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What advice would you give to incoming students at KingWestwood Elementary School?
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Enrollment
531
Elementary
DISTRICT 331 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KALAMAZOO PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 261995005674
KingWestwood Elementary School
1100 NICHOLS RD, KALAMAZOO, MI 49006 · (269) 337-0610 · Kalamazoo County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL531 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 53% of Michigan public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats 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
20.4:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
217 students
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 55%
Community
5
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 | 58 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 81 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 76 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 97 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 122 | 23% |
| Grade 5 | 97 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 40% smaller than its 5th grade class (97).
Student demographics
60%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
53.0%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
45.0%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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
48.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.2%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 KingWestwood Elementary School
KingWestwood Elementary School's state test result (48.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| KingWestwood Elementary School this school | 531 | 40.9% | 48.0% |
| Winchell Elementary School KALAMAZOO | 465 | 42.4% | 61.4% |
| JA Lanigan Elementary School FARMINGTON HILLS | 473 | 43.3% | 41.0% |
| Cherokee Elementary School CLINTON TWP | 526 | 40.3% | 39.3% |
| Ferndale Upper Elementary Campus OAK PARK | 501 | 45.3% | 35.6% |
| Ojibwa Elementary School MACOMB | 622 | 42.8% | 37.9% |
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 KingWestwood Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Kalamazoo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #469 of 1,085 | #13 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #560 of 1,072 | #15 of 30 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #402 of 1,139 | #13 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 531 | #203 of 1,630 | #6 of 44 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.4:1 | #1,357 of 1,424 | #37 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.6% | #268 of 1,424 | #14 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.9% | #1,040 of 1,563 | #22 of 42 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.8% | #666 of 979 | #16 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
531
-41 (-7%) vs 2020
+81% since 1990-91, when it was 293
Student : Teacher
20.4:1
was 20.4:1
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 | 531 | 26.1 | 20.4:1 | 41% (217) |
| 2023-24 | 564 | 28.4 | 19.9:1 | 38% (212) |
| 2022-23 | 591 | 28 | 21.1:1 | 47% (277) |
| 2020-21 | 572 | 28 | 20.4:1 | 44% (251) |
| 2017-18 | 576 | 27.7 | 20.8:1 | 44% (255) |
| 2015-16 | 577 | 28 | 20.6:1 | 40% (228) |
| 2010-11 | 511 | 30 | 17.0:1 | 47% (242) |
| 2000-01 | 508 | 28 | 18.1:1 | 39% (197) |
| 1990-91 | 293 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for KingWestwood Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (576 to 531); teachers down 6% (27.7 to 26.1).
About KingWestwood Elementary School
The public elementary school KingWestwood Elementary School is located in KALAMAZOO, Michigan. Its 531 students are spread across pre-K through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Michigan is about 369 students.
Kalamazoo Public Schools is the district for KingWestwood Elementary School. It has 26 schools and 12,227 students.
By race and ethnicity, KingWestwood Elementary School is 57% White. The school is also 24% Black, 14% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. That is lower than the 76% White share among all Kalamazoo County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at KingWestwood Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 60%.
Teachers at KingWestwood Elementary School total 26.1 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 20.4:1. The 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan is lower than this school's figure. The school counts 217 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 41%.
Measured against Michigan public elementary schools, KingWestwood Elementary School receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, KingWestwood Elementary School would be expected to post about 48.2%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 48.0%.
Among Kalamazoo County residents, median household income is about $72,532, roughly 41% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 93 public schools in Kalamazoo County, with a combined enrollment of about 34,151.
The closest public school, Indian Prairie Elementary School, is about 0.7 miles from KingWestwood Elementary School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, KingWestwood Elementary School places 3rd out of 6 schools in its immediate area.
In the federal locale system, KingWestwood Elementary School is coded Suburb: Mid-size, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
KingWestwood Elementary School saw enrollment fall 7% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The KingWestwood Elementary School community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
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- Linden Grove Middle SchoolMiddle · 727 students
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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
Nearby schools
- Indian Prairie Elementary School0.7 mi · 169
- Hillside Middle School0.8 mi · 476
- Kalamazoo RESA West CampusYoung Adult Program1.0 mi · 126
- Linden Grove Middle School1.3 mi · 727
- Kalamazoo Central High School1.4 mi · 1,613
- Arcadia Elementary School1.4 mi · 355
Frequently asked questions
About KingWestwood Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at KingWestwood Elementary School?
KingWestwood Elementary School enrolls approximately 531 students in grades PK-05.
Is KingWestwood Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
KingWestwood Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at KingWestwood Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at KingWestwood Elementary School is approximately 20.4:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at KingWestwood Elementary School?
Student demographics at KingWestwood Elementary School are roughly 57% White, 4% Hispanic, 24% Black, 1% Asian, 14% Two or more.
What district is KingWestwood Elementary School in?
KingWestwood Elementary School is part of Kalamazoo Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.