Grand River Academy

Grand River Academy

Charter Elementary, Middle School | Grade K-8
28111 8 Mile Rd,  Livonia, MI
3.5
4.1
756 Students
C+
Niche Grade

School Details

Head of School
Ms. Dana Gurganus
Student Teacher Ratio
20:1
Math Proficiency
23%
Reading Proficiency
34%

Niche Grade

C+
Academics
B+
Teachers
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Niche Grade Details

Academics
Reading Proficiency
34%
Math Proficiency
23%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
20:1
Teachers
38
Full Time Teachers
38
Teachers in First or Second Year
29.9%

GreatSchools Rating

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Student Diversity

Female
53%
Male
47%
Black
80%
Two or more races
8.6%
Asian or Pacific Islander
4.3%
Hispanic
3.8%
White
3%
Native American
<1%
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Specialty School Programs

Free/Reduced Lunch Offered

This School’s Reviews

Niche Reviews
3.5 3 Reviews
4.0 Parent
6/28/2023
I liked the Afrocentric vibe in the school. I felt like staff and resources were stretched thinly. I would have liked to see the administration promote parent involvement.
GreatSchools Reviews
4.1 22 Reviews
1.0 teacher
10/29/2024
I would not recommend you to ever enroll your child in this school. The review from 2023 is right. Please if you love your child do not put them here. None of the staff is qualified to do their job and they lie on your children. They lied on all 3 of my kids. I really feel bad for the future of this...
1.0 parent
8/16/2023
When I saw the 5.0 review, I KNEW that these had to be OLD reviews. I can speak from the perspective as an involved parent and volunteer. You'd do far better placing your child in a public school because THIS is what GRA is but worse. The administration is tone deaf to the needs of their teachers. T...
5.0 parent
5/5/2021
GRA has handled the communication during the pandemic very well. They ensured all children whether virtual or f2f had the tools they needed to be successful. The school seems to pride itself on teaching core values and has had wonderful cultural diversity programs and activities for the children and...
2.0 parent
11/27/2019
It was a decent school but is going downhill at a high speed.

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