📍 409 Lafayette Ave SE, Grand Rapids, Kent County, 49503
Grand Rapids Child Discovery Center is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Grand Rapids, Kent County. The school has 287 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Grand Rapids Child Discovery Center school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.1:1. It operates as a public charter school. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Grand Rapids Child Discovery Center enrolls 287 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 15 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 65% White, 14% Hispanic or Latino and 11% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 187 | 65% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 39 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 33 | 11% |
| Black or African American | 25 | 8.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
104 of the school's 287 students (36%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 92 qualify for free lunch and 12 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Grand Rapids Child Discovery Center is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). It operates as a public charter school. The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MI-30, state senate district 29, state house district 75.
Grand Rapids Child Discovery Center is one of 1 schools in Grand Rapids Child Discovery Center, based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The district serves 287 students district-wide and employs 15 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 287 students, Grand Rapids Child Discovery Center is close to the district average of about 287 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
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