Grand River Academy

Grand River Academy is a sizable elementary school in LIVONIA, Michigan, operated by Grand River Academy. The school educates 727 students in grades K through 8. That puts it 97% above the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 369 students.

Grand River Academy is the operating authority for Grand River Academy, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Grand River Academy logs that Black students make up the majority at 79%. Other groups include 12% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, 2% White, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 37% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.8:1 average. An estimated 80% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Wayne County (around 66%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Grand River Academy tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 30.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 23.6%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Wayne County put median household income runs about $60,539, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 16%. Grand River Academy is one of 573 public schools in Wayne County (combined enrollment of about 259,786 students).

Botsford Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Grand River Academy comes 4th of 4 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 28.0%.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting. As a public charter, Grand River Academy runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Five-year trend. Grand River Academy's enrollment has edged down 8% since 2018, when it stood at 788 (now 727). Asian enrollment moved from 34% to 2% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 19.9:1 in 2018 to 17.8:1 today.

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