Summary
ICademy Global is an alternative public charter virtual school located in Zeeland, Michigan, serving grades K-12 with a total enrollment of 227 students. As a unique virtual learning environment, the school has several key metrics that differentiate it from nearby schools.
ICademy Global has generally higher graduation rates, ranging from 81.7% to 91.6% in recent years, compared to the state average of around 80%. However, the school also has slightly higher dropout rates, fluctuating between 2.7% and 8.3%, and a significantly higher chronic absenteeism rate, between 29.5% and 53.1%, compared to the state average of around 20%. Academically, ICademy Global's test scores on the M-Step and SAT/PSAT assessments are lower than the state averages, particularly in math, with 7th grade math proficiency projected to be 21.1% compared to the state average of 33.3% in 2024-2025. The school also has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 33.9% to 40.53% in recent years.
When compared to nearby alternative and virtual schools, such as Hope Academy of West Michigan, West MI Academy of Environmental Science, and Byron Center Charter School, ICademy Global generally performs similarly or slightly worse in terms of test scores, graduation rates, and other key metrics. The school's high chronic absenteeism rate is a significant concern, and despite its higher spending per student, which has increased from $6,810 in 2020-2021 to $13,459 in 2023-2024, the academic outcomes do not seem to be significantly better than the nearby schools.
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