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the broader community, Kent County reports that median household income runs about $82,631, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Kent County runs 239 public schools (combined enrollment of about 97,253 students), of which Excel Charter Academy is one.

Nearest neighbor: Crestwood Middle School, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Excel Charter Academy. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Excel Charter Academy ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 41.0%.

Excel Charter Academy operates from an inner-city location. Excel Charter Academy operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Excel Charter Academy has showed little movement, going from 773 students in 2018 to 791 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 46% to 31% across the same window.

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