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Enrollment
427
Elementary
DISTRICT 331 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KALAMAZOO PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 261995005670
ParkwoodUpjohn Elementary School
2321 S PARK ST, KALAMAZOO, MI 49001 · (269) 337-0720 · Kalamazoo County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL427 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 41% 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.
- C+Beats 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
15.8:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
214 students
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 55%
Community
5
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 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 73 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 56 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 72 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (72).
Student demographics
62%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
49.6%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
36.8%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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
42.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.1%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 ParkwoodUpjohn Elementary School
ParkwoodUpjohn Elementary School's state test result (42.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ParkwoodUpjohn Elementary School this school | 427 | 50.1% | 42.8% |
| PD Graham Elementary School WESTLAND | 429 | 51.5% | 29.0% |
| Miami Elementary School CLINTON TWP | 473 | 53.1% | 36.9% |
| Eisenhower Elementary School FRASER | 391 | 46.3% | 39.9% |
| Childs Elementary School YPSILANTI | 493 | 53.3% | 32.7% |
| Thomas A Edison Elem School FRASER | 378 | 52.6% | 40.9% |
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 ParkwoodUpjohn Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Kalamazoo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.8% | #642 of 1,085 | #20 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.8% | #757 of 1,072 | #23 of 30 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.6% | #500 of 1,139 | #18 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 427 | #539 of 1,630 | #14 of 44 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #669 of 1,424 | #21 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.4% | #217 of 1,424 | #11 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.1% | #891 of 1,563 | #17 of 42 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.6% | #220 of 979 | #5 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
427
-94 (-18%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 528
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 18.0:1
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 | 427 | 27.1 | 15.8:1 | 50% (214) |
| 2023-24 | 463 | 30.2 | 15.3:1 | 48% (224) |
| 2022-23 | 463 | 28.5 | 16.3:1 | 58% (269) |
| 2020-21 | 521 | 29 | 18.0:1 | 52% (271) |
| 2017-18 | 538 | 31.8 | 16.9:1 | 46% (250) |
| 2015-16 | 555 | 32 | 17.3:1 | 39% (215) |
| 2010-11 | 523 | 29 | 18.0:1 | 56% (294) |
| 2000-01 | 424 | 25 | 17.0:1 | 56% (238) |
| 1990-91 | 528 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ParkwoodUpjohn Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (538 to 427); teachers down 15% (31.8 to 27.1).
About ParkwoodUpjohn Elementary School
In KALAMAZOO, Michigan, part of Kalamazoo County, ParkwoodUpjohn Elementary School is an elementary school. The student body numbers 427 students, from pre-K through 5.
Kalamazoo Public Schools enrolls 12,227 students in 26 schools, including ParkwoodUpjohn Elementary School.
By race and ethnicity, ParkwoodUpjohn Elementary School is 53% White. It is also 26% Black, 15% multiracial, and 5% Hispanic. For comparison, the population of Kalamazoo County is roughly 76% White. ParkwoodUpjohn Elementary School has a diversity index of 62%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
ParkwoodUpjohn Elementary School employs 27.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 15.8:1. Elementary schools in Michigan have a similar average ratio of 15.8:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 50% in 2024-25.
The allk12 Grade for ParkwoodUpjohn Elementary School is C+. Compared with Michigan public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 41% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ParkwoodUpjohn Elementary School would be expected to post about 44.1%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 42.8%.
Within Kalamazoo County, median household income is about $72,532, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 41%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Kalamazoo County number 93 and enroll about 34,151.
Kalamazoo Covenant Academy is the public school closest to ParkwoodUpjohn Elementary School, about 0.6 miles away. ParkwoodUpjohn Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
ParkwoodUpjohn Elementary School has an NCES locale of City: Small.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 18%, from 521 to 427. The number of students per teacher fell from 18.0 to 15.8 over 4 years.
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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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- Linden Grove Middle SchoolMiddle · 727 students
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Nearby schools
- Kalamazoo Covenant Academy0.6 mi · 184
- Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts0.7 mi · 889
- Washington Writers Academy0.9 mi · 260
- Paramount Charter Academy0.9 mi · 373
- Phoenix Alternative High School1.0 mi · 219
- Transition Services1.0 mi · 17
Frequently asked questions
About ParkwoodUpjohn Elementary SchoolHow large is ParkwoodUpjohn Elementary School?
ParkwoodUpjohn Elementary School enrolls approximately 427 students in grades PK-05.
Is ParkwoodUpjohn Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
ParkwoodUpjohn Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does ParkwoodUpjohn Elementary School have?
ParkwoodUpjohn Elementary School employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
What is the student diversity at ParkwoodUpjohn Elementary School?
Student demographics at ParkwoodUpjohn Elementary School are roughly 53% White, 5% Hispanic, 26% Black, 1% Asian, 15% Two or more.
Who oversees ParkwoodUpjohn Elementary School?
ParkwoodUpjohn Elementary School is overseen by Kalamazoo Public Schools in Kalamazoo County.
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