Enrollment
368
Elementary
DISTRICT 331 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KALAMAZOO PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 261995007948
El Sol Elementary
604 W VINE ST, KALAMAZOO, MI 49008 · (269) 337-0230 · Kalamazoo County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL368 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
210 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 | 68 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 48 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 66 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (68) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (66).
Student demographics
67%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
44.1%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
26.6%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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
32.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.0%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 El Sol Elementary
El Sol Elementary's state test result (32.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Sol Elementary this school | 368 | 57.1% | 32.2% |
| Alexander Elementary School ADRIAN | 468 | 60.3% | 30.1% |
| Weiss Elementary School SAGINAW | 357 | 60.5% | 29.3% |
| Lincoln Elementary School ADRIAN | 280 | 62.1% | 44.3% |
| Pine Island Elementary COMSTOCK PARK | 379 | 57.5% | 35.6% |
| Stoney Creek Elementary COMSTOCK PARK | 432 | 62.0% | 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 El Sol Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Kalamazoo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.2% | #899 of 1,085 | #25 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.6% | #965 of 1,072 | #27 of 30 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.1% | #667 of 1,139 | #22 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 368 | #799 of 1,630 | #21 of 44 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.0:1 | #970 of 1,424 | #29 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.7% | #143 of 1,424 | #6 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.1% | #760 of 1,563 | #15 of 42 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.5% | #151 of 440 | #8 of 15 |
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
368
+28 (+8%) vs 2020
+42% since 2010-11, when it was 259
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
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 | 368 | 21.6 | 17.0:1 | 57% (210) |
| 2023-24 | 358 | 21.6 | 16.6:1 | 54% (194) |
| 2022-23 | 351 | 19.8 | 17.7:1 | 71% (249) |
| 2020-21 | 340 | 21 | 16.2:1 | 63% (213) |
| 2017-18 | 327 | 21.9 | 14.9:1 | 67% (218) |
| 2015-16 | 333 | 21 | 15.9:1 | 55% (184) |
| 2010-11 | 259 | 16 | 16.2:1 | 78% (202) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for El Sol Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (327 to 368); teachers down 1% (21.9 to 21.6).
About El Sol Elementary
El Sol Elementary is one of the public schools in KALAMAZOO, Michigan. It is a medium-sized elementary school. It serves 368 students in kindergarten through 5.
Kalamazoo Public Schools enrolls 12,227 students, and its 26 schools include El Sol Elementary.
El Sol Elementary has no majority group; White students are the largest, at 44%. Other students are 35% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 6% Black, and 3% Native American. By comparison, Kalamazoo County residents are about 76% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 67% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Dividing enrollment by its 21.6 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 17.0:1. That is higher than the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan. Eligible students account for 57% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Kalamazoo County is 45%.
El Sol Elementary sits between the top and bottom 10% of Michigan schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 32.2% and a predicted 41.0%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Kalamazoo County, the median household income is $72,532, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. El Sol Elementary is one of 93 public schools in the county.
The nearest public school is Kalamazoo Innovative Learning Program, at less than a tenth of a mile. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Small. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment at El Sol Elementary climbed 8% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 340 to 368 students.
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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
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- Woodward Elementary0.9 mi · 242
Frequently asked questions
About El Sol ElementaryHow large is El Sol Elementary?
El Sol Elementary enrolls approximately 368 students in grades KG-05.
Is El Sol Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
El Sol Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does El Sol Elementary have?
El Sol Elementary employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.0:1.
How diverse is El Sol Elementary?
El Sol Elementary reports a student body of 44% White, 35% Hispanic, 6% Black, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees El Sol Elementary?
El Sol Elementary is overseen by Kalamazoo Public Schools in Kalamazoo County.
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