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Grand River Academy

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1303^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Grand River Academy is a public charter elementary school serving 759 students in grades K-8 in Livonia, Michigan, which is part of the Grand River Academy District. Over the past several years, the school's statewide ranking has steadily declined, from 409 out of 1,466 Michigan elementary schools in 2016-2017 to 1,303 out of 1,488 in 2024-2025.

Grand River Academy stands out for its consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 29.5% to 45.8% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than nearby schools like Coolidge Elementary and Botsford Elementary. The school's academic performance, as measured by M-Step and PSAT proficiency rates, is also significantly lower than the state and nearby school averages. For example, in 2024-2025, only 19.2% of 3rd graders at Grand River Academy were proficient in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 38.9%, and only 8.2% of 4th graders and 9.5% of 5th graders were proficient in math, compared to the state averages of 39.4% and 32.9%, respectively.

Additionally, Grand River Academy has a very high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 78.17% to 85.38% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the nearby schools. This suggests that the school may be facing significant socioeconomic challenges that are impacting student learning and achievement. While the school's performance is concerning, it is important to note that these challenges are not necessarily related to the racial makeup of the student population.

727

Students ?

17.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,824

Per pupil spending ?

80.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

28111 8 Mile Rd
Livonia, MI 48152-2359

(248) 893-6100

District: Grand River Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

78.8%

Two or more races:

12.4%

Hispanic:

3.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 72nd percentile in 2017 → 12th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (22% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (49% vs 28% Michigan)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg22%

Michigan avg40%

Elementary school

1,303^rd of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 60 pts since 2017

From top 28% (2017) to bottom 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

612^th of 890

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 31%▼ down 48 pts since 2017

From top 21% (2017) to bottom 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

508^th of 613Grand River 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	12.8	1303 of 1488	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	1247 of 1486	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	1105 of 1470	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.7	1032 of 1344	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.1	882 of 1153	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.3	923 of 1408	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.1	632 of 1448	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	65.8	409 of 1466	72.1%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	26.9	271 of 369	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.9	225 of 348	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.8	190 of 321	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.5	81 of 158	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.7	30 of 51	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.9	114 of 212	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	66.8	99 of 475	79.2%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	78.7	15 of 101	85.1%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	98.4	3 of 270	98.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	12.2	1218 of 1338	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	1154 of 1342	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	1036 of 1321	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.6	798 of 1106	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.9	742 of 902	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.3	857 of 1171	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	61.4	565 of 1443	60.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	11.7	1244 of 1346	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	1188 of 1381	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.6	1033 of 1350	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.3	839 of 1099	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.8	615 of 749	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.5	887 of 1134	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.8	860 of 1397	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	10.0	1261 of 1366	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.7	1268 of 1347	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	1074 of 1334	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.4	1013 of 1139	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.1	647 of 915	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.0	866 of 1196	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	53.2	701 of 1446	51.5%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	28.5	612 of 890	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.7	608 of 897	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.7	459 of 883	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.4	476 of 776	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.3	550 of 675	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.6	508 of 792	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.9	465 of 838	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	72.0	171 of 821	79.2%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	55.3	115 of 338	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.5	78 of 300	74.0%	★★★★☆
2023	71.0	62 of 310	80.0%	★★★★☆
2022	74.9	27 of 182	85.2%	★★★★☆
2021	42.8	45 of 77	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.9	92 of 196	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.7	88 of 366	76.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	39.1	466 of 789	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.0	470 of 771	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.8	267 of 770	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.9	383 of 657	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.7	432 of 521	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.9	476 of 658	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	50.7	391 of 794	50.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	33.5	559 of 832	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.4	545 of 836	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.2	376 of 825	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.9	351 of 691	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.1	403 of 523	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.5	427 of 672	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.8	446 of 815	45.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	12.4	716 of 798	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.7	692 of 786	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	612 of 776	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.3	405 of 658	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.0	427 of 540	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.7	438 of 639	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.1	479 of 797	39.9%	★★☆☆☆

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

English Language Learner (2018)99th percentile+43 vs school

Asian (2018)85th percentile+29 vs school

African American (2025)27th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)9th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)8th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile-5 vs school

Middle school

African American (2025)66th percentile+35 vs school

Female (2025)41st percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)10th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Science27%-14 vs state

Social Studies26%-13 vs state

Mathematics24%-7 vs state

English Language Arts20%-21 vs state

Math15%-21 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
Grand River Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	28111 8 Mile Rd	Livonia	48152	Wayne County	Grand River Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(248) 893-6100	727	41	17.7	80.5%	18 (2.5%)	573 (78.8%)	28 (3.9%)	18 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (12.4%)	12.8	1303^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	12.4%		15.2	1247^th of 1486 public elementary schools	16.1%	56	44.4	23.6	19.2	14.5	18.7	16.9	28.0	26.0	8.2	9.5	10.7	20.0	17.3	36.1	14.7	37.5	$11,824	$1,050	$10,775
Botsford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	19515 Lathers St	Livonia	48152	Wayne County	Clarenceville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 919-0402	347	26	13.1	68.9%	178 (51.3%)	111 (32.0%)	23 (6.6%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.9%)	22	1126^th of 1488 public elementary schools	24.3%		24.1	1103^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	25.8%	23			23.2	28.6	39.3			26.8	23.9	10.5			26.3		8.8		$00	$00	$00
Grandview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	19814 Louise St	Livonia	48152	Wayne County	Clarenceville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 919-0404	332	24	13.7	73.5%	110 (33.1%)	161 (48.5%)	24 (7.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	34 (10.2%)	31.4	988^th of 1488 public elementary schools	33.6%		28.2	1050^th of 1486 public elementary schools	29.3%	62			19.0	41.0	45.1			30.2	27.9	11.8			37.3		18.0		$00	$00	$00
Redford Service Learning Academy Campus	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	25490 Grand River Ave	Redford	48240	Wayne County	Detroit Service Learning Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 541-7619	445	29	15.3	98.0%	1 (0.2%)	441 (99.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	11.1	1337^th of 1488 public elementary schools	10.1%		7.6	1397^th of 1486 public elementary schools	6.0%	60	37.8		21.7	6.3	8.7		9.1	26.1						6.7			$13,369	$1,646	$11,723
Beech Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	19990 Beech Daly Rd	Redford	48240	Wayne County	Redford Union Schools District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 242-6100	457	34	13.6	84.0%	82 (17.9%)	304 (66.5%)	37 (8.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.0%)	14.5	1268^th of 1488 public elementary schools	14.8%		13.4	1275^th of 1486 public elementary schools	14.2%	7			16.1	26.4	21.0	17.2		24.2	25.0	9.7	9.4		13.1		9.7		$32,748	$6,224	$26,524
B Beck Education Center	Public	PK-K	27100 Bennett	Redford	48240	Wayne County	Redford Union Schools District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(313) 242-3501	0	10	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Coolidge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	30500 Curtis Rd	Livonia	48152	Wayne County	Livonia Public Schools School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 744-2705	535	33	16.4	18.9%	416 (77.8%)	32 (6.0%)	41 (7.7%)	20 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.9%)	87.6	164^th of 1488 public elementary schools	89.0%		86.6	168^th of 1486 public elementary schools	88.7%	4			60.8	62.3				73.0	59.1								$15,595	$1,228	$14,367
JA Lanigan Elementary School	Public	K-5	23800 Tuck Rd	Farmington Hills	48336	Oakland County	Farmington Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 489-3722	473	32	14.8	43.3%	262 (55.4%)	139 (29.4%)	29 (6.1%)	18 (3.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.9%)	56.3	625^th of 1488 public elementary schools	58.0%		43.9	786^th of 1486 public elementary schools	47.1%	161			43.2	49.3	51.3			47.2	48.0	28.4			38.3		29.6		$18,338	$1,806	$16,532
Discovery Creative Pathways Redford	Public, Charter	K-8	17175 Olympia	Redford	48240	Wayne County	Discovery Creative Pathways	Yes	No	No	Yes	(616) 916-7490	208	15	13.8	91.8%	7 (3.4%)	192 (92.3%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	11	1338^th of 1488 public elementary schools	10.1%					(n/a)	27.8			13.6		17.4				11.5			15.4	27.8			$17,062	$1,883	$15,179
NW Wayne Trainable Center	Public	K-6	32401 Pembroke St	Livonia	48152	Wayne County	Livonia Public Schools School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 744-2795	62	11	5.4	45.2%	30 (48.4%)	20 (32.3%)	7 (11.3%)	2 (3.2%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.2%)								(n/a)																	$6,032	$465	$5,567

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Grand River Academy ranks in the bottom 12.4% of Michigan elementary schools.

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What is the racial makeup of Grand River Academy?

Students at Grand River Academy are 79% African American, 12% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 2% White, 2% Asian.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 727 students attended Grand River Academy.

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