Gerald Dawkins Academy
Charter · Grades K–5 · 152 students
River City Scholars Charter Academy
944 Evergreen St SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49507
Grades
K–8
Elementary
Students
286
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
11.4 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
River City Scholars Charter Academy
Kent County
Schola Grade D · Below average
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 River City Scholars Charter Academy
River City Scholars Charter Academy is a charter elementary school in Grand Rapids, Michigan, serving grades K–8. The school is located in a midsize city in Kent County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 286 students were enrolled, with about 11.4 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller 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 Bay Mills Community College. Its Schola Grade is D (below average), compared with 1,437 Michigan elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Charter School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- K–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 286 students
- Students per teacher
- 11.4 to 1
- Charter school
- Yes
- Charter authorizer
- Bay Mills Community College
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- City — Midsize
- School district
- River City Scholars Charter Academy
- County
- Kent County
- NCES school ID
- 260103108338
Schools near River City Scholars Charter Academy
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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.