📍 1300 Fulton St W, Grand Rapids, Kent County, 49504
John Ball Park Zoo School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Grand Rapids, Kent County. The school has 59 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Grand Rapids Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6 in an urban setting. The school employs 2.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 25.6:1. 65% of students are proficient in reading. 45% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
John Ball Park Zoo School enrolls 59 students across grades 6. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 2.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 25.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 76% White, 10% Hispanic or Latino and 6.8% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 45 | 76% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 | 10% |
| Black or African American | 4 | 6.8% |
| Two or more races | 3 | 5.1% |
| Asian | 1 | 1.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
23 of the school's 59 students (39%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 15 qualify for free lunch and 8 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
John Ball Park Zoo School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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.
John Ball Park Zoo School is one of 51 schools in Grand Rapids Public Schools, based in GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan. The district serves 13,692 students district-wide and employs 795 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 59 students, John Ball Park Zoo School is smaller than the district average of about 268 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
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