📍 1440 Davis Ave NW, Grand Rapids, Kent County, 49504
Harrison Park Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Grand Rapids, Kent County. The school has 639 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 34.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.6:1. 18% of students are proficient in reading. 6% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Harrison Park Academy enrolls 639 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 34.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% Hispanic or Latino, 28% Black or African American and 13% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 308 | 48% |
| Black or African American | 176 | 28% |
| White | 81 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 66 | 10% |
| Asian | 6 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
596 of the school's 639 students (93%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 568 qualify for free lunch and 28 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Harrison Park 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 76.
Harrison Park 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 639 students, Harrison Park Academy 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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