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Vista Charter Academy

Charter

Regular School · GRAND RAPIDS, MI

Vista Charter Academy is a charter regular school school in GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, serving grades KG–08 with 641 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 14.6:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
KG – 08
Enrollment
641
Teachers (FTE)
44.0
Student–Teacher Ratio
14.6:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Hispanic/Latino 334 52%
Black or African American 198 31%
Two or more races 56 9%
White 48 7%
Asian 3 0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 2 0%
Total enrollment 641 338M / 303F

English Language Learners: 249 (39% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 20.0% -16pp 36.0% 410
Reading Proficiency 34.0% -15.6pp 49.6% 407
Science Proficiency 15-19% 134

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
-0.35 grade levels
Math
-0.15 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
None offered
Out-of-School Suspensions
90
14% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
123
19.2% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 641 100%

Contact & Location

711 32ND ST SE

GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49548

Phone: (616)246-6920

http://vista.heritageacademies.com/

District

Vista Charter Academy

Per-pupil expenditure: $14,916

District enrollment: 605

NCES ID

260009700601

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD