Elementary · Regular · Grades K to 6

William C Abney Academy Elementary, Grand Rapids, MI

Charter schoolCEP schoolWilliam C Abney Academy Elementary is a public elementary school in Grand Rapids, part of William C. Abney Academy. It enrolled 273 students in 2024-25, with 14.4 students per full-time teacher.

Enrollment and teachers

Students: 273
Teachers (FTE): 19.0
Students per teacher: 14.4
Grades: K to 6

This school's ratio is about the same as the district figure of 14.4. The Michigan average across schools is 16.9. Ratios count all teachers, including specialists, so they are lower than typical class sizes.

This school14.4

District14.4

Michigan16.9

United States15.3

School details

Address: 1435 Fulton St E, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Phone: (616)454-5541
District: William C. Abney Academy
County: Kent County
Level: Elementary
Type: Regular
Status: Open
Charter: Yes
Virtual: No
Locale: City: Midsize
NCES school ID: 260018501065

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School meals

Counts of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, as reported to NCES.

Free lunch: 273
Reduced-price lunch: 0
Free or reduced-price lunch: 273100.0% of enrollment.
Community Eligibility Provision: Yes (CEP school)

Schools in the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) serve free meals to all students, so their free lunch counts often reflect direct certification or total enrollment. Free and reduced lunch shares are not comparable between CEP and non-CEP schools.

Related schools

Elementary schools elsewhere in Grand Rapids

Walker Charter Academy Walker Charter Academy
Harrison Park Academy Grand Rapids Public Schools
Discovery Elementary Kentwood Public Schools
Southwest Elementary Academia Bilingue Grand Rapids Public Schools
Vista Charter Academy Vista Charter Academy
Endeavor Elementary Kentwood Public Schools
Glenwood Elementary Kentwood Public Schools
Kenowa Hills Central Elementary School Kenowa Hills Public Schools
Knapp Forest Elementary School Forest Hills Public Schools
Ridge Park Charter Academy Ridge Park Charter Academy
Central Kelloggsville Elementary Kelloggsville Public Schools
CA Frost Environmental Science Academy Elementary Grand Rapids Public Schools

We publish official enrollment and staffing data, not ratings or test scores.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.