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Edison Academy

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

1249^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Edison Academy is an elementary school in Kalamazoo, MI, serving 376 students in grades PK-5 within the Kalamazoo Public Schools district, where nearly all students (96%) come from economically disadvantaged households.

Edison Academy faces significant academic challenges. The school consistently ranks in the bottom 20th percentile statewide, and test scores are well below district and state averages in nearly every subject and grade level. Perhaps most concerning is a steep decline as students move through the grades. While 3rd graders show proficiency rates around 32% in English and 35% in math, those numbers plummet by 5th grade to just 14.8% and 4.84%, respectively. This "3rd grade cliff" suggests that while students arrive with some foundational skills, the school struggles to build on them. Chronic absenteeism is also a major issue, with nearly 45% of students missing significant school days—a rate higher than nearby Milwood Elementary School (33.4%) and comparable to Northeastern Elementary School (47.2%).

Despite these struggles, there is a notable bright spot. Edison Academy ranks in the 66th percentile statewide for the academic growth of its African American students, earning a 3-star rating for this subgroup—a stark contrast to its overall 1-star rating. This suggests that certain instructional strategies may be working well for specific groups of students and could offer a blueprint for school-wide improvement. The school also spends a substantial $18,695 per student, which is higher than nearby Northglade Montessori School ($18,432) and ParkwoodUpjohn Elementary School ($18,225), yet this investment has not yet translated into better outcomes. For parents considering Edison Academy, it's important to understand both the significant challenges and the pockets of success that exist within the school.

376

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,695

Per pupil spending ?

96.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Michigan receive free school meals.

84.7%

Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines (2025-26)

Exemptions: 4.2% (any vaccine)

831 Lake St
Kalamazoo, MI 49001

(269) 337-0550

District: Kalamazoo Public Schools

Students who attend Edison Academy usually attend:

High:

Loy Norrix High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

62.0%

White:

15.7%

Two or more races:

13.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 5th percentile in 2014 → 16th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2014

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (19% vs 38% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (45% vs 28% Michigan)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school19%

District avg32%

Michigan avg38%

1,249^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 15Elementary Schools in the Kalamazoo Public Schools

407^th of 625Kalamazoo 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	16.4	1249 of 1492	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.5	1237 of 1488	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.0	1259 of 1486	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.9	1366 of 1470	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.4	1294 of 1408	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.8	1198 of 1448	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.4	1187 of 1466	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.7	1266 of 1548	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	15.9	1356 of 1580	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	7.3	1459 of 1533	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	9.2	1468 of 1563	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	8.3	1502 of 1566	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	11.1	1465 of 1552	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	9.3	1491 of 1552	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	2.4	1573 of 1589	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	3.2	1557 of 1577	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	2.5	1558 of 1565	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	1.2	1541 of 1545	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	53.9	131 of 388	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	29.5	255 of 369	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.9	242 of 348	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.0	242 of 475	49.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	16.3	1168 of 1343	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.9	1127 of 1338	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.3	1241 of 1342	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.0	1202 of 1321	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.9	1173 of 1443	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	47.3	105 of 222	52.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	24.6	1060 of 1352	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.7	996 of 1346	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	1146 of 1381	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	1218 of 1350	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.0	1030 of 1134	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	31.2	1035 of 1397	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	16.6	1164 of 1372	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.2	1131 of 1366	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	1089 of 1347	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.8	1177 of 1446	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	45.7	131 of 252	48.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)66th percentile+50 vs school

Hispanic (2018)53rd percentile+35 vs school

Special Education (2025)48th percentile+31 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)22nd percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)15th percentile~ school

Female (2026)13th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts21%-20 vs state

Math19%-19 vs state

Science11%-29 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)		Vaccination (2025-26)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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		84.7%	4.2%	$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		90%	2.5%	$17,836	$2,741	$15,095
El Sol Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	604 W Vine St	Kalamazoo	49008	Kalamazoo County	Kalamazoo Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(269) 337-0230	368	22	17.0	57.1%	161 (43.8%)	22 (6.0%)	129 (35.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (12.0%)	40.5	853^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	42.8%		38.4	888^th of 1488 public elementary schools	40.3%	35			30.5	42.6	40.4			16.9	33.3	17.0			46.8		34.0		94%	3%	$18,255	$2,318	$15,937
ParkwoodUpjohn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2321 S Park St	Kalamazoo	49001	Kalamazoo County	Kalamazoo Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 337-0720	427	27	15.7	50.1%	228 (53.4%)	109 (25.5%)	22 (5.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	64 (15.0%)	72.6	374^th of 1492 public elementary schools	74.9%		58	595^th of 1488 public elementary schools	60.0%	221			51.9	47.7	64.8			53.7	37.2	39.4			57.7		52.1		88.9%	6.9%	$18,225	$2,164	$16,061
Lincoln International Studies School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	912 N Burdick St	Kalamazoo	49007	Kalamazoo County	Kalamazoo Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(269) 337-0640	306	25	12.0	81.0%	71 (23.2%)	162 (52.9%)	14 (4.6%)	14 (4.6%)	12 (3.9%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (10.5%)	7.2	1431^st of 1492 public elementary schools	4.1%		7.1	1422^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	4.4%	9			7.0	14.0	8.8			7.0	19.2	10.3			6.9		1465.3		88.5%	3.8%	$21,545	$2,678	$18,867
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		96.1%	0%	$20,879	$3,586	$17,293
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									92.3%	7.7%	$20,950	$2,292	$18,657
Woodward Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	606 Stuart Ave	Kalamazoo	49007	Kalamazoo County	Kalamazoo Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(269) 337-0810	242	19	12.4	92.6%	30 (12.4%)	151 (62.4%)	11 (4.5%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (19.4%)	14.6	1285^th of 1492 public elementary schools	13.9%		9.1	1372^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	7.8%	87			21.2	21.1	20.5			25.0	21.1	7.7			17.9		7.7				$21,518	$2,998	$18,520
Paramount Charter Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	3624 S Westnedge Ave	Kalamazoo	49008	Kalamazoo County	Paramount Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(269) 553-6400	373	25	15.1	95.2%	65 (17.4%)	182 (48.8%)	35 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	91 (24.4%)	22.8	1124^th of 1492 public elementary schools	24.7%		13.4	1293^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	13.1%	169	47.1	334.1	29.3	22.0	34.6	21.2	38.5	26.8	19.5	15.4	15.2	23.1	30.8	1776.4	15.4	35.3	76.4%	12.7%	$19,207	$1,331	$17,876
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		92.3%	0%	$21,936	$2,429	$19,507

Frequently Asked Questions about Edison Academy

What is the racial makeup of Edison Academy?

Students at Edison Academy are 62% African American, 16% White, 14% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 2% American Indian.

What district is Edison Academy in?

Kalamazoo Public Schools

How many students attend Edison Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 376 students attended Edison Academy.

What schools do graduates of Edison Academy attend?

Students who attend Edison Academy usually go on to attend:

High : Loy Norrix High School

Is Edison Academy a good school?

Edison Academy ranks in the bottom 16.3% of Michigan elementary schools.

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