SchoolGrade

The grade is the share of students at or above the MI proficiency bar. The projection is what a school with this student body and community would be expected to reach.

Actual vs projected proficiency

Actual 44%Projected 27%

Congress Elementary Greatly Exceeds Expectations for its students’ context.

Actual is the share of tested students who met the MI proficiency bar.
Projected is what a school with this student body and community would be expected to reach.
Impact is the gap in one phrase: greatly exceeds, exceeds, meets, or below expectations.

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Academics

Proficiency on state assessments by subject against the MI average, then graduation and college coursework.

Academic performance

Math proficiency

School 32%MI 35%

English proficiency

School 41%MI 45%

Science proficiency

School 60%MI 38%

College preparedness

Graduation rate

N/A

Graduating in four years.

Enrolled in AP classes

0%

Students in at least one AP course. 0 AP courses offered.

Dual enrollment

0%

Taking college courses during high school.

Enrolled in IB classes0%
AP courses offered0
AP enrollment by subject

AP science

0%
2%

AP computer science

0%
1%

AP math

0%
2%

Gold marks the MI average.

Neighborhood

Safety and economics around the school. Context for families, never part of the grade.

Crime Grade

Overall crime

C

33.06 incidents per 1,000 residents

Violent crime

C-

5.18 per 1,000 residents

Property crime

C

18.31 per 1,000 residents

What is Crime Grade?

Crime Grade combines official crime reports from the FBI, state and local law enforcement with models that fill reporting gaps, producing one letter grade for a neighborhood’s overall safety. It appears here so families can see how safe the community around a school is. It never feeds the school’s grade.

Economics and housing

Median household income

$82,446

MI average $80,476

Median home value

$279,928

MI average $234,007

Median rent

$1,393 /mo

MI average $1,189

Unemployment rate

1.9%

MI average 5.9%

Adults with a high school diploma

Here 96.1%MI 91.6%

Teachers and staff

Teacher and support staff capacity, qualifications and pay.

Staffing

Student to teacher ratio

18:1

MI average 17:1

Teachers

14

Full-time equivalent teachers.

Average teacher salary

$60,724

All teachers in Grand Rapids Public Schools.

Student to counselor ratio MI average 338:1N/A
Support staff0
Psychologists0
Nurses0
Social workers0
Law enforcement officers0
Security staff0

Qualifications

Certified teachers

School 100%MI 96%

Experienced teachers

School 77%MI 84%

Environment and safety

Suspensions, expulsions and reported bullying, as counts for the school year.

In-school suspension days2
Out-of-school suspension days0
Total days missed to suspension14
Expulsions with services0
Expulsions without services0
Zero-tolerance expulsions0
Bullying incidents by victim type
Gender-based0
Sexual orientation0
Race-based0
Disability-based0
Religion-based0

Resources and finance

District-level spending, per student and by purpose.

Spending per student

$9438 /yr

District-level spending per student.

Instruction vs administration

$7.08

Spent on instruction for every $1 on administration.

Equity and access

Who the school serves: enrollment by reported group.

Race and ethnicity

White

38%

Native American

0%

Asian or Pacific Islander

1%

Black

29%

Latino

27%

Multiracial

5%

Native Hawaiian or Alaskan

0%

Student groups

Economically disadvantaged58%
Students with disabilities6%
English as a second language19%
Gifted and talented0%
Foster care2%
Military connected0%
Homeless0%
Migratory0%

Elementary schools nearest to Congress Elementary

Nearby elementary schools with their actual and projected test scores.

William C Abney Academy Elementary

  • Actual: 19%
  • Projected: 9%
  • Distance: 0.6 mi
Martin Luther King Leadership Academy

  • Actual: 13%
  • Projected: 10%
  • Distance: 0.6 mi
Grand Rapids Montessori Academy

  • Actual: 35%
  • Projected: 39%
  • Distance: 0.7 mi
Campus Elementary

  • Actual: 8%
  • Projected: 9%
  • Distance: 0.9 mi
Grand Rapids Child Discovery Center

  • Actual: 66%
  • Projected: 41%
  • Distance: 0.9 mi
Gerald R Ford Academic Center

  • Actual: 23%
  • Projected: 12%
  • Distance: 1.2 mi
Coit Creative Arts Academy

  • Actual: 39%
  • Projected: 16%
  • Distance: 1.3 mi
Wealthy School

  • Actual: 79%
  • Projected: 62%
  • Distance: 1.5 mi
River City Scholars Charter Academy

  • Actual: 21%
  • Projected: 9%
  • Distance: 1.7 mi