Enrollment
360
Elementary
DISTRICT 464 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PORTAGE PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 262895006485
Angling Road Elementary School
5340 ANGLING RD, PORTAGE, MI 49024 · (269) 323-6000 · Kalamazoo County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL360 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 30% of Michigan public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Michigan public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
104 students
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 55%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 65 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 64 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (65) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (62).
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 56% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
50.3%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
40.6%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Michigan schools, those numbers are about 48 and 45.
Source: M-STEP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
44.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.5%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% typical for Michigan schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Michigan's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Angling Road Elementary School
Angling Road Elementary School's state test result (44.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angling Road Elementary School this school | 360 | 28.9% | 44.1% |
| Yake Elementary School WOODHAVEN | 373 | 34.0% | 68.6% |
| Grandville Century Park Learning Center WYOMING | 411 | 25.3% | 57.9% |
| Woodland Elementary School PORTAGE | 348 | 35.6% | 44.3% |
| Stewart Elementary School STEVENSVILLE | 391 | 31.5% | 52.7% |
| Haisley Elementary School ANN ARBOR | 400 | 27.5% | 48.0% |
Matched among Michigan elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Angling Road Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Kalamazoo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.1% | #600 of 1,085 | #19 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.6% | #661 of 1,072 | #19 of 30 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.3% | #479 of 1,139 | #16 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 360 | #838 of 1,630 | #23 of 44 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #402 of 1,424 | #13 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.8% | #433 of 1,424 | #23 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.9% | #1,247 of 1,563 | #35 of 42 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
360
-11 (-3%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 458
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 17.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 360 | 24.6 | 14.6:1 | 29% (104) |
| 2023-24 | 363 | 21.6 | 16.8:1 | 34% (122) |
| 2022-23 | 370 | 23.6 | 15.7:1 | 33% (122) |
| 2020-21 | 371 | 21 | 17.7:1 | 28% (104) |
| 2017-18 | 360 | 19.1 | 18.8:1 | 21% (75) |
| 2015-16 | 356 | 20 | 17.8:1 | 21% (75) |
| 2010-11 | 377 | 21 | 17.9:1 | 25% (94) |
| 2000-01 | 453 | 22 | 20.6:1 | 9% (42) |
| 1990-91 | 458 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Angling Road Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (360 to 360); teachers up 29% (19.1 to 24.6).
About Angling Road Elementary School
Angling Road Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in PORTAGE, Michigan, under Portage Public Schools. It is open to students in pre-K through 5 and enrolls 360 students.
The district for Angling Road Elementary School is Portage Public Schools, with 14 schools and 8,479 students.
White students are 68% of those enrolled at Angling Road Elementary School. Next come 10% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 8% Asian, and 7% Black. That compares with about 76% White among all Kalamazoo County residents. A diversity index of 52% means there is a 52% chance two randomly chosen students at Angling Road Elementary School are from different groups.
There are 24.6 full-time-equivalent teachers at Angling Road Elementary School, giving a ratio of 14.6:1. Elementary schools in Michigan have an average ratio of 15.8:1. By family income, 29% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Kalamazoo County report 45%.
Among Michigan public elementary schools, Angling Road Elementary School outscored 30%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
Test results at Angling Road Elementary School are 9.4 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (44.1% actual, 53.5% predicted).
In Kalamazoo County, the median household earns about $72,532 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 41%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Across Kalamazoo County, 93 public schools serve about 34,151 students.
Oakland Academy, about 1.3 miles away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Angling Road Elementary School places 4th of 6 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Small, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased from 371 to 360, a 3% decline. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (14.6:1) than in 2020-21 (17.7:1).
Parents, students, and staff can share information on special education services, counseling, and support programs here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Kalamazoo County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
262,375
Census ACS
Median income
$72,532
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
93
34,151 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Portage Public Schools
- Portage Central High SchoolHigh · 1,391 students
- Portage Northern High SchoolHigh · 1,194 students
- Portage Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 719 students
- Portage West Middle SchoolMiddle · 717 students
- Portage North Middle SchoolMiddle · 609 students
- Moorsbridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 591 students
Other schools in PORTAGE
- Portage Central High SchoolHigh · 1,391 students
- Portage Northern High SchoolHigh · 1,194 students
- Portage Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 719 students
- Portage West Middle SchoolMiddle · 717 students
- Portage North Middle SchoolMiddle · 609 students
- Moorsbridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 591 students
Nearby schools
- Oakland Academy1.3 mi · 149
- Amberly Elementary School1.3 mi · 513
- Portage North Middle School1.5 mi · 609
- 12th Street Elementary1.5 mi · 589
- Portage Northern High School1.6 mi · 1,194
- Woods Lake ElementaryA Magnet Center For The Arts1.6 mi · 501
Frequently asked questions
About Angling Road Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Angling Road Elementary School?
Angling Road Elementary School enrolls approximately 360 students in grades PK-05.
Is Angling Road Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Angling Road Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Angling Road Elementary School have?
Angling Road Elementary School employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Angling Road Elementary School?
Student demographics at Angling Road Elementary School are roughly 68% White, 10% Hispanic, 7% Black, 8% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Angling Road Elementary School in?
Angling Road Elementary School is part of Portage Public Schools.
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