📍 4120 Camelot Ridge Dr Se, Grand Rapids, Kent County, 49546
Ridge Park Charter Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Grand Rapids, Kent County. The school has 493 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Ridge Park Charter Academy school district. It serves grades K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 32 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. 31% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ridge Park Charter Academy enrolls 493 students across grades K–8. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 32 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 65% Black or African American, 14% Hispanic or Latino and 11% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 321 | 65% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 70 | 14% |
| White | 56 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 40 | 8.1% |
| Asian | 6 | 1.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
439 of the school's 493 students (89%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 403 qualify for free lunch and 36 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Ridge Park Charter Academy is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). 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 26, state house district 72.
Ridge Park Charter Academy is one of 1 schools in Ridge Park Charter Academy, based in GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan. The district serves 507 students district-wide and employs 32 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 493 students, Ridge Park Charter Academy is close to the district average of about 507 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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