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Hope Academy of West Michigan

PublicOtherGrades PK–12Charter

240 Brown St SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49507 · (616) 301-8458

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

Directions
Students
284
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
93%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–12
The gist

What stands out about Hope Academy of West Michigan

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Michigan’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 23 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 31 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 23% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency12%
State average 34.7%
Reading / language arts17%
State average 47.9%

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

Location

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240 Brown St SE, Grand Rapids

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten21
Grade 123
Grade 224
Grade 319
Grade 421
Grade 522
Grade 623
Grade 730
Grade 819
Grade 923
Grade 1020
Grade 1121
Grade 1218
Enrollment over time
369’20
379’21
359’22
314’23
284’24

Down 23% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 85%Black 14%Two or more races <1%White <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Hope Academy of West Michigan 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.