📍 448 Dickinson St Se, Grand Rapids, Kent County, 49507
Dickinson Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Grand Rapids, Kent County. The school has 244 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Grand Rapids Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 19.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Dickinson Academy enrolls 244 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 61% male and 39% female. A teaching staff of 19.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 46% Hispanic or Latino, 40% Black or African American and 7.4% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 113 | 46% |
| Black or African American | 97 | 40% |
| White | 18 | 7.4% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 6.1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
229 of the school's 244 students (94%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 216 qualify for free lunch and 13 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Dickinson Academy 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.
Dickinson Academy 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 244 students, Dickinson Academy is close to the district average of about 268 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize