Excel Charter Academy-Grand River Prep School
650 52nd St Se
Grand Rapids MI, 49548, Kent County
Phone: 616-261-1800
Ranking: 
(70 out of 665, top 11%)*
(70 out of 665, top 11%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | |||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 34 | 30 | 25 | 22 | 14 | 8 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 628 | 611 | 472 | 320 | 229 | 90 | ||||||
| Grade 9: | 235 | 37.4% | 236 | 38.6% | 195 | 41.3% | 151 | 47.2% | 153 | 66.8% | 90 | 100.0% |
| Grade 10: | 184 | 29.3% | 186 | 30.4% | 148 | 31.4% | 123 | 38.4% | 76 | 33.2% | NA | NA |
| Grade 11: | 123 | 19.6% | 105 | 17.2% | 82 | 17.4% | 46 | 14.4% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Grade 12: | 86 | 13.7% | 84 | 13.7% | 47 | 10.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||
| Male: | 265 | 42.2% | 264 | 43.2% | 201 | 42.6% | 142 | 44.4% | 92 | 40.2% | 42 | 46.7% |
| Female: | 363 | 57.8% | 347 | 56.8% | 271 | 57.4% | 178 | 55.6% | 128 | 55.9% | 39 | 43.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 25 | 4.0% | 24 | 3.9% | 19 | 4.0% | 11 | 3.4% | 2 | 0.9% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 168 | 26.8% | 153 | 25.0% | 125 | 26.5% | 79 | 24.7% | 53 | 23.1% | 17 | 18.9% |
| Black: | 163 | 26.0% | 164 | 26.8% | 111 | 23.5% | 90 | 28.1% | 80 | 34.9% | 40 | 44.4% |
| White: | 232 | 36.9% | 230 | 37.6% | 187 | 39.6% | 121 | 37.8% | 93 | 40.6% | 32 | 35.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 37 | 5.9% | 37 | 6.1% | 28 | 5.9% | 18 | 5.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 263 | 41.9% | 233 | 38.1% | 192 | 40.7% | 137 | 42.8% | 116 | 50.7% | 45 | 50.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 64 | 10.2% | 31 | 5.1% | 31 | 6.6% | 18 | 5.6% | 26 | 11.4% | 12 | 13.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.66 | 20.40 | 19.13 | 14.84 | 16.40 | 12.00 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MEAP | ||||||
| 2011 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 74% | 74% | 72.8% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 25.5% | 25.5% | 28.7% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 29.4% | 29.4% | 28.6% |
| MME | ||||||
| 2011 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 86% | 86% | 52% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 51.2% | 51.2% | 29.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 28% | 28% | 29% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | 63% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 74.4% | 55.9% |
| 2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 63% | 63% | 54% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | 61% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 40.7% | 40.7% | 25.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 22% | 22% | 26% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 100% | 100% | 77% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 59.3% | 59.3% | 40.5% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 55% | 55% | 39% |
| 2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 66% | 66% | 47% |
| 2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 67.4% | 49.4% |
| 2013 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 56% | 56% | 49% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Excel Charter Academy-Grand River Prep School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.