Enrollment
208
Elementary
DISTRICT 225 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PARCHMENT SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 262742006345
Parchment North Elem School
5535 KEYES DR, KALAMAZOO, MI 49004 · (269) 488-1400 · Kalamazoo County
GRADES 04–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL208 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 11% of Michigan public elementary schools
- C-Test 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
14.9:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
112 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 101 | 49% |
| Grade 5 | 107 | 51% |
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
School pathway
Based on grade levels within Parchment School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
35.6%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
24.3%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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
31.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.4%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Parchment North Elem School
Parchment North Elem School's state test result (31.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parchment North Elem School this school | 208 | 53.8% | 31.9% |
| Lathers Early Childhood and Kindergarten Center GARDEN CITY | 222 | 53.2% | N/A |
| Park Elementary School THREE RIVERS | 262 | 53.1% | 33.6% |
| Vowles School MOUNT PLEASANT | 235 | 50.2% | N/A |
| Norton Elementary School THREE RIVERS | 186 | 50.5% | 47.2% |
| Duvall Elementary School DEARBORN | 229 | 55.5% | 51.3% |
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 Parchment North Elem School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Kalamazoo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.9% | #907 of 1,085 | #26 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.3% | #992 of 1,072 | #28 of 30 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.6% | #859 of 1,139 | #26 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 208 | #1,406 of 1,630 | #38 of 44 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #456 of 1,424 | #17 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.8% | #414 of 1,424 | #21 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.8% | #826 of 1,563 | #16 of 42 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.8% | #340 of 979 | #7 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
208
-4 (-2%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 286
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
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 | 208 | 14 | 14.9:1 | 54% (112) |
| 2023-24 | 244 | 15 | 16.3:1 | 58% (142) |
| 2022-23 | 242 | 15 | 16.1:1 | 61% (147) |
| 2020-21 | 212 | 11 | 19.3:1 | 66% (140) |
| 2017-18 | 250 | 12 | 20.9:1 | 55% (137) |
| 2015-16 | 280 | 15 | 18.7:1 | 67% (188) |
| 2010-11 | 236 | 12 | 19.7:1 | 50% (118) |
| 2000-01 | 261 | 13 | 20.1:1 | 25% (64) |
| 1990-91 | 286 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Parchment North Elem School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (250 to 208); teachers up 17% (12 to 14).
About Parchment North Elem School
A small elementary school in KALAMAZOO, Michigan, Parchment North Elem School is part of Parchment School District. It enrolled 208 students in grades 4 through 5 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 44% lower than the average for elementary schools in Michigan, which is about 369.
The district for Parchment North Elem School is Parchment School District, with 6 schools and 1,558 students.
At Parchment North Elem School, White students make up 66% of the student body. The remaining shares are 13% Black, 12% multiracial, and 8% Hispanic. Kalamazoo County as a whole is about 76% White, so the school's share is lower. Parchment North Elem School's diversity index is 53%, against a US figure of 70%.
A ratio of 14.9:1 comes from the school's 14 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan. The lunch program counts 54% of students at Parchment North Elem School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The average for public schools in Kalamazoo County is 45%.
Parchment North Elem School is graded D by allk12, scoring above 11% of Michigan public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
A school with Parchment North Elem School's lunch-eligibility share in Michigan is predicted to score 42.4%. Parchment North Elem School scores 31.9%, 10.5 points below that line.
Among Kalamazoo County residents, 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 Parchment North Elem School, Kalamazoo County has 92 other public schools.
The nearest other public school, Parchment High School, is about 0.7 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Mid-size by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 212 in 2020-21, 208 in 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 19.3:1 to 14.9:1.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at Parchment North Elem School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Parchment School District
- Parchment High SchoolHigh · 412 students
- Parchment Middle SchoolMiddle · 352 students
- Parchment Central Elem SchoolElementary · 289 students
- Parchment Northwood Elem SchoolElementary · 178 students
- Parchment Innovation CenterHigh · 119 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
- Milwood Magnet SchoolMiddle · 731 students
- Linden Grove Middle SchoolMiddle · 727 students
- Comstock Elementary SchoolElementary · 597 students
Nearby schools
- Parchment High School0.7 mi · 412
- Parchment Central Elem School0.8 mi · 289
- Parchment Middle School1.0 mi · 352
- Spring Valley Center for Exploration1.3 mi · 263
- Parchment Innovation Center1.6 mi · 119
- Parchment Northwood Elem School1.8 mi · 178
Frequently asked questions
About Parchment North Elem SchoolHow large is Parchment North Elem School?
Parchment North Elem School enrolls approximately 208 students in grades 04-05.
What age range does Parchment North Elem School serve?
Parchment North Elem School serves students from grade 04 through grade 05.
How many teachers does Parchment North Elem School have?
Parchment North Elem School employs 14 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Parchment North Elem School?
Student demographics at Parchment North Elem School are roughly 66% White, 8% Hispanic, 13% Black, 0% Asian, 12% Two or more.
What district is Parchment North Elem School in?
Parchment North Elem School is part of Parchment School District.
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