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Enrollment
641
Elementary
STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VISTA CHARTER ACADEMY·NCES 260009700601
Vista Charter Academy
711 32ND ST SE, GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49548 · (616) 246-6920 · Kent County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY13-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL641 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 41% of Michigan public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
14.6:1
44 FTE teachers
STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
599 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 | 66 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 73 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 68 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 67 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 73 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 71 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 80 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is 18% smaller than its 8th grade class (80).
Student demographics
62%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
33.1%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
35.3%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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
32.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.9%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% 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 Vista Charter Academy
Vista Charter Academy's state test result (32.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vista Charter Academy this school | 641 | 93.4% | 32.7% |
| Walton Charter Academy PONTIAC | 763 | 91.7% | 28.2% |
| Harrison Park Academy GRAND RAPIDS | 708 | 86.0% | N/A |
| Priest ElementaryMiddle School DETROIT | 673 | 81.7% | N/A |
| Lafayette School LINCOLN PARK | 441 | 97.5% | 23.7% |
| North Godwin Elementary School GRAND RAPIDS | 400 | 90.5% | 27.6% |
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 Vista Charter Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Kent County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.7% | #885 of 1,085 | #70 of 79 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.3% | #791 of 1,072 | #65 of 79 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.1% | #926 of 1,139 | #72 of 82 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 641 | #102 of 1,630 | #9 of 115 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #379 of 1,424 | #28 of 105 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.0% | #232 of 1,424 | #31 of 105 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.4% | #104 of 1,563 | #8 of 114 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.8% | #451 of 979 | #41 of 80 |
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
641
-47 (-7%) vs 2020
+41% since 2000-01, when it was 454
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 641 | 44 | 14.6:1 | 93% (599) |
| 2023-24 | 666 | 43.9 | 15.2:1 | 94% (626) |
| 2022-23 | 605 | 43.8 | 13.8:1 | 93% (565) |
| 2020-21 | 688 | 44 | 15.6:1 | 88% (602) |
| 2017-18 | 744 | 38.5 | 19.3:1 | 91% (675) |
| 2015-16 | 763 | 38 | 20.1:1 | 91% (698) |
| 2010-11 | 726 | 33 | 22.0:1 | 83% (603) |
| 2000-01 | 454 | 25 | 18.2:1 | 42% (189) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Vista Charter Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (744 to 641); teachers up 14% (38.5 to 44).
About Vista Charter Academy
Vista Charter Academy is a high-enrollment elementary school with an address in GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan. Enrollment totals 641 students across kindergarten through 8. That puts enrollment 74% bigger than the 369-student average for elementary schools in Michigan.
Vista Charter Academy is not part of a larger district; federal data list it as its own local education agency.
Of every 100 students at Vista Charter Academy, about 52 are Hispanic. The school is also 31% Black, 9% multiracial, and 7% White. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 12%. The diversity index for Vista Charter Academy is 62%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school had 44 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 14.6:1. The gap from the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan is 1.3 students per teacher. The school reported 93% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The 47% average for public schools in Kent County is 46 points lower.
Among Michigan public elementary schools, Vista Charter Academy outscored 41%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Vista Charter Academy, the prediction is 24.9% and the result is 32.7%.
In the wider Kent County area, the median household earns about $82,631 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 41% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Vista Charter Academy shares Kent County with 238 other public schools.
Vista Charter Academy's nearest public school is KenOSha Park Elementary (about 0.8 miles). There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Small. As a charter school, Vista Charter Academy is publicly funded and operates under a charter.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased 7%. The school's ratio dropped from 15.6:1 to 14.6:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Kent County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
663,150
Census ACS
Median income
$82,631
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
239
97,253 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in GRAND RAPIDS
- East Kentwood High SchoolHigh · 2,068 students
- Northern High SchoolHigh · 1,088 students
- PrepNet Virtual AcademyCombined · 1,080 students
- Northview High SchoolHigh · 1,078 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 999 students
- City High Middle SchoolHigh · 955 students
Nearby schools
- KenOSha Park Elementary0.8 mi · 118
- Godwin Heights Middle School0.9 mi · 382
- Godwin Heights Learning Center1.0 mi · 97
- New Branches Charter Academy1.0 mi · 345
- Brookside Elementary1.0 mi · 254
- Godwin Heights Senior High School1.0 mi · 656
Frequently asked questions
About Vista Charter AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at Vista Charter Academy?
Vista Charter Academy enrolls approximately 641 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Vista Charter Academy serve?
Vista Charter Academy serves grades KG-08.
How many students per teacher at Vista Charter Academy?
Approximately 14.6:1 students per teacher at Vista Charter Academy.
What is the student diversity at Vista Charter Academy?
Student demographics at Vista Charter Academy are roughly 7% White, 52% Hispanic, 31% Black, 0% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Vista Charter Academy in?
Vista Charter Academy is part of Vista Charter Academy.
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