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STEM Academy

Public Grades K-8

54^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 96% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

STEM Academy in Kalamazoo, MI, is a public K-8 school in the Comstock Public Schools district, serving 298 students with a focused Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math curriculum that has earned it a top-10% ranking among Michigan elementary schools for the past decade.

For parents, the most striking takeaway is the sheer scale of academic success. In the 2025-2026 school year, STEM Academy posted roughly 72% proficiency in English Language Arts and 69% in Math across grades 3-7—more than double the state averages. The STEM focus is especially evident in 8th grade, where 86% of students are proficient in science, compared to just 39% statewide. This excellence extends to every subgroup: students from low-income households rank in the 97th-98th percentile statewide, and the school has earned a 4 or 5-star rating every year since 2015. The contrast with nearby schools is dramatic. Just one mile away, Comstock Elementary School posts 3rd-grade proficiency rates of only 5.9% in ELA and 6.0% in Math, while STEM Academy's rates are 60% and 67.5%, respectively. Even the best-performing nearby school in Kalamazoo Public Schools, Greenwood Elementary School, trails significantly with 44.4% ELA and 55.6% Math proficiency.

What makes this success even more impressive is the school's efficiency and culture. While STEM Academy spends $25,408 per student—slightly less than Comstock Elementary's $27,062—it achieves vastly superior outcomes. Chronic absenteeism is just 12.1%, less than half the state average and dramatically lower than the 46% district average, signaling strong student engagement and family involvement. The school serves a student body where 26.2% qualify for free/reduced lunch, a lower rate than neighboring schools, yet its targeted support for these students is exceptionally effective. For families seeking a rigorous, STEM-focused education in the Kalamazoo area, STEM Academy outperforms all nearby alternatives by a wide margin, demonstrating that a focused curriculum and strong attendance culture can produce top-tier results regardless of demographic challenges.

298

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,408

Per pupil spending ?

26.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

175 Hunt St
Kalamazoo, MI 49048-9523

(269) 250-8594

District: Comstock Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.8%

Two or more races:

10.7%

African American:

9.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 99th percentile in 2016 → 96th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (70% vs 40% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of Michigan elementary schools

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school70%

District avg29%

Michigan avg40%

Elementary school

54^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 4%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

11^th of 896

Michigan public middle schools ?

Top 1%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	94.6	54 of 1492	96.4%	★★★★★
2025	87.7	163 of 1488	89.0%	★★★★☆
2024	89.4	127 of 1486	91.5%	★★★★★
2023	91.2	97 of 1470	93.4%	★★★★★
2022	72.5	307 of 1344	77.2%	★★★★☆
2021	74.1	236 of 1153	79.5%	★★★★☆
2019	87.5	122 of 1408	91.3%	★★★★★
2018	79.9	276 of 1448	80.9%	★★★★☆
2017	87.1	104 of 1466	92.9%	★★★★★
2016	96.2	22 of 1548	98.6%	★★★★★
2015	97.6	11 of 1580	99.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	85.1	148 of 1343	89.0%	★★★★☆
2025	84.7	158 of 1338	88.2%	★★★★☆
2024	82.8	170 of 1342	87.3%	★★★★☆
2023	83.4	157 of 1321	88.1%	★★★★☆
2019	92.0	44 of 1171	96.2%	★★★★★
2018	82.1	213 of 1443	85.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	93.1	36 of 1346	97.3%	★★★★★
2024	95.0	25 of 1381	98.2%	★★★★★
2023	94.7	22 of 1350	98.4%	★★★★★
2018	82.1	147 of 1397	89.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	95.7	26 of 1372	98.1%	★★★★★
2025	85.6	159 of 1366	88.4%	★★★★☆
2024	87.5	120 of 1347	91.1%	★★★★★
2023	89.4	84 of 1334	93.7%	★★★★★
2022	63.6	369 of 1139	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.3	401 of 1196	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.8	347 of 1446	76.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	92.5	59 of 1199	95.1%	★★★★★
2025	81.6	194 of 1206	83.9%	★★★★☆
2024	84.8	134 of 1204	88.9%	★★★★☆
2023	85.2	133 of 1198	88.9%	★★★★☆
2022	74.7	238 of 1102	78.4%	★★★★☆
2021	79.7	150 of 1005	85.1%	★★★★☆
2019	80.7	164 of 1128	85.5%	★★★★☆
2018	73.4	296 of 1253	76.4%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	97.7	11 of 896	98.8%	★★★★★
2025	94.7	41 of 890	95.4%	★★★★★
2024	97.3	17 of 897	98.1%	★★★★★
2023	89.4	80 of 883	90.9%	★★★★★
2022	79.1	119 of 776	84.7%	★★★★☆
2021	73.5	129 of 675	80.9%	★★★★☆
2019	77.1	139 of 792	82.4%	★★★★☆
2018	85.1	108 of 838	87.1%	★★★★☆
2017	89.1	62 of 821	92.4%	★★★★★
2016	96.8	15 of 894	98.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	96.6	14 of 789	98.2%	★★★★★
2025	88.1	69 of 789	91.3%	★★★★★
2024	90.7	54 of 771	93.0%	★★★★★
2023	84.0	86 of 770	88.8%	★★★★☆
2019	53.4	282 of 658	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	87.1	77 of 794	90.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	91.1	29 of 836	96.5%	★★★★★
2023	79.8	89 of 825	89.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	96.5	20 of 813	97.5%	★★★★★
2025	95.3	29 of 798	96.4%	★★★★★
2024	96.4	14 of 786	98.2%	★★★★★
2023	90.3	62 of 776	92.0%	★★★★★
2022	75.7	115 of 658	82.5%	★★★★☆
2018	80.0	127 of 797	84.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	97.4	9 of 687	98.7%	★★★★★
2025	91.5	45 of 696	93.5%	★★★★★
2024	97.5	9 of 701	98.7%	★★★★★
2023	88.0	60 of 688	91.3%	★★★★★
2022	75.7	121 of 638	81.0%	★★★★☆
2021	69.4	129 of 577	77.6%	★★★★☆
2019	70.6	153 of 624	75.5%	★★★★☆
2018	81.2	95 of 678	86.0%	★★★★☆

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)

Elementary school

Male (2026)98th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)97th percentile+8 vs school

White (2026)95th percentile~ school

Female (2026)89th percentile-7 vs school

Middle school

White (2026)99th percentile~ school

Female (2026)98th percentile~ school

Male (2026)98th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)97th percentile~ school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Science80%+40 vs state

English Language Arts71%+31 vs state

Math69%+33 vs state

Mathematics66%+32 vs state

Social Studies60%+21 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Milwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3400 Lovers Ln	Kalamazoo	49001	Kalamazoo County	Kalamazoo Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 337-0660	362	22	16.4	70.4%	135 (37.3%)	123 (34.0%)	38 (10.5%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (16.9%)	26.7	1058^th of 1492 public elementary schools	29.1%		16.8	1227^th of 1488 public elementary schools	17.5%	169			42.1	28.0	29.4			43.9	22.7	11.8			21.2		15.3		$20,879	$3,586	$17,293
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

Frequently Asked Questions about STEM Academy

How many students attend STEM Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 298 students attended STEM Academy.

What is the racial makeup of STEM Academy?

Students at STEM Academy are 69% White, 11% Two or more races, 9% African American, 5% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 2% American Indian.

What district is STEM Academy in?

Comstock Public Schools

Is STEM Academy a good school?

Yes! STEM Academy is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 54^th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools.

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