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New Branches Charter Academy

PublicElementaryGrades K–8Charter

3662 Poinsettia Ave SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49508 · (616) 243-6221

Grand Rapids’ School Grade C better than 33% of Michigan school districts

Directions
Students
345
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
89%
Setting
City
Grades
K–8
The gist

What stands out about New Branches Charter Academy

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 20% of Michigan’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 18 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 21 pts below the state

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 34.7%
Reading / language arts27%
State average 47.9%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among Michigan’s 2,812 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

3662 Poinsettia Ave SE, Grand Rapids

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten42
Grade 145
Grade 237
Grade 335
Grade 449
Grade 534
Grade 641
Grade 734
Grade 828
Enrollment over time
365’20
368’21
358’22
359’23
345’24

Down 5.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 51%Hispanic 26%White 10%Two or more races 10%Asian 4%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about New Branches Charter Academy from Grand Rapids families.

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Michigan’s other public schools; Grand Rapids’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.