State/Public Elementary Open

Southwest Elementary Academia Bilingue

๐Ÿ“ 801 Oakland Ave Sw, Grand Rapids, Kent County, 49503

635
Pupils
19.2
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Southwest Elementary Academia Bilingue is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Grand Rapids, Kent County. The school has 635 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Grand Rapids Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“6 in an urban setting. The school employs 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.2:1. 15% of students are proficient in reading. 13% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Grand Rapids Public Schools

Enrollment & staffing

Southwest Elementary Academia Bilingue enrolls 635 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“6. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 33 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.2:1.

Male students
303 (48%)
Female students
332 (52%)
Teachers (FTE)
33
Student-teacher ratio
19.2:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“6

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 84% Hispanic or Latino, 6.9% White and 6.9% Black or African American.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Hispanic or Latino53384%
White446.9%
Black or African American446.9%
Two or more races132%
American Indian or Alaska Native1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

506 of the school's 635 students (80%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 469 qualify for free lunch and 37 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

City, MidsizeGrades Pre-Kโ€“6Supplemental VirtualTitle I

Southwest Elementary Academia Bilingue is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). 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.

School district: Grand Rapids Public Schools

Southwest Elementary Academia Bilingue 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 635 students, Southwest Elementary Academia Bilingue is larger than the district average of about 268 students per school.

13,692
District students
51
Schools
795
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

15%
Reading proficient
13%
Math proficient
29%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: City - Midsize

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