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Comstock Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

1443^rd

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of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Comstock Elementary School in Kalamazoo, MI, serves 597 students in Kindergarten through 5th grade and is part of the Comstock Public Schools district. The school has faced significant academic challenges over the past decade, consistently ranking in the bottom 3-6% of all elementary schools in Michigan and earning zero stars in recent years.

Perhaps the most striking finding is the dramatic contrast between Comstock Elementary and the STEM Academy, another elementary school in the same district located just over a mile away. While Comstock Elementary ranks in the 3rd percentile statewide, the STEM Academy ranks in the 96th percentile—a staggering 93-percentile-point gap between two schools in the same district. Academic proficiency tells a similar story: for the 2025-2026 school year, STEM Academy students scored between 60% and 85.7% proficient in English Language Arts and Math across grades 3-5, while Comstock Elementary students scored between just 5.9% and 17.6%—meaning STEM Academy students are performing roughly 5 to 10 times higher than their peers at Comstock. Chronic absenteeism is also a major concern, with nearly half (49.9%) of Comstock Elementary students missing substantial instructional time, compared to just 12.1% at STEM Academy and the state average of 27.9%.

Despite receiving the highest per-student funding among nearby schools at $27,062 annually—more than the Washington Writers Academy ($17,836) and Parchment North Elementary School ($17,439)—this investment has not translated into improved outcomes. The school's state percentile ranking has actually declined from the 20th percentile in 2014-2015 to the 3rd percentile today. Even when compared to other area schools facing similar challenges, such as Edison Academy and Northeastern Elementary School, Comstock Elementary underperforms—for example, only 5.9% of its 3rd graders were proficient in ELA, less than a quarter of Edison Academy's 32% rate. This pattern suggests that while the school faces real obstacles, additional support and targeted interventions may be needed to address the specific instructional and climate issues affecting student success.

597

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,062

Per pupil spending ?

74.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1423 N 28th St
Kalamazoo, MI 49048-9544

(269) 250-8960

District: Comstock Public Schools

Students who attend Comstock Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Comstock Middle School
High:	Comstock High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

46.7%

African American:

23.3%

Two or more races:

14.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 20th percentile in 2015 → 3rd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (10% vs 38% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (50% vs 28% Michigan)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school10%

District avg25%

Michigan avg38%

1,443^rd of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 14 pts since 2016

From bottom 17% (2016) to bottom 3% (2026)

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2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the Comstock Public Schools

329^th of 625Comstock Public Schools among Michigan districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	6.9	1443 of 1492	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.8	1403 of 1488	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.0	1441 of 1486	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.0	1394 of 1470	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.6	1279 of 1344	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.9	1330 of 1408	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.2	1308 of 1448	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	17.0	1211 of 1466	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.2	1287 of 1548	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.4	1257 of 1580	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	10.1	1416 of 1533	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	7.6	1528 of 1589	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	23.4	1387 of 1577	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	28.6	1332 of 1565	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	39.5	1199 of 1545	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	6.6	1309 of 1343	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.3	1267 of 1338	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.2	1330 of 1342	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.3	1294 of 1321	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.5	1036 of 1106	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.0	1083 of 1171	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.0	1359 of 1443	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	8.2	1323 of 1352	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.4	1264 of 1346	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.8	1335 of 1381	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.4	1282 of 1350	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.3	1016 of 1099	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.2	1075 of 1134	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.1	1244 of 1397	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	5.8	1350 of 1372	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.1	1349 of 1366	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.7	1330 of 1347	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.3	1291 of 1334	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.4	1130 of 1139	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.0	1210 of 1446	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	16.8	73 of 81	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	4.2	1192 of 1199	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.5	1199 of 1206	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.0	1199 of 1204	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.8	1189 of 1198	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.3	1099 of 1102	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.5	1003 of 1005	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.2	1123 of 1128	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.9	1228 of 1253	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Multi-racial (2018)10th percentile~ school

Female (2026)3rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)2nd percentile~ school

White (2026)1st percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts13%-28 vs state

Science12%-28 vs state

Math7%-31 vs state

Social Studies5%-23 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT English Language Arts (2026)	PSAT Mathematics (2026)	M-Step English Language Arts (2026)					M-Step Math (2026)					M-Step Science (2026)		M-Step Social Studies (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 3rd Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Comstock Elementary School	Public	K-5	1423 N 28th St	Kalamazoo	49048	Kalamazoo County	Comstock Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 250-8960	597	42	14.2	74.9%	279 (46.7%)	139 (23.3%)	82 (13.7%)	6 (1.0%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (14.6%)	6.9	1443^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	3.3%		7.8	1403^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	5.7%	40			5.9	17.6	14.4			6.0	8.8	6.7			11.5		4.8		$27,062	$2,180	$24,882
STEM Academy	Public	K-8	175 Hunt St	Kalamazoo	49048	Kalamazoo County	Comstock Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 250-8594	298	18	16.2	26.2%	205 (68.8%)	27 (9.1%)	15 (5.0%)	14 (4.7%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (10.7%)	94.6	54^th of 1492 public elementary schools	96.4%		87.7	163^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	89.0%	109	507.9	65.5	60.0	73.1	85.7	64.5	75.0	67.5	65.4	74.3	64.5	75.0	74.3	86.2	60.0	1834.2	$25,408	$995	$24,412
Northeastern Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2433 Gertrude St	Kalamazoo	49048	Kalamazoo County	Kalamazoo Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 337-0690	195	15	13.3	93.8%	27 (13.8%)	130 (66.7%)	7 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (15.4%)	16.3	1250^th of 1492 public elementary schools	16.2%		19.7	1166^th of 1488 public elementary schools	21.6%	84			25.0	29.6	27.3			9.1	18.5	1462.8			18.2		9.1		$21,936	$2,429	$19,507
Spring Valley Center for Exploration	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	3530 Mount Olivet Rd	Kalamazoo	49004	Kalamazoo County	Kalamazoo Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(269) 337-0750	263	20	12.8	84.0%	45 (17.1%)	132 (50.2%)	23 (8.7%)	2 (0.8%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (21.7%)	15.3	1267^th of 1492 public elementary schools	15.1%		8.2	1393^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	6.4%	126			21.8	27.1	21.7			18.2	14.6	1456.1			19.6		10.9		$20,277	$2,510	$17,767
GalesburgAugusta Primary School	Public	PK, KG-4	315 W Battle Creek St	Galesburg	49053	Kalamazoo County	Galesburg-Augusta Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 484-2040	399	27	14.6	45.6%	332 (83.2%)	17 (4.3%)	20 (5.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.0%)	30.5	996^th of 1492 public elementary schools	33.2%		35.5	926^th of 1488 public elementary schools	37.8%	70			30.1	32.5				32.9	24.7								$19,107	$1,338	$17,770
Parchment Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	516 N Orient St	Kalamazoo	49004	Kalamazoo County	Parchment School District	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 488-1000	289	16	18.0	62.3%	191 (66.1%)	34 (11.8%)	14 (4.8%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (16.3%)								(n/a)			17.6					29.7									$16,413	$2,094	$14,319
Edison Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	831 Lake St	Kalamazoo	49001	Kalamazoo County	Kalamazoo Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(269) 337-0550	376	28	13.4	96.3%	59 (15.7%)	233 (62.0%)	21 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	2 (0.5%)	52 (13.8%)	16.4	1249^th of 1492 public elementary schools	16.3%		16.5	1237^th of 1488 public elementary schools	16.9%	12			32.0	17.0	14.8			35.3	20.8	4.8			11.3		1465.8		$18,695	$2,537	$16,158
Parchment North Elementary School	Public	4-5	5535 Keyes Dr	Kalamazoo	49004	Kalamazoo County	Parchment School District	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 488-1400	208	14	14.8	53.8%	137 (65.9%)	28 (13.5%)	16 (7.7%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (12.0%)	18.1	1213^th of 1492 public elementary schools	18.7%		34.7	941^st of 1488 public elementary schools	36.8%	272				28.1	25.5				9.9	19.4			23.5		11.2		$17,439	$2,010	$15,430
Greenwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	3501 Moreland St	Kalamazoo	49001	Kalamazoo County	Kalamazoo Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 337-0560	93	9	9.8	61.3%	36 (38.7%)	32 (34.4%)	6 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (18.3%)								(n/a)			44.4					55.6									$20,950	$2,292	$18,657
Washington Writers Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1919 Portage St	Kalamazoo	49001	Kalamazoo County	Kalamazoo Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(269) 337-0770	260	18	14.7	94.2%	37 (14.2%)	159 (61.2%)	18 (6.9%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (15.8%)	9	1392^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	6.7%		9.5	1366^th of 1488 public elementary schools	8.2%	26			10.2	7.7	25.0			8.2	1359.3	13.6			11.4		6.8		$17,836	$2,741	$15,095

Frequently Asked Questions about Comstock Elementary School

How many students attend Comstock Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 597 students attended Comstock Elementary School.

What district is Comstock Elementary School in?

Comstock Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Comstock Elementary School?

Students at Comstock Elementary School are 47% White, 23% African American, 15% Two or more races, 14% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Comstock Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Comstock Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Comstock Middle School
High : Comstock High School

Is Comstock Elementary School a good school?

Comstock Elementary School ranks in the bottom 3.3% of Michigan elementary schools.

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