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Vista Charter Academy

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Vista Charter Academy ranks 935 th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

935^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 37% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Vista Charter Academy is an elementary school located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, serving 666 students in grades K-8. The school is part of the Vista Charter Academy district, which is ranked 438 out of 613 districts in Michigan and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Vista Charter Academy faces significant academic and socioeconomic challenges. The school's academic performance, as measured by M-Step and PSAT test scores, is generally below the state averages across grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts ranged from 18.6% to 39.1%, compared to the state averages of 38.6% to 44.4%. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 12.9% to 55.1%, compared to the state averages of 31.5% to 42.7%. The school's performance is particularly low in subjects like Science and Social Studies, with proficiency rates well below the state averages. Additionally, Vista Charter Academy has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 24.6% to 30.8% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average.

The challenges faced by Vista Charter Academy are not unique, as many of the nearby schools in the Grand Rapids Public Schools district, such as Sherwood Global Studies Academy, Burton Elementary, and Dickinson Academy, also perform below the state averages in academic proficiency, with many ranking in the bottom half or bottom quarter of Michigan elementary schools. These schools also have high rates of chronic absenteeism and serve a high percentage of students from low-income backgrounds, similar to Vista Charter Academy. Addressing the root causes of these issues, such as chronic absenteeism and supporting students from low-income backgrounds, could be key focus areas for Vista Charter Academy and the surrounding schools to improve student outcomes.

641

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,254

Per pupil spending ?

93.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

711 32nd St SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49548-2307

(616) 246-6920

District: Vista Charter Academy

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

52.1%

African American:

30.9%

Two or more races:

8.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 39th percentile in 2015 → 37th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (30% vs 40% meeting standards)

!Social Studies scores 16 pts below the Michigan average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg30%

Michigan avg40%

Elementary school

935^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 37%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

635^th of 890

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

438^th of 613Vista Charter Academy among Michigan districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	35.0	935 of 1488	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.3	1115 of 1486	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.2	851 of 1470	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.8	936 of 1344	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.2	973 of 1153	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.7	877 of 1408	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.1	976 of 1448	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	30.2	1025 of 1466	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	28.5	1131 of 1548	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	42.3	966 of 1580	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	40.0	1013 of 1533	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	40.0	1026 of 1563	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	29.9	1216 of 1566	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	44.0	1114 of 1552	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	35.8	1258 of 1552	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	37.4	1268 of 1589	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	38.5	1221 of 1577	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	44.1	1115 of 1565	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	40.0	1186 of 1545	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	69.7	61 of 369	83.5%	★★★★☆
2024	44.4	161 of 348	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.8	87 of 321	72.9%	★★★★☆
2019	77.2	29 of 212	86.3%	★★★★☆
2018	75.8	72 of 475	84.8%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	41.0	95 of 173	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.7	133 of 184	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.4	104 of 180	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.2	37 of 98	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	24.7	31 of 42	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.5	57 of 117	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.0	140 of 270	48.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	29.6	936 of 1338	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.9	1014 of 1342	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.7	863 of 1321	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.2	805 of 1106	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.6	746 of 902	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.3	821 of 1171	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.0	991 of 1443	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	42.0	117 of 209	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.7	122 of 201	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.7	65 of 188	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.9	24 of 86	72.1%	★★★★☆
2021	28.1	23 of 30	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	64.1	22 of 86	74.4%	★★★★☆
2018	53.3	84 of 222	62.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	46.7	679 of 1346	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.8	970 of 1381	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	56.9	496 of 1350	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.5	520 of 1099	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.9	488 of 749	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.9	464 of 1134	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.5	738 of 1397	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	32.4	911 of 1366	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	17.6	1122 of 1347	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.3	834 of 1334	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.9	938 of 1139	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.5	841 of 915	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	38.3	751 of 1196	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.6	912 of 1446	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	25.6	635 of 890	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.5	682 of 897	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.8	618 of 883	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.6	537 of 776	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.0	500 of 675	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.9	624 of 792	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.9	555 of 838	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	28.8	571 of 821	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	22.2	689 of 894	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	30.9	648 of 919	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	31.9	669 of 921	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	46.6	517 of 919	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	39.3	596 of 900	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	44.0	620 of 858	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	32.6	700 of 851	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	26.2	720 of 847	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	28.7	698 of 839	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	46.9	570 of 823	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	33.5	652 of 806	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	32.2	216 of 338	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.6	231 of 300	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	77.8	43 of 310	86.1%	★★★★☆
2018	56.2	132 of 366	63.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	26.0	79 of 106	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.5	64 of 88	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.7	48 of 72	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.6	60 of 154	61.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	24.8	598 of 789	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	666 of 771	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.0	499 of 770	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.8	489 of 657	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.1	411 of 521	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.5	532 of 658	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.6	484 of 794	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	31.5	175 of 265	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.2	178 of 257	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.9	154 of 246	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.2	64 of 138	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.5	38 of 69	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.6	85 of 137	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.6	125 of 266	53.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	36.9	526 of 832	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.5	591 of 836	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.2	495 of 825	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.9	362 of 691	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.6	169 of 523	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.1	417 of 672	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.5	399 of 815	51.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	20.4	636 of 798	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	635 of 786	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.9	624 of 776	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.9	480 of 658	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.1	423 of 540	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.0	510 of 639	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.6	521 of 797	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

African American (2025)83rd percentile+46 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)50th percentile+12 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)45th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)44th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)33rd percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)30th percentile-7 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)37th percentile+8 vs school

African American (2025)36th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)34th percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)25th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)24th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)20th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Math31%-5 vs state

English Language Arts30%-11 vs state

Science28%-13 vs state

Social Studies22%-16 vs state

Mathematics20%-10 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT Mathematics (2025)	M-Step English Language Arts (2025)					M-Step Math (2025)					M-Step Science (2025)		M-Step Social Studies (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 3rd Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Vista Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	711 32nd St SE	Grand Rapids	49548	Kent County	Vista Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(616) 246-6920	641	44	14.5	93.4%	48 (7.5%)	198 (30.9%)	334 (52.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	56 (8.7%)	35	935^th of 1488 public elementary schools	37.2%		23.3	1115^th of 1486 public elementary schools	25.0%	180	50.7	20.5	37.3	39.1	28.6	18.6	27.1	40.3	55.1	25.4	12.9	20.0	27.0	28.9	15.9	27.6	$14,254	$3,192	$11,062
KenOSha Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1353 Van Auken St SE	Grand Rapids	49508	Kent County	Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 819-2696	118	8	15.7	94.1%	14 (11.9%)	67 (56.8%)	21 (17.8%)	3 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (11.0%)								(n/a)					20.0								13.6				$17,773	$5,680	$12,092
New Branches Charter Academy	Public, Magnet, Charter	K-8	3662 Poinsettia Ave SE	Grand Rapids	49508	Kent County	New Branches Charter Academy	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(616) 243-6221	345	27	12.6	89.0%	34 (9.9%)	176 (51.0%)	89 (25.8%)	13 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (9.6%)	16.5	1234^th of 1488 public elementary schools	17.1%		19.1	1176^th of 1486 public elementary schools	20.9%	58	56.0	24.0	10.8	22.2	29.0	33.3	42.9	18.9	13.0	9.4	10.3	14.3	18.8	28.0	15.6	36.0	$13,205	$3,205	$10,000
Brookside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2505 Madison Ave SE	Grand Rapids	49507	Kent County	Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 819-2242	254	15	16.6	74.8%	54 (21.3%)	101 (39.8%)	72 (28.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (10.2%)	10	1359^th of 1488 public elementary schools	8.7%		10.6	1328^th of 1486 public elementary schools	10.6%	31				19.5				11.4	14.3								$19,307	$6,617	$12,691
North Godwin Elementary School	Public	2-5	161 34th St SW	Grand Rapids	49548	Kent County	Godwin Heights Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 252-2010	400	24	16.5	90.5%	45 (11.3%)	89 (22.3%)	233 (58.3%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.3%)	17.5	1210^th of 1488 public elementary schools	18.7%		22.9	1128^th of 1486 public elementary schools	24.1%	82			21.6	27.5	21.4			33.6	27.5	13.8			10.9		5.1		$18,920	$3,089	$15,830
Sherwood Global Studies Academy	Public	PK, KG-6	3859 Chamberlain Ave SE	Grand Rapids	49508	Kent County	Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 819-3095	121	10	11.6	76.9%	8 (6.6%)	70 (57.9%)	29 (24.0%)	5 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (7.4%)	20.3	1154^th of 1488 public elementary schools	22.4%		26.3	1078^th of 1486 public elementary schools	27.5%	76				23.8	42.9	14.3		15.0			14.3		28.6				$21,981	$6,063	$15,918
Burton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2133 Buchanan Ave SW	Grand Rapids	49507	Kent County	Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 819-2262	365	23	15.5	81.9%	13 (3.6%)	41 (11.2%)	305 (83.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	7.5	1414^th of 1488 public elementary schools	5.0%		5.9	1443^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	2.9%	29			6.2	16.1	15.9			13.8	12.1	7.9			11.1		6.3		$18,790	$6,110	$12,681
Dickinson Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	448 Dickinson St SE	Grand Rapids	49507	Kent County	Grand Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 819-2505	224	19	11.9	84.4%	5 (2.2%)	87 (38.8%)	114 (50.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.7%)								(n/a)						14.3											$20,224	$5,910	$14,314
West Godwin Elementary School	Public	K-3	3546 Clyde Park Ave SW	Wyoming	49509	Kent County	Godwin Heights Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 252-2030	393	27	14.5	91.3%	51 (13.0%)	78 (19.8%)	227 (57.8%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.9%)								(n/a)																	$19,030	$2,659	$16,371
Central Kelloggsville Elementary	Public	3-5	4625 Jefferson Ave SE	Grand Rapids	49548	Kent County	Kelloggsville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 532-1580	494	27	18.1	82.8%	62 (12.6%)	165 (33.4%)	201 (40.7%)	28 (5.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (7.3%)	17.2	1219^th of 1488 public elementary schools	18.1%		13.2	1279^th of 1486 public elementary schools	13.9%	60			17.4	28.2	21.1			17.9	21.8	10.5			22.5		20.8		$13,947	$1,693	$12,253

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How many students attend Vista Charter Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 641 students attended Vista Charter Academy.

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Vista Charter Academy ranks 935^th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Vista Charter Academy?

Students at Vista Charter Academy are 52% Hispanic, 31% African American, 9% Two or more races, 7% White.

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