Northglade Montessori School

Northglade Montessori School operates as a compact elementary-level community in KALAMAZOO, Michigan, operated by Kalamazoo Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 271 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 27% below the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 369 students.

Within Kalamazoo Public Schools, which oversees 26 schools and 12,227 students, Northglade Montessori School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Northglade Montessori School records that the most-represented group is White (51%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest consists of 28% Black, 14% multiracial, 3% Asian, 3% Hispanic. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 76%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.2:1. The state averages around 15.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 46% of students at Northglade Montessori School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Northglade Montessori School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 45.9%; this one delivers 58.9%, a residual of +13.1 points.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Kalamazoo County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $72,532 per year, roughly 41% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Kalamazoo County runs 93 public schools (combined enrollment of about 34,151 students), of which Northglade Montessori School is one.

Lincoln International Studies School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Northglade Montessori School.

Northglade Montessori School operates from a metropolitan location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 21%: 224 students in 2018 compared to 271 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment decreased from 55% to 28% over that span. Class-load math has grew: from 17.5:1 in 2018 to 19.2:1 in 2025.

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