Elementary · Michigan

Dickinson Academy

Free meals for all

Dickinson Academy, a public elementary school in Grand Rapids, Michigan: grades pre-k–8, 224 students, 11.9 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Grand Rapids Public Schools.

Size and class size

Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 224
Teachers (FTE): 18.8
Students per teacher: 11.9
Grades: Pre-K–8; Elementary

Fewer students per teacher than 91% of elementary schools in Michigan

Median 15.8 · 1,619 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 79% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Smaller than 83% of elementary schools in Michigan

Median 366 · 1,621 schools compared

Smaller than 85% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

What it offers

Grades: Elementary · Grades Pre-K–8
Type: District school · Regular
Instruction: Some virtual classes
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Midsize city
Run by: Grand Rapids Public Schools

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Grand Rapids Public Schools.

Location

Address: 448 Dickinson St SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49507
Phone: (616)819-2505
City or town: Grand Rapids
County: Kent County

Quality of life in Grand Rapids Schools in Grand Rapids

Nearby elementary schools

The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher
River City Scholars Charter AcademyCharterFree meals for all	K–8	286	11.4	0.7 mi
Buchanan ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	379	16.6	0.8 mi
Brookside ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	254	16.6	0.9 mi
Burton ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	365	15.6	0.9 mi
Gerald Dawkins AcademyCharterFree meals for all	K–5	152	11.7	1.0 mi
Gerald R Ford Academic CenterFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	213	16.1	1.1 mi

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).

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