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Vanguard Charter Academy School

Serves grades KG - 8

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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
1620 52 Nd St Sw
Wyoming, MI 49519
Phone
(616) 538-3630
District
Vanguard Charter Academy
County
KENT COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
Yes
Students Enrolled
797
Classroom Teachers
39

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Michigan

9

(10 is best)

Better than 89.6% of all MI schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

9

(10 is best)

Vanguard Charter Academy School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

80 60 40 20 0
76%
43%
75%
42%
76%
44%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

80 60 40 20 0
67%
42%
64%
45%
69%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

80 60 40 20 0
62%
38%
66%
44%
58%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
50%
34%
51%
38%
48%
30%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
50%
34%
46%
37%
54%
32%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
21
21
17
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 112 14.1%
Grade 1 87 10.9%
Grade 2 87 10.9%
Grade 3 89 11.2%
Grade 4 87 10.9%
Grade 5 89 11.2%
Grade 6 83 10.4%
Grade 7 84 10.5%
Grade 8 79 9.9%
Total 797 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 52.1% 52.1% 67.0%
Black 10.5% 10.5% 19.1%
Hispanic 35.4% 35.4% 9.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.9% 1.9% 3.8%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.1% 0.1% 0.7%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 63.2% 63.2% 51.6%
Free lunch eligible 50.1% 50.1% 47.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 13.2% 13.2% 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 $4,573 $3,645,000 45.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $292 $233,000 2.9%
Staff $1,075 $857,000 10.6%
General Administration $467 $372,000 4.6%
School Administration $690 $550,000 6.8%
Operation $1,789 $1,426,000 17.6%
Transportation $0 $0 0.0%
Other $974 $776,000 9.6%
Total Support $5,287 $4,214,000 52.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $302 $241,000 3.0%
Total Expenditures $10,163 $8,100,000 100.0%
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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