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The highest-poverty public elementary schools in Kalamazoo County, Michigan

Across Kalamazoo County, Michigan, 42 public elementary schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Edison Academy leads the list at 96.3%, against a median of 41.6% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Kalamazoo County, Michigan

Top % FRL

96.3%

Median % FRL

41.6%

HIGHEST POVERTY · KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MICHIGAN

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Edison Academy	KALAMAZOO, MI	Kalamazoo Public Schools	Elementary	376	96.3%
2	Paramount Charter Academy	KALAMAZOO, MI	Paramount Charter Academy	Elementary	373	95.2%
3	Washington Writers Academy	KALAMAZOO, MI	Kalamazoo Public Schools	Elementary	260	94.2%
4	Northeastern Elementary School	KALAMAZOO, MI	Kalamazoo Public Schools	Elementary	195	93.8%
5	Woodward Elementary	KALAMAZOO, MI	Kalamazoo Public Schools	Elementary	242	92.6%
6	Spring Valley Center for Exploration	KALAMAZOO, MI	Kalamazoo Public Schools	Elementary	263	84.0%
7	Lincoln International Studies School	KALAMAZOO, MI	Kalamazoo Public Schools	Elementary	306	81.0%
8	Arcadia Elementary School	KALAMAZOO, MI	Kalamazoo Public Schools	Elementary	355	79.4%
9	Woods Lake ElementaryA Magnet Center For The Arts	KALAMAZOO, MI	Kalamazoo Public Schools	Elementary	501	78.8%
10	Comstock Elementary School	KALAMAZOO, MI	Comstock Public Schools	Elementary	597	74.9%
11	Milwood Elementary School	KALAMAZOO, MI	Kalamazoo Public Schools	Elementary	362	70.4%
12	Parchment Northwood Elem School	KALAMAZOO, MI	Parchment School District	Elementary	178	65.7%
13	Prairie Ridge Elementary School	KALAMAZOO, MI	Kalamazoo Public Schools	Elementary	449	64.8%
14	Parchment Central Elem School	KALAMAZOO, MI	Parchment School District	Elementary	289	62.3%
15	El Sol Elementary	KALAMAZOO, MI	Kalamazoo Public Schools	Elementary	368	57.1%
16	Parchment North Elem School	KALAMAZOO, MI	Parchment School District	Elementary	208	53.8%
17	ParkwoodUpjohn Elementary School	KALAMAZOO, MI	Kalamazoo Public Schools	Elementary	427	50.1%
18	Indian Prairie Elementary School	KALAMAZOO, MI	Kalamazoo Public Schools	Elementary	169	46.7%
19	Northglade Montessori School	KALAMAZOO, MI	Kalamazoo Public Schools	Elementary	271	46.1%
20	GalesburgAugusta Primary School	GALESBURG, MI	Galesburg-Augusta Community Schools	Elementary	399	45.6%
21	Winchell Elementary School	KALAMAZOO, MI	Kalamazoo Public Schools	Elementary	465	42.4%
22	KingWestwood Elementary School	KALAMAZOO, MI	Kalamazoo Public Schools	Elementary	531	40.9%
23	Haverhill Elementary School	PORTAGE, MI	Portage Public Schools	Elementary	378	37.8%
24	Oakland Academy	PORTAGE, MI	Oakland Academy	Elementary	149	36.9%
25	Woodland Elementary School	PORTAGE, MI	Portage Public Schools	Elementary	348	35.6%
26	Sunset Lake Elementary School	VICKSBURG, MI	Vicksburg Community Schools	Elementary	465	35.5%
27	Thomas M Ryan Intermediate School	RICHLAND, MI	Gull Lake Community Schools	Elementary	698	34.7%
28	Richland Elementary School	RICHLAND, MI	Gull Lake Community Schools	Elementary	412	34.2%
29	Indian Lake Elementary School	VICKSBURG, MI	Vicksburg Community Schools	Elementary	265	33.2%
30	Kellogg Elementary School	HICKORY CORNERS, MI	Gull Lake Community Schools	Elementary	278	32.7%
31	Central Elementary School	PORTAGE, MI	Portage Public Schools	Elementary	439	31.4%
32	Amberly Elementary School	PORTAGE, MI	Portage Public Schools	Elementary	513	31.4%
33	ClimaxScotts Elementary School	SCOTTS, MI	Climax-Scotts Community Schools	Elementary	234	31.2%
34	Alamo Elementary School	KALAMAZOO, MI	Otsego Public Schools	Elementary	287	29.6%
35	Angling Road Elementary School	PORTAGE, MI	Portage Public Schools	Elementary	360	28.9%
36	Tobey Elementary School	SCOTTS, MI	Vicksburg Community Schools	Elementary	379	28.0%
37	Schoolcraft Elementary School	SCHOOLCRAFT, MI	Schoolcraft Community Schools	Elementary	583	26.6%
38	STEM Academy	KALAMAZOO, MI	Comstock Public Schools	Elementary	298	26.2%
39	Cooper Elementary School	KALAMAZOO, MI	Plainwell Community Schools	Elementary	288	22.9%
40	12th Street Elementary	PORTAGE, MI	Portage Public Schools	Elementary	589	20.7%
41	Lake Center Elementary School	PORTAGE, MI	Portage Public Schools	Elementary	494	17.2%
42	Moorsbridge Elementary School	PORTAGE, MI	Portage Public Schools	Elementary	591	11.3%

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