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William C Abney Academy Elementary

Charter

Regular School · GRAND RAPIDS, MI

William C Abney Academy Elementary is a charter regular school school in GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, serving grades KG–06 with 273 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 14:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
KG – 06
Enrollment
273
Teachers (FTE)
19.5
Student–Teacher Ratio
14:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Black or African American 244 89%
Hispanic/Latino 14 5%
Two or more races 12 4%
White 2 1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 1 0%
Total enrollment 273 134M / 139F

English Language Learners: 4 (1% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 6-9% 36.0% 120
Reading Proficiency 10-14% 49.6% 120
Science Proficiency <=20% 26

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)
-0.81 grade levels
Math
-0.07 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
None offered
Out-of-School Suspensions
31
11.4% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
209
76.6% of enrollment · SY 2019–20
Comprehensive Support School (CSI)

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

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 273 100%

Contact & Location

1435 FULTON ST E

GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49503

Phone: (616)454-5541

http://www.thewcaa.org

District

William C. Abney Academy

Per-pupil expenditure: $15,389

District enrollment: 347

NCES ID

260018501065

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