Grand Rapids University Preparatory Academy

Located at 512 DIVISION AVE S, in GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, Grand Rapids University Preparatory Academy is a mid-tier senior high that works with 494 students (grades 6 through 12), run under Grand Rapids Public Schools.

Grand Rapids Public Schools runs 50 schools in total, collectively educating 13,903 students. Grand Rapids University Preparatory Academy is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Grand Rapids University Preparatory Academy logs that the largest single group is Black at 47%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school shows 42% Hispanic, 6% White, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 10% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.6:1, putting Grand Rapids University Preparatory Academy tighter than the state norm the norm. About 75% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Kent County runs at roughly 47%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Grand Rapids University Preparatory Academy tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 33.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 24.9%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Kent County indicate median household income runs about $82,631, about 41% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Grand Rapids University Preparatory Academy is one of 239 public schools in Kent County (combined enrollment of about 97,253 students).

Grand Rapids Child Discovery Center is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Grand Rapids University Preparatory Academy operates from an urban location.

Five-year trend. Grand Rapids University Preparatory Academy's enrollment has rose 14% since 2018, when it stood at 432 (now 494).

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