Vista Charter Academy

Vista Charter Academy is a large primary school in GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, one of the schools within Vista Charter Academy. The school caters to 641 students in grades K through 8. By comparison, Michigan's public schools average about 369 students each, so Vista Charter Academy sits 74% larger than that benchmark.

Vista Charter Academy sits inside Vista Charter Academy, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

Looking at the student body, Vista Charter Academy lists that the largest single group is Hispanic at 52%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest comes out to 31% Black, 9% multiracial, 7% White. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 12%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Vista Charter Academy records 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.8:1 average. About 93% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Kent County (around 47%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Vista Charter Academy tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 24.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 32.7%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Kent County) records that median household earnings sit near $82,631, roughly 41% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Vista Charter Academy is one of 239 public schools in Kent County (combined enrollment of about 97,253 students).

Nearest neighbor: KenOSha Park Elementary, around 0.8 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies an inner-city site. Vista Charter Academy operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Looking at the recent track record. Vista Charter Academy's enrollment has contracted 14% since 2018, when it stood at 744 (now 641). The Hispanic share of enrollment edged down from 64% to 52% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 19.3:1 in 2018 to 14.6:1 today.

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