📍 1501 Cedar St NE, Grand Rapids, Kent County, 49503
Lighthouse Academy Waalkes is an Alternative/PRU serving other age pupils, located in Grand Rapids, Kent County. The school has 80 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lighthouse Academy school district. It serves grades K–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 6.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1. It operates as a public charter school. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Lighthouse Academy Waalkes enrolls 80 students across grades K–12. The student body is 81% male and 19% female. A teaching staff of 6.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 64% Black or African American, 15% Hispanic or Latino and 13% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 51 | 64% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 12 | 15% |
| White | 10 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 8.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
77 of the school's 80 students (96%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 77 qualify for free lunch and 0 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.
Lighthouse Academy Waalkes is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). It operates as a public charter school. Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 75.
Lighthouse Academy Waalkes is one of 7 schools in Lighthouse Academy, based in GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan. The district serves 404 students district-wide and employs 31 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 80 students, Lighthouse Academy Waalkes is larger than the district average of about 58 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
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