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Aberdeen Academy

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

928 Aberdeen St NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49505 · (616) 819-2868 · Part of Grand Rapids Public Schools

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

Students
241
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
69%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Aberdeen Academy

  • 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 26 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 21.1% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Grand Rapids kids: 18 middle schools

On the path

Where Grand Rapids kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–8Aberdeen AcademyYou are here
6–818 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency12%
State average 34.7%
Reading / language arts22%
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).

928 Aberdeen St NE, Grand Rapids

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten31
Grade 143
Grade 238
Grade 333
Grade 435
Grade 530
Grade 612
Grade 77
Grade 812
Enrollment over time
199’20
233’21
234’22
239’23
241’24

Up 21.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 37%Black 32%Hispanic 20%Two or more races 9%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Aberdeen Academy from Grand Rapids families.

Other schools in Grand Rapids Public Schools

The district →

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.