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Grand Rapids University Preparatory Academy Other School
512 Division Ave Se
Grand Rapids MI, 49503, Kent County
Phone: 616-819-2310
Ranking: 
(2,041 out of 2,213, bottom 8%)*
(2,041 out of 2,213, bottom 8%)*Type: Regular Other School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 12
School District: Grand Rapids Public Schools
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: | 36 | 25 | 22 | 18 | 14 | 9 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 410 | 356 | 298 | 244 | 180 | 115 | ||||||
| Grade 6: | 69 | 16.8% | 61 | 17.1% | 65 | 21.8% | 60 | 24.6% | 67 | 37.2% | 57 | 49.6% |
| Grade 7: | 59 | 14.4% | 68 | 19.1% | 64 | 21.5% | 68 | 27.9% | 62 | 34.4% | 58 | 50.4% |
| Grade 8: | 71 | 17.3% | 68 | 19.1% | 63 | 21.1% | 59 | 24.2% | 51 | 28.3% | NA | NA |
| Grade 9: | 77 | 18.8% | 77 | 21.6% | 70 | 23.5% | 57 | 23.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 10: | 65 | 15.9% | 53 | 14.9% | 36 | 12.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 11: | 40 | 9.8% | 29 | 8.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 12: | 29 | 7.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||
| Male: | 179 | 43.7% | 156 | 43.8% | 129 | 43.3% | 105 | 43.0% | 69 | 38.3% | 43 | 37.4% |
| Female: | 231 | 56.3% | 200 | 56.2% | 169 | 56.7% | 139 | 57.0% | 83 | 46.1% | 53 | 46.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 2 | 1.1% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 3 | 0.7% | 4 | 1.1% | 2 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 62 | 15.1% | 39 | 11.0% | 27 | 9.1% | 20 | 8.2% | 14 | 7.8% | 11 | 9.6% |
| Black: | 274 | 66.8% | 258 | 72.5% | 210 | 70.5% | 168 | 68.9% | 116 | 64.4% | 73 | 63.5% |
| White: | 33 | 8.0% | 25 | 7.0% | 32 | 10.7% | 29 | 11.9% | 28 | 15.6% | 20 | 17.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 36 | 8.8% | 29 | 8.1% | 27 | 9.1% | 24 | 9.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 291 | 71.0% | 267 | 75.0% | 218 | 73.2% | 198 | 81.1% | 139 | 77.2% | 81 | 70.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 22 | 5.4% | 20 | 5.6% | 20 | 6.7% | 14 | 5.7% | 15 | 8.3% | 17 | 14.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.42 | 14.04 | 13.67 | 13.94 | 13.33 | 13.20 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MEAP | ||||||
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 64.9% | 84.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 9.2% | 16.8% | 37.1% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 14% | 24.3% | 40.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 65.2% | 84% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 46.2% | 41.8% | 67% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 52.7% | 51.8% | 68.2% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 46.7% | 48.7% | 75.3% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 0% | 9.5% | 27.7% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 5.1% | 12.1% | 29.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 75% | 62.2% | 84.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 15.4% | 12.9% | 37.2% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 4.5% | 12.9% | 38.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 59.5% | 79% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 40% | 37% | 59.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 41.8% | 35.3% | 62% |
| 2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 36.8% | 30.4% | 47.8% |
| 2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 15.4% | 26.6% | 47.3% |
| 2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 29.4% | 31.3% | 51.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 52.5% | 54.8% | 78% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 14.3% | 10.8% | 29.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 10.4% | 13.1% | 32.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.7% | 63.2% | 81.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 42.9% | 38.4% | 60.5% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 47.8% | 44.9% | 65.7% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 45.8% | 50.5% | 78.1% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 0% | 4.7% | 16.5% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 0% | 5.7% | 15.9% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 42.1% | 42% | 72.8% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 4.5% | 9.2% | 28.7% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 5.5% | 8.5% | 28.6% |
| MME | ||||||
| 2013 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 7% | 13% | 29% |
| 2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 29% | 37% | 54% |
| 2013 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 7% | 10% | 26% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 10% | 22% | 39% |
| 2013 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 16% | 27% | 49% |
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* Grand Rapids University Preparatory Academy Other School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.