📍 1759 Leffingwell Ave Ne, Grand Rapids, Kent County, 49525
Knapp Charter Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Grand Rapids, Kent County. The school has 576 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Knapp Charter Academy school district. It serves grades K–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 37.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1. It operates as a public charter school. 40% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Knapp Charter Academy enrolls 576 students across grades K–8. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 37.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 40% Black or African American, 26% White and 17% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 231 | 40% |
| White | 148 | 26% |
| Two or more races | 100 | 17% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 92 | 16% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
455 of the school's 576 students (79%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 409 qualify for free lunch and 46 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Knapp Charter Academy is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). It operates as a public charter school. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MI-30, state senate district 29, state house district 73.
Knapp Charter Academy is one of 1 schools in Knapp Charter Academy, based in GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan. The district serves 398 students district-wide and employs 37 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 576 students, Knapp Charter Academy is larger than the district average of about 398 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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