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What's the most underrated thing about Grand River Academy that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
727
Elementary
STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRAND RIVER ACADEMY·NCES 260108208597
Grand River Academy
28111 8 MILE RD, LIVONIA, MI 48152 · (248) 893-6100 · Wayne County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY13-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL727 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 6% of Michigan public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Michigan public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
41 FTE teachers
STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
585 students
STATE 55%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 79 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 101 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 81 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 79 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 85 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 87 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 77 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (79) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (77).
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 56% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
18.2%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
26.0%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 18 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Michigan schools, those numbers are about 48 and 45.
Source: M-STEP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
23.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.6%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% typical for Michigan schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Michigan's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Grand River Academy
Grand River Academy's state test result (23.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand River Academy this school | 727 | 80.5% | 23.6% |
| Westfield Charter Academy REDFORD | 730 | 82.6% | 23.7% |
| Laurus Academy SOUTHFIELD | 791 | 83.4% | 26.0% |
| Detroit Merit Charter Academy DETROIT | 719 | 82.3% | 24.8% |
| Detroit Enterprise Academy DETROIT | 686 | 88.9% | 28.1% |
| Detroit Premier Academy DETROIT | 706 | 90.8% | 20.2% |
Matched among Michigan elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Grand River Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.6% | #1,036 of 1,085 | #143 of 165 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #976 of 1,072 | #131 of 165 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 18.2% | #1,119 of 1,139 | #168 of 176 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 727 | #50 of 1,630 | #23 of 301 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.8:1 | #1,120 of 1,424 | #210 of 281 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.1% | #691 of 1,424 | #119 of 281 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 80.5% | #360 of 1,563 | #160 of 294 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.7% | #671 of 979 | #113 of 177 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
727
-67 (-8%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
was 18.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 727 | 40.9 | 17.8:1 | 80% (585) |
| 2023-24 | 759 | 37 | 20.5:1 | 85% (648) |
| 2022-23 | 736 | 38.1 | 19.3:1 | 82% (604) |
| 2020-21 | 794 | 43 | 18.5:1 | 72% (571) |
| 2017-18 | 788 | 39.5 | 19.9:1 | 50% (395) |
| 2015-16 | 644 | 31 | 20.8:1 | 41% (262) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Grand River Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (788 to 727); teachers up 3% (39.5 to 40.9).
About Grand River Academy
Grand River Academy is a public elementary school run by Grand River Academy in LIVONIA, Michigan. Students in kindergarten through 8 attend, and enrollment is 727 students. The school's enrollment is 97% bigger than the 369 average for elementary schools in Michigan.
In federal data, the district for Grand River Academy is the school itself.
At 79%, Black students outnumber all other groups at Grand River Academy combined. The remaining students are 12% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, 2% White, and 2% Asian. Among people living in Wayne County, the Black share is about 37%. By the diversity index, Grand River Academy comes in at 36%.
The school reported 40.9 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 17.8:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Michigan average 15.8:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 80%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Wayne County is 66%.
Measured against Michigan public elementary schools, Grand River Academy receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Grand River Academy is 7.1 points below its prediction. Actual: 23.6%. Predicted: 30.6%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Wayne County show that median household income is about $60,539, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 573 public schools in Wayne County, with a combined enrollment of about 259,786.
Botsford Elementary School is the closest public school, about 0.6 miles away in a straight line. Grand River Academy is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Grand River Academy comes in 4th of 4 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is City: Small: the school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000. It is a charter school, open to the public and funded by taxpayers.
The student count in 2024-25 was 727, 8% below the 794 of 2020-21.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Wayne County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,772,259
Census ACS
Median income
$60,539
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
573
259,786 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LIVONIA
- Stevenson High SchoolHigh · 1,523 students
- Franklin High SchoolHigh · 1,272 students
- Churchill High SchoolHigh · 1,227 students
- Holmes Middle SchoolMiddle · 670 students
- Frost Middle SchoolMiddle · 641 students
- Emerson Middle SchoolMiddle · 638 students
Other Grand River Academy schools
One other US public school is named Grand River Academy. Grand River Academy is the largest of the 2.
- Grand River AcademyGRAND JUNCTION, CO · 461 students
Nearby schools
- Botsford Elementary School0.6 mi · 347
- Clarenceville Middle School0.7 mi · 370
- Clarenceville High School0.8 mi · 562
- Grandview Elementary School1.0 mi · 332
- Redford Service Learning Academy Campus1.3 mi · 445
- David Ellis Academy West1.4 mi · 725
Frequently asked questions
About Grand River AcademyHow large is Grand River Academy?
Grand River Academy enrolls approximately 727 students in grades KG-08.
Is Grand River Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
Grand River Academy is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Grand River Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Grand River Academy is approximately 17.8:1 (41 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Grand River Academy?
Grand River Academy reports a student body of 2% White, 4% Hispanic, 79% Black, 2% Asian, 12% Two or more.
What district is Grand River Academy in?
Grand River Academy is part of Grand River Academy.
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