Elementary · Michigan
Gerald R Ford Academic Center
Free meals for allGerald R Ford Academic Center, a public elementary school in Grand Rapids, Michigan: grades pre-k–8, 213 students, 16.1 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
- 213
- Teachers (FTE)
- 13.2
- Students per teacher
- 16.1
- Grades
- Pre-K–8
- Elementary
More students per teacher than 54% of elementary schools in Michigan
Median 15.8 · 1,619 schools compared
More students per teacher than 66% of elementary schools in the US
Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared
Smaller than 86% of elementary schools in Michigan
Median 366 · 1,621 schools compared
Smaller than 86% of elementary schools in the US
Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on Michigan's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
Michigan: 45%26%proficient
−5.9 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 77% of elementary schools in Michigan
Median 42% · 1,440 elementary schools compared
152 students tested, grades 3–8 · M-STEP; proficient means Levels 3-4 Approximate: the state published a range or left out some grades.
Math
Michigan: 35%18%proficient
−3.3 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 79% of elementary schools in Michigan
Median 37% · 1,440 elementary schools compared
152 students tested, grades 3–8 · M-STEP; proficient means Levels 3-4 Approximate: the state published a range or left out some grades.
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
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
Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Grand Rapids Public Schools.
Location
- Address
- 851 Madison Ave SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49507
- Phone
- (616)819-2640
- City or town
- Grand Rapids
- County
- Kent County
Nearby elementary schools
The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Grand Rapids Child Discovery CenterCharterFree meals for all | K–5 | 287 | 17.0 | 68% | 62% |
Martin Luther King Leadership AcademyFree meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 299 | 18.5 | 15% | 12% |
Gerald Dawkins AcademyCharterFree meals for all | K–5 | 152 | 11.7 | 29% | 14% |
Southwest Elementary Academia BilingueFree meals for all | Pre-K–6 | 661 | 21.1 | 22% | 19% |
River City Scholars Charter AcademyCharterFree meals for all | K–8 | 286 | 11.4 | 24% | 14% |
Dickinson AcademyFree meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 224 | 11.9 | 15% | 13% |
Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
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).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.
Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.
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