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What's the most underrated thing about Milwood Magnet School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
731
Middle
DISTRICT 706 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KALAMAZOO PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 261995005665
Milwood Magnet School
2916 KONKLE ST, KALAMAZOO, MI 49001 · (269) 337-0670 · Kalamazoo County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL731 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 16% of Michigan public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
19.3:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.8:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
483 students
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 55%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 268 | 37% |
| Grade 7 | 227 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 236 | 32% |
Student demographics
72%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
32.9%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
22.0%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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
29.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.0%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Milwood Magnet School
Milwood Magnet School's state test result (29.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milwood Magnet School this school | 731 | 66.1% | 29.8% |
| Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts KALAMAZOO | 889 | 60.4% | 34.3% |
| Linden Grove Middle School KALAMAZOO | 727 | 62.7% | 34.6% |
| Adams Middle School WESTLAND | 591 | 65.1% | N/A |
| Grand Blanc Middle School West GRAND BLANC | 757 | 61.4% | 36.0% |
| Robert J West Middle School TAYLOR | 641 | 76.4% | 33.5% |
Matched among Michigan middle 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 Magnet School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Kalamazoo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.8% | #351 of 397 | #10 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.0% | #338 of 380 | #10 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.9% | #303 of 377 | #9 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 731 | #81 of 491 | #2 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.3:1 | #371 of 436 | #11 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.9% | #10 of 437 | #1 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.1% | #102 of 477 | #2 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.3% | #337 of 339 | #8 of 8 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
731
-4 (-1%) vs 2020
+30% since 1990-91, when it was 563
Student : Teacher
19.3:1
was 19.3:1
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 | 731 | 37.8 | 19.3:1 | 66% (483) |
| 2023-24 | 703 | 35.4 | 19.9:1 | 69% (488) |
| 2022-23 | 742 | 32.4 | 22.9:1 | 76% (561) |
| 2020-21 | 735 | 38 | 19.3:1 | 75% (550) |
| 2017-18 | 733 | 36.3 | 20.2:1 | 87% (639) |
| 2015-16 | 740 | 35 | 21.1:1 | 76% (563) |
| 2010-11 | 746 | 39 | 19.1:1 | 77% (575) |
| 2000-01 | 554 | 40 | 13.8:1 | 67% (371) |
| 1990-91 | 563 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Milwood Magnet School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (733 to 731); teachers up 4% (36.3 to 37.8).
About Milwood Magnet School
As a medium-sized middle school, Milwood Magnet School serves students in KALAMAZOO, Michigan. The school's enrollment of 731 students covers grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 46% higher than the average for middle schools in Michigan, which is about 502.
Kalamazoo Public Schools enrolls 12,227 students, and its 26 schools include Milwood Magnet School.
At Milwood Magnet School, the largest share of students is White, at 39%. Next come 30% Black, 16% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, and 2% Asian. The county population is about 76% White. The school's diversity index is 72%, meaning two students picked at random have a 72% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The teaching staff at Milwood Magnet School is 37.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 19.3:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 17.5:1 average for middle schools in Michigan. About 66% of students, or 483, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Kalamazoo County averages 45%, lower than here.
Measured against Michigan public middle schools, Milwood Magnet School receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 37.0% at Milwood Magnet School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 29.8%.
Milwood Magnet School is located in Kalamazoo County, where the median household income is $72,532, about 41% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Besides Milwood Magnet School, Kalamazoo County has 92 other public schools.
The shortest distance from Milwood Magnet School to another public school is about 0.3 miles, to Greenwood Elementary School. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Milwood Magnet School is 2nd among 4 schools close by.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Small, or inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (735) and 2024-25 (731).
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Milwood Magnet School. 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
- Loy Norrix High SchoolHigh · 1,785 students
- Kalamazoo Central High SchoolHigh · 1,613 students
- Maple Street Magnet School for the ArtsMiddle · 889 students
- Linden Grove Middle SchoolMiddle · 727 students
- KingWestwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 531 students
- Woods Lake ElementaryA Magnet Center For The ArtsElementary · 501 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
- Linden Grove Middle SchoolMiddle · 727 students
- Comstock Elementary SchoolElementary · 597 students
- KingWestwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 531 students
Nearby schools
- Greenwood Elementary School0.3 mi · 93
- Milwood Elementary School0.7 mi · 362
- Washington Writers Academy1.1 mi · 260
- Valley Center School1.3 mi · 30
- Edison Academy1.6 mi · 376
- Loy Norrix High School1.6 mi · 1,785
Frequently asked questions
About Milwood Magnet SchoolHow large is Milwood Magnet School?
Milwood Magnet School enrolls approximately 731 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Milwood Magnet School serve?
Milwood Magnet School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Milwood Magnet School?
Approximately 19.3:1 students per teacher at Milwood Magnet School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Milwood Magnet School?
At Milwood Magnet School, the student body is approximately 39% White, 16% Hispanic, 30% Black, 2% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is Milwood Magnet School in?
Milwood Magnet School is part of Kalamazoo Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.