Knapp Charter Academy

Knapp Charter Academy is an elementary school of moderately sized scale in GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, run under Knapp Charter Academy, hosting 398 students in grades K through 8.

Knapp Charter Academy is a school of Knapp Charter Academy, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

Demographically, Knapp Charter Academy reports that the largest single group is Black at 34%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest breaks down as 29% White, 19% Hispanic, 17% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 10% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Knapp Charter Academy has 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.8:1, putting Knapp Charter Academy tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 77% of students at Knapp Charter Academy qualify 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 higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Knapp Charter Academy ranks in the top 10% of Michigan public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 32.3%; Knapp Charter Academy posts 45.9%, +13.5 points above that line.

In the area at large, census data for Kent County shows the typical household earns roughly $82,631 per year, roughly 41% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Knapp Charter Academy is one of 239 public schools in Kent County (combined enrollment of about 97,253 students).

The closest other public school is Kent Education CenterBeltline, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Knapp Charter Academy at 4th of 4; the average score across the group is 65.2%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting. Knapp Charter Academy is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 46%: 732 students in 2018 compared to 398 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 41% to 29% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 19.3:1 in 2018 to 14.2:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.