Enrollment
362
Elementary
DISTRICT 331 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KALAMAZOO PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 261995005664
Milwood Elementary School
3400 LOVERS LN, KALAMAZOO, MI 49001 · (269) 337-0660 · Kalamazoo County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL362 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 1% of Michigan public elementary schools
- FTest 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
16.5:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
255 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 | 45 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 51 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 80 | 22% |
| Grade 5 | 79 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (45) is 43% smaller than its 5th grade class (79).
Student demographics
71%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
23.2%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
20.1%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
21.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.1%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 35% typical for Michigan schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Milwood Elementary School
Milwood Elementary School's state test result (21.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milwood Elementary School this school | 362 | 70.4% | 21.9% |
| Eugene B Elliott Elem School WESTLAND | 386 | 71.2% | N/A |
| WalkerWinter Elementary School CANTON | 377 | 67.4% | 19.6% |
| Botsford Elementary School LIVONIA | 347 | 68.9% | 26.3% |
| Grandview Elementary School LIVONIA | 332 | 73.5% | 33.4% |
| Rawsonville Elementary School YPSILANTI | 313 | 72.5% | 29.9% |
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 Milwood Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Kalamazoo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.9% | #1,054 of 1,085 | #30 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.1% | #1,045 of 1,072 | #29 of 30 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.2% | #1,081 of 1,139 | #31 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 362 | #829 of 1,630 | #22 of 44 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #851 of 1,424 | #26 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.6% | #64 of 1,424 | #1 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.4% | #505 of 1,563 | #11 of 42 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.9% | #912 of 979 | #22 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
362
-41 (-10%) vs 2020
-40% since 1990-91, when it was 605
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 18.3:1
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 | 362 | 22 | 16.5:1 | 70% (255) |
| 2023-24 | 382 | 22.7 | 16.8:1 | 62% (238) |
| 2022-23 | 376 | 22.9 | 16.4:1 | 82% (307) |
| 2020-21 | 403 | 22 | 18.3:1 | 77% (309) |
| 2017-18 | 369 | 23 | 16.1:1 | 81% (299) |
| 2015-16 | 326 | 20 | 16.3:1 | 79% (257) |
| 2010-11 | 499 | 29 | 17.2:1 | 80% (398) |
| 2000-01 | 494 | 31 | 15.9:1 | 67% (329) |
| 1990-91 | 605 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Milwood Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (369 to 362); teachers down 4% (23 to 22).
About Milwood Elementary School
Milwood Elementary School is an elementary school in KALAMAZOO, Michigan, according to federal school records. Total enrollment is 362 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 5.
The 26 schools in Kalamazoo Public Schools enroll 12,227 students altogether, Milwood Elementary School among them.
The biggest share of students at Milwood Elementary School, 37%, is White. Beyond that, enrollment is 34% Black, 17% multiracial, and 11% Hispanic. In Kalamazoo County overall, about 76% of residents are White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Milwood Elementary School scores 71%.
Based on 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, Milwood Elementary School has a ratio of 16.5:1. That is in line with the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 70%. Compared with the 45% average for public schools in Kalamazoo County, the school's rate is higher.
Milwood Elementary School holds an F allk12 Grade, placing it above 1% of Michigan public elementary schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Milwood Elementary School would score about 35.1%. It scores 21.9%, a bottom-10% result among Michigan schools on BeatsExpectations.
The school's county is Kalamazoo County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $72,532 a year, roughly 41% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Kalamazoo County number 93, with about 34,151 students.
Milwood Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Greenwood Elementary School, about 0.5 miles away. The five-mile area around Milwood Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Milwood Elementary School's average proficiency of 21.9% compares with 33.3% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The NCES locale for Milwood Elementary School is City: Small, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
The school's student count decreased 10% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. The number of students per teacher dropped from 18.3 to 16.5 over 4 years.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Milwood Elementary School. 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
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- Milwood Magnet SchoolMiddle · 731 students
- Linden Grove Middle SchoolMiddle · 727 students
- Comstock Elementary SchoolElementary · 597 students
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- Greenwood Elementary School0.5 mi · 93
- Milwood Magnet School0.7 mi · 731
- Washington Writers Academy1.0 mi · 260
- Loy Norrix High School1.0 mi · 1,785
- ParkwoodUpjohn Elementary School1.2 mi · 427
- Paramount Charter Academy1.2 mi · 373
Frequently asked questions
About Milwood Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Milwood Elementary School?
Milwood Elementary School enrolls approximately 362 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Milwood Elementary School serve?
Milwood Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Milwood Elementary School?
Approximately 16.5:1 students per teacher at Milwood Elementary School.
How diverse is Milwood Elementary School?
Milwood Elementary School reports a student body of 37% White, 11% Hispanic, 34% Black, 1% Asian, 17% Two or more.
What district is Milwood Elementary School in?
Milwood Elementary School is part of Kalamazoo Public Schools.
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