Martin Luther King Leadership Academy
Public · Grades Pre-K–8 · 299 students
Grand Rapids Child Discovery Center
409 Lafayette Ave SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Grades
K–5
Elementary
Students
287
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
17 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Grand Rapids Child Discovery Center
Kent County
Schola Grade A · Excellent
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 1,437 Michigan elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Michigan elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Grand Rapids Child Discovery Center
Grand Rapids Child Discovery Center is a charter elementary school in Grand Rapids, Michigan, serving grades K–5. The school is located in a midsize city in Kent County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 287 students were enrolled, with about 17 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Michigan elementary school (15.3 students per teacher). As a charter school, it is publicly funded and tuition-free, but operates independently of the local district under a charter from Grand Rapids Public Schools. Its Schola Grade is A (excellent), compared with 1,437 Michigan elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Charter School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 287 students
- Students per teacher
- 17 to 1
- Charter school
- Yes
- Charter authorizer
- Grand Rapids Public Schools
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- City — Midsize
- School district
- Grand Rapids Child Discovery Center
- County
- Kent County
- NCES school ID
- 260025201235
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.