Lighthouse Academy The Pier
GRAND RAPIDS · MI · Lighthouse Academy · Public charter
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Bethany Based School → Ottawa High Transition → Empower U → Lincoln Developmental Center → Kent ISD Deaf and Hard of Hearing → Grand Rapids Montessori Academy → Shared Time → Kent Career Tech Center →At a glance
- AP rigor: Bottom 18% of US high schools
- SAT/ACT participation: Bottom 10% by test-taker volume
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Lighthouse Academy The Pier compares for families
What families should know about Lighthouse Academy The Pier.
- ▸ LocallyMI sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Bethany Based School, Ottawa High Transition, Empower U and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Bottom 10% by test-taker volume
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
Teacher workforce · federal CRDC
Teacher experience & reliability
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.
Your state's public flagship
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $13,138/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bethany Based School GRAND RAPIDS |
Public | 1.0 | 11 | — |
| Ottawa High Transition GRAND RAPIDS |
Public | 3.5 | 14 | — |
| Empower U GRAND RAPIDS |
Public | 0.6 | — | — |
| Lincoln Developmental Center GRAND RAPIDS |
Public | 3.8 | 15 | — |
| Kent ISD Deaf and Hard of Hearing GRAND RAPIDS |
Public | 4.6 | 15 | — |
| Grand Rapids Montessori Academy GRAND RAPIDS |
Public | 1.4 | — | — |
| Shared Time GRAND RAPIDS |
Public | 1.9 | — | — |
| Kent Career Tech Center GRAND RAPIDS |
Public | 2.2 | — | — |