Enrollment
355
Elementary
DISTRICT 331 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KALAMAZOO PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 261995005653
Arcadia Elementary School
932 BOSWELL LN, KALAMAZOO, MI 49006 · (269) 337-0530 · Kalamazoo County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL355 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
282 students
DISTRICT 68% · 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 | 46 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (46) is 21% smaller than its 5th grade class (58).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
27.7%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
30.2%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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
29.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.1%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 Arcadia Elementary School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arcadia Elementary School this school | 355 | 79.4% | 29.2% |
| Charles C McGlinnen School CLINTON TOWNSHIP | 409 | 80.9% | N/A |
| Joseph G Steenland Elementary School ROSEVILLE | 362 | 79.3% | 26.2% |
| Madison Elementary School MADISON HEIGHTS | 411 | 83.2% | N/A |
| United Oaks Elementary School HAZEL PARK | 363 | 75.5% | N/A |
| Webb Elementary School FERNDALE | 328 | 75.6% | N/A |
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 Arcadia Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Kalamazoo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.2% | #958 of 1,085 | #27 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.2% | #901 of 1,072 | #26 of 30 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.7% | #1,021 of 1,139 | #28 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 355 | #867 of 1,630 | #24 of 44 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #430 of 1,424 | #15 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.9% | #115 of 1,424 | #4 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.4% | #377 of 1,563 | #8 of 42 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.0% | #621 of 979 | #13 of 24 |
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
355
-2 (-1%) vs 2020
+10% since 1990-91, when it was 324
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 355 | 24.1 | 14.8:1 | 79% (282) |
| 2023-24 | 381 | 23.1 | 16.5:1 | 69% (262) |
| 2022-23 | 354 | 23.3 | 15.2:1 | 83% (293) |
| 2020-21 | 357 | 22 | 16.2:1 | 81% (289) |
| 2017-18 | 390 | 19.6 | 19.9:1 | 81% (317) |
| 2015-16 | 377 | 23 | 16.4:1 | 69% (259) |
| 2010-11 | 280 | 21 | 13.3:1 | 79% (220) |
| 2000-01 | 314 | 22 | 14.3:1 | 68% (213) |
| 1990-91 | 324 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Arcadia Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (390 to 355); teachers up 23% (19.6 to 24.1).
About Arcadia Elementary School
Arcadia Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Michigan, located in KALAMAZOO. It offers pre-K through 5 and has 355 students enrolled.
The district for Arcadia Elementary School is Kalamazoo Public Schools, with 26 schools and 12,227 students.
The biggest share of students at Arcadia Elementary School, 43%, is Black. Beyond that, enrollment is 33% White, 16% multiracial, and 5% Hispanic. In Kalamazoo County overall, about 11% of residents are Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Arcadia Elementary School scores 68%.
Arcadia Elementary School has 24.1 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.8:1. The school's 14.8:1 compares with an average of 15.8:1 for elementary schools in Michigan. The school has 79% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 34 points above the 45% average for public schools in Kalamazoo County.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 29.2%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 31.1%.
In Kalamazoo County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $72,532 a year, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Counting Arcadia Elementary School, Kalamazoo County has 93 public schools.
Linden Grove Middle School sits about 0.4 miles from Arcadia Elementary School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Arcadia Elementary School comes in 4th of 6 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000, according to its NCES locale (City: Small).
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 355, starting from 357. The ratio of students to teachers went from 16.2:1 to 14.8:1 over the same years.
The Arcadia Elementary School discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 Kalamazoo Public Schools
- Loy Norrix High SchoolHigh · 1,785 students
- Kalamazoo Central High SchoolHigh · 1,613 students
- Maple Street Magnet School for the ArtsMiddle · 889 students
- Milwood Magnet SchoolMiddle · 731 students
- Linden Grove Middle SchoolMiddle · 727 students
- KingWestwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 531 students
Other schools in KALAMAZOO
- Loy Norrix High SchoolHigh · 1,785 students
- Kalamazoo Central High SchoolHigh · 1,613 students
- Maple Street Magnet School for the ArtsMiddle · 889 students
- Milwood Magnet SchoolMiddle · 731 students
- Linden Grove Middle SchoolMiddle · 727 students
- Comstock Elementary SchoolElementary · 597 students
Other Arcadia Elementary schools
7 other US public schools in 8 states are named Arcadia Elementary. Arcadia Elementary School is the 6th largest of the 8.
- Arcadia ElementaryArcadia, WI · 531 students
- Arcadia Elementary SchoolOlympia Fields, IL · 516 students
- Arcadia ElementaryDeer Park, WA · 455 students
- Arcadia Elementary SchoolTuscaloosa, AL · 418 students
- Arcadia ElementarySpartanburg, SC · 400 students
Nearby schools
- Linden Grove Middle School0.4 mi · 727
- Winchell Elementary School1.3 mi · 465
- KingWestwood Elementary School1.4 mi · 531
- Kalamazoo RESA West CampusYoung Adult Program1.6 mi · 126
- Transition Services1.8 mi · 17
- Phoenix Alternative High School1.8 mi · 219
Frequently asked questions
About Arcadia Elementary SchoolHow large is Arcadia Elementary School?
Arcadia Elementary School enrolls approximately 355 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Arcadia Elementary School serve?
Arcadia Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Arcadia Elementary School?
Approximately 14.8:1 students per teacher at Arcadia Elementary School.
How diverse is Arcadia Elementary School?
Arcadia Elementary School reports a student body of 33% White, 5% Hispanic, 43% Black, 2% Asian, 16% Two or more.
Who oversees Arcadia Elementary School?
Arcadia Elementary School is overseen by Kalamazoo Public Schools in Kalamazoo County.
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