📍 1775 Buchanan Ave Sw, Grand Rapids, Kent County, 49507
Buchanan Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Grand Rapids, Kent County. The school has 359 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Grand Rapids Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 21.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1. 8% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Buchanan Elementary enrolls 359 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 21.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 87% Hispanic or Latino, 11% Black or African American and 1.4% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 312 | 87% |
| Black or African American | 39 | 11% |
| White | 5 | 1.4% |
| Two or more races | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
325 of the school's 359 students (91%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 319 qualify for free lunch and 6 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Buchanan Elementary 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.
Buchanan Elementary 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 359 students, Buchanan Elementary is larger 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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