Northglade Montessori School

Northglade Montessori School is a small elementary school in KALAMAZOO, Michigan, (ZIP code 49007). Its 271 students are spread across pre-K through 5. The school's enrollment is 27% smaller than the 369 average for elementary schools in Michigan.

Northglade Montessori School belongs to Kalamazoo Public Schools, a district of 26 schools and 12,227 students.

Roughly 51% of students at Northglade Montessori School are White. Enrollment also includes 28% Black, 14% multiracial, 3% Asian, and 3% Hispanic. Among people living in Kalamazoo County, the White share is about 76%. The school's diversity index is 63%, meaning two students picked at random have a 63% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

Dividing enrollment by its 14.1 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 19.2:1. That is higher than the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan. Eligible students account for 46% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. That tracks the 45% average for public schools in Kalamazoo County.

Northglade Montessori School is graded A by allk12, scoring above 85% of Michigan public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.

Compared with Michigan schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Northglade Montessori School does better than predicted by 13.1 points. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 58.9%; the prediction is 45.9%.

Census estimates describe Kalamazoo County this way: the median household income is $72,532, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 41% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. In all, Kalamazoo County has 93 public schools and roughly 34,151 students.

Lincoln International Studies School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles away. The five-mile area around Northglade Montessori School holds at least 8 other public schools.

The federal government classifies Northglade Montessori School's location as City: Small.

Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 268 to 271, a small change. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 20.6:1; by 2024-25 it was 19.2:1.

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