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Grand Traverse Academy School

Serves grades PK - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
1245 Hammond Rd E
Traverse City, MI 49686
Phone
(231) 932-6008
District
Grand Traverse Academy
County
GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
Yes
Students Enrolled
787
Classroom Teachers
51

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Michigan

8

(10 is best)

Better than 79.1% of all MI schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Grand Traverse Academy School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
53%
43%
58%
42%
47%
44%
53%
43%
58%
42%
47%
44%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
53%
42%
55%
45%
50%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
47%
38%
43%
44%
50%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
60%
34%
65%
38%
55%
30%
60%
34%
65%
38%
55%
30%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

50 40 30 20 10 0
46%
34%
46%
37%
45%
32%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 11

80 60 40 20 0
54%
41%
75%
52%
33%
30%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
15
15
17
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 76 9.7%
Grade 1 62 7.9%
Grade 2 67 8.5%
Grade 3 65 8.3%
Grade 4 69 8.8%
Grade 5 63 8.0%
Grade 6 73 9.3%
Grade 7 62 7.9%
Grade 8 61 7.8%
Grade 9 60 7.6%
Grade 10 50 6.4%
Grade 11 35 4.4%
Grade 12 44 5.6%
Total 787 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 91.5% 91.5% 67.0%
Black 2.6% 2.6% 19.1%
Hispanic 2.3% 2.3% 9.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.8% 1.8% 3.8%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.8% 1.8% 0.7%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 38.0% 38.0% 51.6%
Free lunch eligible 37.5% 37.5% 47.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.5% 0.5% 3.9%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION Unreported 10,034,113
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) Unreported 178
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW Unreported 5.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD Unreported 18.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD Unreported 31.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD Unreported 26.3%
65 OR OLDER Unreported 17.8%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households Unreported 4,009,253
Single Parent Households With Children Unreported 8.2%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma Unreported 91.8%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree Unreported 31.1%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more Unreported 16.0%
$100,000 - $149,999 Unreported 16.5%
$75,000 - $99,999 Unreported 13.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 Unreported 17.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 Unreported 16.2%
$15,000 - $29,999 Unreported 11.6%
$15,000 or less Unreported 9.2%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,133 $4,040,000 57.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $98 $77,000 1.1%
Staff $23 $18,000 0.3%
General Administration $1,030 $811,000 11.5%
School Administration $476 $375,000 5.3%
Operation $920 $724,000 10.3%
Transportation $0 $0 0.0%
Other $408 $321,000 4.6%
Total Support $2,956 $2,326,000 33.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $855 $673,000 9.6%
Total Expenditures $8,944 $7,039,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,536 $10,809,800,000 44.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,150 $1,649,683,000 6.8%
Staff $740 $1,061,145,000 4.4%
General Administration $283 $406,356,000 1.7%
School Administration $737 $1,057,416,000 4.4%
Operation $1,207 $1,731,060,000 7.1%
Transportation $452 $647,918,000 2.7%
Other $795 $1,139,917,000 4.7%
Total Support $5,364 $7,693,495,000 31.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,016 $5,760,700,000 23.7%
Total Expenditures $16,916 $24,263,995,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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