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Vanderbilt Charter Academy

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Vanderbilt Charter Academy ranks 512 th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

512^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 66% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Vanderbilt Charter Academy is an elementary school serving grades K-8 in Holland, Michigan, with 432 students. This high-performing school consistently outpaces the state and nearby public schools on academic measures, particularly for its diverse student population.

Vanderbilt Charter Academy's test scores are impressive, with 68.5% of 3rd graders proficient in ELA compared to the state average of 38.9%, and 63% proficient in math versus 42.7% statewide. The school's Hispanic and low-socioeconomic status students also perform exceptionally well, ranking 49th out of 209 Michigan elementary schools in ELA with a 4-star rating. While Vanderbilt Charter Academy has higher chronic absenteeism rates than the state average, ranging from 29.5% to 34.1%, this is still lower than many of the nearby West Ottawa Public School District and Holland City School District schools.

Vanderbilt Charter Academy's strong academic performance is likely due to its higher spending per student ($14,024 in 2023-2024) compared to the state average and nearby public schools. For example, in 2024-2025, Vanderbilt's 3rd grade ELA proficiency rate of 68.5% was significantly higher than the 27.1% at Great Lakes Elementary (West Ottawa) and the 34.1% at Holland Heights (Holland City). This investment in resources and effective instructional practices appears to be key factors in Vanderbilt Charter Academy's success.

401

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,024

Per pupil spending ?

81%

Free/discounted lunch ?

301 W 16th St
Holland, MI 49423-3329

(616) 820-5050

District: Vanderbilt Charter Academy

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

57.1%

White:

26.4%

Two or more races:

9.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 62nd percentile in 2015 → 66th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (46% vs 40% meeting standards)

✓Above the Michigan median (66th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Social Studies scores 18 pts below the Michigan average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg46%

Michigan avg40%

Elementary school

512^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 34%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From top 38% (2015) to top 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

371^st of 890

Michigan public middle schools ?

Top 42%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From top 50% (2015) to top 42% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Michigan Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

200^th of 613Vanderbilt 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	63.7	512 of 1488	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.6	431 of 1486	71.0%	★★★★☆
2023	66.8	443 of 1470	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.6	279 of 1344	79.2%	★★★★☆
2021	57.3	420 of 1153	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.4	304 of 1408	78.4%	★★★★☆
2018	59.3	629 of 1448	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	48.4	712 of 1466	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	56.9	664 of 1548	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	61.4	602 of 1580	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	60.4	635 of 1533	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	62.6	586 of 1563	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	53.2	779 of 1566	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	61.1	751 of 1552	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	59.6	864 of 1552	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	62.3	747 of 1589	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	69.6	506 of 1577	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	56.7	828 of 1565	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	60.4	717 of 1545	53.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	37.2	171 of 270	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	61.4	451 of 1338	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.4	443 of 1342	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.3	348 of 1321	73.7%	★★★★☆
2022	58.0	410 of 1106	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.3	422 of 902	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.5	203 of 1171	82.7%	★★★★☆
2018	64.2	507 of 1443	64.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	64.2	49 of 209	76.6%	★★★★☆
2024	74.3	34 of 201	83.1%	★★★★☆
2023	74.9	32 of 188	83.0%	★★★★☆
2022	82.0	6 of 86	93.0%	★★★★★
2021	65.4	11 of 30	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	95.2	1 of 86	98.8%	★★★★★
2018	69.8	45 of 222	79.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	74.7	235 of 1346	82.5%	★★★★☆
2024	80.4	146 of 1381	89.4%	★★★★☆
2023	84.1	115 of 1350	91.5%	★★★★★
2022	84.2	73 of 1099	93.4%	★★★★★
2021	75.2	111 of 749	85.2%	★★★★☆
2019	82.7	88 of 1134	92.2%	★★★★★
2018	71.5	297 of 1397	78.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	63.6	466 of 1366	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.6	402 of 1347	70.2%	★★★★☆
2023	63.4	448 of 1334	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.7	257 of 1139	77.4%	★★★★☆
2021	54.3	381 of 915	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.3	204 of 1196	82.9%	★★★★☆
2018	50.5	746 of 1446	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	59.6	456 of 1206	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	76.9	237 of 1204	80.3%	★★★★☆
2023	78.3	218 of 1198	81.8%	★★★★☆
2021	75.6	189 of 1005	81.2%	★★★★☆
2018	55.1	555 of 1253	55.7%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	53.2	371 of 890	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.6	181 of 897	79.8%	★★★★☆
2023	54.8	331 of 883	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.9	194 of 776	75.0%	★★★★☆
2021	47.1	316 of 675	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.4	369 of 792	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.0	354 of 838	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	49.6	351 of 821	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	51.1	419 of 894	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	50.3	457 of 919	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	23.0	737 of 921	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	52.4	448 of 919	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	41.5	567 of 900	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	49.3	565 of 858	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	52.2	548 of 851	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	63.9	382 of 847	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	72.8	220 of 839	73.8%	★★★★☆
2007	59.5	430 of 823	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	69.7	270 of 806	66.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	45.4	402 of 789	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	61.5	216 of 771	72.0%	★★★★☆
2023	58.8	251 of 770	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.5	285 of 521	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.5	236 of 658	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.3	324 of 794	59.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	53.8	108 of 265	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	79.8	36 of 257	86.0%	★★★★☆
2023	61.6	85 of 246	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.4	31 of 138	77.5%	★★★★☆
2021	57.5	26 of 69	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.9	53 of 137	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.7	107 of 266	59.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	59.5	273 of 832	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	78.7	90 of 836	89.2%	★★★★☆
2023	55.2	311 of 825	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.6	104 of 691	84.9%	★★★★☆
2021	69.2	102 of 523	80.5%	★★★★☆
2019	62.0	206 of 672	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.2	166 of 815	79.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	56.0	303 of 798	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	78.1	129 of 786	83.6%	★★★★☆
2023	51.4	322 of 776	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.4	193 of 658	70.7%	★★★★☆
2021	42.2	281 of 540	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.3	339 of 639	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.3	357 of 797	55.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	85.5	77 of 701	89.0%	★★★★☆
2023	32.3	477 of 688	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.2	411 of 678	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)83rd percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)77th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)66th percentile~ school

Male (2025)66th percentile~ school

White (2025)62nd percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2018)37th percentile-20 vs school

Middle school

White (2024)89th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)67th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)62nd percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)59th percentile~ school

Female (2025)49th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts62%+22 vs state

Math43%+7 vs state

Mathematics34%+4 vs state

Science33%-7 vs state

Social Studies21%-18 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
Vanderbilt Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	301 W 16th St	Holland	49423	Ottawa County	Vanderbilt Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(616) 820-5050	401	31	12.9	81.0%	106 (26.4%)	21 (5.2%)	229 (57.1%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (9.5%)	63.7	512^th of 1488 public elementary schools	65.6%		68.6	431^st of 1486 public elementary schools	71.0%	81	51.4	34.3	68.5	61.2	69.0	39.5	78.6	63.0	49.0	23.8	31.8	41.4	35.7	30.6	11.9	30.6	$14,024	$2,256	$11,768
Holland Language Academy at Van Raalte	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	461 Van Raalte Ave	Holland	49423	Ottawa County	Holland City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(616) 494-2601	307	21	14.4	47.9%	99 (32.2%)	2 (0.7%)	194 (63.2%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.9%)	38.3	889^th of 1488 public elementary schools	40.3%		33	971^st of 1486 public elementary schools	34.7%	82			31.9	26.1	50.0			47.9	18.8	30.0			32.5		25.0		$17,849	$2,783	$15,066
West	Public	PK, KG-5	500 W 24th St	Holland	49423	Ottawa County	Holland City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 494-5080	413	44	9.4	66.1%	171 (41.4%)	35 (8.5%)	161 (39.0%)	21 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	23 (5.6%)	56.5	618^th of 1488 public elementary schools	58.5%		65.9	471^st of 1486 public elementary schools	68.3%	147			31.3	53.6	54.7			40.6	39.1	42.2			39.1		34.4		$30,168	$5,462	$24,705
Jefferson	Public	PK, KG-5	282 W 30th St	Holland	49423	Ottawa County	Holland City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 494-5081	254	26	9.9	79.5%	63 (24.8%)	41 (16.1%)	129 (50.8%)	3 (1.2%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.3%)	25.4	1075^th of 1488 public elementary schools	27.8%		27.3	1064^th of 1486 public elementary schools	28.4%	11			28.1	45.2	19.5			34.4	34.5				14.6		9.8		$25,248	$5,167	$20,080
Black River Public School Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	513 Columbia Ave	Holland	49423	Ottawa County	Black River Public School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(616) 355-0055	395	21	19.2	20.3%	256 (64.8%)	7 (1.8%)	84 (21.3%)	15 (3.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.1%)	65.2	491^st of 1488 public elementary schools	67.0%		63.9	500^th of 1486 public elementary schools	66.4%	9			43.8	56.1	56.3			31.3	47.0	29.7			57.8		51.6		$4,533	$00	$4,533
Woodside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2591 N Division Ave	Holland	49424	Ottawa County	West Ottawa Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 786-1900	431	38	11.4	72.6%	87 (20.2%)	19 (4.4%)	287 (66.6%)	14 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.3%)	30	1013^th of 1488 public elementary schools	31.9%		24.8	1095^th of 1486 public elementary schools	26.3%	82			34.4	35.8	37.3			24.6	31.8	19.3			26.5		18.1		$17,175	$3,004	$14,170
Waukazoo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1294 W Lakewood Blvd	Holland	49424	Ottawa County	West Ottawa Public School District	No	No	No	No	(616) 786-1800	466	28	16.5	30.3%	350 (75.1%)	7 (1.5%)	52 (11.2%)	8 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	46 (9.9%)	73.2	364^th of 1488 public elementary schools	75.5%		69.5	414^th of 1486 public elementary schools	72.1%	50			58.8	49.4	58.9			55.1	44.2	42.1			52.6		44.2		$14,897	$1,289	$13,607
Holland Heights	Public	PK, KG-5	856 E 12th St	Holland	49423	Ottawa County	Holland City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 494-2701	247	21	11.9	66.8%	68 (27.5%)	28 (11.3%)	116 (47.0%)	11 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (9.7%)	38.7	884^th of 1488 public elementary schools	40.6%		38	883^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	40.6%	1			34.1	33.3	43.3			36.6	25.0	26.7			46.7		20.0		$21,151	$4,512	$16,639
Pine Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1184 136th Ave	Holland	49424	Ottawa County	West Ottawa Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 786-1600	418	35	11.7	81.1%	55 (13.2%)	35 (8.4%)	267 (63.9%)	22 (5.3%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.2%)	32 (7.7%)	13.1	1298^th of 1488 public elementary schools	12.8%		17.9	1203^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	19.0%	95			20.0	21.7	17.8			18.0	22.2	13.9			19.2		4.1		$16,789	$2,148	$14,641
Great Lakes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3200 152nd Ave	Holland	49424	Ottawa County	West Ottawa Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 786-1200	426	34	12.4	75.1%	106 (24.9%)	18 (4.2%)	230 (54.0%)	36 (8.5%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.5%)	30.4	1007^th of 1488 public elementary schools	32.3%		28.6	1044^th of 1486 public elementary schools	29.7%	37			27.1	36.8	38.2			25.7	30.9	25.0			31.6		14.5		$16,627	$2,632	$13,995

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Vanderbilt Charter Academy ranks 512^th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Vanderbilt Charter Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 401 students attended Vanderbilt Charter Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Vanderbilt Charter Academy?

Students at Vanderbilt Charter Academy are 57% Hispanic, 26% White, 9% Two or more races, 5% African American, 1% Asian.

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